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118th Congress(2023-2024)
Reducing Excessive Vetting Authorities to Maintain our Ports Act
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H. R. 8150 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 674

118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8150

[Report No. 118–824, Part I]


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.

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

December 6, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

December 6, 2024

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 29, 2024]

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. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Reducing Excessive Vetting Authorities to Maintain our Ports Act” or the “REVAMP Act”.

SEC. 2. 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.—Notwithstanding section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Commissioner, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services—

“(I) shall establish guidance and procedures by which U.S. Customs and Border Protection may conduct maintenance and repair projects costing not more than $300,000 in the physical space 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); and

“(II) is authorized to perform such maintenance and repair projects, subject to the procedures described in clause (ii).

“(ii) GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES DESCRIBED.—The guidance and 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 GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES.—The guidance and procedures established pursuant to clause (i) shall be published in the Federal Register.

“(iv) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The publication of guidance and 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 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 elements described in paragraph (2).

(2) ELEMENTS.—The elements described in this paragraph are the following:

(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) Information relating to the cost of each project referred to in subparagraph (A).

(C) An identification of the account that funded each such project, if applicable.

(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”.

Union Calendar No. 674

118th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 8150
[Report No. 118–824, Part I]
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.
December 6, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment
December 6, 2024
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed