[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8640 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8640
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at
ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain
enforcement activities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2022
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at
ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain
enforcement activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PORT MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 411(o) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(o)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Port maintenance.--
``(A) Procedures.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs
(B) and (C), the Commissioner, in consultation
with the Administrator of General Services
shall establish, and may update as appropriate,
procedures described in clause (ii) pursuant to
which U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
authorized to conduct maintenance and repair
projects costing not more than $300,000 at any
Federal Government-owned port of entry at which
the Office of Field Operations performs any of
the activities described in subparagraphs (A)
through (G) of subsection (g)(3).
``(ii) Procedures described.--The
procedures described in this clause include--
``(I) a description of the types of
maintenance and repair projects that
may be carried out pursuant to clause
(i); and
``(II) the procedures for
identifying and addressing any impacts
on other tenants of facilities at which
such projects are carried out.
``(iii) Publication of procedures.--The
procedures established or updated, as the case
may be, pursuant to clause (i) shall be
published in the Federal Register.
``(B) Limitation.--The authority under subparagraph
(A) shall only be available for maintenance or repair
projects involving existing infrastructure, property,
and capital at any port of entry described in such
subparagraph.
``(C) Annual adjustments.--The Commissioner shall
annually adjust the dollar amount specified in
subparagraph (A) by the percentage (if any) by which
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for
the month of June preceding the date on which such
adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the
preceding calendar year.
``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to affect the availability
of funding from--
``(i) the Federal Buildings Fund
established under section 592 of title 40,
United States Code;
``(ii) the port of entry donation authority
under section 482; or
``(iii) any other statutory authority or
appropriation for maintenance or repair
projects described in subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives a report that includes the following:
(1) A summary of all maintenance and repair projects
conducted pursuant to paragraph (3) of section 411(o) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as inserted by subsection (a),
during the prior fiscal year.
(2) The cost of each such project.
(3) The account that funded each such project, if
applicable.
(4) Any budgetary transfers, if applicable, that funded
each such project.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 422(a) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 232(a)) is amended by inserting ``such section''
after ``Administrator under''.
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