3.0.0 1604 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z Senate S S 2011-09-22 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-09-22T16:59:32Z 2011-09-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Government Operations and Politics Agricultural trade Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Homeland security Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mexico Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-21T17:48:55Z Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, by the end of FY2016, an additional: (1) 5,000 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 of the United States, and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) equip each CBP officer with a secure communication and satellite-enabled device that allows communication between ports of entry and inspection stations, and with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement entities; and (2) establish a grant program for the purchase of detection equipment at land ports of entry and communication and biometric devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border.

Authorizes: (1) the Commissioner of CBP to construct land ports of entry, acquire necessary land or land interests, and construct additional ports of entry along the borders; and (2) the Secretary to acquire necessary real property leaseholds.

Authorizes appropriations. Rescinds specified funds equal to such appropriations.

]]> Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2011 Display Title Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional resources and funding for construction and infrastructure improvements at United States land ports of entry, to open additional inspection lanes, to hire more inspectors, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1604is/xml/BILLS-112s1604is.xml 2011-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.