Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110

§217 Allocation of Resources by the Secretary

Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part B — U.S. Customs and Border Protection › § 217

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must keep enough staff so customs revenue services (the functions listed in section 215, paragraphs (1)–(6) and (8)) stay at the same levels they were the day before this chapter took effect, and must notify the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee at least 90 days before any major cuts, office or port moves/closures, or hours changes.

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Title 6, §217

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(a)In general

The Secretary shall ensure that adequate staffing is provided to assure that levels of customs revenue services provided on the day before the effective date of this chapter shall continue to be provided.

(b)Notification of Congress

The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate at least 90 days prior to taking any action which would—

(1)result in any significant reduction in customs revenue services, including hours of operation, provided at any office within the Department or any port of entry;

(2)eliminate or relocate any office of the Department which provides customs revenue services; or

(3)eliminate any port of entry.

(c)Definition

In this section, the term “customs revenue services” means those customs revenue functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) and paragraph (8) of section 215 of this title.

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The

Effective Date

of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), is 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 101 of this title.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 217

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110