S 625 · in committee · major

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

What this bill does

The bill creates a five-year pilot program to train transitioning military members as border patrol agents.
Transitioning servicemembers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are affected by this program.
DHS, DOD, and the Veterans Affairs Department collaborate to use the existing SkillBridge program with no new funding mechanism specified.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

01
How would transitioning military members' existing combat and security training reduce CBP's current training costs or timeline for new border patrol agents?
02
What specific skills from military service does this pilot program aim to transfer to border patrol work, and are there gaps that still require additional training?
03
If this five-year pilot proves successful, what funding mechanism should Congress establish to scale the program beyond the initial phase?

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