Mr. Speaker. with the growing concern over lawlessness in our Nation. the Congress must take all appropriate steps to insure the finest caliber of men to enforce our Federal laws. In my hometown of El Paso. Tex.. and in other border communities in my district. I have seen able and dedicated border patrolmen in action. We must provide equitable compensation to keep these toplevel men and women and encourage others to come into those Federal positions classified as hazardous duty occupations. This classification includes primarily our border patrolmen. FBI officials. and secret servicemen. Therefore. I am introducing today legislation that will remove an inequity from the retirement system for our hazardous duty Federal employees.
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