[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 339 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 339

 To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to 
  provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest 
border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal 
                                aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Packard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to 
  provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest 
border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal 
                                aliens.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

    In addition to such amounts as are otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated such amounts are 
as necessary to increase the number of agents of the Border Patrol (and 
necessary support personnel positions) to a total of 10,000 by October 
1, 2000.

SEC. 2. DEPLOYMENT OF BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

    The Attorney General shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that Border Patrol agents and resources are deployed 
primarily along the Southwestern border of the United States or are 
actively engaged in law enforcement activities related to illegal 
transit of that border.

SEC. 3. DETENTION FACILITIES.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service shall take appropriate action to increase the 
capability of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to detain 
individuals who have illegally entered the United States at a border 
area.
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