To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) increase the number of National Guard personnel deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border in support of border control activities by at least 3,000 above the number so deployed as of May 1, 2010; and (2) maintain the increased number through 2011. Permits specified decreases in the number of National Guard personnel so deployed if the number of Border Patrol agents serving along such border is more than 20,163.

Excludes National Guard personnel so deployed from National Guard end strength limits or active-duty operational support limits.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5357 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5357

To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along 
   the international border between the United States and Mexico in 
 support of the border control activities of the United States Customs 
     and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2010

Mr. Mitchell (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along 
   the international border between the United States and Mexico in 
 support of the border control activities of the United States Customs 
     and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ALONG 
              INTERNATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
              MEXICO.

    (a) Immediate Increase; Duration.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) increase the number of members of the National Guard 
        deployed along the international border between the United 
        States and Mexico in support of the border control activities 
        of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the 
        Department of Homeland Security by at least 3,000 above the 
        number so deployed as of May 1, 2010; and
            (2) maintain such increased numbers through December 31, 
        2011.
    (b) Treatment of Deployed National Guard Troops.--Members of the 
National Guard deployed pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be 
included in the calculation to determine compliance with--
            (1) limits on end strength; or
            (2) limits on the number of members of the National Guard 
        who may be placed on active duty for operational support.
    (c) Optional Early Reduction.--Notwithstanding the date specified 
in subsection (a)(2), if the number of Border Patrol agents serving 
along the international border between the United States and Mexico is 
more than 20,163, the Secretary of Defense may reduce the number of 
members of the National Guard deployed along such border to comply with 
subsection (a)(1) by the number of additional border patrol agents that 
are authorized, funded, hired, trained, and deployed. However, the 
additional border patrol agents must be fully deployed before the 
Secretary may reduce the number of members of the National Guard so 
deployed.
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