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124 STAT. 4104 PUBLIC LAW 111–376—JAN. 4, 2011 Public Law 111–376 111th Congress An Act To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to administer polygraph examina- tions to all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to initiate all periodic background reinvestigations of certain law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) According to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, since 2003, 129 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have been arrested on corruption charges and, during 2009, 576 investigations were opened on allegations of improper conduct by U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection officials. (2) To foster integrity in the workplace, established policy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection calls for— (A) all job applicants for law enforcement positions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive a poly- graph examination and a background investigation before being offered employment; and (B) relevant employees to receive a periodic background reinvestigation every 5 years. (3) According to the Office of Internal Affairs of U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection— (A) in 2009, less than 15 percent of applicants for jobs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection received polygraph examinations; (B) as of March 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion had a backlog of approximately 10,000 periodic back- ground reinvestigations of existing employees; and (C) without additional resources, by the end of fiscal year 2010, the backlog of periodic background reinvestiga- tions will increase to approximately 19,000. SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTERING POLY- GRAPH EXAMINATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that— Deadlines. 6 USC 221 note. 6 USC 101 note. Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010. Jan. 4, 2011 [S. 3243]