H.R. 1684 requires enhanced oversight ot large contracts under the Departments Secure Border Iniiative. Personnel development is a major issue for the Department. This legislation authorizes expanded procurement training for acquisition employees. and enhanced incentives for the recruitment and retention of Border Patrol agents. The bill also addresses several key policy areas. These include requiring the Department to plan for the implementation of the biometric exit component of the USVISIT program. This is an essential border security issue that will enable us to know who is in the country. and to better track people overstaying their visas. In addition this legislation provides five year authorization of the Metropolitan Medical Response System. a critical program to ensure response capabilities for allhazards mass casualty events. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 1684. and in working together to have a Homeland Security Authorization bill signed into law this year for the first time ever.
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