Bill to Add CBP Agriculture Specialists at Ports Passes Congress
A bill that authorizes CBP to hire 240 more agriculture specialists, 200 more agriculture technicians and 20 more agriculture canine teams each year until the agency is fully staffed passed the House of Representatives Feb. 10 without any “no” votes.…
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The same bill passed the Senate in October. The union that represents CBP employees hailed its passage and said CBP believes it needs an additional 721 agricultural specialists to be fully staffed. The union said short staffing is “taking a toll” on workers.