What the document says“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, $6,168,000,000 for the following:”
The section appropriates $6,168,000,000 to the Commissioner for fiscal year 2025, available until September 30, 2029, for buying and integrating nonintrusive inspection equipment including artificial intelligence and machine learning to fight illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the borders; upgrading and buying air and marine platforms; upgrading border surveillance technology; the biometric entry and exit system under section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; screening people entering or leaving; initial screenings of unaccompanied alien children; combating drug trafficking including fentanyl and its precursors; and commemorating efforts and events related to border security.
What the document actually says“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, $6,168,000,000 for the following:”
The border agency gets about $6.17 billion. It is for fiscal year 2025. It can be spent through September 30, 2029. The list that follows says what it covers.
Eight uses are named. They cover scanners, aircraft and boats. They cover watching the border and screening people. One covers marking border security events.
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