,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aecf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,hahn introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,office of 
,agriculture ,inspection within the     
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
which shall be headed by the ,assistant 
,commissioner for ,agriculture          
,inspection1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,safeguarding ,american    
,commerce and ,agriculture ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,establishment of the office
 of agricultural inspection ,title ,,iv 
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is amended 

by inserting after section #dba the     
following3  #dba;a4 ,office of          
agricultural inspection  7a7            
,establishment ,there is established    
within ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border      
,protection an ,office of ,agriculture  
,inspection1 which shall be headed by an
 ,assistant ,commissioner4  7b7         
,agriculture specialist career track    
,the ,secretary--  7#a7 shall identify  
appropriate career paths for customs and
 border protection agriculture          
specialists1 including the education1   
training1 experience1 and assignments   
necessary for career progression within 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2
  7#b7 shall publish information on the 
career paths identified under paragraph 
7#a72 and  7#c7 may establish criteria  
by which appropriately qualified customs
 and border protection technicians may  
be promoted to customs and border       
protection agriculture specialists4  7c7
 ,education1 training1 and experience   
,the ,secretary shall provide customs   

and border protection agriculture       
specialists the opportunity to acquire  
the education1 training1 and experience 
necessary to qualify for promotion      
within ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border      
,protection4  7d7 ,agriculture          
specialist recruitment and retention    
,not later than #bgj days after the date
 of the enactment of this section1 the  
,secretary shall develop a plan to more 
effectively recruit and retain qualified
 customs and border protection          
agriculture specialists4 ,the plan shall
 include--  7#a7 numerical goals for    
recruitment and retention2 and  7#b7 the
 use of recruitment incentives1 as      
appropriate and permissible under       
existing laws and regulations4  7e7     
,equipment support ,not later than #bgj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this section1 the ,secretary shall--    
7#a7 determine the minimum equipment and
 other resources that are necessary at  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
agriculture inspection stations and     

facilities to enable customs and border 
protection agriculture specialists to   
fully and effectively carry out their   
mission2  7#b7 complete an inventory of 
the equipment and other resources       
available at each ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection agriculture         
inspection station and facility2  7#c7  
identify the necessary equipment and    
other resources that are not currently  
available at agriculture inspection     
stations and facilities2 and  7#d7      
develop a plan to address any resource  
deficiencies identified under paragraph 
7#c74  7f7 ,interagency rotation program
 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 
and the ,secretary of ,agriculture are  
authorized to enter into an agreement   
that--  7#a7 establishes an interagency 
rotation program2 and  7#b7 provides for
 personnel of the ,animal and ,plant    
,health ,inspection ,service of the     
,department of ,agriculture to take     
rotational assignments within ,u4,s4    
,customs and ,border ,protection and    

vice versa for the purposes of          
strengthening working relationships     
between agencies and promoting          
interagency experience4  7g7 ,report    
,not later than #bgj days after the date
 of the enactment of this section1 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit a report to the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives that        
describes--  7#a7 the status of the     
implementation of the action plans      
developed by the ,animal and ,plant     
,health ,inspection ,service-,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection ,joint 
,task ,force on ,improved ,agriculture  
,inspection2  7#b7 the findings of the  
,secretary under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 
and 7#c7 of subsection 7e72  7#c7 the   
plan described in paragraph 7e77#d72    
7#d7 the implementation of the remaining
 requirements under such subsection 7e72
 and  7#e7 any additional legal         

authority that the ,secretary determines
 to be necessary to effectively carry   
out the agriculture inspection mission  
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security4  7h7 ,administration ,the    
,secretary shall carry out this section 
acting through the ,commissioner of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
in consultation with the ,assistant     
,commissioner for ,agricultural         
,inspection4  4