,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ag1  
#bjah ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 and ,ms4  
,harris7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
increase the number of ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection ,office of      
,field ,operations officers and support 
staff and to require reports that       
identify staffing1 infrastructure1 and  
equipment needed to enhance security at 
ports of entry4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,border and    
,port ,security ,act4  #b4 ,additional  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
personnel  7a7 ,officers ,the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall hire1 train1  
and assign not fewer than #ejj new      
,office of ,field ,operations officers  
above the current authorized level every

 fiscal year until the total number of  
,office of ,field ,operations officers  
equals the requirements identified each 
year in the ,workload ,staffing ,model4 
7b7 ,support staff ,the ,commissioner is
 authorized to hire1 train1 and assign  
support staff1 including technicians1 to
 perform non-law enforcement            
administrative functions to support the 
new ,office of ,field ,operations       
officers hired pursuant to subsection   
7a74  7c7 ,traffic forecasts ,in        
calculating the number of ,office of    
,field ,operations officers needed at   
each port of entry through the ,workload
 ,staffing ,model1 the ,office of ,field
 ,operations shall--  7#a7 rely on data 
collected regarding the inspections and 
other activities conducted at each such 
port of entry2 and  7#b7 consider volume
 from seasonal surges1 other projected  
changes in commercial and passenger     
volumes1 the most current commercial    
forecasts1 and other relevant           
information4  7d7 ,report on ,workload  

,staffing ,model updates ,as part of the
 ,annual ,report on ,staffing required  
under section #daa7;g77#e77;,a7 of the  
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77#e77;,a771 the       
,commissioner shall include information 
concerning the progress made toward     
meeting ,office of ,field ,operations   
officer and support staff hiring        
targets1 while accounting for attrition4
  7e7 ,,gao report ,if the ,commissioner
 does not hire the #ejj additional      
,office of ,field ,operations officers  
authorized under subsection 7a7 in      
fiscal year #bjbj1 or in any subsequent 
fiscal year in which the hiring         
requirements set forth in the ,workload 
,staffing ,model have not been achieved1
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall--  7#a7 conduct a 
review of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection hiring practices to         
determine the reasons that such         
requirements were not achieved and other
 issues related to hiring by ,u4,s4     

,customs and ,border ,protection2 and   
7#b7 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 the results of the review     
conducted under paragraph 7#a74  #c4    
,ports of entry infrastructure          
enhancement report ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection 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        
identifies--  7#a7 infrastructure       
improvements at ports of entry that     
would enhance the ability of ,office of 
,field ,operations officers to interdict
 opioids and other drugs that are being 
illegally transported into the ,united  
,states1 including a description of     

circumstances at specific ports of entry
 that prevent the implementation of     
technology used at other ports of entry2
  7#b7 detection equipment that would   
improve the ability of such ,office of  
,field ,operations officers to identify 
opioids1 including precursors and       
derivatives1 that are being illegally   
transported into the ,united ,states2   
and  7#c7 safety equipment that would   
protect such ,office of ,field          
,operations officers from accidental    
exposure to such drugs or other dangers 
associated with the inspection of       
potential drug traffickers4  #d4        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act #fi1ebj1jjj for each
 of the fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbd4