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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5069 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional full-time 
non-supervisory import specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Home-
land Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire addi-
tional full-time non-supervisory import specialists of the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 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. REQUIREMENT TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FULL- 
TIME IMPORT SPECIALISTS OF THE BUREAU 
OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall— 
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(1) hire additional full-time non-supervisory im-
port specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Bor-
der Protection of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity so that the number of such import specialists 
during fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal 
year is at least 1,080, as required by section 412(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
212(b)); and 
(2) provide for the salaries and expenses, in-
cluding appropriate training and support, of the im-
port specialists hired pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts made available for fiscal year 2007 and each sub-
sequent fiscal year to carry out section 301(b)(2) of the 
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 
1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(2)), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be nec-
essary for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF 
CUSTOMS REVENUE FUNCTIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 412(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall certify to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate for 
each fiscal year that— 
‘‘(A) the requirement of paragraph (1) was 
met during such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) the number of full-time non-super-
visory import specialists of the Bureau of Cus-
toms and Border Protection during such fiscal 
year was at least 1,080, as required by para-
graph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The certification require-
ment of paragraph (3) of section 412(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a)) applies 
with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal 
year. 
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