Customs user fees are drawn into the operations account
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Customs user fees are drawn into the operations account
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account”
Part of the same account paragraph. It provides that whatever becomes available in the Customs User Fee Account, other than sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, is drawn from that account rather than from the general fund. The size of the general fund share therefore depends on how much fee revenue arrives during the year.
What the document actually says
“of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account”
That sentence, in plain words
Money in the customs fee account is used first. One set of fees is left out of this rule.
What this is about
Travelers and shippers pay customs fees. Those fees sit in their own account. What is in there counts toward the total.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“Customs user fees are drawn into the operations account,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-cbp-customs-user-fee-account/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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