Sec. 50106. Report on current standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a report that contains an assessment of the current standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Such assessment shall include information relating to the following:
Staffing levels and need for additional staffing. Rules governing the actions of Office of Field Operations officers. Average delays for transit through air, land, and sea ports of entry. Assessment of existing efforts and technologies used for border security, and the effect of the use of such efforts and technologies on facilitating trade at ports of entry and their impact on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and civil liberties. Economic impact of the policies and practices of CBP Agricultural Specialists and Office of Field Operations personnel.
Physical infrastructure and technological needs at ports of entry. Data reflecting the specific needs of geographically separate ports of entry within the same U.S. Border Patrol sector.