,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,thanedar 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 
,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate non-motorized 
border crossings across the ,gordie     
,howe ,international ,bridge1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,bike the      
,border ,act4  #b4 ,facilitation of     
non-motorized border crossings across   
the ,gordie ,howe ,international ,bridge
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection shall  
take such actions as may be necessary to

 effectively and vigorously facilitate1 
including through expedition1 of        
non-motorized1 including bicycle and    
pedestrian1 border crossings across the 
,gordie ,howe ,international ,bridge4   
7b7 ,,gao report ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report that-- 7#a7 reviews the progress 
of the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border      
,protection's handling of non-motorized1
 including bicycle and pedestrian1      
traffic across the ,gordie ,howe        
,international ,bridge2 and  7#b7       
includes-- 7,a7 a determination         
regarding whether ,u4,s4 ,custom and    
,border ,protection has facilitated1    
including through expedition1 such      
non-motorized border crossings across   
the ,bridge2  7,b7 recommendations      

regarding how ,u4,s4 ,custom and ,border
 ,protection may further such           
facilitation2 and  7,c7 recommendations 
regarding what1 if any1 incentives could
 be utilized to encourage such          
non-motorized traffic4