CBP Workload Staffing Model Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
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Summary
Creates a standardized workload staffing model for CBP frontline forces and a workforce tracking system to guide personnel assignments and reporting. This bill would push the Department of Homeland Security to build tools so Border Patrol, Air and Marine, and port operations have clearer staffing plans and data.
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- Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of Field Operations would get a staffing model that accounts for frontline activities, different operating environments, existing and planned infrastructure and technology, and needed support levels to help assign personnel where they are needed.
- CBP employees would see a new workforce tracking system with required standard operating procedures, staff training on the system, and internal controls to improve timely and accurate scheduling and reporting of actual work hours and activities.
- DHS leadership must report to House and Senate homeland security committees not later than one year after enactment and annually thereafter on implementation, data sources, and methodology. The DHS Inspector General must review the model within 120 days of its development and give feedback, including follow up on recommendations from the Inspector General’s February 2019 audit.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New staffing and tracking at CBP
This bill would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to build workload staffing models for the Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations within one year of enactment. The models would consider frontline duties, local conditions, current and planned infrastructure and technology, and needed support staff to assign people where needed. CBP would also set standard rules, training, and internal checks for a workforce tracking system across Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and the Office of Field Operations. The DHS Inspector General would review each model within 120 days after it is developed and send feedback to DHS and Congress. The DHS Secretary would report to Congress within one year of enactment and every year after, including the models, data sources, and methods used.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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