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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds,
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement if the Executive Director of the Center certifies, in
writing, to the Attorney General that the Center--
(1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State
laws;
(2) is in compliance with the by-laws of the Center;
(3) shall use amounts made available under this section in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(4) shall not support any political party or candidate for
elected or appointed office.
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) Required uses of funds.--The Center shall use funds
made available under this section to develop an educational
program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural
areas which shall include--
(A) the development and delivery of management
education and training, technical assistance, practical
research and evaluation, and computer and forensic
education and training for employees of law enforcement
agencies serving rural areas, tribal law enforcement
employees and railroad law enforcement employees,
including supervisory and executive managers of those
agencies;
(B) conducting research into the causes and
prevention of criminal activity in rural areas,
including the causes, assessment, evaluation, analysis,
and prevention of criminal activity;
(C) the development and dissemination of
information designed to assist States and units of
local government in rural areas throughout the United
States;
(D) the establishment and maintenance of a resource
and information center for the collection, preparation,
and dissemination of information regarding criminal
justice and law enforcement in rural areas, including
programs for the prevention of crime and recidivism;
and
(E) the delivery of assistance, in a consulting
capacity, to criminal justice agencies in the
development, establishment, maintenance, and
coordination of programs, facilities and services,
training, and research relating to crime in rural
areas.
(2) Permissive uses of funds.--The Center may use funds
made available under this section to enhance the educational
program developed under paragraph (1), through--
(A) educational opportunities for rural law
enforcement agencies;
(B) the development, promotion, and voluntary
adoption of educational and training standards and
accreditation certification programs for law
enforcement agencies serving rural areas and the
employees of those agencies;
(C) grants to, and contracts with, State, and local
governments, law enforcement agencies, public and
private agencies, educational institutions, and other
organizations and individuals to carry out this
paragraph;
(D) the formulation and recommendation of law
enforcement policy, goals, and standards in rural areas
applicable to criminal justice agencies, organizations,
institutions, and personnel; and
(E) coordination with institutions of higher
education for the purpose of encouraging programs of
study for law enforcement in rural areas at such
institutions.
(c) Powers.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Executive Director
may--
(1) request the head of any Federal department or agency to
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department or agency to the Center to assist it in carrying out
its duties under this Act;
(2) request the Administrator of the General Services
Administration to provide the Center, on a reimbursable basis,
the administrative support services necessary for the Center to
carry out its responsibilities under this Act; and
(3) procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates of
compensation established by the Board, but not to exceed the
daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable for a
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Travel Expenses.--For purposes of official travel, expenses
shall be reimbursed, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as such expenses are permitted under sections 5702 and 5703
of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--The Center shall submit an annual
report to the Attorney General that includes--
(1) a description of the education and training program
conducted by the Center;
(2) the number and demographic representation of
individuals who attended programs sponsored by the Center;
(3) a description of the extent resources of other
governmental agencies or private entities were used; and
(5) a description of the extent contracts with other public
and private resources were used.
(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Board'' means the members of the Board of
the Center as elected according to its bylaws.
(2) The term ''Center'' means the National Center for Rural
Law Enforcement, a nonprofit corporation located in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
(3) The term ''Executive Director'' means the Executive
Director of the Center as appointed according to the bylaws of
the Center.
(4) The term ''metropolitan statistical area'' has the same
meaning given such term by the Bureau of the Census.
(5) The term ''rural law enforcement agency'' means a law
enforcement agency that serves a city, town, township, borough,
or village outside a metropolitan statistical area.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2005.
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Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws; (2) is in compliance with its by-laws; (3) shall use amounts made available in accordance with requirements of this Act; and (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for elected or appointed office.
Requires the Center to use such funds to develop an educational program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas for specified purposes, including: (1) the development and delivery of management education and training for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas; and (2) the delivery of assistance (in a consulting capacity) to criminal justice agencies in the development and coordination of programs, training, and research relating to crime in rural areas.
Permits the Center to use such funds to enhance that educational program through specified means, including: (1) educational opportunities for rural law enforcement agencies; and (2) coordination with institutions of higher education to encourage programs of study for law enforcement in rural areas at such institutions.
Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ''Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian
Education Program Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENT COUNT UPDATE.
The Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5342 et seq.) (commonly
referred to as the Johnson-O'Malley Act) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''SEC. 7. COMPUTATION OF STUDENT COUNT.
''(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following
definitions apply:
''(1) Contracting party.--The term 'contracting party' means an
entity that has a contract through a program authorized under this
Act.
''(2) Eligible entity.--The term 'eligible entity' means an
entity that is eligible to apply for a contract for a supplemental
or operational support program under this Act, as outlined in
section 1.
''(3) Existing contracting party.--The term 'existing
contracting party' means a contracting party that has a contract
under this Act that is in effect on the date of enactment of the
JOM Modernization Act.
''(4) JOM modernization act.--The term 'JOM Modernization Act'
means the Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program
Modernization Act.
''(5) New contracting party.--The term 'new contracting party'
means an entity that enters into a contract under this Act after
the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act.
''(6) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
''(b) Determination of the Number of Eligible Indian Students.--
''(1) Initial determinations.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make an initial
determination of the number of eligible Indian students served
or potentially served by each eligible entity in accordance
with subparagraph (B).
''(B) Process for making the initial determination.--
''(i) Preliminary report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act,
the Secretary shall publish a preliminary report describing
the number of eligible Indian students served or
potentially served by each eligible entity, using the most
applicable and accurate data (as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with eligible entities) from the
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the initial
determination is to be made from--

''(I) the Bureau of the Census;
''(II) the National Center for Education
Statistics; or
''(III) the Office of Indian Education of the
Department of Education.

''(ii) Data reconciliation.--To improve the accuracy of
the preliminary report described in clause (i) prior to
publishing, the Secretary shall reconcile the data
described in the preliminary report with--

''(I) each existing contracting party's data
regarding the number of eligible Indian students served
by the existing contracting party for the fiscal year
preceding the fiscal year for which the initial
determination is made; and
''(II) identifiable tribal enrollment information.

''(iii) Comment period.--After publishing the
preliminary report under clause (i) in accordance with
clause (ii), the Secretary shall establish a 60-day comment
period to gain feedback about the preliminary report from
eligible entities, which the Secretary shall take into
consideration in preparing the final report described in
clause (iv).
''(iv) Final report.--Not later than 120 days after
concluding the consultation described in clause (iii), the
Secretary shall publish a final report on the initial
determination of the number of eligible Indian students
served or potentially served by each eligible entity,
including justification for not including any feedback
gained during such consultation, if applicable.
''(2) Subsequent academic years.--For each academic year
following the fiscal year for which an initial determination is
made under paragraph (1) to determine the number of eligible Indian
students served or potentially served by a contracting party, the
Secretary shall determine the number of eligible Indian students
served by the contracting party based on the reported eligible
Indian student count numbers identified through the reporting
process described in subsection (c).
''(c) Contracting Party Student Count Reporting Compliance.--
''(1) In general.--For each academic year following the fiscal
year for which an initial determination is made under subsection
(b) to determine the number of eligible Indian students served or
potentially served by a contracting party, the contracting party
shall submit to the Secretary a report describing the number of
eligible Indian students who were served using amounts allocated to
such party under this Act during the previous fiscal year. The
report shall also include an accounting of the amounts and purposes
for which the contract funds were expended.
''(2) Failure to comply.--A contracting party that fails to
submit a report under paragraph (1) shall receive no amounts under
this Act for the fiscal year following the academic year for which
the report should have been submitted.
''(3) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide contracting parties
with timely information relating to--
''(A) initial and final reporting deadlines; and
''(B) the consequences of failure to comply outlined in
paragraph (2).
''(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, shall provide technical
assistance and training on compliance with the reporting
requirements of this subsection to contracting parties.
''(d) Annual Report.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prepare an annual
report, including the most recent determination of the number of
eligible Indian students served by each contracting party,
recommendations on appropriate funding levels for the program based
on such determination, and an assessment of the contracts under
this Act that the Secretary--
''(A) may include in the budget request of the Department
of the Interior for each fiscal year;
''(B) shall submit to--
''(i) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
''(ii) the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
''(iii) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives; and
''(iv) the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and
''(C) shall make publicly available.
''(2) Manner of preparation.--The Secretary shall prepare the
report under paragraph (1) in a manner so as to prevent or minimize
new administrative burdens on contracting parties receiving funds
under this Act.
''(e) Hold Harmless.--
''(1) Initial hold harmless.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph
(B) and subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), for a fiscal
year, an existing contracting party shall not receive an amount
under this Act that is less than the amount that such existing
contracting party received under this Act for the fiscal year
preceding the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act.
''(B) Exceptions.--
''(i) In general.--An existing contracting party shall
receive an amount under this Act for a fiscal year that is
less than the amount that the existing contracting party
received under this Act for the fiscal year preceding the
date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act, if one or
more of the following conditions is met:

''(I) Failure to report.--The existing contracting
party failed to submit a complete report described in
subsection (c) that was most recently due from the date
of the determination.
''(II) Violations of contract or law.--The
Secretary has found that the existing contracting party
has violated the terms of a contract entered into under
this Act or has otherwise violated Federal law.
''(III) Student count decrease.--The number of
eligible Indian students reported by such existing
contracting party under subsection (c) has decreased
below the number of eligible Indian students served by
the existing contracting party in the fiscal year
preceding the date of enactment of the JOM
Modernization Act.

''(ii) Amount of funding reduction for existing
contracting parties reporting decreased student counts.--A
reduction in an amount pursuant to clause (i)(III) shall
not be done in such a manner that the existing contracting
party receives an amount of funding per eligible Indian
student that is less than the amount of funding per
eligible Indian student such party received for the fiscal
year preceding the date of enactment of the JOM
Modernization Act.
''(C) Ratable reductions in appropriations.--If the funds
available under this Act for a fiscal year are insufficient to
pay the full amounts that all existing contracting parties are
eligible to receive under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year,
the Secretary shall ratably reduce those amounts for the fiscal
year.
''(D) Sunset.--This paragraph shall cease to be effective 4
years after the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act.
''(2) Maximum decrease after 4 years.--Beginning 4 years after
the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization Act, no contracting
party shall receive for a fiscal year more than a 10 percent
decrease in funding per eligible Indian student from the previous
fiscal year.
''(f) Funding Allocation and Reform.--
''(1) Funding reform.--The Secretary may make recommendations
for legislation to increase the amount of funds available per
eligible Indian student through contracts under this Act to equal
to or greater than the amount of funds that were available per
eligible Indian student through contracts under this Act for fiscal
year 1995, and attempt to identify additional sources of funding
that do not reallocate existing funds otherwise utilized by Indian
students served--
''(A) by the Bureau of Indian Education; or
''(B) under title VI of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
''(2) Increases in program funding.--
''(A) In general.--Subject to subsection (e) and
subparagraph (B), for any fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated to carry out this Act exceeds the amount
appropriated to carry out this Act for the preceding fiscal
year, the excess amounts shall--
''(i) be allocated only to those contracting parties
that did not receive their full per student funding
allocation for the previous fiscal year; and
''(ii) be allocated first to new contracting parties
that did not receive their full per student funding
allocation for the previous fiscal year.
''(B) Parity in funding.--Subparagraph (A) shall have no
effect after the first fiscal year for which each contracting
party receives their full per student funding allocation.
''(g) Increased Geographical and Tribal Participation in the
Johnson-O'Malley Supplementary Education Program.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes and
contact State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and
Alaska Native organizations that have not previously entered into a
contract under this Act--
''(1) to determine the interest of the Indian tribes, State
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and Alaska Native
organizations, in entering into such contracts; and
''(2) to share information relating to the process for entering
into a contract under this Act.
''(h) Rulemaking.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the JOM Modernization Act, the Secretary, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education, shall
undertake and complete a rulemaking process, following the
provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code, to--
''(A) determine how the regulatory definition of 'eligible
Indian student' may be revised to clarify eligibility
requirements for contracting parties under this Act;
''(B) determine, as necessary, how the funding formula
described in section 273.31 of title 25, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of the JOM Modernization Act) may be clarified and
revised to ensure full participation of contracting parties and
provide clarity on the funding process under this Act; and
''(C) otherwise reconcile and modernize the rules to
comport with the activities of the contracting parties under
this Act as of the date of enactment of the JOM Modernization
Act.
''(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date the
rulemaking under paragraph (1) is complete, the Secretary shall
submit a report to Congress describing the results of such
rulemaking and necessary recommendations to ensure the full
implementation of such rulemaking.
''(i) Student Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that data is
collected and each report is prepared under this section in a manner
that protects the rights of eligible Indian students in accordance with
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly referred
to as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) (20 U.S.C.
1232g).
''(j) GAO Report.--Not later than 18 months after the final report
described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) is published, the Comptroller
General shall--
''(1) conduct a review of the implementation of this section
during the preceding 2-year period, including any factors
impacting--
''(A) the accuracy of the determinations of the number of
eligible Indian students under this section;
''(B) the communication between the Bureau of Indian
Education and contracting parties; and
''(C) the efforts by the Bureau of Indian Education to
ensure accurate and sufficient distribution of funding for
Indian students;
''(2) submit a report describing the results of the review
under paragraph (1) to--
''(A) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
''(B) the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
''(C) the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native
Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives; and
''(D) the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and
''(3) make such report publicly available.
''(k) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
''(1) creates a new program or duplicates program activities
under this Act; or
''(2) replaces or diminishes the effect of regulations to carry
out this Act existing on the day before the date of enactment of
the JOM Modernization Act, unless expressly provided in this
section.''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the count of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to support the cultural and academic needs of Indian students. The contract amounts are based on the number of students served. Contracting parties must annually report to Interior on the number of students they serve. If they fail to submit the report, then Interior may not give them program funds for the next fiscal year. The bill sets forth a process to revise funding allocations provided under the program. Interior must consult with Indian tribes and state and local education agencies that have not participated in the program to determine their interest in entering into contracts. The Bureau of Indian Education must determine how: (1) the regulatory definition of eligible student may be clarified for contracting parties, and (2) the program funding formula may be updated to ensure the full participation of contracting parties and provide clarity on the funding process.

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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and
policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to
protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the
United States along the Southwest Border.
(2) According to top government officials, several Al Qaeda
leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country
through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more
advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.
(3) Official border patrol records reveal a disturbing
trend on the southern border indicating a growth in other than
Mexicans (OTMs), many from countries of interest, crossing into
the United States--between 2003 and 2004 the increase was at
least 35 percent.
(4) Because of budget constraints, the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal does not
have sufficient bed space to detain all illegal immigrants from
special interest countries therefore releasing them on personal
recognizance.
(5) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that up
to 90 percent of these immigrants do not appear for their
immigration hearings.
(6) The Department of Homeland Security needs more
personnel at the borders with the necessary security clearances
and equipment to adequately screen and detain immigrants coming
to the United States.
(7) The Secretary of Homeland Security should provide
appropriate training for inspectors, and associated support
staff, on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to
ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel are
acceptable to protect the borders of the United States.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS ALONG THE UNITED
STATES-MEXICO BORDER AND INCREASE IN DETENTION BEDS.

(a) Improvement in Security Clearance Process.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall--
(1) expeditiously implement policies ensuring that
personnel of the Department of Homeland Security along the
United States-Mexico border have the security clearances
required to access information necessary to adequately screen
immigrants entering the United States at such border, including
IDENT and IAFIS databases and databases used by the
Department's inspectors in secondary inspections;
(2) develop the interagency agreements and information
technology infrastructure necessary for border agents to
adequately screen immigrants entering the United States at such
border; and
(3) explore information sharing programs with countries of
interest to adequately screen immigrants entering our borders.
(b) Increase in Detention Beds.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by
the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all
immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
Office of Detention and Removal Operation should be placed under the
operational control of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, since the largest client of such office is the Border
Patrol.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERSONNEL LEVELS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract
with an independent entity to undertake a study to determine the
necessary level and allocation of personnel, including support staff,
at United States ports of entry and border patrol sectors.
(b) Items to Be Included.--Such study shall take into account at
least the following:
(1) The overall mission of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
(2) Threat and vulnerability information pertaining to the
Nation's borders and ports of entry
(3) The impact of new border security programs, policies
and technologies, and the level of cross-training received by
all staff.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees, as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)), a report on the study conducted
under this section.

SEC. 4. ONGOING TRAINING OF BORDER SECURITY PERSONNEL.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate
training for all border security personnel, and associated support
staff on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to ensure
that the proficiency levels of such personnel are acceptable to protect
the borders of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROMPT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the
prompt and proper enforcement of our immigration laws, and are
an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and
(2) an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration
judges currently exists to enforce the immigration laws of the
United States.
(b) Authorization.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
amounts necessary to provide for appropriate staff increases for
judicial and prosecutorial offices, commensurate with other personnel
increases directed in this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on
detention and removal operations, detailing the amount of additional
detention space and resources required to detain all persons presenting
a possible threat to homeland security.
(b) Information to Be Included.--The report shall include
information on--
(1) alternatives to detention, including electronic
monitoring, telephone, and voice recognition programs for those
on bond, and conducting deportation proceedings prior to
prisoners' release from Federal, State, and local prisons; and
(2) countries to which removal is problematic.

SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY STRATEGY.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads
of all other Federal agencies with border-related functions or with
facilities or lands on or along the border, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) unclassified and
classified versions of a unified, comprehensive strategy to secure the
land borders of the United States. Such strategy shall be submitted not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall include a description of the actions already taken to implement
the strategy.
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Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.