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FY 2011 Budget in Brief - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection<br />

chemicals and dual-use equipment used <strong>in</strong> the production <strong>of</strong> Weapons <strong>of</strong> Mass<br />

Destruction/Weapons <strong>of</strong> Mass Effect (WMD/WME).<br />

� CBP estimates that there were over 17 million entries <strong>in</strong>to the United States from the 35<br />

Visa Waiver Program countries that use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization<br />

(ESTA) web-based application. Currently, the ESTA website appears <strong>in</strong> English and 20<br />

other languages. In addition to the ESTA web-based application, CBP automated the<br />

paper form I-94W <strong>in</strong> <strong>FY</strong> 2009.<br />

� CBP deployed the new Vehicle Primary Client s<strong>of</strong>tware application to U.S. land border<br />

ports. This critical s<strong>of</strong>tware quickly and effectively provides <strong>of</strong>ficers with vital<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation on border crossers. The tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and deployment <strong>of</strong> the new s<strong>of</strong>tware is<br />

completed at all the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) implemented sites.<br />

The s<strong>of</strong>tware is currently deployed at over 580 lanes across the land borders.<br />

� CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Aga<strong>in</strong>st Terrorism (C-TPAT) program signed a<br />

mutual recognition arrangement with Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau’s Authorized<br />

Economic Operator <strong>in</strong>dustry partnership. The C-TPAT program also developed a Mexico<br />

strategy <strong>in</strong> <strong>FY</strong> 2009 which <strong>in</strong>cluded conduct<strong>in</strong>g a series <strong>of</strong> workshops along the<br />

southwest border. The workshops developed an operational plan to temporarily assign<br />

Supply Cha<strong>in</strong> Specialist to select southwest borders ports to verify compliance with<br />

m<strong>in</strong>imum security criteria and select<strong>in</strong>g high risk Mexico manufacturers to confirm<br />

security measures were <strong>in</strong> place. In 2009, C-TPAT has validated 2,572 companies. Of<br />

the completed validations, 888 were <strong>in</strong>itial validations and 1,684 were revalidations.<br />

� CBP has the largest and most diverse law enforcement can<strong>in</strong>e program <strong>in</strong> the United<br />

States. CBP can<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong>ficers and border patrol agents use specially tra<strong>in</strong>ed detector dogs to<br />

combat terrorist threats, identify explosive threats, and <strong>in</strong>terdict concealed persons,<br />

currency, agriculture, narcotics and other contraband at the POEs, at <strong>in</strong>ternational mail<br />

facilities, and along the border between the POEs. Can<strong>in</strong>e teams are assigned to 78 POEs<br />

and 120 Border Patrol stations, sectors and special operations groups throughout the<br />

United States.<br />

CBP Can<strong>in</strong>e Officer Inspection<br />

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