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 118 STAT. 3732 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (2) AVIATION DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘air carrier’’, ‘‘air transportation’’, ‘‘aircraft’’, ‘‘airport’’, ‘‘cargo’’, ‘‘foreign air car- rier’’, and ‘‘intrastate air transportation’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (3) SECURE AREA OF AN AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘secure area of an airport’’ means the sterile area and the Secure Identifica- tion Display Area of an airport (as such terms are defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations). SEC. 4082. EFFECTIVE DATE. This title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE V—BORDER PROTECTION, IMMIGRATION, AND VISA MATTERS Subtitle A—Advanced Technology Northern Border Security Pilot Program SEC. 5101. ESTABLISHMENT. The Secretary of Homeland Security may carry out a pilot program to test various advanced technologies that will improve border security between ports of entry along the northern border of the United States. SEC. 5102. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) REQUIRED FEATURES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall design the pilot program under this subtitle to have the following features: (1) Use of advanced technological systems, including sen- sors, video, and unmanned aerial vehicles, for border surveil- lance. (2) Use of advanced computing and decision integration software for— (A) evaluation of data indicating border incursions; (B) assessment of threat potential; and (C) rapid real-time communication, monitoring, intel- ligence gathering, deployment, and response. (3) Testing of advanced technology systems and software to determine best and most cost-effective uses of advanced technology to improve border security. (4) Operation of the program in remote stretches of border lands with long distances between 24-hour ports of entry with a relatively small presence of United States border patrol offi- cers. (5) Capability to expand the program upon a determination by the Secretary that expansion would be an appropriate and cost-effective means of improving border security. (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the operation of the pilot program under this subtitle— (1) is coordinated among United States, State, local, and Canadian law enforcement and border security agencies; and 8 USC 1712 note. 8 USC 1712 note. 49 USC 114 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00266 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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