Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 269 To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 11, 2021 Mr. VELA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Putting Our Resources 4 Toward Security (PORTS) Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. IMPROVING PORTS OF ENTRY FOR BORDER SECU- 6 RITY AND OTHER PURPOSES. 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 8 appropriated to the Administrator of the General 9 Services Administration $2,000,000,000 for each of 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:46 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H269.IH H269 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 269 IH fiscal years 2022 through 2024 to make improve- 1 ments to existing ports of entry in the United States 2 to improve border security and for other purposes. 3 (2) PRIORITY.—In making improvements de- 4 scribed in subsection (a), the Administrator of the 5 General Services Administration, in coordination 6 with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall give 7 priority to the ports of entry that the Administrator 8 determines are in most need of repair to improve 9 border security and for other purposes in accordance 10 with port of entry infrastructure assessment studies 11 required in section 603 of title VI, division E, of the 12 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public 13 Law 110–161). 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:46 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H269.IH H269 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS