Sec. 3. Authorized staffing level for the United States Border Patrol
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In this section: The term qualified research entity means an independent, not-for-profit, federally funded research entity with appropriate expertise and analytical capability to analyze and validate the personnel requirements determination model. The term validated personnel requirements determination model means a determination of the number of United States Border Patrol agents needed to meet the critical mission requirements of the United States Border Patrol to maintain an orderly process for migrants entering the United States, that has been validated by a qualified research entity pursuant to subsection (d).
The authorized personnel level for United States Border Patrol agents on the date of the enactment of this Act is 20,500. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall complete a personnel requirements determination model for United States Border Patrol that builds on the 5-year United States Border Patrol staffing and deployment plan referred to on page 33 of House of Representatives Report 112–91 (May 26, 2011) and submit a notice of completion to— the appropriate congressional committees; the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and the Comptroller General of the United States.
Not later than 30 days after the completion of the personnel requirements determination model described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall submit a copy of such model and a strategy for obtaining third-party validation of such model, to— the appropriate congressional committees; the Office of Personnel Management; and the Comptroller General of the United States. Not later than 90 days after the completion of the personnel requirements determination model pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into a contract with a qualified research entity to conduct a study that analyzes the validity of the model.
Not later than 1 year after the completion of the personnel requirements determination model under subsection (c)(1), the qualified research entity shall submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security that includes— the results of the study required under paragraph (1); and any recommendations regarding the model that the qualified research entity considers to be appropriate. Not later than 30 days after receiving the report described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit such report, along with any additional views or recommendations regarding the personnel requirements determination model, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives .
Beginning on the date that is 180 days after receiving a report pursuant to subsection (d)(2) that validates the personnel requirements determination model, the Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the authorized personnel level for the United States Border Patrol to a level that does not exceed the level recommended by the validated personnel requirements determination model.