Sec. 3. Use of non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry

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Using non-intrusive inspection systems acquired through previous appropriations Acts, beginning not later than September 30, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall use non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to scan not fewer than— 40 percent, cumulatively, of passenger vehicles entering the United States through land ports of entry; and 90 percent, cumulatively, of commercial vehicles entering the United States through land ports of entry. Following fiscal year 2024, U.S.

Customs and Border Protection shall use non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to reach the next projected benchmark for incremental scanning of passenger and commercial vehicles entering the United States at such ports of entry. The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of non-intrusive inspection systems for border security. The review required by subparagraph

(A)shall include the following: An identification of— the number and types of non-intrusive inspection systems deployed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and the locations to which such systems have been deployed. An examination of the manner in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection— assesses the effectiveness of such systems; and uses such systems in conjunction with other border security resources and assets, such as border barriers and technology, to detect and interdict drug smuggling and trafficking at the southwest border of the United States. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 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 on the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1).