,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4        
,stabenow7 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 ,,cbp        
,agriculture ,specialists and support   
staff in the ,office of ,field          
,operations of ,u4,s4 ,customs and      
,border ,protection1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,america's ,food and ,agriculture ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,finding ,congress finds 
that--  7#a7 it is in the national      
security interest of the ,united ,states
 to ensure that the ,nation's food      
supply is sufficiently protected2 and   
7#b7 a vital part of such protection is 
the availability of adequate resources  
at the border to conduct inspections of 

incoming food and agricultural goods4   
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2  7,b7 the     
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2  7,c7 the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7,d7  
the ,committee on ,agriculture of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,,cbp 
,the term ,,cbp means ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection4  #d4           
,additional ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection personnel  7a7 ,,cbp        
,agriculture ,specialists ,the          
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may hire1 train1 and
 assign #bdj new ,,cbp ,agriculture     
,specialists above the current attrition
 level during every fiscal year until   
the total number of ,,cbp ,agriculture  
,specialists equals and sustains the    

requirements identified each year in the
 ,agriculture ,resource ,allocation     
,model4  7b7 ,mission and operational   
support staff  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may hire1 train1 and
 assign support staff to support ,,cbp  
,agriculture ,specialists4  7#b7 ,,cbp  
agriculture technicians ,the            
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may hire1 train1 and
 assign #bjj new ,,cbp ,agriculture     
,technicians during each fiscal year    
until the total number of ,,cbp         
,agriculture ,technicians equals and    
sustains the requirements identified    
each year in the ,mission and           
,operational ,support ,resource         
,allocation ,model4  7c7 ,,cbp          
agriculture canine teams ,the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection may hire1 train1 and
 assign #bj new ,,cbp agriculture canine
 teams during each of the first #c      
fiscal years beginning after the date of

 the enactment of this ,act4  7d7       
,traffic forecasts ,in calculating the  
number of ,,cbp ,agriculture            
,specialists needed at each port of     
entry through the ,agriculture ,resource
 ,allocation ,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  7e7        
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,,cbp agriculture specialists ,there is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 #bi1ijj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbj2  7,b7 #cf1ajj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjba2 and  7,c7       
#dj1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4  7#b7
 ,,cbp agriculture technicians ,there is
 authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 #aa1jjj1jjj   

for fiscal year #bjbj2  7,b7 #be1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjba2 and  7,c7       
#ch1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4  7#c7
 ,,cbp agriculture canine teams ,there  
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out subsection 7c7-- 7,a7         
#c1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2  7,b7 
#g1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and   
7,c7 #ab1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4 
7#d7 ,training ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated for training costs      
associated with the new ,,cbp personnel 
and canine teams hired pursuant to      
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c7 #f1jjj1jjj
 for each of the fiscal years #bjbj1    
#bjba1 and #bjbb4  #e4 ,,gao study1     
briefing1 and report  7a7 ,study ,the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states1 after consultation with the    
appropriate congressional committees1   
shall conduct a review of the efforts of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1
 the ,department of ,agriculture1 and   
other ,federal agencies to address risks
 to the agricultural supply that        

analyzes--  7#a7 interagency            
coordination and the distribution of    
responsibilities among ,federal agencies
 with respect to the inspection of      
agricultural commodities entering the   
,united ,states2  7#b7 the effectiveness
 of such inspection responsibilities    
among ,federal agencies2 and  7#c7 the  
training provided to1 and working       
conditions of1 ,,cbp ,agriculture       
,specialists4  7b7 ,briefing ,not later 
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall brief the appropriate   
congressional committees regarding the  
results of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report ,not    
later than #ij days after the briefing  
required under subsection 7b71 the      
,comptroller ,general shall complete the
 study required under subsection 7a7 and
 make the results of the study available
 to the public4