,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico
 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4      
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,mr4    
,peters1 and ,mr4 ,cloud7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for ,u4,s4       
,border ,patrol ,processing             
,coordinators to enhance border         
security1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,border ,workforce ,efficiency ,act4
  #b4 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol ,processing
 ,coordinator positions  7a7 ,processing
 ,coordinators ,the ,commissioner of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
is authorized to hire and train ,u4,s4  
,border ,patrol ,processing             
,coordinators to operate within the     
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol to--  7#a7       
perform administrative tasks related to 
the intake and processing of individuals

 apprehended by ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol  
agents1 where necessary2  7#b7 transport
 individuals in ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol  
custody1 where necessary2 and  7#c7     
perform custodial watch duties of       
individuals in such custody1 including  
individuals who have been admitted to a 
hospital4  7b7 ,clarified authorities ,a
 ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol ,processing     
,coordinator hired under subsection 7a7 
may not arrest or otherwise detain any  
person as described in section #bce1    
#bcf1 or #bhg7;a71 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act and such a        
,coordinator may not conduct any        
interview under section                 
#bce7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbe7;b77#a77;,b774  7c7 ,training ,the
 ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection1 in coordination    
with the ,chief of the ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol and in consultation with the    
,director of the ,federal ,law          
,enforcement ,training ,centers1 shall  

develop tailored training for ,u4,s4    
,border ,patrol ,processing             
,coordinators4  7d7 ,associated support 
staff ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection is     
authorized to hire appropriate          
professional support staff to facilitate
 the hiring1 training1 and other support
 functions required by ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol ,processing ,coordinators4  7e7 
,biannual reports ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and biannually thereafter for 
the following two years1 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 
report regarding each ,u4,s4 ,border    
,patrol sector that includes information
 relating to the following3  7#a7 ,the  
number of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol        
,processing ,coordinators assigned to   
each such sector4  7#b7 ,the degree to  

which the responsibilities described in 
subsection 7a7 have been transferred    
from ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol agents to   
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol ,processing      
,coordinators4  7#c7 ,the percentage of 
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol agents who       
returned to field operations as a result
 of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol ,processing  
,coordinators undertaking the           
responsibilities described in subsection
 7a74  7f7 ,authorization of            
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #ai1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc to     
carry out this ,act4