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S. 3243 (111th): Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010
- Introduced:
- Apr 21, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 111-376.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/4/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that:
(1) by not later than two years after enactment of this Act, all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) receive polygraph examinations before being hired for such positions; and
(2) by not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, CBP initiates all periodic background reinvestigations for all of its law enforcement personnel.
Requires the Secretary to make periodic progress reports to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on CBP progress in complying with the requirements of this Act.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/s3243.
Background
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General, 129 CBP officials have been arrested since 2003 on corruption charges. In 2009, 576 investigations were opened on allegations of improper conduct by CBP officials.
The bill's findings note that an established CBP policy calls for all job applicants for law enforcement positions to receive a polygraph examination and a background investigation before being offered employment, and mandates that relevant employees to receive a periodic background reinvestigation every five years. However, less than 15 percent of applicants in 2009 for jobs with CBP received polygraph examinations, and as of March 2010, CBP had a backlog of approximately 10,000 periodic background reinvestigations of existing employees.
Summary
S. 3243 would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), within two years of the bill’s enactment, to administer polygraph examinations to all applicants for law enforcement positions before those individuals are hired. The bill also would direct CBP, within 180 days of enactment, to initiate background reinvestigations for all law enforcement personnel who are currently scheduled to undergo such reviews.
Cost
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that implementing the bill would cost $19 million over five years.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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