Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010
PL 111-376 (S.3243), enacted 01/04/2011

124 STAT. 4104 
PUBLIC LAW 111–376—JAN. 4, 2011 
Public Law 111–376 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to administer polygraph examina-
tions to all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to initiate 
all periodic background reinvestigations of certain law enforcement personnel, 
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 ‘‘Anti-Border Corruption Act 
of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) According to the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security, since 2003, 129 U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection officials have been arrested 
on corruption charges and, during 2009, 576 investigations 
were opened on allegations of improper conduct by U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection officials. 
(2) To foster integrity in the workplace, established policy 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection calls for— 
(A) all job applicants for law enforcement positions 
at U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive a poly-
graph examination and a background investigation before 
being offered employment; and 
(B) relevant employees to receive a periodic background 
reinvestigation every 5 years. 
(3) According to the Office of Internal Affairs of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection— 
(A) in 2009, less than 15 percent of applicants for 
jobs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection received 
polygraph examinations; 
(B) as of March 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion had a backlog of approximately 10,000 periodic back-
ground reinvestigations of existing employees; and 
(C) without additional resources, by the end of fiscal 
year 2010, the backlog of periodic background reinvestiga-
tions will increase to approximately 19,000. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTERING POLY-
GRAPH EXAMINATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL 
OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that— 
Deadlines. 
6 USC 221 note. 
6 USC 101 note. 
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Corruption Act 
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124 STAT. 4105 
PUBLIC LAW 111–376—JAN. 4, 2011 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3243: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–338 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 21, considered and passed House. 
(1) by not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, all applicants for law enforcement positions with 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection receive polygraph 
examinations before being hired for such a position; and 
(2) by not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection initiates 
all periodic background reinvestigations for all law enforcement 
personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection that should 
receive periodic background reinvestigations pursuant to rel-
evant policies of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROGRESS REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through the date that 
is 2 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
the progress made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection toward 
complying with section 3. 
Approved January 4, 2011. 
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