[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2385. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of division I, add the following:

     SEC. 90009. 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.
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