CBP SPACE Act

Sponsor: Laurel M. Lee (Republican-FL)July 10, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Lets U.S. Customs and Border Protection use import fees for facility upgrades, easing burden on sea ports.

This bill would let U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use certain fees, like those on imported goods and international travelers. These fees could then pay for new equipment and facility upgrades. It would also stop CBP from requiring sea ports to provide administrative, training, or recreational facilities. This could mean better inspection services and less financial strain on ports.

What Would Change

Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mainly uses merchandise processing fees for salaries and daily expenses, and customs user fees don't explicitly cover capital costs for passenger inspection services. If this bill passes, CBP would be able to use these fees for major equipment and facility upgrades. Also, sea ports would no longer be required to provide certain facilities for CBP.

Key Provisions

Lets U.S. Customs and Border Protection use fees from imported goods for major equipment and facility upgrades.
Allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use customs user fees from international travelers for capital costs related to passenger inspection services.
Stops U.S. Customs and Border Protection from requiring sea ports to provide administrative, training, or recreational facilities for CBP staff.
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to send annual reports to Congress about how merchandise processing fees are used and what facility needs remain.
Starts these new funding rules 180 days after the bill becomes law.

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CBP SPACE Act

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