Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act

To amend the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to authorize certain polygraph waiver authority, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act 2. Hiring flexibility (a) In general Section 3(b) of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( 6 U.S.C. 221 (b) Waiver authority The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may waive the application of subsection (a)(1)— (1) with respect to any current, full-time, law enforcement officer employed by a State or local law enforcement agency who— (A) has served as a law enforcement officer for at least 3 years with no break in service; (B) is authorized by law to engage in, or supervise, the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, or incarceration of any person for any violation of law, and has statutory powers for arrest or apprehension; (C) is not currently under investigation, has not been found to have engaged in criminal activity or serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law enforcement officer position under investigation or in lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a law enforcement officer position; and (D) has, during the most recent 10-year period, successfully completed a polygraph examination that satisfies requirements established by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, as a condition of employment with such officer’s current law enforcement agency; (2) with respect to any current, full-time, law enforcement officer employed by a Federal law enforcement agency who— (A) has served as a law enforcement officer for at least 3 years with no break in service; (B) has authority to make arrests, conduct investigations, conduct searches, make seizures, carry firearms, and serve orders, warrants, and other processes; (C) is not currently under investigation, has not been found to have engaged in criminal activity or serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law enforcement officer position under investigation or in lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a law enforcement officer position; and (D) holds a current background investigation to the level required for service as a law enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (3) with respect to any individual who is a member of the Armed Forces (or a reserve component thereof) or a veteran who— (A) has served in the Armed Forces for at least 3 years; (B) holds, or has held during the most recent 5-year period, a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance; (C) holds or has undergone and passed a background investigation to the level required for service as a law enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (C) holds a current, in-scope background investigation to the level required for services as a law enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (D) received, or is eligible to receive, an honorable discharge from service in the Armed Forces and has not engaged in criminal activity or committed a serious military or civil offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (E) was not granted any waivers to obtain the clearance referred to subparagraph (B). . (b) Termination of waiver authority Section 3(b) of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010, as amended by subsection (a), shall be repealed on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Supplemental commissioner authority; reporting; definitions (a) Supplemental commissioner authority The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–376 4. Supplemental commissioner authority (a) Nonexemption An individual who receives a waiver under section 3(b) shall not be exempt from other hiring requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility to hold a national security designated position, as determined by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (b) Background investigations Any individual who receives a waiver under section 3(b) and holds a current background investigation may be subject to further background investigation to the level required for service as a law enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (c) Continuous evaluation Any individual who receives a waiver under section 3(b) shall not be exempt from any requirement relating to continuous evaluation established by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (d) Administration of polygraph examination The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to administer a polygraph examination to an applicant or employee who is eligible for or receives a waiver under section 3(b) if information is discovered before the completion of a background investigation that results in a determination that a polygraph examination is necessary to make a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment. 5. Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives (1) (A) the number of waivers requested, granted, or denied, disaggregated with respect to each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 3(b); (B) the reasons for any denial referred to in subparagraph (A); and (C) the final outcome of the application for employment at issue; and (2) (A) the number of instances a polygraph examination was administered under the conditions described in section 4(d); (B) the result of each examination referred to in subparagraph (A); and (C) the final outcome of the application for employment at issue. 6. Definitions In this Act: (1) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer (2) Serious military or civil offense The term serious military or civil offense (A) a member of the Armed Forces may be discharged or separated from service in the Armed Forces; and (B) a punitive discharge is, or would be, authorized for the same or a closely related offense under the Manual for Courts-Martial, pursuant to chapter 14–12 of Army Regulation 635–200. (3) Veteran The term veteran . 4. Technical and conforming amendment Section 411(c)(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(c)(15) section 3(1) of September 10, 2019 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act This bill revises the waiver authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for polygraph examinations of applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. Such waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill. Any individual who receives such waiver and holds a current background investigation may be subject to further background investigation. The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for employment or an employee who is eligible for a waiver if information is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation that makes necessary a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment.