A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.

Bill: 118-s-4183
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-04-18
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 18, 2024 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.

1. Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions (a) In general Section 412 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 212 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking consolidate, discontinue, and inserting discontinue ; and (ii) by inserting after reduce the staffing level the following: below the optimal staffing level determined in the most recent Resource Allocation Model required by section 301(h) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 ( 19 U.S.C. 2075(h) ) ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting , National Account Managers, International Trade Analysts after Financial Systems Specialists ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Authority To Consolidate, Modify, or Reorganize Customs Revenue Functions (1) In general The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may, subject to subsection (b), consolidate, modify, or reorganize customs revenue functions delegated to the Commissioner under subsection (a), including by adding such functions to existing positions or establishing new or modifying existing job series, grades, titles, or classifications for personnel, and associated support staff, performing such functions, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management. (2) Position classification standards At the request of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish new position classification standards for any new positions established by the Commissioner under paragraph (1). . (b) Technical correction Section 412(a)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 212(a)(1) ) is amended by striking 403(a)(1) and inserting 403(1) .