1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boots on the Border Act of 2017 . 2. Expanded authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Section 3 of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 ( 6 U.S.C. 221 ) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Waiver The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may waive the polygraph examination requirement under subsection (a)(1) for any of the following applicants: (1) An applicant who, at the time the applicant applies for a law enforcement position with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is a State or local law enforcement officer, if the officer— (A) has served as a State or local law enforcement officer for not less than 3 years with no break in service; (B) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any violation of law, or the apprehension, arrest, prosecution, or incarceration of any individual for any violation of law; (C) is not under investigation, has not been found to have engaged in criminal activity or serious misconduct, has not resigned from a position as a law enforcement officer under investigation or in lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a position as a law enforcement officer; and (D) has successfully completed a polygraph examination as a condition of employment with the applicant's law enforcement agency. (2) An applicant who, at the time the applicant applies for a law enforcement position with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is a Federal law enforcement officer, if the officer— (A) has served as a Federal law enforcement officer for not less than 3 years with no break in service; (B) has authority to make arrests, conduct investigations, conduct searches, make seizures, bear firearms, and serve orders, warrants, and other processes