109 HR 4044 IH: Rapid Response Border Protection Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-10-07
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Rapid Response Border Protection Act of 2005
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(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title
Title I—Rapid response measures
Sec. 101. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol agents
Sec. 102. Elimination of fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents
Sec. 103. Helicopters and power boats
Sec. 104. Control of United States United States Border Patrol assets
Sec. 105. Motor vehicles
Sec. 106. Portable computers
Sec. 107. Radio communications
Sec. 108. Hand-held global positioning system devices
Sec. 109. Night vision equipment
Sec. 110. Border armor
Sec. 111. Weapons
Sec. 112. Uniforms
Title II—Detention pending removal
Sec. 201. Detention facilities for aliens arrested for illegal entry
Title III—Recruitment and retention of additional immigration law enforcement personnel
Sec. 301. Additional United States Border Patrol agents
Sec. 302. Provisions relating to the exercise of certain appointment and other similar authorities with respect to the United States Border Patrol
Sec. 303. Training facilities
Sec. 304. Operational facilities
Sec. 305. Maximum student loan repayments for United States Border Patrol agents
Sec. 306. Recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the Department of Homeland Security
Sec. 307. Repeal of the Department of Homeland Security human resources management system
Sec. 308. Establishment of specialized inspector occupations
Sec. 309. Increase in inspectors at airport and land border inspection stations
Sec. 310. Law enforcement retirement coverage for inspection officers and other employees
Sec. 311. Reestablishment of the United States Border Patrol anti-smuggling unit
Sec. 312. Establishment of specialized criminal investigator occupations
Sec. 313. Establishment of career paths to criminal investigator positions
Sec. 314. Additional immigration enforcement agents
Sec. 315. Increase United States Border Patrol agent and inspector pay
Sec. 316. Fair Labor Standards Act overtime
Title IV—Enforcement tools to diminish entries using fraudulent documents and commercial alien smuggling
Sec. 401. Foreign language training
Sec. 402. Foreign language awards
Sec. 403. Additional personnel for investigation of fraudulent schemes and document fraud
Sec. 404. Establish a special task force for coordinating and distributing information on fraudulent immigration documents
Sec. 405. New nonimmigrant visa classification to enable informants to enter the United States and remain temporarily
Sec. 406. Adjustment of status when needed to protect informants
Sec. 407. Rewards program
Sec. 408. Outreach program
<enum>I</enum><header>Rapid response measures</header>
<section id="H65AED3A39B184BC4A7C8F935596611AA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol agents</header>
<subsection id="H257556266CB9490BA2AF88047480D7E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor of a State on an international border of the United States declares an international border security emergency and requests additional United States Border Patrol agents from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 1,000 additional United States Border Patrol agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international border, in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border and entering the United States at any location other than an authorized port of entry.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE1E30AC92D6844A49F41B800C0820928"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant it to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide border security for any other State.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6CE021CD65F744C69EA8FEB3E1121EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collective bargaining</header><text>Emergency deployments under this section shall be made in conformance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBCD00CE60D744D9D0060F8FDA4C9142"><enum>102.</enum><header>Elimination of fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is necessary.</text></section>
<section id="H84CFA99027A146D9BCC1111DE718946E"><enum>103.</enum><header>Helicopters and power boats</header>
<subsection id="H88503548061B4FDC8F4265E59C7B1E91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 100 the number of United States Border Patrol helicopters, and shall increase by not less than 250 the number of United States Border Patrol power boats. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters are procured for the various missions being performed. The Secretary of Homeland Security also shall ensure that the types of power boats that are procured are appropriate for both the waterways in which they are used and the mission requirements.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H97E2BE13508A4BB4B8FA58BB6DC8812E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use and training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats described in subsection (a) will be used and implement training programs for the agents who use them, including safe operating procedures and rescue operations.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HDBEA54D24CAB4647BEE7AF3C83009E4C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Control of United States United States Border Patrol assets</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States Border Patrol shall have complete and exclusive administrative and operational control over all the assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including, aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the personnel associated with such assets.</text></section>
<section id="H4CD9DA0531D045F88824A7DDF6FD5411"><enum>105.</enum><header>Motor vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use by the United States Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of at least one police-type vehicle per every 3 United States Border Patrol agents. Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of the United States Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of appropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each vehicle shall have a “panic button” and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the location of an agent in distress. The police-type vehicles shall be replaced at least every 3 years.</text></section>
<section id="H2E9C0F0FEFC645078980A4BD8EA166CA"><enum>106.</enum><header>Portable computers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in the fleet of the United States Border Patrol is equipped with a portable computer with access to all necessary law enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the unique operational requirements of the United States Border Patrol.</text></section>
<section id="HDB3BC882F4A5446B0072FA9ED9C4EF6"><enum>107.</enum><header>Radio communications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio communications system so all law enforcement personnel working in every area where United States Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted two-way radio communication capabilities at all times. Each portable communications device shall be equipped with a “panic button” and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the location of the agent in distress.</text></section>
<section id="H50A2A2D1EF0E40AE951EEFEC95A374F7"><enum>108.</enum><header>Hand-held global positioning system devices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art hand-held global positioning system device for navigational purposes.</text></section>
<section id="H4B6DCD6C2902417787A2B015E8D5853"><enum>109.</enum><header>Night vision equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and maintained to enable each United States Border Patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be equipped with a portable night vision device.</text></section>
<section id="H4CC25985E7AA4BC4985377C1D105DF7D"><enum>110.</enum><header>Border armor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that every United States Border Patrol agent is issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall be allowed to select from among a variety of approved brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly encouraged, but not mandated, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All body armor shall be replaced at least every 5 years.</text></section>
<section id="H3551CD78811F41D8BBC45B5FA0729CE1"><enum>111.</enum><header>Weapons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition, the Secretary shall ensure that the Department’s policies allow all such officers to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats that they face.</text></section>
<section id="HFD61537DFC3D41B2BD9BBB2B0012F930"><enum>112.</enum><header>Uniforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all United States Border Patrol agents are provided with all necessary uniform items, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents. Such items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents as they become worn, unserviceable, or no longer fit properly.</text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Detention pending removal</header>
<section id="H502583634C754AD3BDDC1B58BE56A3D8"><enum>201.</enum><header>Detention facilities for aliens arrested for illegal entry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make arrangements for the availability of 100,000 additional beds for detaining aliens taken into custody by immigration officials. Some of these beds shall be rented from Federal, State, and local detention facilities. The remainder of the 100,000 shall be constructed to meet this demand on a temporary basis and then converted to other use when they are no longer needed as detention facilities.</text></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Recruitment and retention of additional immigration law enforcement personnel</header>
<section id="H7EAD06334AB442B58E78A27D15382BEC"><enum>301.</enum><header>Additional United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number of United States Border Patrol agents by—</text>
<paragraph id="HF722D000A8DF4B1BA8C11420B200ED4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2,500 in fiscal year 2006;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86062FD8F7D94995A73F8CB06DAF6061"><enum>(2)</enum><text>2,750 in fiscal year 2007;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F2691DA63A1451485DA279819BAF01F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>3,000 in fiscal year 2008;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CCE575BA3BF4547A7C7B778E3028815"><enum>(4)</enum><text>3,250 in fiscal year 2009; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H998E9D0838BD4FB59D26515182315D2D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>3,500 in fiscal year 2010.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4EE2227C70AC4A86B13D00D1E0264739" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>302.</enum><header>Provisions relating to the exercise of certain appointment and other similar authorities with respect to the United States Border Patrol</header>
<subsection id="HA17083CCDEF443CE8E8670BB8359F9C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text>
<paragraph id="HA569649BDD774093B00194B035DC6EB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all authority described in subsection (b) that (but for this section) would otherwise be vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security shall instead be vested in the head of the United States Border Patrol;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AA0AD10E9BD46CEBAA06803BBB29BCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text> an individual may not be appointed or continue to serve as the head of the United States Border Patrol if, at the time of appointment, such individual has not completed at least 20 years of service, within the competitive service (as defined by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/2102">section 2102</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code), as a United States Border Patrol agent; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C19B058E3BB4C15A09CE104A99C5856"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all activities described in subsection (b) shall be considered inherently Governmental functions and may not be carried out by any persons other than employees of the United States Border Patrol. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7E773F29AED5413DBB4DB8DE3D62D727"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section applies with respect to any authority relating to the recruitment, selection, and appointment of applicants (including the conducting of any investigation necessary to approve or grant security clearances) for United States Border Patrol agents, law enforcement officers (other than United States Border Patrol agents), and such other positions within the United States Border Patrol as the head of the United States Border Patrol may by regulation determine.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA891CF3F755D4AC1AAEE6B4879D23D02" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The head of the United States Border Patrol shall by regulation identify the specific authorities, including citations to the relevant provisions of law, rule, or regulation, to which this section applies.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA88AE46A8523479790B62EAF1BD134C7"><enum>303.</enum><header>Training facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the training facilities used to train newly-hired United States Border Patrol agents are sufficiently spacious and modern to ensure that all recruits are afforded the highest possible quality training, as well as reasonably comfortable living conditions. All dormitories shall be constructed so that each trainee is housed in separate quarters. Moreover, the Secretary shall ensure that the training sites selected contains adequate housing for all permanent and temporary instructors within the local commuting area.</text></section>
<section id="H21FDA04F216D4C919505A59BB778C467"><enum>304.</enum><header>Operational facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all operational facilities of the United States Border Patrol are well-equipped and sufficiently spacious and modern to enable all of the personnel assigned to such facilities to efficiently accomplish the agency’s mission.</text></section>
<section id="HC5C61CF18841416382309524E1F801F2" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>305.</enum><header>Maximum student loan repayments for United States Border Patrol agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5379">Section 5379(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HF49A3E91493D48B3A93D11098673BC37" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="HD8D2A0BF02A24C0E80434EF51756E59E" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an employee (otherwise eligible for benefits under this section) who is serving as a full-time active-duty United States Border Patrol agent within the Department of Homeland Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7966A97C8414ED98B71D689CD931240"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting <quote>$20,000</quote> for <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC481CE80D2B1447191004D0351CB6C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by substituting <quote>$80,000</quote> for <quote>$60,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HD5494D7EAAE448D59B55ACB2868F6810"><enum>306.</enum><header>Recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the Department of Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the authority to pay recruitment and relocation bonuses under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5753">section 5753</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the authority to pay retention bonuses under section 5754 of such title, and any other similar authorities available under any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, are exercised to the fullest extent allowable in order to encourage service in the Department of Homeland Security.</text></section>
<section id="HE1F246ACAA98436B9BBD14F801268630" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>307.</enum><header>Repeal of the Department of Homeland Security human resources management system</header>
<subsection id="H0C67C4E012AF464E85835EF0C1667870"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<paragraph id="HC0D679C4110F4BDC91D63C600D8B0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective as of the date specified in section 4 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note), <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/97">chapter 97</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (as added by section 841(a)(2) of such Act), section 841(b)(3) of such Act, and subsections (c) and (e) of section 842 of such Act are repealed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H432CC1D3643046899E1739FA9E907E21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Any regulations prescribed under authority of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/97">chapter 97</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, are void ab initio.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6136860569AE419A8C3CE0B8CD100500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nullification of previous exclusions</header><text>Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, all previous determinations as to whether—</text>
<paragraph id="H15BB58293F4D419BBBFCE8D75CC6D79D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agency or subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security (or a predecessor agency or subdivision transferred into the Department) is excluded from coverage under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/71">chapter 71</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00A5C0BF9AA2447AB807337EA4DED417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a unit or subdivision of a unit within the Department of Homeland Security (or a predecessor agency or subdivision transferred into the Department) is not appropriate for representation by a labor organization under such chapter, or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H226DD38844344980B9902051277900CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an employee or position within the Department of Homeland Security (or a predecessor agency or subdivision transferred into the Department) is within a unit that is not appropriate for representation by a labor organization under such chapter,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">are null and void, except to the extent that such determinations were made in accordance with the criteria outlined in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section 7112(b) of such title 5.</continuation-text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A4D5E5BD2E0455E93B2D6241E6FCA1C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of chapters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 97.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2AD33A3FBD36455100EC33ED12344B9E"><enum>308.</enum><header>Establishment of specialized inspector occupations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish within the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 3 distinct inspectional occupations: immigration, customs, and agriculture. These divisions shall coordinate closely with each other under the direction of a high-level official within the Bureau, but shall report to separate operational chains of command.</text></section>
<section id="HCA5485B5C3714FECA94697E535C94855"><enum>309.</enum><header>Increase in inspectors at airport and land border inspection stations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 1,000 the number of positions for full-time active duty immigration inspectors at airport and land border inspection stations within the Department of Homeland Security above the number of such positions for which funds were allotted for the preceding fiscal year. </text></section>
<section id="H2B3BAC5D14F84A41B54D001DF1317011" commented="no"><enum>310.</enum><header>Law enforcement retirement coverage for inspection officers and other employees</header>
<subsection id="H4F49D98CE06746BC8809D1147B74D608" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H1E56BAB139C24B4396EA01EBF2FB3E09" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal Employees’ Retirement System</header>
<subparagraph id="H6E05758EBDCF4CC0BA811D3B00B327A7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (17) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">section 8401</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H80ED060E38B54B11933DE18B893CDD9B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCEE6386D5B484AE6B6691EE31DE50932" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an employee (not otherwise covered by this paragraph)—</text>
<clause id="H4B415752AEEA40CC8D1CABF16BA428D8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the duties of whose position include the investigation or apprehension of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7AC3E81AE5964668979BC79E1458BE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who is authorized to carry a firearm; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7CADAD504E244B78367FCDA67303248" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H009983A2F589485EA500198FE9009D26" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">Section 8401(17)(C)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>(A) and (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A), (B), (E), and (F)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFB89310F43844E9AD8FCC18B770519D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil Service Retirement System</header><text>Paragraph (20) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">section 8331</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>position.</quote> (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) the following: <quote>For the purpose of this paragraph, the employees described in the preceding provision of this paragraph (in the matter before </quote>including<quote>) shall be considered to include an employee, not otherwise covered by this paragraph, who satisfies clauses (i)–(ii) of section 8401(17)(E) and an employee of the Internal Revenue Service the duties of whose position are as described in section 8401(17)(F).</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DFC1BE7386C42E58B404CA125F70076" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply only in the case of any individual first appointed (or seeking to be first appointed) as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of those amendments) on or after such date.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H194198AF483046CC8DD5326DDD08B047" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of service performed by incumbents</header>
<paragraph id="H5E42CDE7163E4BCB9776000032C8CE42" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Law enforcement officer and service described</header>
<subparagraph id="H607C5F49972A4B9F91C5DCD2C7EF7FDD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Law enforcement officer</header><text>Any reference to a law enforcement officer described in this paragraph refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">8331(20)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">8401(17)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (relating to the definition of a law enforcement officer) by virtue of the amendments made by subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B3064BDF93441F197A71DA874EE93" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service</header><text>Any reference to service described in this paragraph refers to service performed as a law enforcement officer (as described in this paragraph).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H154DDC9407254020A4C86C143EC3936B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incumbent defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>incumbent</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD596B29D84749DFB39B8B3F3853EDDD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is first appointed as a law enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CCB5F8F3D684512814D5E58F9EAE876" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is serving as such a law enforcement officer on such date.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDBB8958E3C446E3B3BABBD28B470076" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment of service performed by incumbents</header>
<subparagraph id="HF72991C78FDA4D11B6C3F86FA933D5F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Service described in paragraph (1) which is performed by an incumbent on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for all purposes (other than those to which subparagraph (B) pertains), be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8331">8331(20)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8401">8401(17)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate), irrespective of how such service is treated under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H387CD48219EE4E6B95EDE412261EA598" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retirement</header><text>Service described in paragraph (1) which is performed by an incumbent before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">chapter 84</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, be treated as service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of such section 8331(20) or 8401(17), as appropriate), but only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act or before separation from Government service, whichever is earlier.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FE846C51FDF483BB13C33EA7C84E096" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Individual contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph id="H55FDFF89AE4142828540F1B2A9D84EB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual who makes an election under paragraph (3)(B) may, with respect to prior service performed by such individual, contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund the difference between the individual contributions that were actually made for such service and the individual contributions that should have been made for such service if the amendments made by subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8040A8C2A93D4470B341FFF9562DFED7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of not contributing</header><text>If no part of or less than the full amount required under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable as law enforcement officer service, but the resulting annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">section 8334(d)(2)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount unpaid.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEA3800FEA204371BA7BA2BE26E5783D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prior service defined</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>prior service</term> means, with respect to any individual who makes an election under paragraph (3)(B), service (described in paragraph (1)) performed by such individual before the date as of which appropriate retirement deductions begin to be made in accordance with such election.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00D1B72EBFAD4DA0005811D699676613" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Government contributions for prior service</header>
<subparagraph id="HB92CE7BFB3124EAABCC11870FD000042" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an incumbent makes an election under paragraph (3)(B), the agency in or under which that individual was serving at the time of any prior service (referred to in paragraph (4)) shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the amount required under subparagraph (B) with respect to such service.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2559A867729B47878399A401E9007CD9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount required</header><text>The amount an agency is required to remit is, with respect to any prior service, the total amount of additional Government contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (above those actually paid) that would have been required if the amendments made by subsection (a) had then been in effect.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6C907DBC7B34446BA89BFD9BF2F59D5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contributions to be made ratably</header><text>Government contributions under this paragraph on behalf of an incumbent shall be made by the agency ratably (on at least an annual basis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date referred to in paragraph (4)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H085C505C31804D74B046E302DC534BA7" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exemption from mandatory separation</header><text>Nothing in section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8335">8335(b)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8425">8425(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, shall cause the involuntary separation of a law enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) before the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H706C7259A35442D88815FCB206B9BF02" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD664514A4414312BF9C693715B34684" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions in accordance with which interest on any amount under paragraph (4) or (5) shall be computed, based on <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">section 8334(e)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDE4120837B44B1188DC73C0FF29C77" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provisions for the application of this subsection in the case of—</text>
<clause id="H38A39C7932D74D1BB7CA9C65FFDB29A2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any individual who—</text>
<subclause id="HF1861C6FC2A941838475E8374BC42E12" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfies subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)) of paragraph (2); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H964675D7B1D044A8A6DC085800D642DE" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>serves as a law enforcement officer (as described in paragraph (1)) after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HCFB43B289D7C49919FDFAFB9340059F7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any individual entitled to a survivor annuity (based on the service of an incumbent, or of an individual under clause (i), who dies before making an election under paragraph (3)(B)), to the extent of any rights that would then be available to the decedent (if still living).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5A512D676D8431C96A60720A5D6B121" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to apply in the case of a reemployed annuitant.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCF5DBF1D08A24F02A1D5D85540CC307"><enum>311.</enum><header>Reestablishment of the United States Border Patrol anti-smuggling unit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reestablish the Anti-Smuggling Unit within the Office of United States Border Patrol, and shall immediately staff such office with a minimum of 500 criminal investigators selected from within the ranks of the United States Border Patrol. Staffing levels shall be adjusted upward periodically in accordance with workload requirements.</text></section>
<section id="H08852F9343364ED18B517C00B98C85F3"><enum>312.</enum><header>Establishment of specialized criminal investigator occupations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish specialized Criminal Investigator occupations within the Department: one for the investigation of violations of immigration laws, another for customs laws, and a third for agriculture laws. These divisions shall coordinate closely with each other under the direction of a high-level official within the Department, but shall report to separate operational chains of command. </text></section>
<section id="H900F531E631F4878BBD7262B4BBAD7CA"><enum>313.</enum><header>Establishment of career paths to criminal investigator positions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all persons selected for criminal investigator positions within the Department of Homeland Security possess a minimum of 3 years of field experience within the Department or its predecessor agencies in the specialized area of law that will be investigated.</text></section>
<section id="HA0282AF5EF2B45E694BDD52EBFDC563C"><enum>314.</enum><header>Additional immigration enforcement agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not less than 500 the number of positions for full-time active duty immigration enforcement agents responsible for transporting and guarding detained aliens above the number of such positions for which funds were allotted for the preceding fiscal year.</text></section>
<section id="H2D7AFD0B92CC4494A35488B489C0C2B6" commented="no"><enum>315.</enum><header>Increase United States Border Patrol agent and inspector pay</header>
<subsection id="H99437AAC78F349C2BE572783007BDBC9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, the rate of basic pay for all employees of the Department of Homeland Security described in subsection (b) shall be increased in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H923386F4F3A549D3BDD1E8FF39C61C28" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employees described</header><text>This section applies to any individual who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H822A80AF72064C8DAB9F00368D22882B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a journey level United States Border Patrol agent or immigration, customs, or agriculture inspector within the Department of Homeland Security, whose primary duties consist of enforcing the immigration, customs, or agriculture laws of the United States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H654C8D94D9604C31B11BE683165DFBE4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has completed at least one year of service as a United States Border Patrol agent or inspector (whether as an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or both agencies combined); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4262A12D31146529F43FC561B48BBC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is receiving an annual rate of basic pay for positions at GS–11 of the General Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">section 5332</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H78B6F66F1EFA4ADEB6FE944906E40091" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Increase described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The basic rate of pay for the employees described in this subsection shall increase from the annual rate of basic pay for positions at GS–11 of the General Schedule to the annaul rate of basic pay for positions at GS–13 of such schedule.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8314170881FE46B1B10038A332ACB086"><enum>316.</enum><header>Fair Labor Standards Act overtime</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisionof law, all overtime hours worked on and after the date of the enactment of this Act by all employees of the Department of Homeland Security who are at or below the second-line level of field supervision shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.</text></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Enforcement tools to diminish entries using fraudulent documents and commercial alien smuggling</header>
<section id="HFA39534FF93049E7B8363D98E6144897"><enum>401.</enum><header>Foreign language training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require all officers of the Department of Homeland Security who come into contact with aliens who have crossed the border illegally to take Spanish and other appropriate foreign language training courses to facilitate communication with the aliens.</text></section>
<section id="HCEC4D9AEF82443B880FDFE6850D0EE1F"><enum>402.</enum><header>Foreign language awards</header>
<subsection id="H8158861BE311425F850003E6A0C313DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special rules</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/4523">section 4523</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, in conformance with the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD0AB0402753D4F82AE5E6DDC5B356002"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any law enforcement officer within the Department of Homeland Security whose primary duties involve—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FAF0547884440108349288391CBE1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States,</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4939B9B1D1E14C6AAFC254507F0636E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the detention or transportation of violators of the immigration laws of the United States, or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BCCF362706C4C65B5B5028F471BBA83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>both,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall, for purposes of such section 4523, be presumed to make substantial use of a foreign language in the performance of such officer’s official duties.</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FF2F29127534AC4B350CCF71E43D43"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph id="HB4A4450717654BABBD5F55CFED18B714" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any individual who successfully completes a foreign language program as part of their agency-sponsored or agency-approved training shall be deemed to possess the foreign language proficiency necessary to qualify for an award under such section for so long as such individual serves as a law enforcement officer within the Department of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8597629A08B64672987BD400F4F1D465" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall, in the case of any individual who does not satisfy subparagraph (A), prevent such individual from being allowed to demonstrate foreign language proficiency in accordance with the criteria and procedures that would otherwise apply under such section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE034E5594A0423D976ED8C606BF004E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For purposes of applying subsection (a) of such section 4523, substitute <quote>equal to</quote> for <quote>up to</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E04643F5587439CB9C4054C18C195E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>law enforcement officer</term> has the meaning given such term by section 4521 of such title 5.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H245D9DD770084ADFB6693C80536075E7"><enum>403.</enum><header>Additional personnel for investigation of fraudulent schemes and document fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall hire at least 1000 additional investigators for investigating fraudulent schemes, including benefit application schemes, and fraudulent documents used to enter or remain in the United States unlawfully.</text></section>
<section id="HE6813C71A3664E5399B5AB52581A800"><enum>404.</enum><header>Establish a special task force for coordinating and distributing information on fraudulent immigration documents</header>
<subsection id="HBEA503FAD65D4C2A84E39D5686F775BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a task force (to be known as the Task Force on Fraudulent Immigration Documents) to carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H36C497F4CA8544FF95851F95DF967588"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Collect information from Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and Foreign governments on the production, sale, and distribution of fraudulent documents intended to be used to enter or to remain in the United States unlawfully.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B92E895ECE54482B44F1C335144686E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintain that information in a comprehensive database.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A0D361668B6458F8CDE79544B8EA1E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Convert the information into reports that will provide guidance for government officials on identifying fraudulent documents being used to enter or to remain in the United States unlawfully.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82A94DBD061E4D4CAFD500F3FA972523"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Develop a system for distributing these reports on an ongoing basis to appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E26408B310C470683F5FD4EAA6ADCE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of information</header><text>Distribute the reports to appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies on an ongoing basis.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H684ED5336DF544EA942F2506EEBFA49F"><enum>405.</enum><header>New nonimmigrant visa classification to enable informants to enter the United States and remain temporarily</header>
<subsection id="H9FD62F93B4E6499F9F7E9DBF97BE748E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(S) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)</external-xref>) is amended</text>
<paragraph id="H1B8CCA80420D4CA797044F586DA4273C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD60ACE7C07844748B220F42BD372597C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86E79A65901447E6A2325F7450A143BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H60811A0C49E4450DA880D0FA288B9900" style="OLC">
<clause id="H95A8C15709A7489EA17CFA179DE7B163"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines—</text>
<subclause id="HBC1B4167A8C944EFAA1652254E680089"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is in possession of critical reliable information concerning a commercial alien smuggling organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for making or trafficking in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBE328E312B544AF1B8A3849E1E89279B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is willing to supply or has supplied such information to a Federal or State court; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB27CB45BED5F4BB8BCD439C88DB4D33"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whose presence in the United States the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines is essential to the success of an authorized criminal investigation, the successful prosecution of an individual involved in the commercial alien smuggling organization or enterprise, or the disruption of such organization or enterprise or a commercial operation for making or trafficking in documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79314E1E56984C1D854721BB944966BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or with respect to clause (iii), the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General</quote> after <quote>jointly</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98F494E736744948ACB3EDF0219C6D2C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(i) or (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(i), (ii), or (iii)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H96D0CA762C504A738211C553D26DD11B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Admission of nonimmigrants</header><text>Section 214(k) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(k)</external-xref>) is amended</text>
<paragraph id="H095C0291A6CE4AEBB4FC82C4C54E9972"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: <quote>The number of aliens who may be provided a visa as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) in any fiscal year may not exceed 400.</quote>; and </text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CC37DB7BDB842C48B90B2A7B7D391B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F4FFFB2881B4789BCFAEC0068DD524F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4C1283D7CCB74514A986DAE83CB0E7BC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that a nonimmigrant described in clause (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(S), or that of any family member of such a nonimmigrant who is provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to such section, must be protected, such official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to effect such protection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA64619D0AA5D4E9084E9ECBA35300C9"><enum>406.</enum><header>Adjustment of status when needed to protect informants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 245(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255(j)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1E05AB12DA542D59BAE90496F00813B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(1) or (2),</quote> and inserting <quote>(1), (2), (3), or (4),</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA134ED71C3B4C42BBBEA9EF930808F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BF025C8A8BC4B76B7664D9EA643DBFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1ED317DBC85C4542A78725107BA11B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H34C09468CAD8443C993DA09B7054203"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if, in the opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D36693381094A34A2E2FECF3FCB948"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonimmigrant admitted into the United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) has supplied information described in subclause (I) of such section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7815A247BB54252A0CEC488F155A2C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of such information has substantially contributed to the success of a commercial alien smuggling investigation or an investigation of the sale or production of fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully, the disruption of such an enterprise, or the prosecution of an individual described in subclause (III) of that section,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of the alien (and the spouse, children, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the alien if admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien is not described in section 212(a)(3)(E).</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F640A8524E64B36B563D51608D760A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of a nonimmigrant admitted into the United States under section 101(a)(15)(S)(iii) (and the spouse, children, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of the nonimmigrant if admitted under that section) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on the basis of a recommendation of the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F087F0A22714805A1F146CC88DAFFAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD39CFEE22C4740A78B8324D59C3BA5DA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFD2235D61049447796D22F8EE16C525D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that a person whose status is adjusted under this subsection must be protected, such official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to effect such protection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC431FAEC4C094CE8BB61CD85B13400DA"><enum>407.</enum><header>Rewards program</header>
<subsection id="H6C773618925A4B419D74380094009CDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rewards program</header><text>Section 274 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8021076E8C7740478175EB96C9FCEA6B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB28B08475C514DF8AD86392EBCD78F85"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rewards program</header>
<paragraph id="H5E9DAD661EE845F3BED27ECE24E9C38F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Department of Homeland Security a program for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFE1426C70714BAD83B5ED9982239398"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The rewards program shall be designed to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of a commercial alien smuggling operation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BB3E1AC01924834ACC2BCCBE18172C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The rewards program shall be administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF13C7AEE73C4B6DA406B2E9223841F2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rewards authorized</header><text>In the sole discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, such Secretary, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information or testimony leading to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H69889BA98A524AB6B7A6B47DA091ECEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the arrest or conviction of any individual conspiring or attempting to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully or to commit an act of commercial alien smuggling involving the transportation of aliens;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C1D26B9910B49DDBCFA7D5C6473D8A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the arrest or conviction of any individual committing such an act;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16A7866E98C04C0DBE3B919BB4007FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the arrest or conviction of any individual aiding or abetting the commission of such an act;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C25E4DC943142DCA604BB2524DA0076"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of such an act, including the dismantling of an operation to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States, or commercial alien smuggling operations, in whole or in significant part; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE383CD26DE6453CB8C896DE7F3D6FDF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification or location of an individual who holds a key leadership position in an operation to produce or sell fraudulent documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully or a commercial alien smuggling operation involving the transportation of aliens.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82EB682D8DA14BB18D14349290233074"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9282B89349A44626BC38C5E17B156367"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>An officer or employee of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government who, while in performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information described in paragraph (4) shall not be eligible for a reward under this subsection for such furnishing.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03AEC070C1E34C33A726DB91BD60F455"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Protection measures</header><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that an individual who furnishes information or testimony described in paragraph (4), or any spouse, child, parent, son, or daughter of such an individual, must be protected, such official may take such lawful action as the official considers necessary to effect such protection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56D739B8375246BAA7547B8BA9F4D05"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitations and certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H9F58C7E907D645E8935367BD18F18EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>No reward under this subsection may exceed $100,000, except as personally authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDF5EBDDE3014AF09066A67EACC5FF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Any reward under this subsection exceeding $50,000 shall be personally approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59E0C50895594E3A95961BB8233C8014"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification for payment</header><text>Any reward granted under this subsection shall be certified for payment by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H471CFE0E89494CBA9BD39BCAC5B1FFD"><enum>408.</enum><header>Outreach program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE25DC2D1D0EF4D6F81133561B57DEB81"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach program</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United States and abroad about—</text>
<paragraph id="H747DF2B52B19416ABA64AE7014A4981E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the penalties for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33A6C5B6B19F4A2CACBF57C5D1E7A801"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3FC447094F0D4625ADE979F30000C033"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participating in a commercial operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H707A1BBFE06A4ECC9443A5FEE8F84765"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the financial rewards and other incentives available for assisting in the investigation, disruption, or prosecution of a commercial smuggling operation or a commercial operation for making, or trafficking in, documents to be used for entering or remaining in the United States unlawfully.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>