A bill to provide for hardship duty pay for border patrol agents and customs and border protection officers assigned to highly-trafficked rural areas.

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Bill Number

S 2367

Introduced

Dec 8, 2015

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Topics

Border security and unlawful immigration Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics Human trafficking Law enforcement officers Rural conditions and development Smuggling and trafficking

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Summary

This bill entitles a border patrol agent or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who is assigned to a rural area through which illicit narcotics and undocumented aliens are routinely smuggled to hardship duty pay.

The Commissioner of CBP shall designate such areas and establish the rate of hardship duty pay.

Actions

Dec 8, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 8, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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