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Union Calendar No. 9 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 
[Report No. 116–23] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) identification of staffing needs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2019 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Miss RICE 
of New York, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve 
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tion of staffing needs, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘CBP Workload Staffing 
Model Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKLOAD STAFFING MODELS 
FOR U.S. BORDER PATROL AND AIR AND MA-
RINE OPERATIONS OF CBP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall in coordination with the Under 
Secretary for Management, Chief Human Capital Officer, 
and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security, develop and implement, by not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a workload 
staffing model for each of the U.S. Border Patrol and Air 
and Marine Operations. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE COMMISSIONER
OF 
CBP.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) 
as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(18) implement a staffing model that includes 
consideration for essential frontline operator activities 
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and functions, variations in operating environments, 
present and planned infrastructure, present and 
planned technology, and required operations support 
levels for the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine Op-
erations, and the Office of Field Operations, to man-
age and assign personnel of such entities to ensure 
field and support posts possess adequate resources to 
carry out duties specified in this section; 
‘‘(19) develop standard operating procedures for 
a workforce tracking system within the U.S. Border 
Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of 
Field Operations, train the workforce of each of such 
entities on the use, capabilities, and purpose of such 
system, and implement internal controls to ensure 
timely and accurate scheduling and reporting of ac-
tual completed work hours and activities;’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act with respect to subsection (a) 
and paragraphs (18) and (19) of section 411(c) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended by subsection 
(b)), and annually thereafter with respect to such para-
graphs (18) and (19), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a status 
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update on the implementation of this Act and such para-
graphs (18) and (19), and status updates on such para-
graphs (18) and (19), as well as all relevant workload staff-
ing models. Such status updates shall include information 
on data sources and methodology used to generate such 
staffing models. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
120 days after the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection develops a workload staffing model pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall review such model and provide 
feedback to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the degree to 
which such model is responsive to Inspector General rec-
ommendations, including recommendations from the In-
spector General’s February 2019 audit, and as appropriate, 
any further recommendations to improve such model. 
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Union Calendar No. 9 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1639 
[Report No. 116–23] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) identification of staffing needs, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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