As importantly, it provides the oversight essential to ensure the
Department's actions are in accordance with congressional intent. Let's look at it. For CBP, $1.6 billion for 74 miles of border wall
construction that was previously included in the Make America Secure
Appropriations Act that was passed in July. In addition to the funding for the wall construction, this bill will
fund additional border patrol agents and virtually all of the
technology, infrastructure, and assets needed for the security of our
borders. For ICE, this bill funds 44,000 detention beds; 10,000 more beds than
were funded in 2016; almost 4,700 more than the number funded in 2017. This bill will strengthen ICE's ability to enforce immigration laws
and conduct investigations into human trafficking, child exploitation,
and transnational crime. For TSA, although the bill does not include the proposed increase in
aviation security fees, it fully funds required transportation security
screeners. For the Coast Guard, all major acquisition programs are funded at the
required level: the polar icebreaker, the offshore patrol cutter, and
the fast response cutter.
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