[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6280 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6280

  To authorize additional appropriations for certain U.S. Customs and 
         Border Protection operations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

 Mr. Vasquez (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. 
   Caraveo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize additional appropriations for certain U.S. Customs and 
         Border Protection operations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Border Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CERTAIN U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
              PROTECTION OPERATIONS.

    (a) Hiring.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security $300,000,000 to hire personnel for U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection operations at ports of entry, including 
agents, processing assistants, technicians, agriculture specialists, 
and import specialists.
    (b) Screening.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security $200,000,000 to procure, deploy, 
install, maintain, and operate screening technology at U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection ports of entry, such as non-intrusive inspection 
technology to inspect and detect cargo for illicit materials, such as 
fentanyl.
    (c) Infrastructure.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Administrator of General Services $70,000,000 for port of entry 
infrastructure, including port of entry building infrastructure 
improvements, vehicle inspection lane expansion or improvements, 
pedestrian pathway and lane expansion or improvements, and 
modernization within ports of entry.
    (d) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes described in this section--
            (1) shall be expended by not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this section; and
            (2) are in addition to amounts otherwise made available to 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security or to the Administrator of 
        General Services.
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