I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 998. the Preclearance Authorization Act of This bipartisan bill would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations with 180 days prior notification and certification to Congress that certain specified conditions exist. These conditions include that there are Homeland Security benefits for establishment of the preclearance location. a U.S. air carrier service serves the location. and establishment of the location will not significantly increase customs processing wait times in the United States. The bill would require all countries with preclearance locations to routinely submit information about lost and stolen passports of their citizens to INTERPOLs stolen and lost travel document database or make such information available to the U.S. through other means.
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