Border agency funds cover customs work in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Border agency funds cover customs work in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
The document says “shall”Who acts: Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, United States Code.”
Section 228. The border agency's operations and procurement money is available for customs expenses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands where that is needed to keep operations running and to prevent adverse personnel actions. The section says this funding is in addition to that provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48.
What the document actually says
“shall be available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections 740 and 1406i of title 48, United States Code.”
That sentence, in plain words
Border agency money may pay for customs work in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. That keeps the work going and staff in place.
What this is about
Those islands fund some customs work from their own accounts. When that falls short, this money may fill the gap.
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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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“Border agency funds cover customs work in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,” 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-sec228-puerto-rico-and-virgin-islands-customs/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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