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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2162 

To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

annually hire at least 600 new Border Patrol agents, to report quarterly 

to Congress on the status of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct 

a comprehensive staffing analysis. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 18, 2019 

Mr. JOHNSON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection to annually hire at least 600 new Border 

Patrol agents, to report quarterly to Congress on the 

status of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct 

a comprehensive staffing analysis. 

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 ‘‘Securing America’s 

5 Borders Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL. 

2 (a) AGENTS.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

3 and Border Protection shall hire, train, and assign not 

4 fewer than 600 new Border Patrol agents, compared to 

5 the current attrition level, during every fiscal year until 

6 the total number of Border Patrol agents equals and sus7 tains the requirements identified in Executive Order 

8 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793). 

9 (b) SUPPORT STAFF.—The Commissioner is author10 ized to hire, train, and assign support staff to perform 

11 non-law enforcement administrative functions to support 

12 the new Border Patrol agents hired pursuant to subsection 

13 (a). 

14 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later that 90 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

16 days thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit a report 

17 to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern18 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home19 land Security of the House of Representatives that de20 scribes the status of the Border Patrol workforce, includ21 ing— 

22 (1) the total number of Border Patrol agents; 

23 (2) the total number of Border Patrol support 

24 staff; 

25 (3) the number of Border Patrol agents and 

26 support staff hired during the reporting period; 


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1 (4) the number of Border Patrol agents and 

2 support staff lost to attrition, broken down by port 

3 of entry; and 

4 (5) any hiring authorities, incentive pay, or 

5 other special pay incentives utilized during the re6 porting period. 

7 SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE STAFFING ANALYSIS. 

8 The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro9 tection shall— 

10 (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, amend the comprehensive 

12 staffing analysis required under section 2(e) of the 

13 Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 (Pub14 lic Law 113–277) based on any changes to workload 

15 demands since the date of the enactment of such 

16 Act; and 

17 (2) not later than 90 days after the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Comp19 troller General of the United States that includes 

20 the results of a comprehensive staffing analysis, as 

21 required under section 2(e) of the Border Patrol 

22 Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

23 277). 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of 

3 the fiscal years 2020 through 2026, such sums as may 

4 be necessary to carry out this Act. 

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