,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #i  #aafth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afci
  ,report ,no4 #aaf-bc  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#h1 #bjai ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4     
,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security  ,march #bh1 #bjai 
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,march #h1 #bjai  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to improve      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
7,,cbp7 identification of staffing      
needs1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,cbp ,workload ,staffing ,model    

,act4  #b4 ,establishment of workload   
staffing models for ,u4,s4 ,border      
,patrol and ,air and ,marine ,operations
 of ,,cbp  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall in            
coordination with the ,under ,secretary 
for ,management1 ,chief ,human ,capital 
,officer1 and ,chief ,financial ,officer
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security1 develop and implement1 by not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 a workload  
staffing model for each of the ,u4,s4   
,border ,patrol and ,air and ,marine    
,operations4  7b7 ,responsibilities of  
the ,commissioner of ,,cbp ,subsection  
7c7 of section #daa of the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#ah7 and 7#ai7 as          
paragraphs 7#bj7 and 7#ba71             
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#ag7 the following new 
paragraphs3  7#ah7 implement a staffing 

model that includes consideration for   
essential frontline operator activities 
and functions1 variations in operating  
environments1 present and planned       
infrastructure1 present and planned     
technology1 and required operations     
support levels for the ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol1 ,air and ,marine ,operations1  
and the ,office of ,field ,operations1  
to manage and assign personnel of such  
entities to ensure field and support    
posts possess adequate resources to     
carry out duties specified in this      
section2  7#ai7 develop standard        
operating procedures for a workforce    
tracking system within the ,u4,s4       
,border ,patrol1 ,air and ,marine       
,operations1 and the ,office of ,field  
,operations1 train the workforce of each
 of such entities on the use1           
capabilities1 and purpose of such       
system1 and implement internal controls 
to ensure timely and accurate scheduling
 and reporting of actual completed work 
hours and activities2  4  7c7 ,report   

,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act with      
respect to subsection 7a7 and paragraphs
 7#ah7 and 7#ai7 of section #daa7;c7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7as amended by subsection 7b771 and     
annually thereafter with respect to such
 paragraphs 7#ah7 and 7#ai71 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a status update 
on the implementation of this ,act and  
such paragraphs 7#ah7 and 7#ai71 and    
status updates on such paragraphs 7#ah7 
and 7#ai71 as well as all relevant      
workload staffing models4 ,such status  
updates shall include information on    
data sources and methodology used to    
generate such staffing models4  7d7     
,inspector ,general review ,not later   
than #abj days after the ,commissioner  
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          

,protection develops a workload staffing
 model pursuant to subsection 7a71 the  
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security shall review such
 model and provide feedback to the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
regarding the degree to which such model
 is responsive to ,inspector ,general   
recommendations1 including              
recommendations from the ,inspector     
,general's ,february #bjai audit1 and as
 appropriate1 any further               
recommendations to improve such model4  
,march #bh1 #bjai ,reported with an     
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed