,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aheb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,lujn7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,international ,bridge ,act of #aigb to 
streamline the ,presidential permitting 
process for international bridges and   
land ports of entry1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,international      
,bridge and ,port of ,entry             
,modernization ,act of #bjbe or the     
,,ibem ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,permitting  
for international bridges and land ports
 of entry ,section #f of the            
,international ,bridge ,act of #aigb    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ece;d7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking during   
the period beginning on ,december #a1   

#bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ca1     
#bjbd12 and  7ii7 by striking           
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 and 
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,an      
international bridge between the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico4  7,b7 ,an         
international bridge between the ,united
 ,states and ,canada4  7,c7 ,a port of  
entry on the international land border  
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico4
  7,d7 ,a port of entry on the          
international land border between the   
,united ,states and ,canada4  2 and     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 by     
inserting or land port of entry after   
international bridge2  7#b7 in          
subsection 7b71 by inserting or land    
port of entry after international       
bridge2  7#c7 in subsection 7c77#b7--   
7,a7 by inserting sole before basis2 and
  7,b7 by inserting or land port of     
entry after international bridge2  7#d7 
in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71         

respectively1 and indenting             
appropriately2  7,b7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a7 7as so      
redesignated71 by striking              
,notwithstanding and inserting the      
following3  7#a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding  2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,no     
compilation or consideration of         
documents ,the ,secretary shall not     
compile or take into consideration any  
environmental document pursuant to      
,public ,law #ia-aij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq47 with respect to a        
,presidential permit for an application 
under subsection 7b74  2 and  7#e7 in   
subsection 7f71 by inserting or land    
port of entry after international bridge
 each place it appears4