Sec. 121. Surveillance technologies programs
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In conjunction with the border surveillance plan developed under section 5201 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 ; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop a demonstration program to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of the international border between the United States and Canada and the international border between the United States and Mexico.
In developing the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall— consider current and proposed aerial surveillance technologies; assess the feasibility and advisability of utilizing such technologies to address border threats, including an assessment of the technologies considered best suited to address respective threats, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and minimal impact on border residential areas; consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding any technologies or equipment, which the Secretary may deploy along an international border of the United States; consult with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration regarding safety, airspace coordination and regulation, and any other issues necessary for implementation of the program; and conduct a privacy impact assessment with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with the Department that includes recommendations with respect to ensuring the civil liberties and civil rights of individuals in surrounding communities.
The demonstration program developed under this subsection may include the use of a variety of aerial surveillance technologies in a variety of topographies and areas, including populated and unpopulated areas located on or near an international border of the United States, in order to evaluate, for a range of circumstances— the significance of previous experiences with such technologies in border security or critical infrastructure protection; the cost and effectiveness of various technologies for border security, including varying levels of technical complexity; and liability, safety, and privacy concerns relating to the utilization of such technologies for border security.
The Secretary may continue the operation of aerial surveillance technologies while developing the demonstration program and assessing the effectiveness of the utilization of such technologies. Not later than 180 days after developing the demonstration program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding such program. The Secretary shall include in the report a description of such program together with any recommendations that the Secretary finds appropriate for implementing or terminating the program.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall establish a demonstration program to procure additional unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras, poles, sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and other technologies necessary to enhance operational control of the international borders of the United States. Such program shall be known as the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Demonstration Program. The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that— the technologies utilized in the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Demonstration Program are integrated and function cohesively in an automated fashion, including the integration of motion sensor alerts and cameras in a manner where a sensor alert automatically activates a corresponding camera to pan and tilt in the direction of the triggered sensor; cameras utilized in the Program do not have to be manually operated; such camera views and positions are not fixed; surveillance video taken by such cameras is able to be viewed at multiple designated communications centers; a standard process is used to collect, catalog, and report intrusion and response data collected under the Program; future remote surveillance technology investments and upgrades for the Program can be integrated with existing systems; performance measures are developed and applied that can evaluate whether the Program is providing desired results and increasing response effectiveness in monitoring and detecting illegal intrusions along the international borders of the United States; plans are developed under the Program to streamline site selection, site validation, and environmental assessment processes to minimize delays of installing surveillance technology infrastructure; standards are developed under the Program to expand the shared use of existing private and governmental structures to install remote surveillance technology infrastructure where possible; and standards are developed under the Program to identify and deploy the use of nonpermanent or mobile surveillance platforms that will increase the Secretary’s mobility and ability to identify illegal border intrusions.
Not later than one year after the initial implementation of the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Demonstration Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding the Program. The Secretary shall include in the report a description of the Program together with any recommendation that the Secretary finds appropriate for enhancing or terminating the program. The Secretary shall develop appropriate standards to evaluate the performance of any contractor providing goods or services to carry out the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Demonstration Program.
The Inspector General of the Department shall review each new contract related to the Program that has a value of more than $5,000,000 in a timely manner, to determine whether such contract fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives, program milestones, and schedules. The Inspector General shall report the findings of each review carried out under clause
(i)to the Secretary in a timely manner. Not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary receives a report of findings from the Inspector General, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report of such findings and a description of any the steps that the Secretary has taken or plans to take in response to such findings. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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