,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,owens introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,budget1 for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 concerning the           
calculation of transactions for the     
lease of land ports of entry and        
international bridges1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,land ports of entry and 
international bridges ,section #ccjg of 
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7i7 ,land ports of entry and
 international bridges  7#a7 ,leases    
,the ,administrator is authorized to    
enter into contracts for the lease of a 

covered facility and its site for       
periods of not to exceed #cj years4     
7#b7 ,calculation of transactions ,for  
purposes of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe1 the ,congressional ,budget ,act  
of #aigd1 the ,budget ,enforcement ,act 
of #aiij1 and scorekeeping guidelines1  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
and the ,congressional ,budget ,office  
shall score any contract entered into by
 the ,administrator under this chapter  
for the lease of a covered facility and 
its site in the same manner as if the   
contract was entered into on ,september 
#cj1 #aiij4  7#c7 ,analysis of          
transactions  7,a7 ,analysis required   
before leases or direct purchases or    
construction ,before entering into a    
contract for the lease of a covered     
facility or directly purchasing or      
constructing a covered facility1 the    
,administrator shall transmit to        
,congress a report containing an        
analysis of the cost effectiveness of   

leasing the covered facility as compared
 to directly purchasing or constructing 
the covered facility4  7,b7 ,limitation 
on direct purchases and construction    
,the ,administrator may not directly    
purchase or construct a covered facility
 if the ,administrator determines under 
subparagraph 7,a7 that leasing the      
covered facility is more cost effective4
  7#d7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1
 the following definitions apply3  7,a7 
,covered facility ,the term covered     
facility means a land port of entry or  
international bridge4  7,b7 ,lease ,the 
term lease includes a lease purchase4  4