Management of ports of entry

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that contains an assessment of the standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security, including information regarding— (1) staffing levels and the need for additional staffing; (2) the rules governing the actions of officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations; (3) average delays for transit through land ports of entry; (4) existing efforts and technologies used for border security, including the impact of such efforts and technologies on— (A) facilitating trade at ports of entry; and (B) civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and civil liberties; (5) the economic impact of the policies and practices of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations personnel; (6) physical infrastructure and technological needs at ports of entry; (7) a plan for increasing the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations officers certified as emergency medical technicians and the number of medical professionals assigned to land ports of entry; and (8) a plan for increasing access to land ports of entry that takes into account asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied children, and other vulnerable populations. (b) Updates Based upon the information and assessment contained in the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish updated guidelines and standards for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security to address any identified needs or shortcomings at such ports of entry, including, if applicable— (1) increasing the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists at ports of entry at which delays hinder or negatively impact the local or national economies; (2) updating or increasing the use of technology at ports of entry at which there are average delays exceeding 2 hours based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection data collected during the previous fiscal year; (3) publishing rules regarding document handling at ports of entry; (4) establishing standards of conduct and demeanor when interacting with individuals with border crossing cards and vulnerable populations, such as children, victims of human trafficking, victims of trauma, and the acutely ill; and (5) establishing training courses relating to management and leadership skills for supervisors and managers at ports of entry.