; (B) to combat and reduce cross-border criminal activity, including, but not limited to— (i) the transport of illegal goods, such as illicit drugs; and (ii) human smuggling and human trafficking; and (C) to facilitate the flow of legal trade across the Southwest border; (2) recent technological advancements in— (A) manned aircraft sensor, communication, and common operating picture technology; (B) unmanned aerial systems and related technology, including counter-unmanned aerial system technology; (C) surveillance technology, including— (i) mobile surveillance vehicles; (ii) associated electronics, including cameras, sensor technology, and radar; (iii) tower-based surveillance technology; (iv) advanced unattended surveillance sensors; and (v) deployable, lighter-than-air, ground surveillance equipment; (D) nonintrusive inspection technology, including non-X-ray devices utilizing muon tomography and other advanced detection technology; (E) tunnel detection technology; and (F) communications equipment, including— (i) radios; (ii) long-term evolution broadband; and (iii) miniature satellites; (3) any other technological advancements that the Secretary determines to be critical to the Department's mission along the Southwest border; (4) whether the use of the technological advances described in paragraphs (2) and (3) will— (A) improve border security; (B) improve the capability of the Department to accomplish its mission along the Southwest border; (C) reduce technology gaps along the Southwest border; and (D) enhance the safety of any officer or agent of the Department or any other Federal agency; (5) the Department's ongoing border security technology development efforts, including efforts by— (A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (B) the Science and Technology Directorate; and (C) the technology assessment office of any other operational component; (6) the technology needs for improving border security, such as— (A) information technology or other computer or computing systems data capture; (B) biometrics