S.Amdt. 3275

SA 3275. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title X, insert
the following:

SEC. 10__. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AND LAND
PORTS OF ENTRY.

Section 6 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33
U.S.C. 535d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``December 31, 2024,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2035,'';
and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and
inserting the following:
``(A) An international bridge between the United States and
Mexico.
``(B) An international bridge between the United States and
Canada.
``(C) A port of entry on the international land border
between the United States and Mexico.
``(D) A port of entry on the international land border
between the United States and Canada.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``or land port of
entry'' after ``international bridge'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or land port of
entry'' after ``international bridge'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by inserting ``sole'' before ``basis''; and
(B) by inserting ``or land port of entry'' after
``international bridge'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) No compilation or consideration of documents.--The
Secretary shall not compile or take into consideration any
environmental document pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a Presidential permit
for an application under subsection (b).''; and
(5) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or land port of
entry'' after ``international bridge'' each place it appears.
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