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US S1305

CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017


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Introduced
06/07/2017
In Committee
10/12/2018
Crossed Over
10/12/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. Specifically, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees in that area, then it may exercise direct hire authority and pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses. Additionally, the Office of Personnel Management may establish special pay rates. The DHS Office of Inspector General must review the use of hiring and compensation flexibilities and determine whether they help meet hiring and retention needs in rural and remote areas. DHS must report to Congress on the number of requests it receives from other federal agencies for the file of an applicant for a position in the CBP that includes the results of a polygraph examination.

AI Summary

This bill, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (CBP HiRe Act), provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can use direct hire authority and pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses if it determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees. The Office of Personnel Management can also establish special pay rates for these positions. The DHS Inspector General must review the use of these flexibilities to determine if they help meet hiring and retention needs in rural and remote areas. Additionally, DHS must report to Congress on the number of requests it receives from other federal agencies for the file of a CBP applicant that includes the results of a polygraph examination.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (on 10/12/2018)

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