,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and ,mr4    
,udall7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
facilitate lawful international trade by
 increasing the daily commercial hours  
of operation at designated ports of     
entry along the southern border1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,trade   
,facilitation and ,security ,enhancement
 ,act4  #b4 ,extending ports of entry   
hours of operation for commercial       
vehicles  7a7 ,defined term ,in this    
,act1 the term #aj busiest ports of     
entry means the #aj land ports of entry 
on the border between the ,united       
,states and ,mexico through which the   
highest total value of products and     
commodities passed through during #bjag1
 as reported by the ,united ,states     
,census ,bureau4  7b7 ,minimum hours of 

operation ,not later than #f months     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 in coordination with the     
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 shall facilitate   
the safe1 secure1 and efficient cross   
border movement of people1 motor        
vehicles1 cargo1 and lawful and         
legitimate trade travel by ensuring that
 commercial vehicles are permitted to   
enter into or exit from the ,united     
,states through the #aj busiest ports of
 entry for not fewer than--  7#a7 #af   
hours per day1 ,monday through ,friday2 
and  7#b7 #h hours per weekend4  #c4    
,resources2 coordination  7a7 ,resources
 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 
shall ensure that sufficient ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection        
officers and resources are dedicated to 
designated ports of entry--  7#a7 to    
carry out the functions of commercial   
operations1 including accepting entries 
of merchandise1 collecting duties1 and  

enforcing the customs1 immigration1 and 
trade laws of the ,united ,states2 and  
7#b7 to perform the functions described 
in paragraph 7#a7 during the hours set  
forth in section #b7;b7 beginning not   
later than the date set forth in such   
section4  7b7 ,coordination ,the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
coordinate with the appropriate         
officials of the ,government of ,mexico 
to implement this section4  #d4 ,ports  
of entry modernization  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection1 in consultation
 with the ,administrator of ,general    
,services1 shall conduct a study of     
commercial operations at the #aj busiest
 ports of entry to identify any         
improvements that could be made to such 
ports of entry to facilitate lawful     
international trade1 including          
redesigning1 modernizing1 and improving 
the efficiency of such ports of entry   
and expanding their hours of operation4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days   

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commissioner shall submit a  
report to ,congress that summarizes the 
results of the study conducting pursuant
 to subsection 7a74  #e4 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be  
necessary to carry out this ,act4