Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.9189 | Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. (R-NY)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2022
This bill waives the polygraph requirement for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for certain applicants who are law enforcement officers or members (or veterans) of the Armed Forces.
The bill also requires the President to designate the Valley International Airport in Harlingen, TX, and the Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, NY, as ports of entry.

To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry, 
    provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with certain hiring 
                 enhancements, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Airport Enhancement Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN AIRPORTS AS PORTS OF ENTRY; CERTAIN 
              HIRING ENHANCEMENTS FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
              PROTECTION.

    (a) Designation.--The President shall--
            (1) pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623, 
        chapter 223; 19 U.S.C. 2), designate the Valley International 
        Airport in Harlingen, Texas, and the Plattsburgh International 
        Airport in Plattsburgh, New York, as ports of entry; and
            (2) terminate, if applicable, the application of the user 
        fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act 
        of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 58b) with respect to each such airport.
    (b) CBP Hiring Enhancement.--Subsection (b) of section 3 of the 
Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (6 U.S.C. 221) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) Waiver Authority.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall waive the application of subsection (a)(1)--
            ``(1) with respect to any current, full-time, law 
        enforcement officer employed by a State or local law 
        enforcement agency who--
                    ``(A) has served as a law enforcement officer for 
                at least three years with no break in service;
                    ``(B) is not currently under investigation, has not 
                been found to have engaged in criminal activity or 
                serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law 
                enforcement officer position under investigation or in 
                lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a 
                law enforcement officer position; and
                    ``(C) has, during the most recent 10-year period, 
                successfully completed a polygraph examination that 
                satisfies requirements established by the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of 
                National Intelligence, as a condition of employment 
                with such officer's current law enforcement agency;
            ``(2) with respect to any current, full-time, law 
        enforcement officer employed by a Federal law enforcement 
        agency who--
                    ``(A) has served as a law enforcement officer for 
                at least three years with no break in service;
                    ``(B) has authority to make arrests, conduct 
                investigations, conduct searches, make seizures, carry 
                firearms, and serve orders, warrants, and other 
                processes;
                    ``(C) is not currently under investigation, has not 
                been found to have engaged in criminal activity or 
                serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law 
                enforcement officer position under investigation or in 
                lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a 
                law enforcement officer position; and
                    ``(D) holds a current background investigation to 
                the level required for service as a law enforcement 
                officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
            ``(3) with respect to any individual who is a member of the 
        Armed Forces (or a reserve component thereof) or a veteran 
        who--
                    ``(A) has served in the Armed Forces for at least 
                three years;
                    ``(B) holds, or has held during the most recent 5-
                year period, a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/
                Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance;
                    ``(C) received, or is eligible to receive, an 
                honorable discharge from service in the Armed Forces 
                and has not engaged in criminal activity or committed a 
                serious military or civil offense under the Uniform 
                Code of Military Justice; and
                    ``(D) was not granted any waivers to obtain the 
                clearance referred to subparagraph (B).''.
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