Sec. 60003. U.S. Customs and Border Protection technology, vetting activities, and other efforts to enhance border security
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, the following: $1,076,317,000 for necessary expenses relating to procurement and integration of new non-intrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works, artificial intelligence, integration, and machine learning, as well as other mission support, to combat the entry of illicit narcotics along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders. $2,766,000,000 for necessary expenses relating to upgrades and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders. $673,000,000 for necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 8 U.S.C. 1365b ).
None of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers that have not been— tested, and accepted, by the Federal Government to deliver autonomous capabilities. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,234,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for Air and Marine Operations’ upgrading and procurement of new platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $16,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses to support screening, vetting activities, and expansion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s criminal history databases. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for enhancing border security and combatting trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for commemorating efforts and events related to border security. In this section, the term autonomous means integrated software and hardware systems that utilize sensors, onboard computing, and artificial intelligence to identify items of interest that would otherwise be manually identified by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection personnel.
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Sec. 60003
U.S. Customs and Border Protection technology, vetting activities, and other efforts to enhance border security
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