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Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:28 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 883

Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2015

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty, by September 30, 2020: (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.

Requires DHS to: (1) ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows CBP officers to communicate between ports of entry and inspection stations and with other law enforcement entities; and (2) establish a program for awarding 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.

Authorizes CBP to aid in the enforcement of federal customs, immigration, and agriculture laws by: (1) designing, constructing, and modifying U.S. ports of entry, living quarters for personnel, technology and equipment, and other structures and facilities; (2) acquiring land deemed necessary to carry out the CBP's duties under this Act; and (3) constructing additional ports of entry along the southern and northern borders. Directs CBP to give priority consideration to projects that will substantially reduce commercial and passenger vehicle and pedestrian crossing wait times, increase trade, travel efficiency, and the projected total annual volume, and enhance safety and security, at border facilities at one or more ports of entry on the same border.

Authorizes CBP and the General Services Administration, over a 10-year period, to enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements, or accept donations of real or personal property or nonpersonal services, to facilitate the construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance of a new or existing facility or other infrastructure at a port of entry under their jurisdiction, custody, and control.

Directs DHS to: (1) develop a strategic plan for standardized collection of vehicle wait times at land ports of entry and update it to reflect new practices, timelines, tools, and assessments; (2) develop a standardized model for the allocation of CBP officers and support staff at land ports of entry; and (3) identify and adopt at least two new, outcome-based performance measures that support the trade facilitation goals of CBP.

Current Status of Bill HR 883

Bill HR 883 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 11, 2015. Bill HR 883 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on February 11, 2015.  Bill HR 883's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. as of February 27, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 883

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 883

Primary Policy Focus

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Potential Impact Areas

- Agricultural trade
- Animal and plant health
- Appropriations
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Law enforcement officers
- Performance measurement

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 883

Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2015
To provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2015

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