S 243 — A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows: (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in brackets, new matter is 
printed in italic, and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002

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TITLE IV--BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

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Subtitle B--U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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SEC. 411. ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION; 
 COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, AND OPERATIONAL 
 OFFICES.

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 (o) Other Authorities.--
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 (2) * * *
 (3) Port maintenance.--
 (A) Procedures.--
 (i) In general.--Subject to 
 subparagraphs (B) and (C), the 
 Commissioner, in consultation with the 
 Administrator of the General Services 
 Administration--
 (I) shall establish 
 procedures by which U.S. 
 Customs and Border Protection 
 may conduct maintenance and 
 repair projects costing not 
 more than $300,000 at any 
 Federal Government-owned port 
 of entry where the Office of 
 Field Operations performs any 
 of the activities described in 
 subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
 of subsection (g)(3); and
 (II) is authorized to perform 
 such maintenance and repair 
 projects, subject to the 
 procedures described in clause 
 (ii).
 (ii) Procedures described.--The 
 procedures established pursuant to 
 clause (i) shall include--
 (I) a description of the 
 types of projects that may be 
 carried out pursuant to clause 
 (i); and
 (II) the procedures for 
 identifying and addressing any 
 impacts on other tenants of 
 facilities where such projects 
 will be carried out.
 (iii) Publication of procedures.--All 
 of the procedures established pursuant 
 to clause (i) shall be published in the 
 Federal Register.
 (iv) Rule of construction.--The 
 publication of procedures under clause 
 (iii) shall not impact the authority of 
 the Commissioner to update such 
 procedures, in consultation with the 
 Administrator, as appropriate.
 (B) Limitation.--The authority under 
 subparagraph (A) shall only be available for 
 maintenance and repair projects involving 
 existing infrastructure, property, and capital 
 at any port of entry described in subparagraph 
 (A).
 (C) Annual adjustments.--The Commissioner 
 shall annually adjust the amount described in 
 subparagraph (A) by the percentage (if any) by 
 which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
 Consumers for the month of June preceding the 
 date on which such adjustment takes effect 
 exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
 Consumers for the same month of the preceding 
 calendar year.
 (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
 paragraph may be construed to affect the 
 availability of funding from--
 (i) the Federal Buildings Fund 
 established under section 592 of title 
 40, United States Code;
 (ii) the Donation Acceptance Program 
 established under section 482; or
 (iii) any other statutory authority 
 or appropriation for projects described 
 in subparagraph (A).
 [(3)](4) Rescue beacons.--Beginning in fiscal year 
 2019, in carrying out subsection (c)(8), the 
 Commissioner shall purchase, deploy, and maintain not 
 more than 250 self-powering, 9-1-1 cellular relay 
 rescue beacons along the southern border of the United 
 States at locations determined appropriate by the 
 Commissioner to mitigate migrant deaths.

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SEC. 422. FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.

 (a) Operations, Maintenance, and Protection of Federal 
Buildings and Grounds.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
affect the functions or authorities of the Administrator of 
General Services with respect to the operation, maintenance, 
and protection of buildings and grounds owned or occupied by 
the Federal Government and under the jurisdiction, custody, or 
control of the Administrator. Except for the law enforcement 
and related security functions transferred under section 
403(3), the Administrator shall retain all powers, functions, 
and authorities vested in the Administrator under section 
411(o)(3) of this Act and chapter 10 of title 40, United States 
Code, and other provisions of law that are necessary for the 
operation, maintenance, and protection of such buildings and 
grounds.

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