Bn Lesko acne at hanes SQN Congress of the Wniten States See wre House of Representatives Sasi curser arin, BE 20815-0006 October 28,2019 “The Honorable Nita Lowey ‘The Honorable Kay Granger Chairwoman Ranking Member ‘Committee on Appropriations Committee on Appropriations 11.307 The Capitol 1.307 The Capitol ‘Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 ‘The Honorable Lucille Rosbal-Alad ‘The Honorable Chuck Fleischmann, Chairwoman Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Homeland Secusity Committee on Appropriations Committee on Appropriations 2006 Rayburn House Office Building 2006 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 eat Colleagues: We write to express our strong support for the 521 milion dollars provided for the US. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a bad-worn camera program of record (POR) in the House of Representatives Department of Homeland Securit (DHS) EY20 Appropriations bill The funding mas be included in de final FY20 DHS appropriations bil: “These funds will allow CBP to acquire body:scomn cameras and deploy the exact same technology already used by our nations local law enforcement. The body-worn camera ‘equipment is desperately eed to improve officer safety and trnsparenes. CBP's mission ‘is complex with responsibilities for ou land, sea and aispors-of entey (POE) around the lobe, a8 such the agency has been diigently studying the operational feasibly of Implementing bods-sworn cameras 10 fit into their mission over the pas four yeas Navonwide almost 30,000 state and local law enforcement officers ave embraced the ‘of body cameras and mare than 6% have i ear cameras. In September 2019, the United ‘States Forest Senice (USFS) announced that ther wil nti officers and agents azo its aw ‘forces and investigative ageney with boul cameras backed Uy dig evidence "nanagement system. Tei important that equipment out CBP agents with te same latest technology ‘The funding will ensue that CBP has the resources able to deploy’ technology already widely sccepted by many local and state law enforcement agencies. [Now isthe time for Congress to support the safety of our federal aw enforcement officers snd establish CBP asthe firse DHS law enforcement agency to implement bod-sworncameras. Please contact Jennifer Haynes (Jennifer haynestmaihouse gov) with Rep. Lesko ‘or Zack Laven (ack lven(émalLhouse gov) wth Rep. Sehweikert on our Saft for further ‘questions Sincerely, bkubo- Seth Debbie Lesko David Sehweikert Member of Congress Member of Congress