,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,posey introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,consolidated     
,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of
 #aihe to authorize the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 to enter into reimbursable fee         
agreements for the provision of         
additional services at ,customs ports of
 entry1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,services to ,allow ,new            
,destinations for ,tourism ,act or      
,,stand for ,tourism ,act4  #b4         
,reimbursable fee agreements for        
provision of additional ,customs        
services  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#acjca of the ,consolidated ,omnibus    
,budget ,reconciliation ,act of #aihe   
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7l7   

,reimbursable fee agreements for        
provision of additional ,customs        
services  7#a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 and upon the request of any person 
requesting ,customs services1 the       
,commissioner may enter into an         
agreement with such person under which  
the person agrees to pay a fee to       
reimburse ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection for the provision of        
additional services and any other costs 
incurred by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection relating to such services at
 ,customs ports of entry4  7#b7         
,accounts and use of funds ,funds       
collected pursuant to any agreement     
entered into under this subsection--    
7,a7 shall be credited to accounts that 
may be established by the ,commissioner 
for the provision of ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection services and remain
 available until expended for the       
purposes described in paragraph 7#a71   
without fiscal year limitation2 and     

7,b7 shall be used to pay any expenses  
incurred by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection in providing additional     
,customs services and any other costs   
incurred by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection relating to such services at
 ,customs ports of entry4  7#c7 ,amount 
and payment of fees ,the amount of the  
fee to be charged pursuant to an        
agreement entered into under this       
subsection shall be paid by each person 
requesting additional ,customs services 
and shall include the salary and        
expenses of individuals employed by     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
to provide such ,customs services and   
other costs incurred by ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection relating to such
 services at ,customs ports of entry1   
such as temporary placement or permanent
 relocation of those individuals4  7#d7 
,failure to pay fee ,any person who1    
after notice and demand for payment of  
any fee charged under subsection 7a7 of 
this section1 fails to pay such fee in a

 timely manner shall--  7,a7 be guilty  
of a misdemeanor1 and if convicted      
thereof shall pay a fine that does not  
exceed an amount equal to #bjj percent  
of such fee in addition to court costs2 
and  7,b7 be liable for a penalty or    
liquidated damage equal to #b times the 
amount of the fee in addition to court  
costs4  ,any amount collected pursuant  
to this paragraph shall be deposited    
into #a or more of the accounts         
established under paragraph 7#b7 and    
shall be available as described therein4
  7#e7 ,provision of facilities and     
equipment ,each facility at which such  
,customs services are performed shall   
provide1 maintain1 and equip1 without   
cost to the ,federal ,government1 such  
facilities in accordance with ,u4,s4    
,customs and ,border ,protection        
specifications4  7#f7 ,definitions ,in  
this subsection--  7,a7 the term        
,commissioner means the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 of the ,department of ,homeland        

,security2 and  7,b7 the term person    
means--  7i7 a natural person2 or  7ii7 
a corporation1 partnership1 trust1      
association1 or any other public or     
private entity1 including any foreign   
government or transit authority1 or any 
officer1 employee1 or agent thereof4  4 
7b7 ,conforming amendment  7#a7 ,in     
general ,section #acjca7;e77#b77;,a7 of 
the ,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget      
,reconciliation ,act of #aihe 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7e77#b77;,a77 is amended 
by adding at the end before the period  
the following3 1 or any agreement       
entered into pursuant to subsection 7l7 
of this section4  7#b7 ,effective date  
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjac4