To increase the pay and enhance the training of United States Border Patrol agents, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, …
Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Sets authorized Border Patrol staffing at 20,500 agents and requires a validated personnel requirements model to determine actual workforce needs. Mandates third-party validation by an independent research entity.
Who Benefits and How
- U.S. Border Patrol receives clear staffing authorization and methodology for determining needs
- Border security operations may improve with properly sized and justified workforce
- CBP and DHS gain defensible staffing model for budget requests
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Federal taxpayers bear increased personnel costs for expanded Border Patrol
- CBP Commissioner must develop and validate staffing model within 180 days
- Independent research entities must validate the methodology
Key Provisions
- Establishes 20,500 as authorized staffing level
- Requires validated personnel requirements determination model
- Third-party validation by independent federally funded research entity
- Builds on 2011 staffing and deployment plan requirements
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Increases Border Patrol staffing levels and requires validated personnel requirements model to determine appropriate workforce size
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Establish evidence-based Border Patrol staffing through validated methodology"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commissioner"
- → CBP Commissioner
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Model determining Border Patrol agents needed validated by qualified research entity
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