I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6055 
To authorize the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of customs 
services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2012 
Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to enter into reimbursable fee agreements for 
the provision of customs services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Facilitating Access of 
Services and Trade Act of 2012’’ or the ‘‘FAST Act of 
2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. REIMBURSABLE FEE AGREEMENTS FOR PROVISION 
OF CUSTOMS SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, upon the request of any person, the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may 
enter into reimbursable fee agreements for a period of up 
to ten years with such person for the provision of CBP 
services and any other costs incurred by CBP relating to 
such services. Such requests may include additional CBP 
services at existing CBP-serviced facilities, the provision 
of CBP services at new facilities and preclearance loca-
tions, and expanded CBP services at land border facilities. 
(b) ACCOUNTS; USE OF FEES.—Fees collected pursu-
ant to any agreement entered into under this section 
shall— 
(1) be deposited in the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection—Salaries and Expenses’’ account of 
the Department of Homeland Security as offsetting 
collections and remain available until expended, 
without fiscal year limitation; and 
(2) be used to pay for any expenses incurred by 
CBP in providing CBP services and any other costs 
incurred by CBP relating to such services. 
(c) AMOUNT AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—The amount 
of the fee to be charged pursuant to an agreement author-
ized under this section shall— 
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(1) be paid by each person requesting CBP 
services; and 
(2) include the salary and expenses of individ-
uals employed by CBP to provide such services, and 
any other costs incurred by CBP relating to such 
services, such as temporary placement or permanent 
relocation of such individuals. 
(d) FAILURE TO PAY.—U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall terminate the provision of services pursu-
ant to an agreement entered into under this section with 
a person that, after receiving notice from CBP that a fee 
imposed is due, fails to timely pay such fee. 
(e) PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
Each facility at which CBP services are performed pursu-
ant to an agreement entered into under this section shall 
provide, maintain, and equip, without cost to the Federal 
Government, such facilities in accordance with CBP speci-
fications. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CBP SERVICES.—The term ‘‘CBP services’’ 
means any activities of any employee or contractor 
of CBP related to customs and immigration matters. 
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 
(A) any natural person; or 
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(B) any corporation, partnership, trust, as-
sociation, or any other public or private entity, 
including any foreign government or transit au-
thority, or any officer, employee, or agent there-
of. 
Æ 
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