§4451 Report on certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection agreements

Summary

The Commissioner must send a report within one year after making an agreement under certain CBP programs, and once a year after that until the program ends. The report must go to the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the House Committee on Homeland Security. The report must explain how the program was set up and the legal authority for it; name the partner and how much they paid; say what port of entry is involved and how the agreement helps the economy or security; list services CBP provided in the prior year; give fees collected, total operating costs, and a detailed account of how the fees were spent; summarize complaints or criticism; report whether the partner followed the agreement; offer recommendations to improve results; and summarize benefits and problems for CBP and the partner. If the partner is an airport operator, the report must also detail CBP revenue at the airport from the agreement and from other sources (including passenger and airline fees) and compare that revenue to CBP’s operating costs there. The rule covers agreements made under these programs: the reimbursable fee program in section 560 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 378); the 2014 pilot partnerships program in section 559 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (division F of Public Law 113–76; 6 U.S.C. 211 note); the fee-for-use program under section 58b of this title; the preclearance program under subchapter VII of this chapter; and the reimbursable fee agreements program in section 301 of title 6.