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Necessary expenses for the biometric entry and exit system

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, section 103, Sec. 103. Written by .

Necessary expenses for the biometric entry and exit system

The document says “shall”Who acts: Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 103 in the PDF
What the document says

“(4) 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).”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 103

The fourth listed purpose. It covers necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system provided for by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b). That older Act is not indexed here, so what it requires of the system is not recorded.

What the document actually says

“(4) 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).”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33, Sec. 103
That sentence, in plain words

The money pays the costs of one system, and puts its gear in place. The system checks people as they come in and go out.

What this is about

The system checks a body trait, such as a face or a print. An older law set it up. This law only pays for it.

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    Secure America Act, Public Law 119-98, sec. 103, 140 Stat. 838 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ98/html/PLAW-119publ98.htm

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    “Necessary expenses for the biometric entry and exit system,” Secure America Act, section 103, Sec. 103. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/secure-america-act/proposal/sec103-biometric-entry-and-exit-system/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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