,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #cj1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cross-,border ,trade ,enhancement ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator2 ,administration ,the terms ,administrator and ,administration mean the ,administrator of ,general ,services and the ,general ,services ,administration1 respectively4 7#b7 ,person ,the term person means-- 7,a7 an individual2 or 7,b7 a corporation1 partnership1 trust1 association1 or any other public or private entity1 including a ,state or local government4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 #c4 ,authority to enter into agreements for the provision of certain services at land border ports of entry 7a7 ,authority ,to enter into agreements 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #dea of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adea71 the ,secretary may1 during the #aj-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act and upon the request of any person1 enter into an agreement with that person under which-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection will provide services described in paragraph 7#b7 at a land border port of entry2 and 7,b7 that person will pay a fee imposed under subsection 7b7 to reimburse ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for the costs incurred in providing such services4 7#b7 ,services described ,services described in this paragraph are any services related to customs and immigration matters provided by an employee or contractor of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection at land border ports of entry4 7#c7 ,limitation ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to reduce the responsibilities or duties of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to provide services at land border ports of entry that have been authorized or mandated by law and are funded in any appropriation ,act or from any accounts in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states derived by the collection of fees4 7b7 ,fee 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall impose a fee on a person requesting the provision of services by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 7a7 to reimburse ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for the costs of providing such services1 including-- 7,a7 the salaries and expenses of the employees or contractors of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection that provide such services and temporary placement or relocation costs for those employees or contractors2 and 7,b7 any other costs incurred by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection in providing services pursuant to agreements entered into under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,failure to pay fee ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall terminate the provision of services pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 7a7 with a person that1 after receiving notice from the ,secretary that a fee imposed under paragraph 7#a7 is due1 fails to pay the fee in a timely manner4 7#c7 ,receipts credited as offsetting collections ,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a fee collected under paragraph 7#a7 pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 be credited as an offsetting collection to the account that finances the salaries and expenses of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 7,b7 be available for expenditure only to pay the costs of providing services pursuant to that agreement2 and 7,c7 remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation4 #d4 ,evaluation of alternative financing arrangements for construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall establish procedures for evaluating a proposal submitted by any person to-- 7#a7 enter into a cost-sharing or reimbursement agreement with the ,administration to facilitate the construction or maintenance of a facility or other infrastructure at a land border port of entry2 or 7#b7 provide to the ,administration an unconditional gift of property pursuant to section #cage of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to be used in the construction or maintenance of a facility or other infrastructure at a land border port of entry4 7b7 ,requirements ,the procedures established under subsection 7a7 shall provide1 at a minimum1 for the following3 7#a7 ,not later than #ij days after receiving a proposal pursuant to subsection 7a7 with respect to the construction or maintenance of a facility or other infrastructure at a land border port of entry1 the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 make a determination with respect to whether or not to approve the proposal2 and 7,b7 notify the person that submitted the proposal of-- 7i7 the determination2 and 7ii7 if the ,administrator did not approve the proposal1 the reasons for the determination4 7#b7 ,in determining whether or not to approve such a proposal1 the ,administrator shall consider-- 7,a7 the impact of the proposal on reducing wait times at that port of entry and other ports of entry on the same border2 7,b7 the potential of the proposal to increase trade and travel efficiency through added capacity2 and 7,c7 the potential of the proposal to enhance the security of the port of entry4