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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1 #bjaf,mr4
 ,veasey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,ways & ,means1 & ! ,judici>y1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r5d] 
! am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ =   
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection &   
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
= fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjba cont+5t 
^u ! am\nt appropriat$ = ! ,executive   
,(fice = ,immigration ,review = fiscal  
ye> #bjag4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,end ! ,backlog ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  
7#a7 ,ov] ! la/ decade1 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security's immigration en=cem5t
 res\rces h increas$ dra/ically4  7#b7  
,comb9$ sp5d+ = ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] 
,protection & ,u4,s4 ,immigration &     

,cu/oms ,en=cem5t increas$ #aje p]c5t f 
fiscal ye> #bjjc to fiscal ye> #bjaf1 f 
#i1ajj1jjj1jjj to approximately         
#bj1ajj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,ov] ! la/       
decade1 ! ,executive ,(fice =           
,immigration ,review's res\rces h n     
increas$ at ! same rate z ! rates =     
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection &   
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t4
  7#d7 ,immigration c\rt sp5d+ = !      
,executive ,(fice ( ,immigration ,review
 increas$ #gd p]c5t f fiscal ye> #bjjc  
to fiscal ye> #bjae1 f #aii1jjj1jjj to  
#cdg1bjj1jjj4  7#e7 ,9 comp>ison to o!r 
,f$]al judges ) simil> responsibilities1
 immigration judges are expect$ to      
process #ajj p]c5t m cases ) _! curr5t  
res\rces4  7#f7 ,immigration judges     
process$ & adjudicat$ ov] #a1djj cases  
on av]age 9 fiscal ye> #bjad 9 comp>ison
 to #aiih1 dur+ :i* immigration judges  
process$ #fda cases4  7#g7 ,9 comp>ison1
 ,f$]al judges av]ag$ #eff cases 9 #bjaa
 & ,social ,security adm9i/rative law   
judges process$ #edd cases & he>+s 9    

#bjjg4  7#h7 ,z m immigration cases are 
fil$ ?an process$1 immigration c\rt     
backlogs h m ?an d\bl$ s9ce #bjjb1 )    
#aff1jjj cases process$ dur+ t fiscal   
ye>4  7#i7 ,! ,executive ,(fice =       
,immigration ,review report$ #eba1fgf   
p5d+ immigration cases z ( ,novemb]     
#bjaf4  7#aj7 ,! av]age removal case z (
 ,april #bjae _h be5 p5d+ = #fjd days4  
7#aa7 ,9 ,july #bjaf1 ! ,executive      
,(fice = ,immigration ,review ann\nc$   
plans = an increase ( #abb immigration  
judges1 br++ ! total f #bgg to #cii4    
7#ab7 ,a total ( #ebd judges is requir$ 
to elim9ate ! curr5t backlog &          
adjudicate incom+ cases 9 a timely      
mann]4  #c4 ,r5d]+ am\nts au?oriz$ =    
,,cbp & ,,ice = cont+5t on am\nt        
appropriat$ = ,,eoir ,if1 = fiscal ye>  
#bjag1 ! total am\nt appropriat$ = !    
,executive ,(fice = ,immigration ,review
 does n exce$ #dhe1cjj1jjj1 !n1 = fiscal
 ye> #bjah & ea* ( ! #c succe$+ fiscal  
ye>s1 ! total am\nt au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ =--  7#a7 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &  

,bord] ,protection is #ac1bai1jea2 &    
7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms      
,en=cem5t is #f1aea1egi4