,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,stauber 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,langworthy1
 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,ms4     
,tenney1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and ,mrs4      
,hinson7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,northern ,border ,security   
,review ,act to require an annual report
 and update the northern border threat  
analysis1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,northern ,border ,security and     
,staffing ,reform ,act4  #b4 ,findings  
and sense of ,congress  7a7 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,between #bjjb and #bjaa1 ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection 7,,cbp7
 roughly doubled their staffing levels1 
and according to the ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection ,office ,workload  
,staffing ,model that calculates the    
number of ,,cbp officers estimated to   

carry out the ,,cbp mission at each air1
 sea1 and land port of entry in the     
,united ,states1 states that the current
 staffing gap between the model results 
and the current staffing levels         
indicates a nationwide staffing shortage
 of #e1hjj ,,cbp officers4  7#b7 ,the   
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-afa7 made      
,customs and ,border ,protection        
,officers eligible for the #a4g percent 
enhanced law enforcement officer 7,,leo7
 retirement system1 which allows law    
enforcement officers to retire at age   
#ej with #bj years of service1 or at any
 age with #be years of service4  7#c7   
,on ,april #cj1 #bjbd1 then-,senior     
,official ,performing the ,duties of the
 ,commissioner ,troy ,a4 ,miller        
testified before the ,committee on      
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives that ports of entry    
face a #djj percent increase in         
retirements in #bjbh4  7#d7 ,this       
retirement surge would                  

disproportionately affect ports of entry
 along the northern border4  7#e7 ,a    
#djj percent retirement surge would     
leave ports of entry along the northern 
border understaffed and unable to       
protect the ,american people from       
threats4  7#f7 ,ports of entry along the
 northern border face unique staffing   
challenges due to their harsh winters1  
isolated locations1 limited economic    
opportunities1 and scarce housing       
markets4 ,these factors make it         
difficult for northern ports of entry to
 recruit and retain officers who are not
 from its region4  7b7 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border        
,protection must begin a hiring surge of
 qualified recruits at ports of entry   
along the northern border to avoid the  
disastrous effects of the impending     
retirement surge1 future retirement     
surges1 and current staffing shortage4  
#c4 ,northern ,border threat analysis   
update  7a7 ,in general ,the ,northern  

,border ,security ,review ,act 7,public 
,law #aad-bfg7 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 and inserting not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of the  
,northern ,border ,security and         
,staffing ,reform ,act and every five   
years thereafter2  7#b7 in subsection   
7b7--  7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 
7#c7 through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#g7    
through 7#aj71 respectively2 and  7,b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   
following new paragraphs3  7#c7 the     
current number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection officers and agents 
deployed along the northern border      
compared with the projected demand over 
the following years for such officers   
and agents2  7#d7 the future retirement 
surges of such officers and agents1     
associated risks1 and plans for         
mitigation of such risks2  7#e7 any     
housing challenges along the northern   

border for such officers and agents2    
7#f7 the development of local recruiting
 plans to promote the hiring of new     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
officers and agents local to areas close
 to northern ports of entry2  2  7#c7 by
 redesignating subsection 7c7 as        
subsection 7d72  7#d7 by inserting after
 subsection 7b7 the following new       
subsection3  7c7 ,additional elements   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall also include in each threat       
analysis required under subsection 7a7  
the following3 7#a7 ,a plan1 and any    
updates thereto1 to address future      
retirement surges1 staffing challenges1 
and staffing shortages along the        
northern border4  7#b7 ,an assessment of
 the feasibility of the use of various  
recruitment and retention tools1        
including direct hire authority1        
recruitment1 retention1 and relocation  
bonuses1 additional pay authorities1 and
 student loan repayment programs to     
address staffing shortages along the    

northern border4  2 and  7#e7 by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7e7 ,definition ,in this section1 the 
term local recruiting plans means plans 
designed to motivate1 recruit1 hire1    
assist1 and mentor local qualified      
candidates to apply for and have a      
career in ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection at nearby ports of entry4  4