On May 15. 2006. President Bush announced Operation Jump Start. which was the employment of up to 6.000 National Guard members to the southern land border. According to Operation Jump Start Year 1 Review. its intent was to provide: An immediate means to enhance border enforcement operations while Border Patrol increased its own internal enforcement resources through hiring additional Border Patrol agents. mission support personnel. and procuring and applying new technology and infrastructure. It goes on to say: OJS is providing Interim support as Border Patrol recruits. hires. and trains 6.000 additional Border Patrol agents by the end of calendar year 2008End of calendar year 2008. that is December of 2008. My amendment would simply carry the strength of the National Guard through September 30. 2008. the fiscal year. That is important because we are facing a rather substantial drawdown without this amendment.
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