,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bafb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,commissioner
 of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border         
,protection to annually hire at least   
#fjj new ,border ,patrol agents1 to     
report quarterly to ,congress on the    
status of the ,border ,patrol workforce1
 and to conduct a comprehensive staffing
 analysis4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,securing ,america's
 ,borders ,act of #bjai4  #b4           
,additional border patrol personnel  7a7
 ,agents ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection shall  
hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than  
#fjj new ,border ,patrol agents1        
compared to the current attrition level1
 during every fiscal year until the     
total number of ,border ,patrol agents  

equals and sustains the requirements    
identified in ,executive ,order #acgfg  
7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #hgic74  7b7 ,support  
staff ,the ,commissioner is authorized  
to hire1 train1 and assign support staff
 to perform non-law enforcement         
administrative functions to support the 
new ,border ,patrol agents hired        
pursuant to subsection 7a74  7c7        
,reports to ,congress ,not later that   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #ij days       
thereafter1 the ,commissioner 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        
describes the status of the ,border     
,patrol workforce1 including--  7#a7 the
 total number of ,border ,patrol agents2
  7#b7 the total number of ,border      
,patrol support staff2  7#c7 the number 
of ,border ,patrol agents and support   
staff hired during the reporting period2

  7#d7 the number of ,border ,patrol    
agents and support staff lost to        
attrition1 broken down by port of entry2
 and  7#e7 any hiring authorities1      
incentive pay1 or other special pay     
incentives utilized during the reporting
 period4  #c4 ,comprehensive staffing   
analysis ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection shall--
 7#a7 not later than #fj days after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1     
amend the comprehensive staffing        
analysis required under section #b7;e7  
of the ,border ,patrol ,agent ,pay      
,reform ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law     
#aac-bgg7 based on any changes to       
workload demands since the date of the  
enactment of such ,act2 and  7#b7 not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 submit a    
report to the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states that includes the   
results of a comprehensive staffing     
analysis1 as required under section     
#b7;e7 of the ,border ,patrol ,agent    

,pay ,reform ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law
 #aac-bgg74  #d4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated1 for each of the fiscal 
years #bjbj through #bjbf1 such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this ,act4