,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #i1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4      
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security to establish a   
pilot program to hire transitioning     
servicemembers to be ,border ,patrol    
agents4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,veterans ,border      
,patrol ,training ,act4  #b4 ,border    
,patrol ,skillbridge ,pilot ,program    
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 in collaboration with the    
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
establish an interdepartmental pilot    
program through which the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security shall use the      
,department of ,defense ,skill,bridge   

,program to train and hire transitioning
 servicemembers as ,border ,patrol      
agents for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection4  7b7 ,employment skills    
training ,in carrying out the pilot     
program established pursuant to         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security1 in collaboration   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
use the authorities available under     
section #aadc of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 to train and facilitate  
the transition of members of the armed  
forces to service as ,border ,patrol    
agents4  #c4 ,annual reports ,not later 
than #a year after the pilot program is 
established pursuant to section #b7;a71 
and annually thereafter until the date  
referred to in section #d1 the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense and the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs1 shall submit a report to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  

the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate1 the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives that        
includes for the reporting period--     
7#a7 the number of participants in the  
pilot program2  7#b7 the number of      
eligible participants who applied to be 
part of the pilot program2 and  7#c7 the
 number of pilot program participants   
who are-- 7,a7 members the ,armed       
,forces2  7,b7 reserve members of the   
,armed ,forces2  7,c7 commissioned      
officers or non-commissioned officers2  
7,d7 enlisted members of the ,armed     
,forces2  7,e7 veterans2  7,f7 spouses  
of such members of the ,armed ,forces or
 veterans2 and  7,g7 dependents of such 
members of the ,armed ,forces or        
veterans4  #d4 ,sunset date ,the pilot  

program established pursuant to section 
#b shall be terminated on the date that 
is #e years after the date on which such
 program is established4