[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3112 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3112

 To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
 annually review and update CBP policies and manuals to ensure uniform 
          inspection practices along the United States border.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 24, 2023

  Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
 annually review and update CBP policies and manuals to ensure uniform 
          inspection practices along the United States border.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensure Uniform Border Inspection 
Practices Act''.

SEC. 2. UNIFORM INSPECTION PRACTICES.

    (a) Annual Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall complete the review described 
in subsection (b) and any updates that are necessary to accomplish the 
objectives described in subsection (c) of the policies and manuals of--
            (1) the Office of Field Operations related to inspections 
        at ports of entry; and
            (2) the U.S. Border Patrol related to inspections between 
        ports of entry.
    (b) Elements.--Each review required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a comprehensive review of how fentanyl is being 
        transported across the borders of the United States; and
            (2) a comprehensive review of how people are unlawfully 
        crossing the borders of the United States, including the places 
        at which such crossings are occurring.
    (c) Objective.--The Commissioner shall ensure the uniform 
implementation of inspection practices at ports of entry to effectively 
respond to technological and methodological changes designed to 
disguise unlawful activity (such as smuggling drugs and humans) across 
the borders of the United States.
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