,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve the hiring and     
training processes at ,u4,s4            
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
and ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border         
,protection4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,hiring  
,review ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on the    
,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,c7 the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  

on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,,cbp 
,the term ,,cbp means ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection4  7#c7 ,,ice    
,the term ,,ice means ,u4,s4            
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 
7#d7 ,under secretary ,the term ,under  
,secretary means the ,under ,secretary  
for ,management at the ,department of   
,homeland ,security4  #c4 ,hiring audit 
at ,,ice and ,,cbp ,the ,under          
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,office of ,personnel ,management1 shall
 conduct an audit of the hiring records 
for any employees hired by ,,ice or     
,,cbp after the date of the enactment of
 ,public ,law #aai-ba to certify all    
hiring requirements with respect to such
 employees1 including background checks1
 were complete and remained consistent  
with applicable ,office of ,personnel   
,management hiring standards4  #d4      
,requirement to check ,state and local  

systems ,the ,under ,secretary shall    
cross-reference all new employees hired 
for positions at ,,ice or ,,cbp since   
,january #bj1 #bjbe1 with ,state-level  
misconduct files1 including police      
records and employment records of law   
enforcement agencies1 to determine      
whether information contained in such   
files was taken into consideration      
during the evaluation of such new       
employees prior to being hired4  #e4    
,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training    
,centers certification of training  7a7 
,certifications ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal
 ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers   
shall certify that every agent or       
officer of ,,ice and ,,cbp has          
successfully completed the required     
training for their respective positions 
within ,,ice or ,,cbp1 including-- 7#a7 
the ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs    
,enforcement ,academy2  7#b7 ,u4,s4     
,border ,patrol agent basic training2   

and  7#c7 the ,u4,s4 ,customs and       
,border ,protection ,field ,operations  
,academy4  7b7 ,length of training ,the 
certifications required under subsection
 7a7 should indicate the length of      
training that each officer and agent    
completed for their respective          
positions4  #f4 ,government             
,accountability ,office study and report
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit a report to the    
appropriate congressional committees    
that includes-- 7#a7 the findings from  
the audit conducted pursuant to section 
#c2  7#b7 a description of the ,under   
,secretary's determination of the use of
 ,state-level misconduct files during   
the evaluation of potential new ,,ice   
and ,,cbp employees2 and  7#c7 an audit 
of pass and fail rates for training at  
the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training
 ,centers for ,,ice and ,,cbp agents and
 officers4