My amendment simply states that no funds from the FAA bill that we pass can be obligated or expended for the physical modification of existing air navigation facilitiesthat is. a port of entryor of the construction of a new air navigation facility intended to be a port of entry. unless the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the owner or sponsor of the facility has entered into an agreement that guarantees the installation and implementation of such a facility not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the act. In other words. they have to complete the contract to make this system work. and then we give them 2 full years to accomplish it. That is more than enough time. The amendment allows Customs and Border Protection officers at each airport that serves as a port of entry to create a solution that works specifically for the needs of CPB and the airport. It gives them some flexibility to work these things out. It does. however. requirefinally and I hope fullyan agreement that guarantees that the system will be installed and implemented at the airport in 2 years.
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