Sec. 3. Supplemental Commissioner authority and definitions

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Section 4 of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–376 ) is amended to read as follows: Any individual who receives a waiver pursuant to section 3(b) is not exempt from other hiring requirement relating to suitability for employment and eligibility to hold a national security designated position, as determined by the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Any individual who receives a waiver pursuant to section 3(b) and holds a background investigation in accordance with current standards required for access to Top Secret or Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information shall be subject to an appropriate background investigation.

The Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to administer a polygraph examination to an applicant or employee who receives, or is eligible for, a waiver under section 3(b) if information is discovered before the completion of a background investigation that results in a determination that a polygraph examination is necessary to make a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment, as the case may be. . The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–376 ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act , and annually thereafter for the following 4 years, the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to Congress that includes, with respect to the reporting period— the number of waivers granted pursuant to section 3(b); the number of requests for a waiver under section 3(b) that were denied, including the reasons for each such denial; the percentage of applicants who were hired after receiving a waiver pursuant to section 3(b); the number of instances in which a polygraph examination was administered to an application who initially received a waiver pursuant to section 3(b), and the results of each such examination; an assessment of the impact of the polygraph waiver program on filling law enforcement positions at U.S.

Customs and Border Protection; additional authorities that U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs to better utilize the polygraph waiver program in order to achieve its intended goals; and any disciplinary actions taken against law enforcement officers hired after receiving a waiver pursuant to section 3(b). The first report submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection

(a)shall include— an analysis of other employment suitability tests to detect deception that could be used in conjunction with traditional background investigations to evaluate potential employees for suitability; and a recommendation regarding whether a test referred to in paragraph

(1)should be utilized whenever the polygraph examination requirement is waived pursuant to section 3(b). . The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–376 ), as amended by subsections

(a)and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act , and every 5 years thereafter for the following 10 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— review the disciplinary, misconduct, and derogatory records of all individuals hired using the waiver authority under section 3(b)— to determine the rates of disciplinary actions taken against individuals hired using such waiver authority compared to individuals hired after passing the polygraph examination required under section 3(a); and to address any other issue relating to discipline by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that describes the results of the review described in paragraph (1), while appropriately protecting sensitive information. . The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–376 ), as amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c), is further amended by adding at the end the following: In this Act: The term criminal offense means— any felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year; or any other crime for which an essential element involves fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation to obtain an advantage or to disadvantage another person. The term Federal law enforcement officer has the meanings given the term law enforcement officer in sections 8331(20) and 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code. The term military offense means— an offense for which— a member of the Armed Forces may be discharged or separated from service in the Armed Forces; or a punitive discharge is, or would be, authorized for the same or a closely related offense under the Manual for Courts-Martial pursuant to chapter 14–12 of Army Regulation 635–200; or an action for which a member of the Armed Forces received a demotion in military rank as punishment for a crime or wrongdoing, which was imposed by a court martial or other authority. The term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code. .

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