Sec. 303. Border relief grant program. 
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 305. Regulations. 
Sec. 306. Rewards program. 
Sec. 307. Increased detention facilities for aliens apprehended for illegal entry. 
Sec. 308. Additional Immigration Judgeships and law clerks. 
Sec. 309. Media campaign. 
TITLE I—SECURING AMERICA’S 
INTERNATIONAL BORDERS 
Subtitle 
A—Manpower, 
Tech-
nology, and Infrastructure Im-
provements 
SEC. 101. MANPOWER. 
(a) BORDER PATROL AGENTS.—Section 5202 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3734) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 5202. INCREASE IN FULL-TIME BORDER PATROL 
AGENTS. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL INCREASES.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall, subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for such purpose, increase the number of positions 
for full-time active-duty Border Patrol agents within the 
Department of Homeland Security (above the number of 
positions for which funds were appropriated for the pre-
ceding fiscal year), by— 
‘‘(1) 1,500 in fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(2) 1,000 in fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(3) 1,000 in fiscal year 2016; 
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‘‘(4) 1,000 in fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(5) 500 in fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the Border Patrol agents 
hired under subsection (a), 80 percent shall be deployed 
along the southern border of the United States and 20 
percent shall be deployed along the northern border of the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—The 
necessary funds are authorized to be appropriated for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL
INVESTIGATIVE
PERSONNEL 
FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING.—In addition to the posi-
tions authorized under section 5203 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004, as amended by paragraph (1), during each of 
the fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, in-
crease by not less than 350 the number of positions 
for personnel within the Department assigned to 
specifically investigate alien smuggling. 
(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND PERSONNEL FOR 
THE TUNNEL TASK FORCE.—Subject to appropria-
tions, the fiscal year 2014 budget of the Tunnel 
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Task Force, a joint force comprised of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Bor-
der Patrol (CBP), and Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration (DEA) personnel tasked to pinpoint tunnels 
that are utilized by drug lords and ‘‘coyotes’’ to 
smuggle narcotics, illegal aliens, and weapons, shall 
be increased by 50 percent above the fiscal year 
2007 budget. Such increase shall be used to increase 
personnel, improve communication and coordination 
between participant agencies, upgrade technology, 
and offer cash rewards and appropriate security to 
individuals who provide the Tunnel Task Force with 
accurate information on existing tunnels that breach 
the international borders of the United States. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
The necessary funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 
2014 through 2018 to carry out this section. 
(c) RECRUITMENT OF FORMER MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall establish a program to actively recruit covered 
members (a member of a reserve component of the 
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Armed Forces) or former members of the Armed 
Forces and National Guard to serve in United 
States Customs and Border Protection. 
(2) REPORT ON RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of De-
fense shall jointly submit to the ‘‘appropriate’’ com-
mittees of Congress a report that shall include an 
assessment of the desirability and feasibility of offer-
ing an incentive to a covered member or former 
member of the Armed Forces for the purpose of en-
couraging such member to serve in United States 
Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement— 
(A) the Secretary must provide a descrip-
tion of various monetary and non-monetary in-
centives considered for purposes of the report; 
and 
(B) the Secretary must provide an assess-
ment of the desirability and feasibility of uti-
lizing any such incentive. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT IN-
CENTIVES.— 
(A) MAXIMUM
STUDENT
LOAN
REPAY-
MENTS FOR UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL 
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AGENTS
WITH
A
TWO-YEAR
COMMITMENT.— 
Section 5379(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) In the case of an employee (otherwise eligi-
ble for benefits under this section) who is serving as 
a full-time active-duty United States Border Patrol 
agent within the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘$20,000’ for ‘$10,000’; and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘$80,000’ for ‘$60,000’.’’. 
(B) RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION BO-
NUSES AND RETENTION ALLOWANCES FOR PER-
SONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall ensure that the authority to pay re-
cruitment and relocation bonuses under section 
5753 of title 5, United States Code, the author-
ity to pay retention bonuses under section 5754 
of such title, and any other similar authorities 
available under any other provision of law, rule, 
or regulation, are exercised to the fullest extent 
allowable in order to encourage service in the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
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