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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6015 
To enhance border security through the use of temporary support personnel, 
expansion of Border Patrol agent training, increased hiring authority, 
support for local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 
HUNTER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 
JONES of North Carolina, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. BONNER, and Mrs. MUSGRAVE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To enhance border security through the use of temporary 
support personnel, expansion of Border Patrol agent 
training, increased hiring authority, support for local 
law enforcement agencies, 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 ‘‘Secure the Border Now 
Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING BORDER PATROL RECRUITMENT 
AND RETENTION. 
In order to address the recruitment and retention 
challenges faced by United States Customs and Border 
Protection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall es-
tablish a plan, consistent with existing Federal statutes 
applicable to pay, recruitment, relocation, and retention 
of Federal law enforcement officers. Such plan shall in-
clude the following components: 
(1) The establishment of a recruitment incen-
tive for Border patrol agents. 
(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 in the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, and Tuc-
son sectors 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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SEC. 3. COST-EFFECTIVE ENHANCEMENTS TO BORDER SE-
CURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall take such steps as may be necessary to control 
the costs of hiring, training, and deploying new Border 
Patrol agents, including— 
(1) permitting individuals who are in training 
to become Border Patrol agents to waive certain 
course requirements of such training if such individ-
uals have earlier satisfied such requirements in a 
similar or comparable manner as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
(2) conducting a competitive sourcing study to 
compare the costs of training new Border Patrol 
agents at a non-profit or private training facility, in-
cluding the use of private training facilities to con-
duct portions of such training. 
(b) LIMITATION ON PER-AGENT COST OF TRAIN-
ING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to ensure that the fiscal year 2007 
per-agent cost of hiring, training, and deploying 
each new Border Patrol agent does not exceed 
$150,000. 
(2) EXCEPTION AND CERTIFICATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the per-agent cost referred to in 
paragraph (1) exceeds $150,000, the Secretary 
shall promptly submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a cer-
tification explaining why such per-agent cost ex-
ceeds such amount. 
(B) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRAIN-
ING.—Until the Secretary receives from the 
committees specified in subparagraph (A) an 
approval with respect to such increased per- 
agent cost, the Secretary shall suspend any new 
hiring, training, and deploying of Border Patrol 
agents. 
SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT AND 
MAINTAIN A CADRE OF FEDERAL ANNU-
ITANTS TO SUPPORT TRAINING FOR BORDER 
SECURITY PURPOSES. 
Section 1202(a) of the 2002 Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Further Recovery From and Response 
To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public Law 
107–206; 42 U.S.C. 3771 note) is amended in the first 
sentence— 
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