Highlights of CBP's Goals From the FY 2011 Budget Request

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Complete an additional mutual recognition arrangement with a foreign Customs counterpart;

Establish an evaluation branch to effectively assess the program's internal policies and procedures, which will ensure C-TPAT members are improving the security of their supply chains in accordance with the security criteria;

Expand the analytical capabilities of the program as resources permit to identify trends and specific high risk areas, which need to be validated;

Conduct revisits of validated companies to physically confirm that all security deficiencies that were previously identified have been rectified, as resources permit; and

Address narcotics breaches involving C-TPAT members along the southwest border by implementing new strategies such as focused outreach sessions to strengthen supply chains originating in Mexico.

International Cargo Screening

Begin the transition from a physical presence to a virtual presence at CSI ports; and

Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) will begin the transition to phase out operations at three of the five current locations and establish a port at Karachi, Pakistan

Inspection and Detection Technology

Continue working toward 100% scanning for radiation of all sea cargo containers at designated ports of entry by the end of calendar year (CY) 2012 and 100% scanning for radiation of all air cargo at designated airports by the end of CY 2015;

Continue to conduct thorough testing and evaluation in accordance with ANSI 42.46-2008 of all non-intrusive inspection (NII) Commercial systems that are acquired before they are accepted and deployed for CBP operations. CBP has been conducting this level of testing on all NII systems to ensure that the vendor's product conforms to contractual requirements; and

Deploy 3 high energy replacement systems, 5 additional high energy systems for new/enhanced ports, 2 low energy portal systems for the northern border, 2 low energy mobile systems for commercial airports, and 1 high energy rail system purchased in FY 2009.

Inspections, Trade, and Travel Facilitation

Develop comprehensive information exchange procedures with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to fully integrate data capture and analysis capabilities for agriculture operations at ports of entry and cargo business processes;

Improve risk management and risk analysis activities within agriculture programs.

Transition the WHTI program to an Operations and Maintenance mode and achieving performance goals; and

Implement a fee for service program for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), as authorized by Congress.

Systems for Targeting

Incorporate all local and national trade criteria into ATS User Defined Rule functionality; and

Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of ATS targeting for vehicles and risk assessments for passengers in the land environment.

National Targeting Center

Develop a national Counter Terrorism Response Team (CTR) in an effort to standardize policies, coordination, and reporting requirements for field officers;

Develop a CTR field position designated solely for processing individuals of interest to national security and establish a mandatory national CTR training program;

Perform targeting for the Port of Karachi; and

Continue to expand the emphasis on targeting of shipments of narcotics and precursor chemicals transiting the western hemisphere.

Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry

Office of Information and Technology (OIT) will incorporate new methods for improving the integration of inspection results in the process for evaluating targeting concepts, rules, and lookouts; Continue incorporation of other federal government agency data into ATS to ensure real time situational awareness; Integrate additional analytical tools into ATS to improve targeting effectiveness; and

OIT will ensure that deployed NII technologies meet the expected operational requirements of CBP.

Other International Programs

Promote CBP's strategies for post-event security (e.g., Business Resumption/Trade Recovery initiatives); and

Strengthen relationships with DHS components, Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and non-government stakeholders with regard to international initiatives.

Trusted Traveler Programs

Implement bi-lateral international air trusted traveler programs with additional countries;

Increase membership in Trusted Traveler programs;

Achieve unified fees for all Trusted Traveler programs; and

Introduce a secondary biometric check for both identification and exit control.

(See ITT's Online Archives or 03/08/10 news, (Ref:0030805), for BP summary of Agriculture issues (including the FY 2011 budget) issues discussed at the February COAC meeting.

See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/10 and 03/04/10 news, 10020210 and 10030420, for previous BP summaries on CBP's FY 2011 budget request.)

DHS budget justification available at

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs_congressional_budget_justification_fy2011.pdf.