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H.R. 1804House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Honest Runway Labeling Act

Sponsored by Vicente GonzalezRep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Introduced March 27, 2023

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The Honest Runway Labeling Act would have the President designate certain primary airports that are close to the U.S. northern or southern land borders as official ports of entry. It also removes the customs user fee that normally applies to such airports. The changes affect airports that meet specific location and association criteria with nearby border crossings or seaports, and the travelers and businesses using them.

Key Provisions

  • The President must designate each qualifying airport as a port of entry under the 1914 Act.
  • The user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 is terminated for those airports.
  • An airport qualifies if it is a primary airport, located within 30 miles of the northern or southern international land border, formally linked to a land border crossing or seaport within 30 miles, and meets Customs and Border Protection’s numerical criteria as set out in Treasury decisions.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 27, 2023

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Introduced in House

March 27, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 27, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 27, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1804

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2023

Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To designate certain airports as ports of entry and terminate the application of the user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 with respect to the airport.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Honest Runway Labeling Act.

2.

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.