6 U.S.C. § 221: Requirements with respect to administering polygraph examinations to law enforcement personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

by not later than 2 years after January 4, 2011 , all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (except as provided in subsection (b)) receive polygraph examinations before being hired for such a position; and by not later than 180 days after January 4, 2011 , U.S. Customs and Border Protection initiates all periodic background reinvestigations for all law enforcement personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection that should receive periodic background reinvestigations pursuant to relevant policies of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in effect on the day before January 4, 2011 . is deemed suitable for employment; holds a current, active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance; has a current Single Scope Background Investigation; was not granted any waivers to obtain his or her clearance; and is a veteran (as defined in section 2108 of title 5 ). the Commissioner determines is suitable for employment; holds a current, active Top Secret clearance and is able to access sensitive compartmented information; has a current single scope background investigation; was not granted any waivers to obtain the clearance; and is a veteran (as such term is defined in section 2108 or 2109a [probably should be “2108a”] of title 5, United States Code).” 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. Customs and Border Protection officials. all job applicants for law enforcement positions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive a polygraph examination and a background investigation before being offered employment; and relevant employees to receive a periodic background reinvestigation every 5 years. in 2009, less than 15 percent of applicants for jobs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection received polygraph examinations; as of March 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection had a backlog of approximately 10,000 periodic background reinvestigations of existing employees; and without additional resources, by the end of fiscal year 2010, the backlog of periodic background reinvestigations will increase to approximately 19,000.”