119-hr4003

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4003 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4003

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to develop a national strategy for 
 supporting economic opportunity in border communities, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

 Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
 the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to develop a national strategy for 
 supporting economic opportunity in border communities, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Opportunity for Border 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SUPPORTING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN BORDER 
 COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Development of National Strategy.--The Secretary shall develop 
a national strategy for supporting economic opportunity in border 
communities.

    (b) Goals of National Strategy.--The goals of the national strategy 
developed under subsection

    (a) are the following:

    (1) Increasing the number of jobs in border communities, 
 with a focus on the following industries:
        (A) Logistics.
        (B) International trade.
            (C) Manufacturing.
            (D) Transportation.
        (E) Agriculture.

    (2) Strengthening United States competitiveness in 
 manufacturing.

    (3) Reducing the costs of exports and imports.

    (4) Increasing the number of opportunities for workforce 
 development, including by providing vocational training for the 
 industries described in paragraph

    (1) .
            (c) Content of National Strategy.--The national strategy developed 
under subsection

    (a) shall include the following:

    (1) Assessment of incentives, including tax incentives, for 
 economic development in border communities.

    (2) Recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes 
 necessary to achieve the goals described in subsection

    (b) .

    (3) Coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
 Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate the 
 role of rural housing, infrastructure, and economic development 
 programs in supporting economic development in border 
 communities.

    (4) Coordination with the Secretary of Transportation to 
 evaluate the role of highway and railway infrastructure in 
 supporting economic development in border communities.
            (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
national strategy developed under subsection

    (a) .

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Border community.--The term ``border community'' means 
 a municipality not more than 15 miles from a land port of 
 entry.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Commerce.
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