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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5069 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional full-time 

non-supervisory import specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists of the 

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FULL4 TIME IMPORT SPECIALISTS OF THE BUREAU 

5 OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se7 curity shall— 


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1 (1) hire additional full-time non-supervisory im2 port specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Bor3 der Protection of the Department of Homeland Se4 curity so that the number of such import specialists 

5 during fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal 

6 year is at least 1,080, as required by section 412(b) 

7 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

8 212(b)); and 

9 (2) provide for the salaries and expenses, in10 cluding appropriate training and support, of the im11 port specialists hired pursuant to paragraph (1). 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

13 amounts made available for fiscal year 2007 and each sub14 sequent fiscal year to carry out section 301(b)(2) of the 

15 Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 

16 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(2)), there are authorized to be 

17 appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be nec18 essary for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection 

19 (a). 

20 SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF 

21 CUSTOMS REVENUE FUNCTIONS. 

22 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 412(b) of the Homeland 

23 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Home2 land Security shall certify to the Committee on 

3 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 

4 and the Committee on Finance of the Senate for 

5 each fiscal year that— 

6 ‘‘(A) the requirement of paragraph (1) was 

7 met during such fiscal year; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the number of full-time non-super9 visory import specialists of the Bureau of Cus10 toms and Border Protection during such fiscal 

11 year was at least 1,080, as required by para12 graph (1).’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The certification require14 ment of paragraph (3) of section 412(b) of the Homeland 

15 Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a)) applies 

16 with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal 

17 year. 

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