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Union Calendar No. 9 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 

[Report No. 116–23] 

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 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2019] 


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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. 


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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 Staffing 

5 Model Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKLOAD STAFFING MODELS 

7 FOR U.S. BORDER PATROL AND AIR AND MA8 RINE OPERATIONS OF CBP. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

10 and Border Protection shall in coordination with the Under 

11 Secretary for Management, Chief Human Capital Officer, 

12 and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 

13 Security, develop and implement, by not later than one 

14 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a workload 

15 staffing model for each of the U.S. Border Patrol and Air 

16 and Marine Operations. 

17 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF

18 CBP.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Secu19 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 

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

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

22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol23 lowing new paragraphs: 

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

25 consideration for essential frontline operator activities 


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1 and functions, variations in operating environments, 

2 present and planned infrastructure, present and 

3 planned technology, and required operations support 

4 levels for the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine Op5 erations, and the Office of Field Operations, to man6 age and assign personnel of such entities to ensure 

7 field and support posts possess adequate resources to 

8 carry out duties specified in this section; 

9 ‘‘(19) develop standard operating procedures for 

10 a workforce tracking system within the U.S. Border 

11 Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of 

12 Field Operations, train the workforce of each of such 

13 entities on the use, capabilities, and purpose of such 

14 system, and implement internal controls to ensure 

15 timely and accurate scheduling and reporting of ac16 tual completed work hours and activities;’’. 

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

18 of the enactment of this Act with respect to subsection (a) 

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

20 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended by subsection 

21 (b)), and annually thereafter with respect to such para22 graphs (18) and (19), the Secretary of Homeland Security 

23 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

25 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a status 


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1 update on the implementation of this Act and such para2 graphs (18) and (19), and status updates on such para3 graphs (18) and (19), as well as all relevant workload staff4 ing models. Such status updates shall include information 

5 on data sources and methodology used to generate such 

6 staffing models. 

7 (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 

8 120 days after the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor9 der Protection develops a workload staffing model pursuant 

10 to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department 

11 of Homeland Security shall review such model and provide 

12 feedback to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 

13 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

15 Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the degree to 

16 which such model is responsive to Inspector General rec17 ommendations, including recommendations from the In18 spector General’s February 2019 audit, and as appropriate, 

19 any further recommendations to improve such model. 


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Union Calendar No. 9 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 

[Report No. 116–23] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

other purposes. (CBP) identification of staffing needs, and for improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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