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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="441" measure-id="id113hr441" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-01-29" update-date="2013-02-12">
<title>STAND for Tourism Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr441v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2013-02-12">
<action-date>2013-01-29</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Services to Allow New Destinations for Tourism Act or STAND for Tourism Act - Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to authorize the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), upon request, to enter into agreements with persons for the CBP to provide additional customs and immigration services at Customs ports of entry.</p> <p>Requires such persons to pay a fee to reimburse CBP for such services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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