S 625
Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
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Bill overview
This bill creates a five-year pilot program to allow the Department of Homeland Security to hire transitioning military members and veterans as Border Patrol agents. The program will utilize the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge Program to provide training for these individuals. The Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, will oversee the program and provide employment skills training. The program’s effectiveness will be monitored through annual reports submitted to Congress.
Key provisions
- Establishes a five-year pilot program for hiring transitioning military members and veterans as Border Patrol agents.
- Utilizes the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge Program for training.
- Requires collaboration between DHS, DoD, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Focuses on providing employment skills training to participants.
- Mandates annual reporting to Congress on program participation and demographics.
Who is affected
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Transitioning Military Members
- Veterans
Notable changes
- Creates a new pathway for veterans to enter law enforcement roles.
- Leverages existing Department of Defense programs to facilitate training.
- Requires ongoing monitoring and reporting of program outcomes.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 625
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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 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.