[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3339-S3340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1952. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms.
Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve
the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL PORT OF ENTRY FOR THE
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND
WILDLIFE PRODUCTS BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of funding and
in accordance with subsection (b), the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall designate 1 additional
port as a ``port of entry
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designated for the importation and exportation of wildlife
and wildlife products'' under section 14.12 of title 50, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b) Criteria for Selecting Additional Designated Port.--The
Director shall select the additional port to be designated
pursuant to subsection (a) from among the United States
airports that handled more than 8,000,000,000 pounds of cargo
during 2022, as reported by the Federal Aviation
Administration Air Carrier Activity Information System, and
based upon the analysis submitted to Congress by the Director
pursuant to the Wildlife Trafficking reporting directive
under title I of Senate Report 114-281.
(c) Authority to Accept Donations.--The Director may accept
donations from private entities and, notwithstanding section
3302 of title 31, United States Code, may use those donations
to fund the designation of the additional port pursuant to
subsection (a).
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