Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5619
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Law enforcement officers
Lease and rental services
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty, by September 30, 2023: (1) 5,000 additional full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to serve on all inspection lanes and enforcement teams at U.S. land ports of entry on the northern and southern borders, and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry. 
 
The bill also requires DHS to:
 
 
ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows communication between ports of entry and inspection stations and with other law enforcement entities; 
 
award grants for the purchase of identification and detection equipment and mobile, hand-held, two-way communication devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border; 
 
develop a strategic plan for standardized collection of vehicle wait times at land ports of entry and update it to reflect new practices, time lines, tools, and assessments; 
 
develop a standardized model for the allocation of CBP officers and support staff at land ports of entry; and 
 
identify and adopt at least two new, outcome-based performance measures that support the trade facilitation goals of the CBP. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House