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Introduced
02/11/2015
02/11/2015
In Committee
05/25/2016
05/25/2016
Crossed Over
11/30/2016
11/30/2016
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016 Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with certain persons for the CBP to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or inspection-related immigration services at a land border port of entry, subject to payment of a fee to reimburse the CBP for providing such services. Authorizes the Commissioner and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements with persons for the construction or maintenance of a new or existing CBP or GSA facility or other infrastructure at a land border port of entry; or accept donations from persons of real or personal property (including money) or nonpersonal services for use in the construction or maintenance of such facilities or infrastructure. Directs the Commissioner to issue procedures for evaluating a proposal submitted by a person for an agreement.
AI Summary
This bill, the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016, allows the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with private entities to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or immigration inspection services at land border ports of entry, with the entities reimbursing CBP for the full cost of these services. It also permits the Commissioner and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to enter into cost-sharing or reimbursement agreements with entities for the construction or maintenance of CBP or GSA facilities and infrastructure at ports of entry, and allows them to accept donations of property or services for these purposes. The bill outlines procedures for evaluating proposals for these agreements and includes provisions for reporting to Congress on their implementation.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (6)
John Cornyn (R)*,
Jeff Flake (R),
Dean Heller (R),
Ron Johnson (R),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Tom Udall (D),
Last Action
Held at the desk. (on 11/30/2016)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/461/all-info | 02/13/2015 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461es.pdf | 12/01/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461es.pdf.pdf | 12/01/2016 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461rs.pdf | 07/14/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461rs.pdf.pdf | 07/14/2016 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461is.pdf | 07/05/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s461/BILLS-114s461is.pdf.pdf | 07/05/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s461is/pdf/BILLS-114s461is.pdf | 02/25/2015 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s461is/pdf/BILLS-114s461is.pdf.pdf | 02/25/2015 |
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