HR5990-118

In Committee

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize Office of Field Operations positions, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize Office of Field Operations positions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Transportation, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEF65F46861614F5FB03C417D16158A25: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023.
  • Section HC322411DEB694DD686BEFA9AC0736A30: 2. New office of field operations positions authorized Section 411(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(g)) is amended by adding at the end...
  • Section H485166C404B14A279809A9960679CCF2: 3. Workforce staffing model Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall...
  • Section HB994F2F844264461AA6BE1049CF16234: 4. Reporting requirements Upon completion of the validation of the workforce staffing model pursuant to section 3(b), and quarterly thereafter, the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize Office of Field Operations positions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Transportation, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize Office of Field Operations positions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Transportation Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

Oct 19, 2023

Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas) …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Transportation Trade
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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