(5) construct checkpoints along the border to 
bridge the gap to long-term permanent checkpoints; 
and 
(6) conduct mobile patrols and provide assist-
ance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, par-
ticularly in rural, high-trafficked areas, as des-
ignated by the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
(d) MATERIEL
AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall deploy such materiel and equip-
ment and logistics support as is necessary to ensure suc-
cess of the operations and missions conducted by the Na-
tional Guard under subsection (a). 
(e) EXCLUSION
FROM
NATIONAL
GUARD
PER-
SONNEL STRENGTH LIMITATIONS.—National Guard per-
sonnel deployed under subsection (a) shall not be included 
in the calculation to determine compliance with limits on 
end strength for National Guard personnel or on limits 
on the number of National Guard personnel that may be 
placed on active duty for operational support under section 
115 of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $600,000,000 to carry out 
this section during the 5-year period ending on September 
30, 2016. 
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SEC. 4. PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENTS. 
(a) U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.—Not 
later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall in-
crease the number of trained Border Patrol agents sta-
tioned in the Southwest Border region by 5,000, compared 
to the number of agents at such locations as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall make 
progress in increasing such number of trained Border Pa-
trol agents during each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2016. 
(b) HARDSHIP DUTY PAY.—In addition to compensa-
tion to which Border Patrol agents are otherwise entitled, 
Border Patrol agents who are assigned to rural, high-traf-
ficked areas shall be entitled to receive hardship duty pay, 
in an amount determined by the Commissioner, U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, which may not exceed the 
rate of special pay to which members of a uniformed serv-
ice are entitled under section 310 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
(c) DANGER PAY FOR UNITED STATES MARSHALS 
SERVICE AND BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PERSONNEL.—Section 151 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 
and 1991 (Public Law 101–246; 5 U.S.C. 5928 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or Federal Bureau of Investigation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
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United States Marshals Service, or the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out 
subsection (a). 
(2) U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016, for 
salaries and benefits of United States Marshals 
Service personnel. 
(3) OTHER PERSONNEL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated, during the 5-year period ending 
on September 30, 2016— 
(A) $110,000,000 for salaries and benefits 
for 500 new U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion officers; and 
(B) $17,000,000 for 144 new Office of Air 
and Marine pilots, vessel commanders, and sup-
port personnel. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCING EXISTING BORDER SECURITY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) OPERATION STREAMLINE.— 
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Attorney General, 
the Secretary, and the Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts shall— 
(A) fully implement Operation Streamline 
in the Southwest Border region; and 
(B) reimburse State, local, and tribal law 
enforcement for any detention costs related to 
such implementation. 
(2) ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO AS-
SIST
WITH
INCREASED
CASELOAD
ALONG
SOUTH-
WEST BORDER.—The chief judge of each Federal ju-
dicial district in the Southwest Border region is au-
thorized to appoint additional full-time magistrate 
judges, who shall have the authority to hear all cases 
and controversies in the district in which the respec-
tive judges are appointed. 
(b) OPERATION STONEGARDEN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall enhance law enforcement 
preparedness and operational readiness in the bor-
ders of the United States through Operation 
Stonegarden. 
(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (e), not less than 90 
percent shall be allocated for grants and reimburse-
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ment to law enforcement agencies in the States in 
the Southwest Border region for personnel, overtime, 
travel, and other costs related to illegal immigration 
and drug smuggling in the Southwest Border region. 
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) BORDER PATROL STATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(A) construct additional Border Patrol sta-
tions in the Southwest Border region, as need-
ed, to provide full operational support in rural, 
high-trafficked areas; and 
(B) analyze the feasibility of creating addi-
tional Border Patrol sectors along the inter-
national border between the United States and 
Mexico to interrupt drug trafficking operations. 
(2) FORWARD
OPERATING
BASES.—The Sec-
retary shall enhance the security of the Southwest 
Border region by— 
(A) establishing additional permanent for-
ward operating bases for the Border Patrol, as 
needed; 
(B) upgrading the existing forward oper-
ating bases to include modular buildings, elec-
tricity, and potable water; and 
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