CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-3329
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-12-07
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill extends through December 31, 2026, the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into an agreement with any entity to accept donations of real and personal property for certain activities at ports of entry.</p> <p>Further, the bill (1) allows CBP to accept donations at leased land ports of entry, and (2) increases the maximum fair market value of a donation that CBP may accept under an agreement.</p> <p>Prior to accepting a donation, CBP must certify to specified congressional committees that the donor will be notified about the donor's financial responsibility for all costs and operating expenses related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the donated real property. This financial responsibility shall continue until CBP provides the donor with written notice that the donor has been relieved of such responsibility.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3329 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Heinrich , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Donations Acceptance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act . 2. CBP donations acceptance program reauthorization Section 482 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 301a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) An existing land port of entry owned or leased by the Federal Government. ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking new Federal Government-owned land port of entry and inserting new land port of entry owned or leased by the Federal Government ; (II) in clause (i), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; and (III) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: (ii) the fair market value of donations with respect to the land port of entry total $75,000,000 or less during the immediately preceding 5-year period; ; and (B) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Federal Government-owned land port of entry and inserting land port of entry owned or leased by the Federal Government ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Administrator of the General Services Administration and inserting Administrator of General Services ; (B) in paragraph (1)(C)— (i) in clause (i), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; and (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: (ii) the fair market value of donations with respect to the land port of entry total $75,000,000 or less over the preceding 5 years. ; and (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking terminate and all that follows and inserting terminate on December 31, 2026. ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking carrying out and all that follows and inserting a proposal accepted for consideration by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the General Services Administration pursuant to this section or carrying out a prior pilot program before such termination date. ; (3) in subsection (c)(6)(B)— (A) by striking that the donation and inserting the following: “that— (i) the donation ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) the donor will be notified in the Donations Acceptance Agreement that the donor will be financially responsible for all costs and operating expenses related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the donated real property until U.S. Customs and Border Protection provides the donor written notice that the donor has been relieved of such responsibility. ; (4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking an annual and inserting a biennial ; and (5) in subsection (e), by striking Administrator of the General Services Administration and inserting Administrator of General Services .