[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8794 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8794 To require an assessment of CBP and ICE staffing at the southern border, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2024 Mr. Allred (for himself and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require an assessment of CBP and ICE staffing at the southern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Border Workforce Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT ON DHS STAFFING NEEDS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. (a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), shall conduct an assessment of staffing needs at the southern border of the United States. (b) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Reviews of existing staffing models and methodologies for deploying personnel of CBP, ICE, and USCIS at the southern border and across the country, and the effect of continuously relying on details and overtime to temporarily fill staffing gaps. (2) Factors within and outside of the control of the Department of Homeland Security that are affecting workloads and exacerbating staffing challenges to identify solutions CBP, ICE, and USCIS can accomplish, as well as solutions that require congressional action. (3) An identification of critical capability gaps in human resources, new technology integration, and streamlined risk management systems across CBP, ICE, and USCIS. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the assessment under subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following: (1) The findings of such assessment. (2) A description of how the Secretary, the Commissioner of CBP, the Director of ICE, and the Director of USCIS should implement the recommendations contained in such assessment. (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee of Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. <all>