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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1509 

To create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain 

points of entry in Florida to satisfy customs and immigration reporting 

requirements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2005 

Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. SHAW) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain points of entry in Florida to satisfy 

customs and immigration reporting requirements. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Boaters 

5 Streamlined Inspection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR VIDEOPHONE SYSTEMS AT POINTS 

7 OF ENTRY. 

8 (a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.—The 

9 Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an inspec-
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1 tion program that uses a videophone system at each point 

2 of entry specified in subsection (c)— 

3 (1) through which a master of a recreational 

4 vessel may report to an appropriate official of the 

5 Department of Homeland Security for purposes of 

6 section 433 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

7 1433); and 

8 (2) through which a master and the passengers 

9 of a recreational vessel may report to an appropriate 

10 official of such Department for purposes of satis11 fying requirements for lawful entry into the United 

12 States under immigration laws as defined in section 

13 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

15 (b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu16 rity shall require that the program established under sub17 section (a) may be used only in a case in which the master 

18 of, and each passenger on, a recreational vessel is a citizen 

19 or lawful permanent resident of the United States. 

20 (c) POINTS OF ENTRY.—The program established 

21 under subsection (a) shall be accessible to a master or pas22 senger of a recreational vessel at each of the following 

23 points of entry in Florida: 

24 (1) Sebastian Inlet. 

25 (2) Fort Pierce Inlet. 
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1 (3) St. Lucie Inlet. 

2 (4) Jupiter Inlet. 

3 (5) Lake Worth Inlet. 

4 (6) Boynton Inlet. 

5 (7) Boca Raton Inlet. 

6 (8) Hillsboro Inlet. 

7 (9) Port Everglades Inlet. 

8 (10) Bakers Haulover Inlet. 

9 (11) Miami Harbor Inlet. 

10 (12) Islamorada. 

11 (13) Key West. 

12 (d) EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The 

13 program established under subsection (a) shall not affect 

14 the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

15 require a master or passenger of a recreational vessel to 

16 wait for a customs inspection or to report the arrival of 

17 the vessel to the nearest customs facility or such other 

18 place as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations. 

19 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

20 (1) RECREATIONAL VESSEL.—The term ‘‘rec21 reational vessel’’ means a vessel— 

22 (A) manufactured for operation, or oper23 ated, primarily for pleasure; or 

24 (B) leased, rented, or chartered to another 

25 for the latter’s pleasure. 
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1 (2) VIDEOPHONE SYSTEM.—The term 

2 ‘‘videophone system’’ means a system that con3 tains— 

4 (A) a telephone that has a two-way visual 

5 and audio communication link between two peo6 ple; and 

7 (B) a video transceiver, monitor, facial 

8 camera, and document camera. 

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