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‘‘SEC. 5. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and annu-
ally thereafter while the waiver authority under section 
3(b) is in effect, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes, with respect to each such reporting period— 
‘‘(1) the number of waivers requested, granted, 
and denied under section 3(b); 
‘‘(2) the reasons for any denials of such waiver; 
‘‘(3) the percentage of applicants who were 
hired after receiving a waiver; 
‘‘(4) the number of instances that a polygraph 
was administered to an applicant who initially re-
ceived a waiver and the results of such polygraph; 
‘‘(5) an assessment of the current impact of the 
polygraph waiver program on filling law enforcement 
positions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
and 
‘‘(6) additional authorities needed by U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection to better utilize the 
polygraph waiver program for its intended goals. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The first report 
submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) an analysis of other methods of employ-
ment suitability tests that detect deception and could 
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be used in conjunction with traditional background 
investigations to evaluate potential employees for 
suitability; and 
‘‘(2) a recommendation regarding whether a 
test referred to in paragraph (1) should be adopted 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection when the 
polygraph examination requirement is waived pursu-
ant to section 3(b).’’. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—The Anti-Border Corrup-
tion Act of 2010, as amended by paragraphs (1) and 
(2), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 
The term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ means a 
‘law enforcement officer’ defined in section 8331(20) 
or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) SERIOUS MILITARY OR CIVIL OFFENSE.— 
The term ‘serious military or civil offense’ means an 
offense for which— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces may 
be discharged or separated from service in the 
Armed Forces; and 
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‘‘(B) a punitive discharge is, or would be, 
authorized for the same or a closely related of-
fense under the Manual for Court-Martial, as 
pursuant to Army Regulation 635–200 chapter 
14–12. 
‘‘(3) TIER 4; TIER 5.—The terms ‘Tier 4’ and 
‘Tier 5’ with respect to background investigations 
have the meaning given such terms under the 2012 
Federal Investigative Standards. 
‘‘(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(2) of title 
38, United States Code.’’. 
(d) POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2022, the Secretary shall increase to not fewer 
than 150 the number of trained full-time equivalent poly-
graph examiners for administering polygraphs under the 
Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010, as amended by this 
subtitle. 
SEC. 1134. TRAINING FOR OFFICERS AND AGENTS OF U.S. 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 411 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.— 
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‘‘(1) MANDATORY
TRAINING.—The Commis-
sioner shall ensure that every agent and officer of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection receives a min-
imum of 21 weeks of training that are directly re-
lated to the mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, Air 
and Marine, and the Office of Field Operations be-
fore the initial assignment of such agents and offi-
cers. 
‘‘(2) FLETC.—The Commissioner shall work 
in consultation with the Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers to establish guide-
lines and curriculum for the training of agents and 
officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Commis-
sioner shall annually require all agents and officers 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are re-
quired to undergo training under subsection (a) to 
participate in not fewer than eight hours of con-
tinuing education annually to maintain and update 
understanding of Federal legal rulings, court deci-
sions, and Department policies, procedures, and 
guidelines related to relevant subject matters. 
‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP TRAINING.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
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section, the Commissioner shall develop and require 
training courses geared towards the development of 
leadership skills for mid- and senior-level career em-
ployees not later than one year after such employees 
assume duties in supervisory roles.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate a report identifying the guidelines and curriculum 
established to carry out subsection (l) of section 411 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than four years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that 
assesses the training and education, including continuing 
education, required under subsection (l) of section 411 of 
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section. 
Subtitle C—Grants 
SEC. 1141. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 
Stonegarden’, under which the Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law en-
forcement agencies, through the State administrative 
agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agen-
cy— 
‘‘(1) shall be located in— 
‘‘(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; 
or 
‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 
border; and 
‘‘(2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation co-
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ordinated through a U.S. Border Patrol sector of-
fice. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for— 
‘‘(1) equipment, including maintenance and 
sustainment costs; 
‘‘(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, 
in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(3) any activity permitted for Operation 
Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 
Security’s Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security 
Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; and 
‘‘(4) any other appropriate activity, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall award grants under this section to grant recipients 
for a period of not less than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives a report that contains informa-
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tion on the expenditure of grants made under this section 
by each grant recipient. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for grants under this 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, through 
the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 
2004, and 2009 to State, local, and tribal governments, 
as appropriate.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2008 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.’’. 
Subtitle D—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1151. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, $24,800,000,000 
to implement this title and the amendments made by this 
title, of which— 
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(1) $9,300,000,000 shall be used by the De-
partment of Homeland Security to construct phys-
ical barriers pursuant to section 102 of the Illegal 
Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996, as amended by section 1111 of this division; 
(2) $1,000,000,000 shall be used by the De-
partment to improve tactical infrastructure pursuant 
to such section 102, as amended by such section 
1111; 
(3) $5,800,000,000 shall be used by the De-
partment to carry out section 1112 of this division; 
(4) $200,000,000 shall be used by the Coast 
Guard for deployments of personnel and assets 
under paragraph (18) of section 1113(a) of this divi-
sion; and 
(5) $8,500,000,000 shall be used by the De-
partment to carry out section 1131 of this division. 
TITLE II—EMERGENCY PORT OF 
ENTRY PERSONNEL AND IN-
FRASTRUCTURE FUNDING 
SEC. 2101. PORTS OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PORTS OF ENTRY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services may, subject to section 3307 of title 
40, United States Code, construct new ports of entry 
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along the northern border and southern border at lo-
cations determined by the Secretary. 
(2) CONSULTATION.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT
TO
CONSULT.—The 
Secretary and the Administrator of General 
Services shall consult with the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, and appropriate representatives of 
State and local governments, and Indian tribes, 
and property owners in the United States prior 
to determining a location for any new port of 
entry constructed pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—The purpose of 
the consultations required by subparagraph (A) 
shall be to minimize any negative impacts of 
constructing a new port of entry on the environ-
ment, culture, commerce, and quality of life of 
the communities and residents located near 
such new port. 
(b) EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF HIGH-PRI-
ORITY SOUTHERN BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY.—Not later 
than September 30, 2021, the Administrator of General 
Services, subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States 
Code, and in coordination with the Secretary, shall expand 
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or modernize high-priority ports of entry on the southern 
border, as determined by the Secretary, for the purposes 
of reducing wait times and enhancing security. 
(c) PORT OF ENTRY PRIORITIZATION.—Prior to con-
structing any new ports of entry pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Administrator of General Services shall complete 
the expansion and modernization of ports of entry pursu-
ant to subsection (b) to the extent practicable. 
(d) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) RELATING TO NEW PORTS OF ENTRY.—Not 
later than 15 days after determining the location of 
any new port of entry for construction pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator 
of General Services shall jointly notify the Members 
of Congress who represent the State or congressional 
district in which such new port of entry will be lo-
cated, as well as the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives. Such notification shall include in-
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formation relating to the location of such new port 
of entry, a description of the need for such new port 
of entry and associated anticipated benefits, a de-
scription of the consultations undertaken by the Sec-
retary and the Administrator pursuant to paragraph 
(2) of such subsection, any actions that will be taken 
to minimize negative impacts of such new port of 
entry, and the anticipated time-line for construction 
and completion of such new port of entry. 
(2) RELATING TO EXPANSION AND MODERNIZA-
TION OF PORTS OF ENTRY.—Not later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 
the Administrator of General Services shall jointly 
notify the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives of the ports of entry on the south-
ern border that are the subject of expansion or mod-
ernization pursuant to subsection (b) and the Sec-
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