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S. 625: Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

United States · 119 · In committee

Introduced February 18, 2025

Latest action, February 18, 2025: Introduced in Senate

Official summary

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a five-year interdepartmental pilot program, under which DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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