S.Amdt. 2537

SA 2537. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division I, insert the
following:

SEC. ____. RESTORING TRAVEL AT THE UNITED STATES-CANADA
BORDER.

(a) In General.--Not later than 10 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall expand the list of permitted essential travel into the
United States at land ports of entry along the United States-
Canada border to include the following categories:
(1) An individual traveling to visit a member, who is a
United States citizen or permanent resident, of the immediate
or extended family of such individual.
(2) An individual traveling to visit property, including
boats, within the United States owned or leased by such
individual.
(3) An individual traveling to the United States to
attended business meetings or site-visits.
(4) An individual traveling directly to a United States
airport to board a flight to a United States or international
destination.
(b) Plan for Full Reopening.--Not later than 20 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and begin
implementation of a plan to fully restore nonessential travel
into the United States at land ports of entry along the
United States-Canada border.
(c) Applicability.--This section applies to only those
restrictions (and the related relief sought in accordance
with this section) in place pursuant to section 318(b)(2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2)) at land ports
of entry along the United States-Canada border due to the
COVID-19 public health emergency as in effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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