[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 434 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 434

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) identification of staffing needs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2025

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) identification of staffing needs, 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 ``CBP Workload Staffing Model Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKLOAD STAFFING MODELS FOR U.S. BORDER 
              PATROL AND AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND 
              BORDER PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary for 
Management, Chief Human Capital Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security, develop and implement, by not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
workload staffing model for each of the following:
            (1) The U.S. Border Patrol.
            (2) Air and Marine Operations.
    (b) Responsibilities of the Commissioner of CBP.--Subsection (c) of 
section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) as paragraphs 
        (20) and (21), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(18) implement a staffing model that includes 
        consideration for essential frontline operator activities and 
        functions, variations in operating environments, present and 
        planned infrastructure, present and planned technology, and 
        required operations support levels for the U.S. Border Patrol, 
        Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of Field Operations, 
        to manage and assign personnel of such entities to ensure field 
        and support posts possess adequate resources to carry out 
        duties specified in this section;
            ``(19) develop standard operating procedures for a 
        workforce tracking system within the U.S. Border Patrol, Air 
        and Marine Operations, and the Office of Field Operations, 
        train the workforce of each of such entities on the use, 
        capabilities, and purpose of such system, and implement 
        internal controls to ensure timely and accurate scheduling and 
        reporting of actual completed work hours and activities;''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act with respect to subsection (a) and paragraphs 
(18) and (19) of section 411(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(as amended by subsection (b)), and annually thereafter with respect to 
such paragraphs (18) and (19), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a status update on the implementation of this Act 
and such paragraphs (18) and (19), and annual status updates regarding 
such paragraphs (18) and (19), as well as all relevant workload 
staffing models. Such status updates shall include information on data 
sources and methodology used to generate such staffing models.
    (d) Inspector General Review.--Not later than 120 days after the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection develops a workload 
staffing model pursuant to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall review such model and provide 
feedback to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the 
degree to which such model is responsive to Inspector General 
recommendations, including recommendations from the Inspector General's 
February 2019 audit, and as appropriate, any further recommendations to 
improve such model.
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