HR 4160
Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
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Bill overview
This bill creates a five-year pilot program to train and hire transitioning military personnel and veterans as Border Patrol agents. The Department of Homeland Security will work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program for this purpose. The program aims to provide employment skills training to these individuals and track key metrics related to participation and demographics. The program will sunset after five years.
Key provisions
- Establishes a five-year pilot program for hiring transitioning service members and veterans as Border Patrol agents.
- Requires the Department of Homeland Security to collaborate with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Utilizes the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program for training.
- Focuses on providing employment skills training to participants.
- Mandates annual reporting on program participation and demographics.
- Sets a five-year sunset date for the pilot program.
Who is affected
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Transitioning Service Members
- Veterans
Notable changes
- Introduces a new pathway for hiring Border Patrol agents by leveraging the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.
- Formalizes collaboration between DHS, DoD, and the VA on this initiative.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4160
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents.
This Act may be cited as the Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish an interdepartmental pilot program through which the Department of Homeland Security shall use the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as Border Patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities available under section 1143 of title 10, United States Code, to train and facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces to service as Border Patrol agents.
Not later than 1 year after the pilot program is established pursuant to section 2(a), and annually thereafter until the date referred to in section 4, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit a report to the , the , the , the , the , and the that includes for the reporting period—
the number of participants in the pilot program;
the number of eligible participants who applied to be part of the pilot program; and
the number of pilot program participants who are—
members of the Armed Forces;
reserve members of the Armed Forces;
commissioned officers or non-commissioned officers;
enlisted members of the Armed Forces;
veterans;
spouses of such members of the Armed Forces or veterans; and
dependents of such members of the Armed Forces or veterans.
The pilot program established pursuant to section 2 shall be terminated on the date that is 5 years after the date on which such program is established.