S.Amdt. 1393

SA 1393. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Toomey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr.
Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECRUITING MEMBERS SEPARATING
FROM THE ARMED FORCES TO SERVE AS U.S. CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers carry out
critical law enforcement duties at ports of entry associated
with screening--
(A) foreign visitors to the United States;
(B) citizens of the United States who are returning to the
United States; and
(C) cargo imported into the United States.
(2) It is in the national interest of the United States for
ports of entry to be adequately staffed with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection officers.
(3) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law
113-76) provided funding to hire and complete the training of
2,000 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers by the
end of fiscal year 2015.
(4) The hiring and training of officers described in
paragraph (3) has been moving forward more slowly than
anticipated.
(5) It is estimated that approximately 250,000 to 300,000
individuals undergo discharge or release from the Armed
Forces each year, some of whom will have skills transferable
to the law enforcement duties required at ports of entry and
be qualified to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officers.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that
additional recruiting efforts should be undertaken to ensure
that individuals undergoing discharge or release from the
Armed Forces are aware of opportunities for employment as
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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