The CHECKPOINT Act would create an office within the U.S. Border Patrol to oversee checkpoint operations nationwide. It would require regular staff training, reviews of checkpoint staffing and resources, and improved collection and accuracy of data on checkpoint activity, including apprehensions, seizures, secondary inspections, and attempted circumventions. The bill also requires annual reports to Congress on checkpoint data and oversight, and on Customs and Border Protection’s surveillance technology, its use, data storage, privacy assessments, costs, and use in criminal investigations. A Government Accountability Office report on the checkpoint office would be due within 18 months. The act would end five years after enactment.
If enacted, the bill would set new oversight and reporting requirements for federal border checkpoints and surveillance technology. It does not specify how checkpoint operations would affect individual travelers.
The bill authorizes no additional funds. It requires reporting on annual recurring costs for surveillance technology but does not provide a total cost estimate for carrying out the act.
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