To promote recruitment of former members of the Armed Forces and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to serve in United States Customs and Border Protection and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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   (d) Corporation for Travel Promotion.--Section 9(d)(2)(B) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015," and inserting "For each fiscal year after 2012,".

   Inserted: (e) Recruitment of Former Members of the Armed Forces and Members of Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.--

   Inserted: (1) Requirement for program.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a program to actively recruit members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and former members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, to serve in United States Customs and Border Protection and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

   Inserted: (2) Recruitment incentives.--

   Inserted: (A) Student loan repayments for united states border patrol agents with a three-year commitment.--Section 5379(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(4) In the case of an employee who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this section and who is serving as a full-time active-duty United States border patrol agent within the Department of Homeland Security--

   Inserted: "(A) paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting '$20,000' for '$10,000'; and

   Inserted: "(B) paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by substituting '$80,000' for '$60,000'.".

   Inserted: (B) Recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances for personnel of the department of homeland security.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the authority to pay recruitment and relocation bonuses under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, the authority to pay retention bonuses under section 5754 of such title, and any other similar authorities available under any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, are exercised to the fullest extent allowable in order to encourage service in the Department of Homeland Security.

   Inserted: (3) Report on recruitment incentives.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report including an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of offering incentives to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and former members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, for the purpose of encouraging such members to serve in United States Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

   Inserted: (B) Content.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include--

   Inserted: (i) a description of various monetary and non-monetary incentives considered for purposes of the report; and

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   Inserted: (ii) an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of utilizing any such incentive.

   Inserted: (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

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   At the end of section 1102, add the following:

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