U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $253,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which $39,000,000 shall be for costs to maintain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer staffing on the Southwest Border of the United States, $29,000,000 shall be for hiring additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers for deployment at ports of entry on the Southwest Border of the United States, $175,900,000 shall be for hiring additional Border Patrol agents for deployment to the Southwest Border of the United States, and $10,000,000 shall be to support integrity and background investigation programs. border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology For an additional amount for “Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology”, $14,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, for costs of designing, building, and deploying tactical communications for support of enforcement activities on the Southwest Border of the United States. air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement For an additional amount for “Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement”, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, for costs of acquisition and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems.124 STAT. 2486 construction and facilities management For an additional amount for “Construction and Facilities Management”, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, for costs to construct up to 2 forward operating bases for use by the Border Patrol to carry out enforcement activities on the Southwest Border of the United States.