,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to expedite detainee        
transport to border patrol processing   
facilities4  #a4 ,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        
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and   
7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7  
,remote border patrol station ,the term 
remote border patrol station means a    
border patrol station located in an area
 within the ,united ,states along the   

international border between the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico that is not within 
an area defined and designated by the   
,bureau of the ,census as an urbanized  
area4  #b4 ,commercial driver program   
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 shall establish a program to expedite  
detainee transport to border patrol     
processing facilities by ensuring that1 
beginning not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act--
  7#a7 not fewer than #cjj border patrol
 agents assigned to remote border patrol
 stations have a commercial driver's    
license with a passenger endorsement for
 detainee transport2  7#b7 not fewer    
than #e border patrol agents who have a 
commercial driver's license with a      
passenger endorsement for detainee      
transport are available at each remote  
border patrol station during every      
shift2  7#c7 not fewer than #c buses are
 assigned to each of the ,el ,paso1     
,laredo1 ,rio ,grande ,valley1 ,san     

,diego1 and ,tucson sectors and parked  
7when not in use7 at a ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection facility located
 in the respective sector2 and  7#d7 not
 fewer than #b buses are assigned to    
each of the ,big ,bend1 ,del ,rio1 ,el  
,centro1 and ,yuma sectors and parked   
7when not in use7 at a ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection facility located
 in the respective sector4  7b7         
,relocation ,buses assigned to specific 
,border ,patrol ,sectors pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 may be relocated to other
 sectors in response to changing        
immigration patterns4  7c7 ,reducing    
wait times at remote border patrol      
stations ,the ,commissioner shall ensure
 that sufficient buses are available in 
each border patrol sector to avoid      
subjecting detainees to long wait times 
at remote border patrol stations4  7d7  
,reporting requirement ,the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit     
quarterly reports to the appropriate    
congressional committees regarding the  

average length of detainees' stay at    
border patrol processing centers4