S.Amdt. 1995

SA 1995. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Cornyn)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1911
submitted by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and
Mr. Moran) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend
title 49,

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United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation
Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN AIRPORTS AS PORTS OF ENTRY.

(a) In General.--The President shall--
(1) pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623,
chapter 223; 19 U.S.C. 2), designate each airport described
in subsection (b) as a port of entry; and
(2) terminate the application of the user fee requirement
under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (19
U.S.C. 58b) with respect to the airport.
(b) Airports Described.--An airport described in this
subsection is an airport that--
(1) is a primary airport (as defined in section 47102 of
title 49, United States Code);
(2) is located not more than 30 miles from the northern or
southern international land border of the United States;
(3) is associated, through a formal, legal instrument,
including a valid contract or governmental ordinance, with a
land border crossing or a seaport not more than 30 miles from
the airport; and
(4) through such association, meets the numerical criteria
considered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for
establishing a port of entry, as set forth in--
(A) Treasury Decision 82-37 (47 Fed. Reg. 10137; relating
to revision of customs criteria for establishing ports of
entry and stations), as revised by Treasury Decisions 86-14
(51 Fed. Reg. 4559) and 87-65 (52 Fed. Reg. 16328); or
(B) any successor guidance or regulation.
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