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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PORT MAINTENANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(o) of the Homeland 

5 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(o)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (4); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(3) PORT MAINTENANCE.— 

6 ‘‘(A) PROCEDURES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to sub8 paragraphs (B) and (C), the Commis9 sioner, in consultation with the Adminis10 trator of General Services— 

11 ‘‘(I) shall establish procedures by 

12 which U.S. Customs and Border Pro13 tection may conduct maintenance and 

14 repair projects costing not more than 

15 $300,000 at any Federal Government16 owned port of entry where the Office 

17 of Field Operations performs any of 

18 the activities described in subpara19 graphs (A) through (G) of subsection 

20 (g)(3); and 

21 ‘‘(II) is authorized to perform 

22 such maintenance and repair projects, 

23 subject to the procedures described in 

24 clause (ii). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) PROCEDURES DESCRIBED.—The 

2 procedures established pursuant to clause 

3 (i) shall include— 

4 ‘‘(I) a description of the types of 

5 projects that may be carried out pur6 suant to clause (i); and 

7 ‘‘(II) the procedures for identi8 fying and addressing any impacts on 

9 other tenants of facilities where such 

10 projects will be carried out. 

11 ‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION OF PROCE12 DURES.—All of the procedures established 

13 pursuant to clause (i) shall be published in 

14 the Federal Register. 

15 ‘‘(iv) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The 

16 publication of procedures under clause (iii) 

17 shall not impact the authority of the Com18 missioner to update such procedures, in 

19 consultation with the Administrator, as ap20 propriate. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The authority under 

22 subparagraph (A) shall only be available for 

23 maintenance and repair projects involving exist24 ing infrastructure, property, and capital at any 

25 port of entry described in subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(C) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS.—The Com2 missioner shall annually adjust the amount de3 scribed in subparagraph (A) by the percentage 

4 (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for 

5 All Urban Consumers for the month of June 

6 preceding the date on which such adjustment 

7 takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index 

8 for All Urban Consumers for the same month 

9 of the preceding calendar year. 

10 ‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

11 in this paragraph may be construed to affect 

12 the availability of funding from— 

13 ‘‘(i) the Federal Buildings Fund es14 tablished under section 592 of title 40, 

15 United States Code; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Donation Acceptance Pro17 gram established under section 482; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) any other statutory authority or 

19 appropriation for projects described in sub20 paragraph (A).’’. 

21 (b) REPORTING.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

24 thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

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1 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af2 fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropria3 tions of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Se4 curity of the House of Representatives, and the 

5 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep6 resentatives that includes the elements described in 

7 paragraph (2). 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

9 paragraph (1) shall include— 

10 (A) a summary of all maintenance projects 

11 conducted pursuant to section 411(o)(3) of the 

12 Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 

13 subsection (a) during the prior fiscal year; 

14 (B) the cost of each project referred to in 

15 subparagraph (A); 

16 (C) the account that funded each such 

17 project, if applicable; and 

18 (D) any budgetary transfers, if applicable, 

19 that funded each such project. 

20 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 422(a) of the 

21 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 232(a)) is 

22 amended by inserting ‘‘section 411(o)(3) of this Act and’’ 

23 after ‘‘Administrator under’’. 

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