BOUND Act

Bill: 116-hr-4276
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Customs enforcement

Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 or the BOUND Act</b></p>  <p>This bill sets a minimum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that must be deployed along the border between the United States and Canada. The minimum number of officers is the maximum number of officers that were deployed along that border at any time between January 1, 2016, and the enactment of this bill.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2019 Mr. Higgins of New York (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Peterson , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Welch , and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To establish a minimum staffing level of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials along the northern border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 or the BOUND Act . 2. Minimum U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing along the northern border (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that not fewer than the maximum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers deployed along the international border between the United States and Canada (referred to in this Act as the northern border ) at any time between January 1, 2016, and such date of enactment are always deployed along the northern border, including at ports of entry along the northern border. (b) Limitation on transfers The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not transfer any U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer away from an assignment along the northern border, including at ports of entry along the northern border, if such transfer would reduce the number of such officers assigned to the northern border below the level required under subsection (a).