SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION PERSONNEL. (a) Department of Homeland Security."
(1) TRIAL ATTORNEYS."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall increase the number of positions for attorneys in the Office of General Counsel of the Department who represent the Department in immigration matters by not less than 100 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) USCIS ADJUDICATORS." In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall increase the number of positions for adjudicators in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service by not less than 100 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS."There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Department of Justice."
(1) JUDICIAL CLERKS"The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, appoint necessary law clerks for immigration judges and Board of Immigration Appeals members of no less than one per judge and member. A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5 [5 USCS §§ 6301 et seq.]
(2) LITIGATION ATTORNEYS."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall increase the number of positions for attorneys in the Office of Immigration Litigation by not less than 50 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(3) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall increase the number of attorneys in the United States Attorneys' office to litigate immigration cases in the Federal courts by not less than 50 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(4) IMMIGRATION JUDGES."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall"
(A) increase by not less than 20 the number of full-time immigration judges compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year; and
(B) increase by not less than 80 the number of positions for personnel to support the immigration judges described in subparagraph
(A) compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(5) BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS MEMBERS."The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, increase by 10 the number members of the Board of Immigration Appeals over the number of members serving on the date of enactment of this Act.
(6) STAFF ATTORNEYS."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose"
(A) increase the number of positions for full-time staff attorneys in the Board of Immigration Appeals by not less than 20 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year; and
(B) increase the number of positions for personnel to support the staff attorneys described in subparagraph (A) by not less than 10 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS."There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection, including the hiring of necessary support staff.
(c) Administrative Office of the United States Courts."In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall increase the number of attorneys in the Federal Defenders Program who litigate criminal immigration cases in the Federal courts by not less than 50 compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year.
(d) Legal Orientation Program.
(1) CONTINUED OPERATION."The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall continue to operate a legal orientation program to provide basic information about immigration court procedures for immigration detainees and shall expand the legal orientation program to provide such information on a nationwide basis.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS."There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out such legal orientation program.
