IB Union Calendar No. 9 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 [Report No. 116–23] 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 8, 2019 Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security MARCH 28, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1639 RH A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identifica- tion of staffing needs, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1639 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CBP Workload Staffing 4 Model Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKLOAD STAFFING MODELS 6 FOR U.S. BORDER PATROL AND AIR AND MA- 7 RINE OPERATIONS OF CBP. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs 9 and Border Protection shall in coordination with the Under 10 Secretary for Management, Chief Human Capital Officer, 11 and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland 12 Security, develop and implement, by not later than one 13 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a workload 14 staffing model for each of the U.S. Border Patrol and Air 15 and Marine Operations. 16 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF 17 CBP.—Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Secu- 18 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended— 19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) 20 as paragraphs (20) and (21), respectively; and 21 (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol- 22 lowing new paragraphs: 23 ‘‘(18) implement a staffing model that includes 24 consideration for essential frontline operator activities 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1639 RH and functions, variations in operating environments, 1 present and planned infrastructure, present and 2 planned technology, and required operations support 3 levels for the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine Op- 4 erations, and the Office of Field Operations, to man- 5 age and assign personnel of such entities to ensure 6 field and support posts possess adequate resources to 7 carry out duties specified in this section; 8 ‘‘(19) develop standard operating procedures for 9 a workforce tracking system within the U.S. Border 10 Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of 11 Field Operations, train the workforce of each of such 12 entities on the use, capabilities, and purpose of such 13 system, and implement internal controls to ensure 14 timely and accurate scheduling and reporting of ac- 15 tual completed work hours and activities;’’. 16 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 17 of the enactment of this Act with respect to subsection (a) 18 and paragraphs (18) and (19) of section 411(c) of the 19 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended by subsection 20 (b)), and annually thereafter with respect to such para- 21 graphs (18) and (19), the Secretary of Homeland Security 22 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 23 House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 24 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a status 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 1639 RH update on the implementation of this Act and such para- 1 graphs (18) and (19), and status updates on such para- 2 graphs (18) and (19), as well as all relevant workload staff- 3 ing models. Such status updates shall include information 4 on data sources and methodology used to generate such 5 staffing models. 6 (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 7 120 days after the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor- 8 der Protection develops a workload staffing model pursuant 9 to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department 10 of Homeland Security shall review such model and provide 11 feedback to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 12 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- 13 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 14 Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the degree to 15 which such model is responsive to Inspector General rec- 16 ommendations, including recommendations from the In- 17 spector General’s February 2019 audit, and as appropriate, 18 any further recommendations to improve such model. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 9 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1639 [Report No. 116–23] 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. MARCH 28, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:56 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1639.RH H1639 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS