Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 25, 2018)
Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty, by September 30, 2023: (1) 5,000 additional full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to serve on all inspection lanes and enforcement teams at U.S. land ports of entry on the northern and southern borders, and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry.
The bill also requires DHS to:
- ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows communication between ports of entry and inspection stations and with other law enforcement entities;
- award grants for the purchase of identification and detection equipment and mobile, hand-held, two-way communication devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border;
- develop a strategic plan for standardized collection of vehicle wait times at land ports of entry and update it to reflect new practices, time lines, tools, and assessments;
- develop a standardized model for the allocation of CBP officers and support staff at land ports of entry; and
- identify and adopt at least two new, outcome-based performance measures that support the trade facilitation goals of the CBP.
What just happenedMay 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2018
- May 2, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee - May 2, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Trade Subcommittee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Appropriations Committee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House