1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Northern Border Travel Act”.
Restoring Northern Border Travel Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the list of categories of essential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border, and for other purposes.
2. Restoring travel at the United States-Canada border
In general— Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand the list of permitted essential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border to include the following categories:
An individual traveling to visit a member, who is a United States citizen or permanent resident, of the immediate or extended family of such individual.
An individual traveling to visit property, including boats, within the United States owned or leased by such individual.
An individual traveling to the United States to attended business meetings or site-visits.
An individual traveling directly to a United States airport to board a flight to a United States or international destination.
Plan for full reopening— Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and begin implementation of a plan to fully restore nonessential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border.
Applicability— This section applies to only those restrictions (and the related relief sought in accordance with this section) in place pursuant to section 318(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2)) at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border due to the COVID–19 public health emergency as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.