§4451 Report on Certain U.s. Customs and Border Protection Agreements

Summary

The Commissioner must send a report to the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the House Committee on Homeland Security no later than one year after entering an agreement under a covered program and every year after that until the program ends. The report must explain how the program was set up and under what authority, name the partner and how much they reimbursed CBP, say what port of entry is involved and the economic and security effects, list services CBP provided, show fees collected and total operating costs, give a detailed account of how the fees were spent, summarize complaints, report whether the partner followed the agreement, offer recommendations to improve results, and summarize benefits and challenges. If the partner is an airport operator, the report must also give a detailed breakdown of CBP revenue at that airport from the agreement and from other fees (like passenger and air carrier fees) and compare that revenue to CBP’s operating costs at the airport. The rule applies to these programs: (1) the reimbursable fee agreements program in section 560 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 378); (2) the pilot partnership program in section 559 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (division F of Public Law 113–76; 6 U.S.C. 211 note); (3) the program under which CBP charges a fee for customs services at designated facilities under section 58b of this title; (4) the preclearance program in subchapter VII of this chapter; and (5) the reimbursable fee agreements program under section 301 of title 6.