U.S. Congress - H.R.1655 Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act
H.R.1655 - Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act
To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act as introduced.
- Official: To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Official Summary
3/19/2009--Introduced.Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between FY2010-FY2014, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel for U.S.Official Summary
3/19/2009--Introduced.Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between FY2010-FY2014, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel for U.S. ports of entry by not fewer than 5,000, 1,200, and 350, respectively, above the number of such personnel for which funds were made available during FY2009. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2010-FY2014 to make improvements to existing U.S. ports of entry to improve border security. Directs the Administrator to give priority to ports determined to be in most need of repair in accordance with required infrastructure assessment studies....Read the Rest
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