[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3034 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3034

       To amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating to customs user fees, to allow the 
   use of such fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel in 
  connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 1997

Mr. Shaw (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, 
Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
  Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
Florida, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
       To amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating to customs user fees, to allow the 
   use of such fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel in 
  connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FUNDS FOR CUSTOMS INSPECTIONAL PERSONNEL.

    (a) Access to Customs User Fee Account.--Section 13031(f)(3)(A) of 
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(f)(3)(A)), is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)(V), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``to make reimbursements'' and 
                inserting ``after making reimbursements''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``, and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
            ``(iii) to the extent funds remain available after making 
        reimbursements under clause (ii), in providing salaries for up 
        to 50 full-time equivalent inspectional positions through 
        September 30, 1998, that enhance customs services in connection 
        with the arrival in Florida of passengers aboard commercial 
        vessels, regardless of whether those passengers are required to 
        pay fees under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a).''.
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