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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8794 
To require an assessment of CBP and ICE staffing at the southern border, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2024 
Mr. ALLRED (for himself and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require an assessment of CBP and ICE staffing at the 
southern border, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Border Workforce Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT ON DHS STAFFING NEEDS AT THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and 
the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services (USCIS), shall conduct an assessment of staffing 
needs at the southern border of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Reviews of existing staffing models and 
methodologies for deploying personnel of CBP, ICE, 
and USCIS at the southern border and across the 
country, and the effect of continuously relying on de-
tails and overtime to temporarily fill staffing gaps. 
(2) Factors within and outside of the control of 
the Department of Homeland Security that are af-
fecting workloads and exacerbating staffing chal-
lenges to identify solutions CBP, ICE, and USCIS 
can accomplish, as well as solutions that require con-
gressional action. 
(3) An identification of critical capability gaps 
in human resources, new technology integration, and 
streamlined risk management systems across CBP, 
ICE, and USCIS. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the assessment under subsection (a) is complete, 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) The findings of such assessment. 
(2) A description of how the Secretary, the 
Commissioner of CBP, the Director of ICE, and the 
Director of USCIS should implement the rec-
ommendations contained in such assessment. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee of Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee of Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
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