,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #afgh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #h1 #bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to increase the number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing1 infrastructure1 and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,america's ,ports of ,entry ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,additional ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel 7a7 ,officers ,subject to appropriations1 the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall hire1 train1 and assign #a1jjj new ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers above the current attrition level during every fiscal year until the total number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the ,workload ,staffing ,model4 7b7 ,support staff ,the ,commissioner is authorized to hire1 train1 and assign support staff1 including technicians and ,enterprise ,services mission support1 to perform non-law enforcement administrative functions to support the new ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers hired pursuant to subsection 7a74 7c7 ,traffic forecasts ,in calculating the number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers needed at each port of entry through the ,workload ,staffing ,model1 the ,commissioner shall-- 7#a7 rely on data collected regarding the inspections and other activities conducted at each such port of entry2 7#b7 consider volume from seasonal surges1 other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes1 the most current commercial forecasts1 and other relevant information2 7#c7 consider historical volume and forecasts prior to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic and the impact on international travel2 and 7#d7 incorporate personnel requirements for increasing the rate of outbound inspection operations at land ports of entry4 7d7 ,,gao report ,if the ,commissioner does not hire the #a1jjj additional ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers authorized under subsection 7a7 during fiscal year #bjbf1 or during any subsequent fiscal year in which the hiring requirements set forth in the ,workload ,staffing ,model have not been achieved1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct a review of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection hiring practices to determine the reasons that such requirements were not achieved and other issues related to hiring by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7#b7 submit a report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives that describes the results of the review conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 #c4 ,ports of entry infrastructure enhancement report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives that identifies-- 7#a7 infrastructure improvements at ports of entry that would enhance the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers to interdict opioids and other drugs that are being illegally transported into the ,united ,states1 including a description of circumstances at specific ports of entry that prevent the deployment of technology used at other ports of entry2 7#b7 detection equipment that would improve the ability of such officers to identify opioids1 including precursors and derivatives1 that are being illegally transported into the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 safety equipment that would protect such officers from accidental exposure to such drugs or other dangers associated with the inspection of potential drug traffickers4 #d4 ,reporting requirements 7a7 ,temporary duty assignments 7#a7 ,defined term ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,f7 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,quarterly report ,the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit a quarterly report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes1 with respect to the reporting period-- 7,a7 the number of temporary duty assignments2 7,b7 the number of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officers required for each temporary duty assignment2 7,c7 the ports of entry from which such officers were reassigned2 7,d7 the ports of entry to which such officers were reassigned2 7,e7 the ports of entry at which reimbursable service agreements have been entered into that may be affected by temporary duty assignments2 7,f7 the duration of each temporary duty assignment2 7,g7 the cost of each temporary duty assignment2 and 7,h7 the extent to which the temporary duty assignments within the reporting period were in support of the other ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection activities or operations along the southern border of the ,united ,states1 including the specific costs associated with such temporary duty assignments4 7#c7 ,notice ,not later than #aj days before redeploying employees from #a port of entry to another1 absent emergency circumstances-- 7,a7 the ,commissioner shall notify the director of the port of entry from which employees will be reassigned of the intended redeployments2 and 7,b7 the port director shall notify impacted facilities 7including airports1 seaports1 and land ports7 of the intended redeployments4 7#d7 ,staff briefing ,the ,commissioner shall brief all affected ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection employees regarding plans to mitigate vulnerabilities created by any planned staffing reductions at ports of entry4 7b7 ,reports on ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection agreements ,section #ijg7;a7 of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ddea7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and an assessment and all that follows and inserting a period2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#ab7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ac71 respectively2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,a description of the factors that were considered before entering into the agreement1 including an assessment of how the agreement provides economic benefits and security benefits 7if applicable7 at the port of entry to which the agreement relates4 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#e71 as redesignated1 by inserting 1 including the locations of such services and the total hours of reimbursable services under the agreement1 if any after the report4 7c7 ,annual workload staffing model report ,as part of the ,annual ,report on ,staffing required under section #daa7;g77#e77;,a7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;g77#e77;,a771 the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall include-- 7#a7 information concerning the progress made toward meeting the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection officer and support staff hiring targets set forth in section #b1 while accounting for attrition2 7#b7 an update to the information provided in the ,resource ,optimization at the ,ports of ,entry report1 which was submitted to ,congress on ,september #ab1 #bjag1 pursuant to the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7division ,f of ,public ,law #aae-ca72 and 7#c7 a summary of the information included in the reports required under subsection 7a7 and section #ijg7;a7 of the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae1 as amended by subsection 7b74