,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjbf,mr4     
,lujn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve ! hir+ & tra9+ 
processes at ,u4,s4 ,immigration &      
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t & ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &    
,bord] ,protection4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,dhs ,hir+   
,review ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional   
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,c7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,homel&  
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  
7,e7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,f7 !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,,cbp ,! t]m   

,,cbp means ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     
,protection4  7#c7 ,,ice ,! t]m ,,ice   
means ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms     
,en=cem5t4  7#d7 ,"u secret>y ,! t]m ,"u
 ,secret>y means ! ,"u ,secret>y =      
,managem5t at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&     
,security4  #c4 ,hir+ audit at ,,ice &  
,,cbp ,! ,"u ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 %all   
conduct an audit ( ! hir+ records = any 
employees hir$ by ,,ice or ,,cbp aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ,public ,law #aai-ba
 to c]tify all hir+ requirem5ts )       
respect to su* employees1 includ+       
backgr\nd *ecks1 7 complete & rema9$    
consi/5t ) applicable ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel
 ,managem5t hir+ /&>ds4  #d4 ,requirem5t
 to *eck ,/ate & local sy/ems ,! ,"u    
,secret>y %all cross-ref]5ce all new    
employees hir$ = positions at ,,ice or  
,,cbp s9ce ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 )        
,/ate-level misconduct files1 includ+   
police records & employm5t records ( law
 en=cem5t ag5cies1 to det]m9e :e!r      
in=mation conta9$ 9 su* files 0 tak5    

into consid]ation dur+ ! evaluation (   
su* new employees prior to be+ hir$4    
#e4 ,f$]al ,law ,en=cem5t ,tra9+ ,c5t]s 
c]tification ( tra9+  7a7 ,c]tifications
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,f$]al ,law ,en=cem5t ,tra9+ ,c5t]s %all
 c]tify t e ag5t or (fic] ( ,,ice &     
,,cbp has successfully complet$ !       
requir$ tra9+ = _! respective positions 
)9 ,,ice or ,,cbp1 includ+-- 7#a7 !     
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
,academy2  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,bord] ,patrol   
ag5t basic tra9+2 &  7#c7 ! ,u4,s4      
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection ,field     
,op]ations ,academy4  7b7 ,l5g? ( tra9+ 
,! c]tifications requir$ "u subsection  
7a7 %\ld indicate ! l5g? ( tra9+ t ea*  
(fic] & ag5t complet$ = _! respective   
positions4  #f4 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability
 ,(fice /udy & report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit a report to ! appropriate   
congressional committees t includes--   

7#a7 ! f9d+s f ! audit conduct$ pursuant
 to section #c2  7#b7 a description ( ! 
,"u ,secret>y's det]m9ation ( ! use (   
,/ate-level misconduct files dur+ !     
evaluation ( pot5tial new ,,ice & ,,cbp 
employees2 &  7#c7 an audit ( pass &    
fail rates = tra9+ at ! ,f$]al ,law     
,en=cem5t ,tra9+ ,c5t]s = ,,ice & ,,cbp 
ag5ts & (fic]s4