Sec. 5. Strengthening the Model Ports of Entry Program
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Section 725 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 8 U.S.C. 1752a ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: modify the program, to the extent determined to be necessary by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including by expanding the program beyond the 20 airports at which the program was initially implemented. ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: To ensure the effectiveness of the Model Ports of Entry Program (referred to in this subsection as the program ), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall develop metrics to measure the performance of the program, including metrics to measure customer satisfaction among passengers using the ports of entry at the Model Ports of Entry airports. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the INVITE Act of 2014 , the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— a list of the program airports; an explanation of how the program has been implemented at each program airport; an analysis of the program’s performance against the metrics established under paragraph
(1)to measure customer satisfaction; recommendations for improving public-private collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection, airports, and other industry stakeholders to improve the user experience at United States ports of entry; and recommendations on whether the program should be expanded to more airports. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the INVITE Act of 2014 , the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program to award, on a competitive basis, up to 10 grants of an amount deemed appropriate by the Commissioner to airports designated by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish public-private sector collaboration to improve the international arrival process at United States airports. The funding for the grant program established under this subsection shall come from the operating budget of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Secretary may not make a grant to an airport under this subsection unless the airport agrees to match the grant funding with an equal amount of non-Federal funds. Grants received under the subsection— shall be used to improve the grantee’s international passenger processing facility in accordance with the objectives of the Model Ports of Entry Program through activities such as— the installation of informational television monitors; improvements to queue management; and the use of technology that will improve the entry process; shall be used to provide a more efficient and welcoming international arrival process to facilitate and promote business and tourist travel to the United States; and may not be used to replace funding for airport improvement projects paid for with— passenger facility charges authorized under section 40117 of title 49, United States Code; or grants received through the Airport Improvement Program under subchapter I of chapter 471 of such title 49. Grantees shall establish public-private partnership working groups with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Working groups established under this paragraph may include representatives of the travel and tourism industry, including— the air passenger sector; the hotel sector; the theme park sector; the rental car sector the tour operator sector; the travel distribution sector; the retail sector; the State tourism authority; the local convention and visitors authority; local cultural interest groups; and the event management sector. The working groups established under this paragraph shall— support ongoing collaborative efforts to share best practices for improving the international arrivals process; and provide recommendations for overall facility design enhancements and the integration of public and cultural art into port of entry facilities at United States airports. The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to working groups established under this paragraph. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall— administer the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program; and establish the criteria for selecting grantees. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall establish metrics to determine the effectiveness of the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program. . Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— a description of the status of the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program; a description of the metrics U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use to measure the effectiveness of the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program; an analysis comparing the results of the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program with the metrics established pursuant to section 725(d)(6) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, as added by subsection (a)(3); recommendations on whether the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program should be made available on a competitive basis to additional airports; and a description of the improvements the Commissioner intends to make to the Model Ports of Entry Grant Program.
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