[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2149

      To provide customs services after hours at certain airports.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2004

   Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide customs services after hours at certain airports.

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

SECTION 1. CUSTOMS SERVICES.

    Section 13031(e)(1) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) Notwithstanding section 451 of the 
        Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451) or any other provision of 
        law (other than paragraph (2)),'' and inserting:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Scheduled flights.--Notwithstanding section 
                451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451) or any 
                other provision of law (other than subparagraph (B) and 
                paragraph (2)),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) After hours service.--If an air carrier (as 
                defined in section 40102(2) of title 49, United States 
                Code) specifically requests that customs services for 
                passengers and their baggage be provided after normal 
                operating hours at a customs serviced airport and 
                overtime funds for those services are not available, 
                the appropriate customs officer shall assign sufficient 
                customs employees (if available) to perform any such 
                services, which could lawfully be performed during 
                regular hours of operation, and any overtime fees 
                incurred in connection with such service shall be paid 
                by the air carrier.''.
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