,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #chc #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdhh ,report ,no4 #aac-eaa1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,meehan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,southerland1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,george ,miller of ,california1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,radel1 and ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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 ,july #c1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,schock1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,yoder1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,doyle1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,garcia1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 and ,ms4 ,edwards ,july #c1 #bjad ,reported from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security with an amendment ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,july #c1 #bjad ,the ,committee on ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,november #ad1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,to establish the conditions under which the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may establish preclearance facilities1 conduct preclearance operations1 and provide customs services outside the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preclearance ,authorization ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate4 #c4 ,establishment of preclearance operations ,pursuant to section #afbi of title #ai1 ,united ,states ,code1 and subject to section #e1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may establish ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection preclearance operations in a foreign country to-- 7#a7 prevent terrorists1 instruments of terrorism1 and other security threats from entering the ,united ,states2 7#b7 prevent inadmissible persons from entering the ,united ,states2 7#c7 ensure merchandise destined for the ,united ,states complies with applicable laws2 7#d7 ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the ,united ,states2 and 7#e7 accomplish such other objectives as the ,secretary determines necessary to protect the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,notification and certification to ,congress 7a7 ,notification ,not later than #ahj days before entering into an agreement with the government of a foreign country to establish ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection preclearance operations in such foreign country1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees the following3 7#a7 ,a copy of the proposed agreement to establish such preclearance operations1 including an identification of the foreign country with which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection intends to enter into a preclearance agreement1 and the location at which such preclearance operations will be conducted4 7#b7 ,an estimate of the date on which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection intends to establish preclearance operations under such agreement4 7#c7 ,the anticipated funding sources for preclearance operations under such agreement1 and other funding sources considered4 7#d7 ,an assessment of the impact such preclearance operations will have on legitimate trade and travel1 including potential impacts on passengers traveling to the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,a homeland security threat assessment for the country in which such preclearance operations are to be established4 7#f7 ,an assessment of the impacts such preclearance operations will have on ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection domestic port of entry staffing4 7#g7 ,information on potential economic1 competitive1 and job impacts on ,united ,states air carriers associated with establishing such preclearance operations4 7#h7 ,information on the anticipated homeland security benefits associated with establishing such preclearance operations4 7#i7 ,information on potential security vulnerabilities associated with commencing such preclearance operations1 and mitigation plans to address such potential security vulnerabilities4 7#aj7 ,a ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection staffing model for such preclearance operations1 and plans for how such positions would be filled4 7#aa7 ,information on the anticipated costs over the next five fiscal years associated with commencing such preclearance operations4 7#ab7 ,a copy of the agreement referred to in subsection 7a7 of section #e4 7#ac7 ,other factors that the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines to be necessary for ,congress to comprehensively assess the appropriateness of commencing such preclearance operations4 7b7 ,certifications relating to preclearance operations established at airports ,in the case of an airport1 in addition to the notification requirements under subsection 7a71 not later than #ij days before entering into an agreement with the government of a foreign country to establish ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection preclearance operations at an airport in such foreign country1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees the following3 7#a7 ,a certification that preclearance operations under such preclearance agreement would provide homeland security benefits to the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,a certification that preclearance operations within such foreign country will be established under such agreement only if-- 7,a7 at least one ,united ,states passenger carrier operates at such airport2 and 7,b7 the access of all ,united ,states passenger carriers to such preclearance operations is the same as the access of any non-,united ,states passenger carrier4 7#c7 ,a certification that the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security has considered alternative options to preclearance operations and has determined that such options are not the most effective means of achieving the objectives specified in section #c4 7#d7 ,a certification that the establishment of preclearance operations in such foreign country will not significantly increase customs processing times at ,united ,states airports4 7#e7 ,an explanation of other objectives that will be served by the establishment of preclearance operations in such foreign country4 7#f7 ,a certification that representatives from ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection consulted publically with interested parties1 including providers of commercial air service in the ,united ,states1 employees of such providers1 security experts1 and such other parties as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate1 before entering into such an agreement with such foreign government4 7#g7 ,a report detailing the basis for the certifications referred to in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f74 7c7 ,modification of existing agreements ,not later than #cj days before substantially modifying a preclearance agreement with the government of a foreign country in effect as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the proposed agreement1 as modified1 and the justification for such modification4 7d7 ,remediation plan 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall monthly measure the average customs processing time to enter the #be ,united ,states airports that support the highest volume of international travel 7as determined by available ,federal passenger data7 and provide to the appropriate congressional committees such measurements4 7#b7 ,assessment ,based on the measurements described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall quarterly assess whether the average customs processing time referred to in such paragraph significantly exceeds the average customs processing time to enter the ,united ,states through a prclearance operation4 7#c7 ,submission ,based on the assessment conducted under paragraph 7#b71 if the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection determines that the average customs processing time referred to in paragraph 7#a7 significantly exceeds the average customs processing time to enter the ,united ,states through a preclearance operation described in paragraph 7#b71 the ,commissioner shall1 not later than #fj days after making such determination1 provide to the appropriate congressional committees a remediation plan for reducing such average customs processing time referred to in paragraph 7#a74 7#d7 ,implementation ,not later than #cj days after submitting the remediation plan referred to in paragraph 7#c71 the ,commissioner of ,united ,states ,customs and ,border ,protection shall implement those portions of such plan that can be carried out using existing resources1 excluding the transfer of personnel4 7#e7 ,suspension ,if the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection does not submit the remediation plan referred to in paragraph 7#c7 within #fj days in accordance with such paragraph1 the ,commissioner may not1 until such time as such remediation plan is submitted1 conduct any negotiations relating to preclearance operations at an airport in any country or commence any such preclearance operations4 7#f7 ,stakeholder recommendations ,the remediation plan described in paragraph 7#c7 shall consider recommendations solicited from relevant stakeholders4 7e7 ,classified report ,the assessment required pursuant to subsection 7a77#e7 and the report required pursuant to subsection 7b77#g7 may be submitted in classified form if the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines that such is appropriate4 #e4 ,aviation security screening at preclearance airports 7a7 ,aviation security standards agreement ,prior to the commencement of preclearance operations at an airport in a foreign country under this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall enter into an agreement with the government of such foreign country that delineates and requires the adoption of aviation security screening standards that are determined by the ,administrator to be comparable to those of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,aviation security rescreening ,if the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration determines that the government of a foreign country has not maintained security standards and protocols comparable to those of the ,united ,states at airports at which preclearance operations have been established in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall require the rescreening in the ,united ,states by the ,transportation ,security ,administration of passengers and their property before such passengers may deplane into sterile areas of airports in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,selectees ,any passenger who is determined to be a selectee based on a check against a terrorist watch list and arrives on a flight originating from a foreign airport at which preclearance operations have been established in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 7a71 shall be required to undergo security rescreening by the ,transportation ,security ,administration before being permitted to board a domestic flight in the ,united ,states4 #f4 ,lost and stolen passports ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may not enter into or renew an agreement with the government of a foreign country to establish or maintain ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection preclearance operations at an airport in such foreign country unless such government certifies-- 7#a7 that it routinely submits information about lost and stolen passports of its citizens and nationals to ,,interpol's ,stolen and ,lost ,travel ,document database2 or 7#b7 makes available to the ,united ,states ,government such information through another comparable means of reporting4 #g4 ,effective date ,except for subsection 7c7 of section #d1 this ,act shall apply only to the establishment of preclearance operations in a foreign country in which no preclearance operations have been established as of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,july #c1 #bjad ,reported from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security with an amendment ,july #c1 #bjad ,the ,committee on ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed