U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Budget in brief
At a Glance
Senior Leadership:
Deborah Spero, Acting Commissioner
Established: 2003
Major Divisions: Port Security and Trade Compliance Operations at Ports of Entry; Border Security Operations Between Ports of Entry; Automation Modernization; CBP Air.
Budget Request: $7,846,681,000
Gross Discretionary: $6,580,112,000
Mandatory, Fees
& Trust Funds $1,266,569,000
Employees (FTE): 43,758
Description:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the single agency responsible for protecting the sovereign borders of the U.S., at and between the official ports of entry. Homeland security is its priority mission. CBP is the frontline in protecting the American public against terrorists and instruments of terror. CBP also protects our economic security by regulating and facilitating the lawful movement of goods and persons across U.S. borders. CBP performs these missions with vigilance, integrity and professionalism.
Responsibilities:
CBP is responsible for ensuring that all persons and cargo enter the United States legally and safely through official ports of entry. CBP officers prevent cross-border smuggling of contraband such as controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and illegal or diseased plants and animals. They also ensure that travelers and immigrants have appropriate documentation. CBP also works to prevent the illegal export of U.S. currency or other negotiable instruments, stolen goods such as vehicles, and strategically sensitive technologies.
CBP’s Border Patrol works to prevent the illegal entry into the United States of persons and contraband between the ports of entry. The Border Patrol is responsible for controlling all of America’s 7,500 miles of land borders between ports of entry, and 95,000 miles of maritime border in partnership with the United States Coast Guard.
CBP officials are also deployed overseas at major international seaports as a part of the Container Security Initiative (CSI) to pre-screen shipping containers to detect and interdict terrorists’ weapons and other illicit material before arrival on U.S. shores. Through programs like CSI, CBP is partnering with foreign nations and private industry to expand our nation’s zone of security.
CBP’s entry specialists and trade compliance personnel also enforce U.S. trade and tariff laws and regulations in order to ensure a fair and competitive trade environment pursuant to existing international agreements and treaties. CBP Air patrols our nation’s borders to interdict illegal drugs and terrorists before entry into the U.S. and provides surveillance and operational support to special national security events.
Service to the Public:
CBP annually has direct contact with over 500 million persons crossing the borders through ports, and with tens of thousands of shippers, drivers, pilots, and importers associated with more than 25 million officially declared trade entries. CBP treats all these individuals with respect and without bias.
CBP protects the American public from acts of terrorism by constant vigilance at and between ports of entry. CBP protects American businesses and workers by ensuring that travelers and goods move safely and efficiently across our borders, that immigrants and visitors are properly documented, and that customs, immigration and trade laws, regulations and agreements are enforced.
2005 Accomplishments:
· Provided critical relief operations in the aftermath of the Gulf hurricanes. Border Patrol rescue teams performed dozens of search and rescue missions as well as support missions for local police, while aircraft brought in relief personnel and equipment.
· Processed 431 million pedestrians and passengers, an increase of .45 percent over 2004 levels, with more than 565,000 deemed inadmissible. More than 75,000 fraudulent documents were seized. CBP made over 1.7 million apprehensions of aliens attempting to enter the U.S illegally.
· Implemented Expedited Removal (ER) procedures, in conjunction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the entire southwest border for quick processing and removal of aliens captured along the border.
· Launched second phase of the Arizona Border Control Initiative (ABCI), increasing Border Patrol agents, doubling aerial support, enhancing “smart border” technology, and strengthening partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies.
· Implemented interior repatriation, in conjunction with ICE, in the Yuma and Tucson Sectors, repatriating a total of 20,580 individuals to the interior of Mexico and away from border smuggling organizations.
· CBP is receiving Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from 121 airlines, representing more than 95 percent of the international air passengers traveling to and from the U.S., for security screening and for more efficient processing ever-increasing volumes of arriving passengers.
· Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), an initiative between business and government to protect global commerce from terrorism, has become the largest government/private partnership to arise from 9/11, with more than 10,000 private-sector applicants since it began in November 2001.
· Processed 29 million trade entries and collected $31.4 billion in revenue.
· Expanded Container Security Initiative (CSI) agreements with 26 foreign countries. CSI is operational in 42 foreign ports in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America.
· Enrolled more than 23,000 Free and Secure Trade (FAST) drivers in the northern and southern borders allowing known low risk participants to receive expedited border processing. A total of 17 ports of entry nationwide now have FAST lanes.
· Increased Automated Commercial System (ACE) Secure Data Portal accounts, which now total over 1,000. The accounts provide the trade community with access to detailed account information via a single, customized computer screen similar to a Web site homepage.
· Intercepted Carposinadae for the first time ever in sea cargo, a destructive fruit pest previously unknown in this country but one of the most destructive pests in the Far East.
· Seized nearly 600,000 pounds of narcotics (marijuana, cocaine and heroin) at ports of entry and over 1.2 million pounds of narcotics between ports of entry. By air, seized nearly 416,500 pounds of narcotics.
Budget Request Dollars in Thousands
FY 2005 Enacted
FY 2006
Revised Enacted1
FY 2007
Pres. Budget
FY 2007 +/-
FY 2006
FTE
$000
FTE
$000
FTE
$000
FTE
$000
Headquarters Management and Administration
3,494
$1,172,838
3,494
$1,255,0452
3,524
$1,258,390
30
$3,345
Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation at POE’s
15,893
$1,682,883
16,017
$1,605,086
16,127
$1,679,890
110
$74,804
Border Security and Control Between POE’s
11,955
$1,671,3873
12,944
$1,778,499
14,576
$2,420,866
1,632
$642,367
Air and Marine Operations – Salaries
1,010
$131,436
1,220
$163,560
1,220
$159,876
--
($3,684)
Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance and Procurement
--
$257,535
--
$396,229
--
$337,699
--
($58,530)
Automation Modernization
35
$449,909
62
$451,440
62
$461,207
--
$9,767
Construction
--
143,5934
--
$277,7005
--
$255,954
--
($21,746)
Rescissions
--
($139,010)6
--
--
--
--
--
--
Subtotal
32,387
$5,370,571
33,737
$5,927,559
35,509
$6,573,882
1,772
$646,323
Small Airports7
45
$5,004
45
$6,048
45
$6,230
--
$182
Gross Discretionary
32,432
$5,375,575
33,782
$5,933,607
35,554
$6,580,112
1,772
$646,505
Customs Unclaimed Goods7
--
$8,113
--
7,568
--
7,568
--
--
Mandatory fees7
8,204
$1,074,000
8,204
$1,203,200
8,204
$1,259,001
--
$55,801
Total
40,636
$6,457,688
41,986
$7,144,375
43,758
$7,846,681
1,772
$702,306
1 FY 2006 reflects a 1 percent across the board enacted rescission of $59.5 million pursuant to P.L. 109-148.
2 Includes $24.1 million of supplemental funding provided in P.L. 109-148 to repair and replace critical equipment and property damaged by hurricanes and other natural disasters.
3 Includes $124.4 million of supplemental funding provided in P. L. 109-13.
4Includes $51.9 million of supplemental funding provided in P. L. 109-13.
5Includes $10.4 million of supplemental funding provided in P.L. 109-148 to rebuild and repair structures damaged by hurricanes and other natural disasters.
6 FY 2005 gross discretionary total budget authority reflects scorekeeping adjustment based on enacted rescission of prior year carryover funds from FY 2003 Wartime Supplemental appropriation P.L. 108-11, $63.0 million and P. L 109-13, $76 million.
7Mandatory and Discretionary fee dollars and FTE were revised based on updated estimates.
FY 2007 Initiatives:
In support of the Secure Border Initiative goal to achieve operational control over the Nation’s borders, as well as to implement a substantial deterrent to illegal crossings, significant funding is requested to support an integrated border solution which relies on expanded agent staffing, border infrastructure, and technology. Funding would be allocated as follows:
Increased Border Patrol Presence between POEs...................... $454.200M (1,003 FTE)Resources are requested to hire, train and equip 1,500 new Border Patrol Agents and 506 mission support personnel ($316.8M), bringing the total number of Border Patrol Agents to nearly 14,000; provide for relocation and sector information technology system upgrades ($59.7M) in support of the new agents; equip the CBP Border Patrol Academy with sufficient infrastructure, technology, and instructors to accommodate the increased number of agents ($18.6M); and provide new or expanded facilities to accommodate the new agents and support staff ($59.1M). Border Technology.............................................................................. $100.000M (0 FTE)
Resources will enable CBP to substantially expand purchases of critically needed border technology infrastructure between our Nation’s ports of entry. Operational control of our borders cannot be obtained effectively without a modern, comprehensive system of technology that leverages investment in agents and infrastructure. Western Arizona Tactical Infrastructure.............................................. $50.823M (0 FTE)
Resources will fund the construction of the approximate 39 miles of permanent vehicle barriers in the Western Arizona sector. Tactical infrastructure prevents and deters illegal border crossings and provides a force-multiplier by enhancing agent efficiency in responding to and interdicting illegal entrants.
· San Diego Border Infrastructure System............................................. $30.000M (0 FTE)
Resources fund land acquisition, and construction of the San Diego Border Infrastructure System project that includes multiple fences, lighting, and patrol roads enabling quick enforcement response. This project will give the United States significantly greater control of the most urbanized corridor of our border with Mexico.
Other programs seeking enhancements vital to border security operations and in support of effective CBP operations include:
· Immigration Advisory Program............................................................. $4.800M (15 FTE)
Resources of $4.8 million would support 30 new positions to expand the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) to two additional European cities. Under IAP, the U.S. partners with foreign governments and airline carriers to identify high-risk travelers at foreign airports before they board aircraft bound for the U.S.
· Fraudulent Document Analysis Unit....................................................... $1.200M (6 FTE)
Resources of $1.2 million would support 12 positions for the Fraudulent Document Analysis Unit (FDAU), which facilitates identification and intercept of fraudulent, counterfeit, altered, or improperly-presented documents.
· Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection Staffing............................ $12.000M (53 FTE)
Resources would support staffing needed to support the deployment of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) detection systems deployed through Science and Technology’s WMD procurement program. Funding of $12 million and 106 positions will ensure CBP will have dedicated personnel to resolve alarms from Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM) and to conduct radiological examinations at our Nation’s busiest seaports. A total of 621 RPMs will be deployed by FY 2007, to 94 terminals within the 22 largest domestic seaports. Separately, $178 million is proposed in the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office for the acquisition of additional RPMs.
Resources will support 60 new positions to current and expanded NTC operations. The NTC provides nationally directed targeting technology, targeting methodology, subject matter expertise, and training in support of anti-terrorism activities. Increases in staffing will enable the NTC to expand audio and visual communications to support current and future facilities, and enhance the around-the-clock operations providing tactical targeting and analytical research support. Arizona Border Control Initiative (ABCI)............................................ $8.500M (0 FTE)
Resources will support travel, lodging and overtime of 110 Border Patrol Agents to Tucson, Arizona; Yuma, Arizona and flanking sectors as part of the highly successful ABCI. Placing additional personnel in camp details, infrastructure and technologies in high traffic areas raises the effectiveness of law enforcement operations and creates a deterrent that will inhibit smuggling organizations. Law Enforcement Training...................................................................... $4.691M (0 FTE)
Resources will support the training of a portion of new Border Patrol Agents at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). While the request for FLETC includes requested resources for training new CBP personnel, the budget request is proposing to test the administrative and efficiency value of funding some training through reimbursable agreements between FLETC and components such as CBP and ICE. Internal Controls/Financial Audit............................................................ $1.000M (0 FTE)
Resources of $1.0 million will provide CBP with improved capability to undertake the new audit of internal control requirements mandated in the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act (P.L. 108-330), including contractor support to develop internal control process analysis documentation, perform internal control tests of design and operating effectiveness, and develop significant remediation strategies for material weaknesses in internal control.
Procurement $3.000M (30 FTE)
Resources of $3.0 million and 60 positions for procurement staffing will expand the ability of CBP to effectively manage procurement operations. Additional positions are consistent with recent recommendations of the General Accountability Office that found CBP and other Department of Homeland Security components need to increase procurement management capacity.
