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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8652 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program 
to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2024 
Mr. CAREY (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans’ Affairs, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to 
be Border Patrol agents. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Border Pa-
trol Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BORDER PATROL SKILLBRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall estab-
lish an interdepartmental pilot program through which the 
Department of Homeland Security shall use the Depart-
ment of Defense SkillBridge Program to train and hire 
transitioning servicemembers as Border Patrol agents for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING.—In carrying 
out the pilot program established pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collaboration 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities 
available under section 1143 of title 10, United States 
Code, to train and facilitate the transition of members of 
the armed forces to service as Border Patrol agents. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the pilot program is estab-
lished pursuant to section 2(a), and annually thereafter 
until the date referred to in section 4, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall sub-
mit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
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Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives that includes for the reporting period— 
(1) the number of participants in the pilot pro-
gram; 
(2) the number of eligible participants who ap-
plied to be part of the pilot program; and 
(3) the number of pilot program participants 
who are— 
(A) members the Armed Forces; 
(B) reserve members of the Armed Forces; 
(C) commissioned officers or non-commis-
sioned officers; 
(D) enlisted members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(E) veterans; 
(F) spouses of such members of the Armed 
Forces or veterans; and 
(G) dependents of such members of the 
Armed Forces or veterans. 
SEC. 4. SUNSET DATE. 
The pilot program established pursuant to section 2 
shall be terminated on the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which such program is established. 
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