SEC. 505. STRENGTHENING BORDER PATROL RECRUIT-
MENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to address the recruitment 
and retention challenges faced by United States Customs 
and Border Protection, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish a plan, consistent with existing Federal stat-
utes applicable to pay, recruitment, relocation, and reten-
tion of Federal law enforcement officers. Such plan shall 
include the following components: 
(1) The establishment of a recruitment incentive 
for Border Patrol agents, including the establishment 
of a foreign language incentive award. 
(2) The establishment of a retention plan, in-
cluding the payment of bonuses to Border Patrol 
agents for every year of service after the first two 
years of service. 
(3) An increase in the pay percentage differen-
tials to Border Patrol agents in certain high-cost 
areas, as determined by the Secretary, consistent with 
entry-level pay to other Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies. 
(4) The establishment of a mechanism whereby 
Border Patrol agents can transfer from one location 
to another after the first two years of service in their 
initial duty location. 
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(5) The establishment of quarterly goals for the 
recruitment of new Border Patrol agents, including 
goals for the number of recruits entering Border Pa-
trol training, and the number of recruits who success-
fully complete such training and become Border Pa-
trol agents. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first cal-
endar quarter after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and every calendar quarter thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
identifying whether the quarterly goals for the recruit-
ment of new Border Patrol agents established under 
subsection (a)(5) were met, and an update on the sta-
tus of recruitment efforts and attrition rates among 
Border Patrol agents. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum, 
the following with respect to each calendar quarter: 
(A) The number of recruits who enter Bor-
der Patrol training. 
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(B) The number of recruits who successfully 
complete such training and become Border Pa-
trol agents. 
(C) The number of Border Patrol agents 
who are lost to attrition. 
SEC. 506. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENTS RELATING TO 
CERTAIN DETAILEES. 
In the case of an individual assigned to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security as a detailee under an arrange-
ment described in subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, the maximum reimbursement by the 
Department of Homeland Security which may be made 
under section 3374(c) of such title with respect to such indi-
vidual for the period of the assignment (including for any 
employee benefits) may not exceed the total amount of basic 
pay that would have been payable for such period if such 
individual had been paid, at the highest rate allowable 
under section 5382 of such title, as a member of the Senior 
Executive Service. 
SEC. 507. INTEGRITY IN POST-EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS AS SEPARATE AGENCIES AND BU-
REAUS BARRED.—No agency, bureau, or other entity of the 
Department of Homeland Security may be designated 
under section 207(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, as 
a separate agency or bureau. 
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