1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act or the DATA Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Border security The term border security means the prevention of unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by individuals, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband. (2) Checkpoint The term checkpoint means a location— (A) at which vehicles or individuals traveling through the location are stopped by a law enforcement official for the purposes of enforcement of United States laws and regulations; and (B) that is not located at a port of entry along an international border of the United States. (3) Law enforcement official The term law enforcement official means— (A) an officer or agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (B) an officer or agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or (C) an officer or employee of a State, or a political subdivision of a State, who is carrying out the functions of an immigration officer pursuant to— (i) an agreement entered into under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) ); (ii) authorization under title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)