The first provision creates a direct line of communications between border local elected officials and the private sector and the policymnakers at the Department through a Border Communities Liaison at the DHS Office of Policy. This Is important to make sure that we get the local input. The second provision calls for the evaluation of and emphasis on training of Border Patrol agents along the southwest border where many of them are going to serve. And the third and last provision mandates for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the staffing. infrastructure and technology resources that are needed to reduce the wait times for pedestrian. commercial and noncommercial traffic at the border. We want to have border security. but at the same time. we do not want to impede trade and tourism. I thank Chairman THOMPSON for his support and ask my colleagues to support H.R. 1684.
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