[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. 
        Shaheen):
  S. 2444. A bill to establish a minimum staffing level of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection officers along the northern border, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2444

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Border Officers Utilization 
     for National Defense Act of 2019'' or the ``BOUND Act''.

     SEC. 2. MINIMUM U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION STAFFING 
                   ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection shall ensure that not fewer than the maximum 
     number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers 
     deployed along the international border between the United 
     States and Canada (referred to in this Act as the ``northern 
     border'') at any time between January 1, 2016 and the date of 
     the enactment of this Act are always deployed along the 
     northern border, including ports of entry along the northern 
     border.
       (b) Limitation on Transfers.--The Commissioner of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection may not transfer any U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection officer away from an assignment 
     along the northern border if such transfer would reduce the 
     number of such officers assigned to the northern border below 
     the level required under subsection (a).
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