,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,vela 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson 
of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4    
,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice
 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1    
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,mr4      
,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,pastor of ,arizona1   
and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,ways and ,means1 ,agriculture1 and     
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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     
enhance the safety of ports of entry in 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,putting ,our       
,resources ,toward ,security 7,,ports7  
,act4  #b4 ,increase in number of       
,customs and ,border ,protection        
,officers  7a7 ,customs and ,border     
,protection ,officers ,during the       
five-year period between fiscal years   
#bjad and #bjah1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall1 subject to   
the availability of appropriations for  
such purpose1 increase by not fewer than
 #e1jjj the total number of full-time1  
active-duty ,customs and ,border        
,protection ,officers within ,united    
,states ,customs and ,border ,protection
 for posting at ,united ,states ports of
 entry above the number of such officers
 for which funds were made available    
during fiscal year #bjab4  7b7          
,agriculture specialists ,during the    
five-year period between fiscal years   
#bjad and #bjah1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall1 subject to   
the availability of appropriations for  
purpose1 increase by not fewer than     

#a1bjj the number of full-time1         
active-duty ,customs and ,border        
,protection agriculture specialists for 
posting at ,united ,states ports of     
entry above the number of such support  
personnel for which funds were made     
available during fiscal year #bjab4  7c7
 ,border security support personnel     
,during the five-year period between    
fiscal years #bjad and #bjah1 the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall1
 subject to the availability of         
appropriations for such purpose1        
increase by not fewer than #cej the     
number of full-time1 active-duty border 
security support personnel for posting  
at ,united ,states ports of entry above 
the number of such support personnel for
 which funds were made available during 
fiscal year #bjab4  #c4 ,improving ports
 of entry for border security and other 
purposes  7a7 ,in general ,there are    
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,administrator of the ,general ,services
 ,administration #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for each

 of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah to 
make improvements to existing ports of  
entry in the ,united ,states to improve 
border security and for other purposes4 
7b7 ,priority ,in making improvements   
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,administrator of the ,general ,services
 ,administration1 in coordination with  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
shall give priority to the ports of     
entry that the ,administrator determines
 are in most need of repair to improve  
border security and for other purposes  
in accordance with port of entry        
infrastructure assessment studies       
required in section #fjc of title ,,vi1 
division ,e1 of the ,consolidated       
,appropriations ,act of #bjjh 7,public  
,law #aaj-afa74