,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #didj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjah,mr4
 ,vela 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1
 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 & ,miss ,rice ( ,new     
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,ways & ,means1 & ,agriculture1 = 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      
increase ! numb] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &     
,bord] ,protection (fic]s & support     
/aff1 to require reports t id5tify      
/aff+1 infra/ructure1 & equipm5t ne$$ to
 enhance security at ports ( entry1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,bord] & ,port         
,security ,act4  #b4 ,additional u4s4   
cu/oms & bord] protection p]sonnel  7a7 
,(fic]s ,! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms

 & ,bord] ,protection %all e fiscal ye> 
hire1 tra91 & assign n few] ?an #ejj new
 (fic]s above ! level z ( ,septemb] #cj 
( ! imm$iately prec$+ fiscal ye> until !
 total numb] ( (fic]s equals !          
requirem5ts id5tifi$ ea* ye> 9 !        
,workload ,/aff+ ,model develop$ by !   
,commission]4  7b7 ,agricultural        
speciali/s ,! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4     
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection %all e     
fiscal ye> hire1 tra91 & assign n few]  
?an #ajj new agricultural speciali/s    
above ! level z ( ,septemb] #cj ( !     
imm$iately prec$+ fiscal ye> until !    
total numb] ( (fic]s equals !           
requirem5ts id5tifi$ ea* ye> 9 !        
,agriculture ,res\rce ,allocation ,model
 develop$ by ! ,commission]4  7c7       
,inve/igators ,! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4  
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection %all e     
fiscal ye> hire1 tra91 & assign #cj new 
full-"t inve/igators )9 ! ,(fice (      
,pr(essional ,responsibility ( ,u4,s4   
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection until !    
total numb] ( inve/igators enables !    

,(fice to fulfill its mission           
proportionate to ! numb] ( new p]sonnel 
hir$ 9 accordance ) subsections 7a7 &   
7b74  7d7 ,support /aff ,! ,commission] 
( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection is
 au?oriz$ to hire1 tra91 & assign       
support /aff1 includ+ te*nicians1 to    
p]=m non-law en=cem5t adm9i/rative      
functions to support ! new (fic]s hir$  
pursuant to subsection 7a74  7e7        
,traffic =eca/s ,9 calculat+ ! numb] (  
(fic]s ne$$ at ea* l&1 air1 & m>itime   
port ( entry ?r\gh ! ,workload ,/aff+   
,model1 ! ,(fice ( ,field ,op]ations (  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection     
%all--  7#a7 rely on data collect$      
reg>d+ ! inspections & o!r activities   
conduct$ at ea* su* port ( entry2 &     
7#b7 consid] volume f seasonal surges1  
o!r project$ *anges 9 comm]cial &       
pass5g] volumes1 ! mo/ curr5t comm]cial 
=eca/s1 & o!r relevant in=mation4  7f7  
,am5dm5t ,subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section    
#daa7;g77#e7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act 
( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77#e77 is  

am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ model & ins]t+   
models2  7#b7 by ins]t+ agricultural    
speciali/s1 be=e & support p]sonnel2 &  
7#c7 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end !  
foll[+3 1 & in=mation conc]n+ ! progress
 made t[>d meet+ (fic]1 agriculture     
speciali/1 & support /aff hir+ t>gets1  
:ile acc\nt+ = attrition4  7g7 ,,gao    
report ,if by ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj1 !   
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection has n hir$ at lea/ #ejj     
additional (fic]s au?oriz$ "u subsection
 7a7 or at lea/ #ej additional          
agriculture speciali/s au?oriz$ "u      
subsection 7b71 & 9 any subsequ5t fiscal
 ye> 9 :i* ! /aff+ levels specifi$ 9 !  
,workload ,/aff+ ,model or ,agriculture 
,res\rce ,allocation ,model = ! ,(fice (
 ,field ,op]ations h n be5 a*iev$1 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all--  7#a7 conduct a review ( ,u4,s4  
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection hir+       
policies & processes to id5tify factors 
contribut+ to su* levels n be+ a*iev$ & 
any o!r issues relat$ to hir+ by ,u4,s4 

,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection2  7#b7     
consid] attrition levels )9 ! ,(fice (  
,field ,op]ations to id5tify associat$  
factors contribut+ to attrition )9 !    
work=ce ( su* ,(fice2 &  7#c7 submit to 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report t describes
 ! results ( ! review & consid]ation "u 
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively1 & t
 conta9s recomm5dations to enhance !    
likelihood ( a*iev+ su* /aff+ levels4   
#c4 ,ports ( entry infra/ructure        
enhancem5t report ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate a report t id5tifies--  7#a7
 infra/ructure improvem5ts at ports (   
entry t w\ld enhance ! ability ( ,u4,s4 
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection (fic]s to  

detect1 int]dict1 disrupt1 & prev5t     
f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r     
n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances &      
associat$ contrab& f ent]+ ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 includ+ a description (         
circum/ances 9 :i* effective te*nology 9
 use at c]ta9 ports ( entry _c be       
implem5t$ at o!r ports ( entry2  7#b7   
detection equipm5t t w\ld improve !     
ability ( su* (fic]s to id5tify su*     
drugs & o!r dang]s t are be+ illegally  
transport$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7
 safety equipm5t t w\ld protect su*     
(fic]s f accid5tal exposure to su* drugs
 or o!r dang]s associat$ ) ! inspection 
( pot5tial drug traffick]s4  #d4        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #hb1gge1jjj 9 fiscal ye> #bjah 
& #ic1jie1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s     
#bjai ?r\gh #bjbd4