of asylum applicants Any immigration judges, Board of Immigration Appeals staff attorneys, and support staff hired under the authority of this section shall prioritize asylum applications that are filed by Asylum Applicants. (f) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 5. Increasing the number of available department of homeland security employees (a) Increase in department of homeland security personnel The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the total number of Department personnel that are responsible for processing asylum applications filed by Asylum Applicants by 200 individuals. Positions authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act and any existing officer vacancies within the Department of Homeland Security on such date of enactment shall not count towards the increase mandated by this paragraph. (b) Increase in department of homeland security personnel The Secretary is authorized to procure space, temporary facilities, and to hire the required administrative and legal support staff, on an expedited basis, to accommodate the additional positions authorized under this section. (c) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 6. Establishing deadlines for processing of asylum applicants Notwithstanding any other provision of law, judicial determination, consent decree, or settlement agreement: (a) In general (1) The Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish within 60 days of the enactment of this Act procedures for the expedited consideration of asylum applications filed by Asylum Applicants, pursuant to the guidelines set forth in this Act. (2) An asylum application filed by Asylum Applicants must be governed by the expedited procedures set forth by this Act, as opposed to existing asylum law, procedures, regulations, and timelines. But unless