,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bddd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #i1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mrs4    
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to establish a minimum staffing level  
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection officers along the northern 
border1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,border ,officers ,utilization for 
,national ,defense ,act of #bjai or the 
,,bound ,act4  #b4 ,minimum ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection        
staffing along the northern border  7a7 
,in general ,beginning on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall ensure that   
not fewer than the maximum number of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 

officers deployed along the             
international border between the ,united
 ,states and ,canada 7referred to in    
this ,act as the northern border7 at any
 time between ,january #a1 #bjaf and the
 date of the enactment of this ,act are 
always deployed along the northern      
border1 including ports of entry along  
the northern border4  7b7 ,limitation on
 transfers ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection may not
 transfer any ,u4,s4 ,customs and       
,border ,protection officer away from an
 assignment along the northern border if
 such transfer would reduce the number  
of such officers assigned to the        
northern border below the level required
 under subsection 7a74