The Border Trade Alliance is urging Congress to adopt as an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act the Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act.

The bipartisan measure increases the authorized number of CBP officers by 600 annually to help the agency meet its current and future staffing needs. The bill also would provide better information about CBP’s infrastructure needs at its ports of entry, as well as greater transparency over the extent to which CBP relies on reimbursable services agreements and TDY assignments to cover its staffing shortfalls.

Policy brief here.