The FBI Hiring Review Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4326 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4326

To improve the hiring and training processes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026

Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To improve the hiring and training processes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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 FBI Hiring Review Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) FBI.--The term ``FBI'' means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (3) Deputy assistant attorney general.--The term ``Deputy Assistant Attorney General'' means the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Management and Compliance at the Department of Justice.

SEC. 3. HIRING AUDIT AT THE FBI.

The Deputy Assistant Attorney General, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management, shall conduct an audit of the hiring records for any employees hired by the FBI after the date of enactment of Public Law 119-21 to certify all hiring requirements with respect to such employees, including background checks, were complete and remained consistent with applicable Office of Personnel Management hiring standards.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK STATE AND LOCAL SYSTEMS.

The Deputy Assistant Attorney General shall cross-reference all new employees hired for positions at the FBI since January 20, 2025 with State-level misconduct files, including police records and employment records of law enforcement agencies, to determine whether information contained in such files was taken into consideration during the evaluation of such new employees prior to being hired.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING.

(a) Certifications.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall certify that every agent or officer of the FBI has successfully completed the required training for their respective positions within the FBI. (b) Length of Training.--The certifications required under subsection (a) should indicate the length of training that each officer and agent completed for their respective positions.

SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY AND REPORT.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- (1) the findings from the audit conducted pursuant to section 3; (2) a description of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General's determination of the use of State-level misconduct files during the evaluation of potential new FBI employees; and (3) an audit of pass and fail rates for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for FBI agents and officers. <all>