[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2537. Mr. DAINES 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 appropriate place in division I, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ____. RESTORING TRAVEL AT THE UNITED STATES-CANADA 
                   BORDER.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 10 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall expand the list of permitted essential travel into the 
     United States at land ports of entry along the United States-
     Canada border to include the following categories:
       (1) An individual traveling to visit a member, who is a 
     United States citizen or permanent resident, of the immediate 
     or extended family of such individual.
       (2) An individual traveling to visit property, including 
     boats, within the United States owned or leased by such 
     individual.
       (3) An individual traveling to the United States to 
     attended business meetings or site-visits.
       (4) An individual traveling directly to a United States 
     airport to board a flight to a United States or international 
     destination.
       (b) Plan for Full Reopening.--Not later than 20 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and begin 
     implementation of a plan to fully restore nonessential travel 
     into the United States at land ports of entry along the 
     United States-Canada border.
       (c) Applicability.--This section applies to only those 
     restrictions (and the related relief sought in accordance 
     with this section) in place pursuant to section 318(b)(2) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2)) at land ports 
     of entry along the United States-Canada border due to the 
     COVID-19 public health emergency as in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
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