U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving ahead on a pilot project to enter into partnerships with the private sector for certain services and to accept certain donations to be used to improve ports of entry, CBP announced Oct. 1.
CBP is working with the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop the Donation Acceptance Program (DAP) to support the new pilot program, which Congress authorized in January.
Under 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act Section 559, CBP and GSA may accept donations of real and personal property and non-personal services from private sector and government entities. Donations can be used to support ...
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