,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,lee1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the   
transfer of ,department of ,homeland    
,security staff from an international   
land port of entry along southwest      
border unless such transfer would not   
impact the processing of trade through  
such port of entry1 such staff would be 
immediately replaced1 or such staff are 
needed to actively engage in physical   
detentions to secure such border1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,keeping 
,international ,land ,ports of ,entry   
,open ,act4  #b4 ,maintaining adequate  
staffing levels at international land   
ports of entry along the southwest      

border  7a7 ,in general ,in order to    
successfully carry out the duty to      
facilitate and expedite the flow of     
legitimate travelers and trade set forth
 in subsections 7c77#c7 and 7g77#c77;,d7
 of section #daa of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa71 ,department of ,homeland         
,security staff may not be transferred  
from any international land port of     
entry along the international border    
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico 
unless-- 7#a7 such transfer would not   
affect the processing of trade through  
such port of entry2  7#b7 such staff    
member is immediately replaced by a     
staff member of similar ability2 or     
7#c7 the transfer of such staff member  
is necessary to actively engage in      
physical detentions to secure such      
border4  7b7 ,limited exception ,the    
exception set forth in subsection       
7a77#c7 shall not apply to any function 
that does not directly involve the      
physical security of the international  

border between the ,united ,states and  
,mexico1 such as the processing of      
aliens who have crossed such border4    
7c7 ,notice requirements ,when          
transferring staff pursuant to an       
exception set forth in subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
at the earliest opportunity1 including  
before such transfers1 if possible1 and 
under no circumstances later than #bd   
hours after such transfers1 shall       
provide-- 7#a7 written notice of such   
transfers1 including an explanation of  
the applicability of a relevant         
exception under subsection 7a71 to the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7#b7 public      
notice of such transfers 7without       

disclosing personally identifiable      
information7 and any related closures at
 ports of entry for the benefit of      
participants in international trade who 
may be affected by such closures4