To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.3189 | Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle (R-MN)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to negotiate with the Canadian government to establish travel corridors at land-based ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. If DHS and the Canadian government reach an agreement, DHS must establish such travel corridors.
Specifically, DHS must seek to enter into negotiations with the Canadian government to establish (1) travel corridors based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada, and (2) documentation requirements for travelers using such travel corridors.

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to 
   establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to 
 facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL 
              CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO 
              FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER.

    (a) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 
        with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel 
        corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate 
        cross-border travel at the northern border.
            (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate 
        interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations 
        with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada 
        to establish--
                    (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of 
                entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern 
                border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of 
                Canada; and
                    (B) requirements relating to the documentation 
                needed for such cross-border travel.
    (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada 
enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on 
which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan 
required under subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
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