§1752a — Title 8 Aliens and Nationality | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must create a model program at ports of entry to make international arrivals faster, promote business and tourist travel, and improve security. It must start at 20 U.S. international airports with the most foreign visitors as of August 3, 2007, and include better queue control before inspection, help after entry, and multilingual videos explaining inspection and welcoming visitors. If funds allow, by the end of fiscal year 2008 the Secretary must add at least 200 CBP officers above the number funded the prior year for the 20 airports.

Title 8, §1752a

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(a)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall—

(1)establish a model ports-of-entry program for the purpose of providing a more efficient and welcoming international arrival process in order to facilitate and promote business and tourist travel to the United States, while also improving security; and

(2)implement the program initially at the 20 United States international airports that have the highest number of foreign visitors arriving annually as of August 3, 2007.

(b)The program shall include—

(1)enhanced queue management in the Federal Inspection Services area leading up to primary inspection;

(2)assistance for foreign travelers once they have been admitted to the United States, in consultation, as appropriate, with relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities; and

(3)instructional videos, in English and such other languages as the Secretary determines appropriate, in the Federal Inspection Services area that explain the United States inspection process and feature national, regional, or local welcome videos.

(c)Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than the end of fiscal year 2008 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall employ not fewer than an additional 200 Customs and Border Protection officers over the number of such positions for which funds were appropriated for the proceeding fiscal year to address staff shortages at the 20 United States international airports that have the highest number of foreign visitors arriving annually as of August 3, 2007.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 and not as part of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

§1752a Model ports-of-entry

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