[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8150 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8150
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of
entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain
enforcement and facilitation activities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2024
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr.
Cuellar, Ms. De La Cruz, and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas) 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 projects at ports of
entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain
enforcement and facilitation activities.
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--
``(I) shall establish procedures by
which U.S. Customs and Border
Protection may conduct maintenance and
repair projects costing not more than
$300,000 at any Federal Government-
owned port of entry where the Office of
Field Operations performs any of the
activities described in subparagraphs
(A) through (G) of subsection (g)(3);
and
``(II) is authorized to perform
such maintenance and repair projects,
subject to the procedures described in
clause (ii).
``(ii) Procedures described.--The
procedures established pursuant to clause (i)
shall include--
``(I) a description of the types of
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 where
such projects will be carried out.
``(iii) Publication of procedures.--All of
the procedures established pursuant to clause
(i) shall be published in the Federal Register.
``(iv) Rule of construction.--The
publication of procedures under clause (iii)
shall not impact the authority of the
Commissioner to update such procedures, in
consultation with the Administrator, as
appropriate.
``(B) Limitation.--The authority under subparagraph
(A) shall only be available for maintenance and repair
projects involving existing infrastructure, property,
and capital at any port of entry described in
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Annual adjustments.--The Commissioner shall
annually adjust the amount described 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 Donation Acceptance Program
established under section 482; or
``(iii) any other statutory authority or
appropriation for projects described in
subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Reporting.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit
a report 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 that includes the elements described
in paragraph (2).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a summary of all maintenance projects conducted
pursuant to section 411(o)(3) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) during the
prior fiscal year;
(B) the cost of each project referred to in
subparagraph (A);
(C) the account that funded each such project, if
applicable; and
(D) 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 ``section
411(o)(3) of this Act and'' after ``Administrator under''.
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