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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) identification of staffing needs, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2019 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Miss RICE

of New York, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identification of staffing needs, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CBP Workload Staff5 ing Model Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKLOAD STAFFING MOD2 ELS FOR U.S. BORDER PATROL AND AIR AND 

3 MARINE OPERATIONS OF CBP. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus5 toms and Border Protection shall in coordination with the 

6 Under Secretary for Management, Chief Human Capital 

7 Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 

8 Homeland Security, develop and implement, by not later 

9 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

10 a workload staffing model for each of the U.S. Border Pa11 trol and Air and Marine Operations. 

12 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF

13 CBP.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Se14 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) 

16 as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; and 

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol18 lowing new paragraphs: 

19 ‘‘(18) implement a staffing model that includes 

20 consideration for essential frontline operator activi21 ties and functions, variations in operating environ22 ments, present and planned infrastructure, present 

23 and planned technology, and required operations 

24 support levels for the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and 

25 Marine Operations, and the Office of Field Oper26 ations, to manage and assign personnel of such entiVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Mar 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1639.IH H1639

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1 ties to ensure field and support posts possess ade2 quate resources to carry out duties specified in this 

3 section; 

4 ‘‘(19) develop standard operating procedures 

5 for a workforce tracking system within the U.S. 

6 Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the 

7 Office of Field Operations, train the workforce of 

8 each of such entities on the use, capabilities, and 

9 purpose of such system, and implement internal con10 trols to ensure timely and accurate scheduling and 

11 reporting of actual completed work hours and activi12 ties;’’. 

13 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act with respect to subsection 

15 (a) and paragraphs (18) and (19) of section 411(c) of the 

16 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended by sub17 section (b)), and annually thereafter with respect to such 

18 paragraphs (18) and (19), the Secretary of Homeland Se19 curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu20 rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

22 Senate a status update on the implementation of this Act 

23 and such paragraphs (18) and (19), and status updates 


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1 on such paragraphs (18) and (19), as well as all relevant 

2 workload staffing models. 

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