[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1393. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Toomey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. 
Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse 
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECRUITING MEMBERS SEPARATING 
                   FROM THE ARMED FORCES TO SERVE AS U.S. CUSTOMS 
                   AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers carry out 
     critical law enforcement duties at ports of entry associated 
     with screening--
       (A) foreign visitors to the United States;
       (B) citizens of the United States who are returning to the 
     United States; and
       (C) cargo imported into the United States.
       (2) It is in the national interest of the United States for 
     ports of entry to be adequately staffed with U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection officers.
       (3) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
     113-76) provided funding to hire and complete the training of 
     2,000 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers by the 
     end of fiscal year 2015.
       (4) The hiring and training of officers described in 
     paragraph (3) has been moving forward more slowly than 
     anticipated.
       (5) It is estimated that approximately 250,000 to 300,000 
     individuals undergo discharge or release from the Armed 
     Forces each year, some of whom will have skills transferable 
     to the law enforcement duties required at ports of entry and 
     be qualified to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     officers.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that 
     additional recruiting efforts should be undertaken to ensure 
     that individuals undergoing discharge or release from the 
     Armed Forces are aware of opportunities for employment as 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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