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.

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. Port maintenance (a) In general Section 411(o) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 6 U.S.C. 211(o) (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 the General Services Administration— (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 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (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 (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) section 411(o)(3) of this Act and Administrator under May 11, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: This bill directs U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) to establish procedures for performing repairs and maintenance projects below a certain cost at certain federally owned ports of entry. Specifically, these procedures shall cover repair and maintenance projects at federally owned ports of entry that engage in certain activities, such as entry inspections and activities to prevent the entry of illicit drugs, agricultural pests, and contraband. The procedures shall cover projects that cost no more than $300,000, with this cap to be adjusted annually for inflation. CBP may perform such repair and maintenance projects in accordance with the procedures established under this bill.