II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1466 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2009 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To establish the position of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to establish a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights at United States borders, and for other purposes.
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Short title; table of contents
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009. (b)
Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Strengthening trade enforcement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative Sec. 101. Establishment of Trade Enforcement Division and Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement. Sec. 102. Identification of trade enforcement priorities. Sec. 103. Establishment of Chief Manufacturing Negotiator. Sec. 104. Plan for addressing nontariff barriers to market access. TITLE II—Strengthening enforcement of intellectual property rights Subtitle A—Definitions Sec. 201. Definitions. Subtitle B—Coordination of enforcement of intellectual property rights Sec. 211. Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement. Sec. 212. Strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Sec. 213. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intellectual property rights coordinators. Subtitle C—Regulatory and policy improvements with respect to combating counterfeiting and piracy Sec. 221. Identification of certain unlawful goods. Sec. 222. Training in new technologies. Sec. 223. Disclosure of information and samples of shipments to intellectual property owners. Sec. 224. Improvements to recordation process. Sec. 225. Identification of low-risk importers. Sec. 226. Watch List database. Sec. 227. Civil fines for importation of pirated or counterfeit goods. Sec. 228. Report on effective collection techniques. Subtitle D—Training enhancements Sec. 231. International training and technical assistance enhancements. Subtitle E—New legal tools for border enforcement Sec. 241. Expanded prohibitions on importation, exportation, and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods. Sec. 242. Declarations regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise. Sec. 243. Seizure and forfeiture of devices designed to circumvent intellectual property rights protections. Sec. 244. Authority of Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to represent the United States in certain forfeiture proceedings. Subtitle F—Administrative provisions Sec. 251. Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Enforcement. Sec. 252. Staffing enhancements at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Sec. 253. Staffing enhancements at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sec. 254. Regulatory authority.
<enum>I</enum><header>Strengthening trade enforcement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative</header> <section id="idC9BCB6C45D3E47719E25B6A93E3A846A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment of Trade Enforcement Division and Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F1E8763ECBD438E9940C040BF205F0F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC0CA0D186794F80BD182E236B28F8F6" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3922AFF1EABF4B2CB6217B0AD2DB4B6F"><enum>142.</enum><header>Trade Enforcement Division and Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement</header> <subsection id="id8BAA51E22FDA45C8AB0F12DB7A1A4828"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Trade Enforcement Division</header><text>There is established within the Office of the United States Trade Representative a Trade Enforcement Division (in this section referred to as the <term>Division</term>).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A0BE7BABC924783AA52531BE3F60469"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of position of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3072DF0D723C4CFB9E2B95E9B74E5F20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Division shall be headed by a Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DFB7C4A4625470DB1BB94946D4DBF60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment and nomination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F39A2CBEA72452EBF7C5F0179C503FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rank</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of Ambassador.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5baefc1c7bf4d198049f2e076de8119"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ae3d49c55704247873c2f0cac7496a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Principal function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The principal function of the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall be to ensure that United States trading partners comply with trade agreements to which the United States is a party.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF27800A94C8A4B04BFBCC06BFF97C215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id033C91AC724D413A974AE173E839A09B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the United States Trade Representative in investigating and prosecuting disputes before the World Trade Organization and pursuant to other bilateral or regional trade agreements to which the United States is a party;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C65556CD1AB4BE9A8359A6EE893A082"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the United States Trade Representative in carrying out the United States Trade Representative's functions under section 141(d);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2EAA09A1D3241D6BAB2B829A90BFC0E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations with respect to the administration of United States trade laws relating to barriers imposed by foreign governments to the importation of United States goods, services, and intellectual property, and other trade matters; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ED4AD125D034FBF80FDCB2337D23A39"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such other functions as the United States Trade Representative may direct.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11093C476EC14F85B9990C0073BDA6C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses</header> <paragraph id="H7E70194FAC2145B385A200CA462E5311"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Division the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEC6267C3524343FDB9651970F8809769"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses shall provide technical and legal assistance and advice to eligible small businesses to enable such small businesses to prepare and file petitions (other than those that, in the opinion of the Office, are frivolous) under section 302.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E1F022963414FB292D0F2BB2C5C8712"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible small business defined</header><text>The term <quote>eligible small business</quote> means any business concern that, in the judgment of the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses, due to its size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing petitions and complaints under section 302. In determining whether a business concern is an <quote>eligible small business</quote>, the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Businesses may consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4688B266758E4C98ADBC43243E61A0C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 141 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A51F46968334D27AE8BDC65E25581BB" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 142. Trade Enforcement Division and Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id367C61D4980844FA9089D7A6872F3AAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation for Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Deputy United States Trade Representatives (3).</quote> and inserting <quote>Deputy United States Trade Representatives (4).</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6C55B3E6F5A48AFB5692AB4CD3575A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming repeal</header><text>Section 2112 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3812) is repealed.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id761510192DBD41FF843CBB606AE8463C"><enum>102.</enum><header>Identification of trade enforcement priorities</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87562639E82F4EC18C72B5F261B05218"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD65AC33D64EF4F098CA3C0180AC0C122" style="OLC"> <section id="idD87962C948034E8297C04E0914EDEE2E"><enum>311.</enum><header>Identification of trade enforcement priorities</header> <subsection id="IDaf709afe19454fc68a4dd63da5c8c80d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification and annual report</header> <paragraph id="ID06181fbc7c234350aa5255d6489516be"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 75 days after the submission of the report required by section 181(b), the Trade Representative shall annually—</text> <subparagraph id="ID834261b425fe427d8db1a322f69de664"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify United States trade enforcement priorities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43e8f779563841f8905211e33ec1fa49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify enforcement actions that the Trade Representative has taken during the previous year and review the impact such enforcement actions have had on trade barriers in foreign countries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32fafa30345b4bdaae1dd10284962d47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify trade practices of foreign countries on which the Trade Representative will focus enforcement efforts (in this section referred to as <quote>priority foreign country trade practices</quote>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47a6c7bfb5744dbba92cdf6fa39c38df"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the priorities, actions, and practices identified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2EE6E176ACC6465986652CD957C52411"><enum>(E)</enum><text>publish the report required by subparagraph (D) in the Federal Register.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf17394f335424e60aeb55ca2c4efeb94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors To consider</header><text>In identifying priority foreign country trade practices under paragraph (1)(C), the Trade Representative shall focus on the practices the elimination of which the Trade Representative determines will have the most potential to increase United States economic growth, either directly or through the establishment of a beneficial precedent. The Trade Representative shall take into account all relevant factors, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe7415fd0fce144a8b75b2a7ee889d1f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the major barriers and trade distorting practices described in the most recent available report submitted under section 181(b), including any practices identified pursuant to a review of a trade agreement conducted under section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3106);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68B80A5EDA6A40DDAE3BC8AB6CBA26A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings and practices described in the most recent available report required under—</text> <clause id="id353CEF2B8C9A45EB9BE1C5E873B1440D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 182;</text> </clause><clause id="idF542027E915C45519BDD3E1C792B3BEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 3005 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5305);</text> </clause><clause id="id4C0FF185EBE042D989E5BA3B1C35763A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 421 of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6951); and</text> </clause><clause id="id2734F93D308745FB9FDEDBB6777ACB3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other report relating to international trade and investment prepared by the Trade Representative or any other agency;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID688fca1033e3420da6081ef55afe97f1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the trade agreements to which a foreign country is a party and the compliance of the foreign country with such agreements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b20599785d249ffa4bc6ad5e6426302"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the medium- and long-term implications of the procurement plans of foreign governments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID319f8c99bbf54539b6eff393fe1677f3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the international competitive position and export potential of United States products and services.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6885cb4a8af47cc88115da562a32ccd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other items in report</header><text>The Trade Representative may include in the report required by paragraph (1)(D) a description of foreign country trade practices that may in the future warrant identification as priority foreign country trade practices.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a71d25a1cd345d0862250eb72accaf1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <paragraph id="IDd37f57b0dc104b45ba864520cf39bb8d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the submission of the report required by section 181(b), the Trade Representative shall consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives with respect to the priorities, actions, and practices to be identified in the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6479c5c6956f49bba43c8e2d324a0572"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vote of committee</header><text>If, as a result of the consultations described in paragraph (1), either the Committee on Finance of the Senate or the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives requests by majority vote that a trade practice of a foreign country be identified as a priority foreign country trade practice, the Trade Representative shall include such identification in the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D).<italic></italic></text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba52e9938eca473093da3571c26ae341"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination not to include priority foreign country trade practices</header><text>The Trade Representative may determine not to include the identification of a priority foreign country trade practice requested under paragraph (2) in the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D) only if—</text> <subparagraph id="idE6D9F6AF09FD4250BE9E32F269BD28B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Trade Representative finds that—</text> <clause id="ID32b846cc559b49f79ca05969327300fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the practice is already being addressed—</text> <subclause id="id529CDBD99790432A91F30975BD20E2FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>under provisions of United States trade law;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA213F7098B3242ECA6D1462FF9834D70"><enum>(II)</enum><text>under the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2(7) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7)));</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE7875386119D4A3586F3B012221EAC5B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>under any bilateral or regional trade agreement; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCE884723EDD441FC8A2D19CFF80A7A08"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>as part of trade negotiations with the foreign country or other countries engaging in the practice; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id8B4434CFD9AE4DC8890C93E416D5637A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>progress is being made toward the elimination of the practice; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f890cb91f98458fa9670ea66f2c7979"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Trade Representative finds that identification of the practice as a priority foreign country trade practice would be contrary to the interests of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedb46f64d8164659b227942ed4f7de48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reasons for determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a determination made pursuant to paragraph (3), the Trade Representative shall set forth in detail the reasons for that determination in the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6A99077E56AA43CD8F6B81896DA0C52F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investigation and resolution</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="IDbcffa01bb7bb4d7f92ad7e4d2a576533"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon submission of the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D), the Trade Representative shall, with respect to any priority foreign country trade practice identified, seek satisfactory resolution with the foreign country or countries engaging in the practice pursuant to paragraph (2). A satisfactory resolution may include the elimination of the practice or, if elimination of the practice is not feasible, the provision of compensatory trade benefits.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1cc5a707a1c34ad19004605ca5bbf1ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultations; investigations</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a)(1)(D), the Trade Representative shall, with respect to any priority foreign country trade practice identified in the report—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfce14e5d43c94133923124fa7a790bd1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>initiate dispute settlement consultations in the World Trade Organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5419d473a5eb4984ab2a169dbe965a30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>initiate dispute settlement consultations under the applicable provisions of any bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a party;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a595b04fefc4fae9e3ef3a1c034df95"><enum>(C)</enum><text>initiate an investigation under section 302(b);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61720dfdff084f64bd5610f067bea94d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>seek to negotiate an agreement that provides for the elimination of the priority foreign country trade practice or, if elimination of the practice is not feasible, an agreement that provides for compensatory trade benefits; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5ae4e1475e146999d659ebcab9b6487"><enum>(E)</enum><text>take any other action necessary to eliminate the priority foreign country trade practice.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbaac6d0e56d48cc94bfe002f3c2e455"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On the day on which the Trade Representative takes action under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2), the Trade Representative shall submit to Congress a report—</text> <subparagraph id="id1CDDB66B5C20499DA851FCE5D2A160D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describing the action taken under such subparagraph and the reasons for taking the action; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC65524AA9DD4CB890888D1B9E3DB09C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stating in detail the reasons the Trade Representative did not take action under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0377ABCFEBD348F886018D4B4F621DDB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional reporting</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Trade Representative shall report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on—</text> <paragraph id="id4FF535C38CB747DA8F9E416B4FAACAA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the progress being made to achieve the trade enforcement priorities identified in subsection (a)(1)(A); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1AB346F10B3845E0A022EEF0243E327D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the steps being taken to address the priority foreign country trade practices identified in subsection (a)(1)(C).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H87021201E83B49D88B81CD91C500857C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 310 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD87F5FAA0A64881A116F29CFD733D90" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 311. Identification of trade enforcement priorities.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id3F858A628622426CB6012112F1471D55"><enum>103.</enum><header>Establishment of Chief Manufacturing Negotiator</header> <subsection id="IDccbe3317a1004403bb162981b1533adc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of position</header><text>Section 141(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FD051CBEEBD4975A9B3799FE0F6D8F4" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID1575b02627cc4f4eb40402cfb3986215" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>There shall be in the Office 3 Deputy United States Trade Representatives, 1 Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and 1 Chief Manufacturing Negotiator who shall all be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Each Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of Ambassador.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID08083e00fce54f41ba709d7d74a2d112"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions of position</header><text>Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idD6DABA7CCCFA4846899761ADA222D211"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by moving paragraph (5) 2 ems to the left; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3D4F7C862DD54DA2A80CAB1D1667E1D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16998B6EECB64FC798710189839EB516" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf1a5079b6f00468eaf75f4fd614bc602" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD9C222A859B94B28AE655655E2EE2B61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The principal function of the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall be to conduct trade negotiations and to enforce trade agreements relating to United States manufacturing products and services. The Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall be a vigorous advocate on behalf of United States manufacturing interests and shall perform such other functions as the United States Trade Representative may direct.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9BFCA3543094F13A180620174DF4D20" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator in the preceding year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcde97206005e414fb7fccf644b8742e7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 101(c), is further amended by inserting <quote>Chief Manufacturing Negotiator.</quote> after <quote>Chief Agricultural Negotiator.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe97aa78eb4214541939b8c4e54b8ac5d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><text>Section 141(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(e)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID3d0c1ae9c77748ea8eeb735939e2fe7b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>5314</quote> and inserting <quote>5315</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9c5e09206e94a04a32ed640dc91adc1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18, as provided in section 5332</quote> and inserting <quote>the maximum rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule in section 5315</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF28770DD12734F14932E31EFBABEA065"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan for addressing nontariff barriers to market access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a plan for addressing nontariff barriers affecting market access for United States companies in any country with respect to which the United States has entered into a bilateral or regional trade agreement or is negotiating such an agreement.</text> </section><enum>II</enum><header>Strengthening enforcement of intellectual property rights</header> <subtitle id="H1D235C3EE8314416955B5600CDDA53EF"><enum>A</enum><header>Definitions </header> <section id="H09F2AAD0FFC34B759E296C09912BDED0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="HE61FD13AFECD4A9B8C2CDDE74C6BCB8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement established pursuant to section 251.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE03EBAD491EA45AF0042692EDF3FB3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H890CBBCA415D4F92902FAE2402FA64B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Counterfeiting; counterfeit goods</header> <subparagraph id="HC117CCCE7E80433688B624AB24BDB876"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Counterfeiting</header><text>The term <term>counterfeiting</term> means activities related to production of or trafficking in goods, including packaging, that bear a spurious mark or designation that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a mark or designation protected under the trademark laws or related laws. </text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0049FFBAB1124C4CB37F833CBD3CD29E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Counterfeit goods</header><text>The term <term>counterfeit goods</term> means goods described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC428B2E1DEC14145A56629F2489F21E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the Treasury established under section 211.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H25AFCC7F22774BCD8DC324487DF0B868"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement of intellectual property rights</header><text>The term <term>enforcement of intellectual property rights</term> means activities to enforce—</text> <subparagraph id="idCC43D10C7FF8454CAE99638DE16E217C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>copyrights, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property, including activities to control counterfeiting and piracy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06B6F2248B114CFCB5918F291CDC4A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exclusion orders issued by the United States International Trade Commission by reason of any of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1) (B) through (E)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A4CB68ECAA247C8989E40DDD471B6CA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exclusion order</header><text>The term <term>exclusion order</term> means an order of the United States International Trade Commission issued under section 337 (d) or (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337 (d) and (e)) to exclude goods from entry into the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H515CEB69150B406D8B15EDA00E9BFA3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Piracy; pirated goods</header> <subparagraph id="HB95C50A5D9C74E5F879E233DE06128EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Piracy</header><text>The term <term>piracy</term> means activities related to production of or trafficking in unauthorized copies or phonorecords of works protected under title 17, United States Code, or related laws.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BC98882287B4DFE951313083979199C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pirated goods</header><text>The term <term>pirated goods</term> means copies or phonorecords described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75B12365F2374A15A7FA1DDF36E0219F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except as otherwise provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F06D54ED23F44DAA8399A46685E1E4F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Transshipment</header><text>The term <term>transshipment</term> means the shipment of goods through one country that is an intermediate destination to another country that is the final destination of the goods.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idBF1765E2EB8F46E68204FC6C9DCE8B99"><enum>B</enum><header>Coordination of enforcement of intellectual property rights</header> <section id="HD93594A803B545398911F4B6337E7987"><enum>211.</enum><header>Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement</header> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1660B7A3C4704C66A61974A5C11CD550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H6F92ED456D2D485BBAA1DD756019769D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary, and shall be responsible to and shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAA110E5DA27F47A5B509E3A575EB6B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Director shall—</text> <paragraph id="H3385EA12D8F941E9BEEA67EE69514F21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate all activities of the Department of the Treasury involving the enforcement of intellectual property rights and coordinate with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to such enforcement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF48A9782948741B1A159ED6F9BC2BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>oversee the development and implementation of the strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights required under section 212;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6192C3382056406D84A8007382CE234D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinate the policy and regulatory changes set forth in this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H373A4B5F93AD4AE4856168E8615CF18F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>serve as staff representative of the Department of the Treasury in interagency bodies with responsibility for coordination of activities involving the enforcement of intellectual property rights;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE2FC9E5FF47498DA2B8CE4976AF9B89"><enum>(5)</enum><text>conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the organizational structure of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for reducing the entry into the United States of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods in violation of exclusion orders, and other goods in violation of other intellectual property rights; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H902A21D8D70E48B0BFE6C94EC9D4F29"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out other duties, as assigned by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, to improve the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department of the Treasury under the laws within its jurisdiction with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1E0610959136457EAB092BF614A81375"><enum>212.</enum><header>Strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights</header> <subsection id="H1D2AA02BD42A46A7885498A2541171D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall develop, for approval by the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, an annual strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H306FDACC7AE74DBD947DBB2CF0BC491D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the annual strategic plan required under subsection (a), the Director shall consult with—</text> <paragraph id="H82FEACEEB5934A6599889C9885752400"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Advisory Committee;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H809A804E7E0F4E25A67DCD55719DEFC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator appointed under section 213;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H085A8D2A1A4D4C948E6BAE8388AB4FC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all entities within the Department of the Treasury with expertise and experience in the enforcement of intellectual property rights;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H057907FEBEA046B49EC258E0A50051A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other agencies of the executive branch engaged in the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including any officials designated to coordinate such enforcement efforts on an interagency basis; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD137A3482F48718BBC9BE7994C11FD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials from foreign law enforcement agencies and international organizations, including the World Customs Organization, with experience and expertise in border control measures relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3C411CD1F024C14ADD884EA6DA31200"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual strategic plan shall set forth objectives, goals, and strategies for more effective use of the authorities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, and shall—</text> <paragraph id="HDE0D70D478BE4EA3AA07E9674230C795"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for specific measurement of the current effectiveness of enforcement tools, including targeting, examination, post-entry auditing, and penalty actions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE719C920438A456DAA78CACA84119D39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give priority to those enforcement tools determined under paragraph (1) to be most effective;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H37783668555B496DBC5E5B9EE68884BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify best practices, both in the United States and abroad, with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, taking into account the practices of enforcement authorities of other countries, and implement those practices;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6723886DC848F491A285E62BBEE291"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and apply the specific performance measures to be used to evaluate the progress of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in improving the effectiveness of efforts relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5C467F7652CE4A07AC73E4DD4D789EC5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address border control programs administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at ports of entry for passengers and freight, and at points of entry for postal and courier services, as well as for goods being transshipped through United States ports and in the process of being exported from the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id488126AF564B418996B28E6C9E7BA19F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require cooperation between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement agencies with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and sharing information with respect to detained shipments of goods suspected of violating intellectual property rights at ports of entry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0023D80385004A2584F1FCBBCC723FB"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend the optimal feasible allocation of human, financial, physical, and technological resources that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should use to achieve the goals of the annual strategic plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD87B7455D0CE42CDACC828F6EDB024"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report on the key activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the preceding year with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H76D82695699A4FBCBE008D1DAE9BBCE4"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain such other information as the Director considers appropriate to convey what U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will do, over the following year, with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and reducing the costs that violations of intellectual property rights impose on the United States economy and public safety.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA7E339ACF3194036814B98627AF4E259"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of plan by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury</header><text>The Director shall submit the annual strategic plan to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for approval, who shall ensure that the plan is consistent with any other relevant interagency strategic plans.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB049FD1178F648C983E627ABC6D508C7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After approving the annual strategic plan under subsection (d), the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit the annual strategic plan to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, along with any recommendations of the Department of the Treasury for statutory changes or funding authorizations needed to improve the effectiveness of the Department’s efforts with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H494C2879739E419AB44E7B35D314C921"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Deputy Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the annual strategic plan under subsection (d) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H820896EE252A4CB0BE7B8F8EAD7C7659"><enum>213.</enum><header>U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intellectual property rights coordinators</header> <subsection id="H65B99653D976461795D2CB2FB6D08143"><enum>(a)</enum><header>U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5DB122FF46A4EE7BED43EABFDB1EC3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall appoint a U.S. Customs and Border Protection coordinator of intellectual property rights enforcement activities (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</quote>), who shall report directly to the Commissioner.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6F7F9D6E194A47B5BF60357237D50076"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H52E06C68756445F9A28717F15BE5B1B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist the Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the Treasury in the development of the annual strategic plan and coordinate the implementation of those aspects of the plan that involve U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7EF4A0DCF9D4B19A3FC47CF2E30B172"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts, at all ports of entry and elsewhere, carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including training and staffing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC2745E9433E4F01ABEE865033F25806"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supervise the implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in this title that involve U.S. Customs and Border Protection and submit a report on such activities to the Director to be included in the annual strategic plan required under section 212; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98F8CF26D49B41C29EF6FCA73FF422FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by the Commissioner, the purpose of which are to improve the performance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9678C54EB95A49E8A1A13EE16B8450B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intellectual property rights coordinator</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12D2816B80134EA19F87B59071EA4617"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall appoint an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement coordinator of intellectual property enforcement activities (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</quote>), who shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03B3526105684B67AB20002464D668D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H056B0DB846B4423CA565E1E180A75D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist the Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the Treasury in the development of the annual strategic plan and coordinate the implementation of those aspects of the plan that involve U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11C49DF8DD98471BA80395E1B9EFE8F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including training and staffing;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA586C0F4641A48708CA76E4BB588C88C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supervise the implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in this title that involve U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8843E1E0594D46B6973C5357A0001C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the purpose which are to improve the performance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDAAB8146FA3D4DD188FDB2F9591883E0"><enum>C</enum><header>Regulatory and policy improvements with respect to combating counterfeiting and piracy</header> <section id="HFBA45C1FC8CE47C9A5313953A154CFB2"><enum>221.</enum><header>Identification of certain unlawful goods</header> <subsection id="HAE8D0A3C92A94538BD700506BAB3BCD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall prescribe regulations to apply risk assessment modeling techniques to border enforcement activities with respect to combating counterfeiting and piracy. Such efforts shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HB84A2F4B09BE45EB862F1DEB953E5127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preparing a report on and evaluation of the pilot project of U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to shipments of counterfeit or pirated products;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD0B49B1E2FF943F99D53B10369AF62BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the pilot project to allow for the use of the Automated Targeting System in risk assessment modeling; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8B666800E2C144CE81034210D25C7842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing a plan for the development, testing, evaluation, and continuous improvement of risk assessment modeling techniques to facilitate the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB28DB2CAE0F9485CB652C9675C8F5F8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion in strategic plan</header><text>The report described in subsection (a)(1), and the plan described in subsection (a)(3), shall be included in the annual strategic plan that is required under section 212.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HCC2F1DBD84E6455F92274C09F225572E"><enum>222.</enum><header>Training in new technologies</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H16B57919359240BA9D7800C16600641B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training of personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall consult with the Advisory Committee to determine the feasibility of training U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel in the use of new technological means for detecting and identifying, at ports of entry, counterfeit and pirated goods, and goods that are subject to exclusion orders, whether for entry into the United States or for transshipment to other destinations.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H01033E8B4C2C4823B653F723F9FF9886"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification of technologies and sources of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with the Advisory Committee, the Commissioner shall identify—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H74D0FF6B201B42B498AB3403A0538185"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost-effective technologies for detecting and identifying goods described in subsection (a) at ports of entry; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50FFFF8D6EB54C7DA2E193F88311A5F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>economical sources for training U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel in the use of such technologies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H32E339D28B3C49E38474A94EBC0200F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulatory and policy changes</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the costs and benefits of making regulatory and policy changes to enable the receipt of donations of hardware, software, equipment, and similar technologies, and the acceptance of training and other support services, from the private sector, to facilitate the training of personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section><section id="HBD9D88C3135B40DAB198B35940E7296E"><enum>223.</enum><header>Disclosure of information and samples of shipments to intellectual property owners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commissioner shall prescribe regulations to—</text> <paragraph id="H6DD2213E11F549AEB18C4966445918E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the process of making samples of shipments of goods suspected of violating intellectual property rights available to the owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property, in an efficient and cost-effective manner, for the purpose of inspection or analysis, including by developing a process under which—</text> <subparagraph id="id4F0C5B7F358846EFBFE79CA8574DDD8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement that such an owner post a bond to receive such a sample may be waived if the value of the sample is less than $100; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019F02B9C09D467C90111631B28C3CBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such an owner may elect to obtain a continuous bond with respect to such samples; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB0511363D1E419E8D782F78F022E168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase disclosure to owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property of information about shipments of goods that have been detained at ports of entry on suspicion that the importation into, or transshipment through, the United States of those goods would violate the intellectual property rights of such owners, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H87756A1B75BC4511B85FFE71B40007BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing a detailed description of the goods, including information on the packaging of the goods such as expiration dates and model, lot, batch, part, or serial numbers or universal product codes (UPC);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B3FC6D1CF17454890F92D214ACBD732"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing photographs of the goods that do not mask identifying information about the goods;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05C31A1F9474474ABED4E6D01B070E87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disclosing the identities and contact information of all parties involved in the shipments, including importers, exporters, declarants, consignees, freight forwarders, and warehouse owners;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6C3206993B049F49F55787F726CAE23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying points of origin and destination of the shipments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50658BDB638D4EB5A6DE46E000DBBF25"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing any other documents relating to the shipments.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF0BFDA46D5DF4F399B35FACE4207E255"><enum>224.</enum><header>Improvements to recordation process</header> <subsection id="H678752B8655B4FA686069F6FB7EF62B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvements in recordation process</header><text>The Commissioner shall prescribe regulations to ensure that the system for recordation of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property that may be subject to recordation, does not impede the rapid seizure of goods that violate the rights of the owners of such copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4F846BB5A92A4D49A1ADCBA2DA000384"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Simultaneous recordation</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HFE9D4B451F374E97881734206300BCE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner shall develop a system pursuant to which—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id371A8809C3C84188BA1F9222F8ECAB72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>trademarks may be recorded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection simultaneously with the issuance of trademark registration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFC37636EB0F1452C883742D2AAD5492F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>copyrights of audiovisual works and sound recordings may be recorded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection simultaneously with the filing of an application for a certificate of copyright registration or an application for registration of another intellectual property right under title 17, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H330D5FEC8EFF4DFAB10775F882785DD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the terms <quote>audiovisual works</quote> and <quote>sound recordings</quote> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 17, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9318C97A17974F2293DE3367F229DA5"><enum>225.</enum><header>Identification of low-risk importers</header> <subsection id="H10A87AF4429243D7002DE72B5160BCEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commissioner shall develop a voluntary certification program for importers that have taken specific measures to strengthen and protect their supply chains to prevent the infiltration into the international supply chain of counterfeit and pirated goods, goods that are the subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property rights.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id1C347F7793FE4460B8485AF4C1B4D2A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self-certification</header><text>The voluntary certification program developed under subsection (a) shall rely primarily on self-certification by importers in determining the eligibility of importers for the program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID256e4c60c52447858bd0d8d2506851ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Third party verifications</header><text>The Commissioner shall identify any circumstances, such as importation from any country with a history of being identified under section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as denying adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, under which third party verifications shall be required to determine the eligibility of importers for the voluntary certification program.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID90d410a0ac9e44739110a687f0366226"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>An importer determined to be eligible for the voluntary certification program and to have taken the measures required under subsection (a) may receive benefits with respect to customs requirements, such as reduced inspections from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H433498B265164420A4402C55748C14FA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>international supply chain</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901).</text> </subsection></section><section id="H17F42C076E6440D7A93EB25DE55153D9"><enum>226.</enum><header><quote>Watch List</quote> database</header> <subsection id="ID98785011519141458b9b41ee1e2825f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop and implement a database of importers, shippers, freight forwarders, and other participants in the import, export, and transshipment process, whose activities the Commissioner determines merit special scrutiny at ports of entry because of the risk of importation, exportation, or transshipment of goods that violate intellectual property rights or exclusion orders.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb821bd385c15408babc6457e4ea92115"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a plan to implement the database required under subsection (a). The plan shall—</text> <paragraph id="id31CDF5C9A9EB4CFE83606AA518BABD71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify legitimate information sources to be used in determining whether to place persons on the database from—</text> <subparagraph id="id3A74C099183A43E4AA30673F73458478"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15A9E593CBB44065BF2858FFD5121ABB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other law enforcement sources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB3F5ED4BB57C436C92E54F2FBD98A307"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the private sector;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID05f5d768fdc0437a9eb5d0ad3f66c19b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish criteria under which the database should be made available—</text> <subparagraph id="idAE84F7B9DC7D4F3B8DDCE50DC8C868F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to qualified officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other law enforcement agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25D7D4C4D701438DB00F80A23A457D27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for intelligence purposes; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4969A0E2A72A438EA4B791F996C302F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for use in identifying shipments for enhanced inspection;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID76804d84d5a348f49225d568db6a066e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify any regulatory or policy changes that are necessary to make the database operational;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC5839006B5474C769A49B71B80E90174"><enum>(4)</enum><text>contain any recommendations for statutory changes to improve the effectiveness of the database;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEE5669A7CBC74143BD5B5240A9826F91"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include an estimate of the resources necessary to implement and operate the database and to evaluate its effectiveness; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF3E03245FDA94FFCBE70D756DB1C4720"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include a timetable for implementation of the database.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FBEF57CBAD2480181B1A7F092223FD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultations with Advisory Committee</header><text>The Commissioner shall consult with the Advisory Committee on the development of criteria for the database.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H5BAB842C156C47CDB6802D93588072DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Commissioner shall complete the plan required under subsection (b) in a timely fashion that will permit the inclusion of the plan in the first annual strategic plan required under section 212.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HD91FEF348F414134007CACBDAFD0E125"><enum>227.</enum><header>Civil fines for importation of pirated or counterfeit goods</header> <subsection id="H5796ADE1629C421FAE997F97A1A38C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on mitigation, dismissal, and vacation of fines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, any civil fine imposed pursuant to section 526(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526(f))—</text> <paragraph id="H7D0518E1A16D495A9C2331B0E63DA9FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not be mitigated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB3D169E4366C461B919162EE5569DE4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be dismissed or vacated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner that require the specific approval of the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee for such dismissal or vacation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H566A6D20DD394C828273B8F3544158B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extraordinary cases</header><text>In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall ensure that the mitigation, dismissal, or vacation of civil fines for involvement in the importation, exportation, or transshipment of pirated or counterfeit goods is limited to extraordinary cases in which the interests of justice will clearly be served by such action.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id916F181B652D44FF85C1E3C01074F0A1"><enum>228.</enum><header>Report on effective collection techniques</header> <subsection id="IDf09e98cb87314561b701b21da856330c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on—</text> <paragraph id="ID5853840c01d441e89ecd371816034063"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses effective collection techniques for collecting civil fines imposed on persons that import, export, or transship pirated or counterfeit goods;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8FC1CDCD80FF431A8262D618C6084D68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to improving the use of such techniques by U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1538413d02eb4a6ba9a6d473169190a4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to whether—</text> <subparagraph id="id3CDF567E7F734E43BF94DCA06E3BD124"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owners of copyrights or trademarks should be authorized to pursue and collect fines imposed as a result of activities that violate such copyrights or trademarks; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92660B47D7B446A58191FFB534D15938"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such owners should be allowed to retain some or all of any funds so collected; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd500a2ebcb7b4fa29e06bbe8c85e446e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or policy changes not under the control of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to improve the agency’s ability—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1C22C3B13214018B6170591A98EB371"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to impose civil fines on persons that import, export, or transship pirated or counterfeit goods, at levels that would deter such importation, exportation, and transshipment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87D32BFF6AF446A0B81C7959877256F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to collect such fines.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1afcd8e476574e3083be84d29c2d717e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective collection techniques</header><text>In this section, the term <term>effective collection techniques</term> includes—</text> <paragraph id="IDb1bc9c1f4b1f408ca8e275b42146e699"><enum>(1)</enum><text>confiscation of the proceeds of actions for which civil fines can be imposed;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2995b3c4d6cc4f6baead1b726aa9b296"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seizure of property acquired with such proceeds;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID72b66fc731884d97a4c3029bc50781ff"><enum>(3)</enum><text>imposition of liens on the real or personal property of persons upon whom civil fines are imposed;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID571f8ad636084bfd8eeee06c13862dce"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use of bonds to secure full payment of fines;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE967CF7326AC4AA5A0AA79C8ECCFD6EC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in any case in which an entity is liable and has no assets or is no longer in business, holding liable any person who—</text> <subparagraph id="id58856664C5A540558E0263DF2E6073AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was an officer or director of the entity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A9500D3EE224C078F2407F856ECFDEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a corporation, held at least 5 percent (by vote or value) of the capital structure of the corporation; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EBA449A3A9B49DFB4696AC603F99E21"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of any other entity, held interests representing at least 5 percent of the capital structure of the entity; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8fa21d61cc645bfbf690a21e68bfa66"><enum>(6)</enum><text>engaging private sector entities to collect civil fines imposed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4FF0B1D9FEED435690D28E639D826CAF"><enum>D</enum><header>Training enhancements</header> <section id="H550C5E7228A74407A9C24FD009960"><enum>231.</enum><header>International training and technical assistance enhancements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall take the necessary steps—</text> <paragraph id="H333E309AB11F4F8C8219D2BF9132587"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase staffing and resources of offices of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement engaged in providing training and technical assistance to the customs services and enforcement agencies of other countries in order to improve the effectiveness of such customs services and enforcement agencies with respect to—</text> <subparagraph id="id720F10DC61C24BB381AC86FC919F5B95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detecting and intercepting the exportation, importation, and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are the subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property rights; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D49474DFD424ED39C41B21513A0812B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>imposing penalties on persons that export, import, or transship counterfeit or pirated goods at levels that will deter such exportation, importation, and transshipment; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CE4E608F9CF416BA3CE2B2C83B64F41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the Director, in order to make the most efficient and effective use of training and technical assistance resources—</text> <subparagraph id="H6F4CE23287DC454D81FF2F4B7E6C28F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinates the international training and technical assistance activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of the Director’s coordination responsibilities under section 211;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D025EAE8DA743E9BB0916C2FC448FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gives priority to international training and technical assistance activities in countries in which such activities can be carried out most effectively and with the greatest benefit to protecting the intellectual property rights of United States persons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF364153F093A49949D3489A877810050"><enum>(C)</enum><text>takes steps to minimize duplication, overlap, or inconsistency of international training and technical assistance efforts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDFD9D761FF9404E97B9008CAF6F24BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinates such activities of the Department of the Treasury with international training and technical assistance activities against counterfeiting and piracy carried out by other agencies, and enhances the participation of Department of the Treasury personnel in interagency training and technical assistance activities in this field.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAC616C473F4C429AADA0198CE31821C7"><enum>E</enum><header>New legal tools for border enforcement</header> <section id="HD5F9D8284C9840AA9952FDFD8E94B2F8"><enum>241.</enum><header>Expanded prohibitions on importation, exportation, and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods</header> <subsection id="id5709657851CC4CAE81E65C12F66D13EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 526 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF3FACA8E2D5949CFA0ED955F98A1403B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">or protected by copyright</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">trademark</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94C55C42B1C9495097CC48B793BD86D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>Any such merchandise</quote> and all that follows through <quote>15 U.S.C. 1124),</quote> and inserting <quote>Any merchandise bearing a counterfeit mark (as defined in section 2320(e) of title 18, United States Code) that is imported into the United States, exported out of the United States, or transshipped through the United States</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3642C82C3A404249B6794723E78244D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="idFA8AF10FCBC14B3E96F3A7C3E139DC65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H41CEF6E80C974F45A7F420174DD62123" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H49F9675D0B5D4378945F884998750349" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any person who engages in, directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation, exportation, or transshipment of merchandise that is seized under subsection (e) of this section, or under regulations issued pursuant to section 603(c) of title 17, United States Code, shall be subject to a civil fine.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1301D8AB4A1643AA9499AD371379C6C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04D42C8BFD524B77AE375104EB90DAE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H59FA6C23007B48C68B412586E59BAC46" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H516BADC91C01461B855E6B49C5963829" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>When the seizure of merchandise that results in the imposition of a civil fine is made under circumstances indicating that the importation, exportation, or transshipment of the merchandise was for the purpose of sale or public distribution of the merchandise, the maximum fine amounts set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be tripled.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2E30EE30D9614ED686CBD1C9247C47E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Title 17, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id421D61F5D28F46FF8416BEB32BCEA00B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 501(a), by inserting <quote>, exports copies or phonorecords from the United States, or transships copies or phonorecords through the United States</quote> after <quote>into the United States</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDF455E8DA8084281AF41CD113A65FCE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 506(c), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exports, or transships</quote> after <quote>imports</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id90F1C794488A4C5B908E4245C3CC0836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 511(a), by inserting <quote>, exporting, or transshipping</quote> after <quote>importing</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4BF28A424A3E41979E10D6965F5A4795"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 602—</text> <subparagraph id="H304B87F033634EC7B6CEDFCA19C80026"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or exportation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">, exportation, or transshipment</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84FAA328C76A43729342E9A911950B9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="idB0D051CA442C4C17AD53DD6F0C6AF34B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subclause id="id85D7D71500654258BC36536316838F41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">or exportation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">, exportation, or transshipment</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id52F9567E4474485399A6EC6F6815B5A9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or exportation from the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>, exportation from the United States, or transshipment through the United States</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id35C175A862694126AFDAABA090D82A4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subclause id="HB3C0E6F6870B4234BFBCE4ADC2BD7DDB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or exportation</quote> and inserting <quote>, exportation, or transshipment</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H274A371015C84218949181D53464E505"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>or exportation, for the private use of the importer or exporter</quote> and inserting <quote>, exportation, or transshipment, for the private use of the importer, exporter, or person transshipping copies or phonorecords</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD6CD9147BCED4420BDE9AA711F57F8FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 603—</text> <subparagraph id="id08039D56C0624DC7AD2C8668A28D2A68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Importation prohibitions</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Prohibitions on importation, exportation, and transshipment</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC1F1D9EB29C49139F6C1BFB47C7BD1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exportation, and transshipment</quote> after <quote>importation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C31EAB7771543728F784E8EE3B3780F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exportation, or transshipment</quote> after <quote>importation</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBEAF1D1FB089469CA06D69FA8F318B56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="idD6F673714B79441AB8A6CBBA63D3775A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, exported, or transshipped</quote> after <quote>imported</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </clause><clause id="id430F6436D7EC4FB6B9D31D4C8B059C8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, exportation, or transshipped</quote> after <quote>importation</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H500432ED3116494A8314DDB191B4F9AC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by amending the chapter heading for chapter 6 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B7A28C4D6F64A29BA42C802FB66516B" style="USC"> <chapter id="idF62E0349D4EF4006A38BC1CEEC681DE8"><enum>6</enum><header>Manufacturing Requirements, Importation, Exportation, and Transshipment</header> </chapter><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6A53A5C5B2EB4CE69BD56E2B2E8502DB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in the table of sections for chapter 6, by amending the items relating to sections 602 and 603 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38527D8BD14041AC8CF2B157E85130C4" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">602. Infringing importation, exportation, and transshipment of copies or phonorecords.</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">603. Prohibitions on importation, exportation, and transshipment: Enforcement and disposition of excluded articles.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H789E4E8EDEE4453C869B56E54E540000"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in the table of chapters, by amending the item relating to chapter 6 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id629DCF81B6C94A84B1F05F0EC88B2323" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="section"><toc-enum>6.</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="section"> Manufacturing Requirements, Importation, Exportation, and Transshipment</level-header><target>601</target></multi-column-toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H054B101FDF864718A1BF83C8847BCBE5"><enum>242.</enum><header>Declarations regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise</header> <subsection id="H7EE4C15C4BA44E8A004E12977499B5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declarations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1485(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDE9EB54C930646AC00A2002500B95F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Whether</quote> and inserting <quote>whether</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6ACE21F0C6FC4A6BADF86DE3B2B36C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB617AAC2F0416A90CD5012926ED5E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB1D162A5B9C74BE89CBE86BA6EBC4E98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A998670D5B4B5DBF300671296D19E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FBB6494E224D6E86F37CF69C35C0C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0CC79BF2CE6441EDA003E9FDD8EE25EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CAF44EE0CC34379994D73526CCD8F00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81D234EDD5CF4240B450423EB5ECD873"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0DD2E206740F4BD6A26C2C34E282A03" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H396A79EACE1D45A0B8E428755BBCC4D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>that the merchandise being imported does not bear a counterfeit mark (as defined in section 2320(e) of title 18, United States Code);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H96A54173D1434CC5A3AEC8A4BF5AD09"><enum>(6)</enum><text>that the merchandise is not an infringing copy or phonorecord or one whose making would have constituted an infringement of copyright if title 17, United States Code, had applied; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2594284F7841405FBB6D6CE81CBF471F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>that the merchandise—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C6B74FE5F564B628B1DAC4E15ACBF92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not violate an exclusion order of the United States International Trade Commission under section 337 (d) or (e) by reason of any of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section 337; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB81E559F02DE459CAC6E088B463700ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>infringe any other intellectual property right not covered by subparagraph (A) or by paragraph (5) or (6).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9819C280951F4EAC9BF1B0DA8F4FE0AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations requiring that the declarations required by paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a) of this section, be made by all persons arriving in the United States with respect to articles carried on their person or contained in their baggage.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idE7CA876574E849EDBADB5AC243CE3385"><enum>243.</enum><header>Seizure and forfeiture of devices designed to circumvent intellectual property rights protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 596(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idD21EB016CDBD43B4BE41F0502A8B48C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7C1F39E7ABE74F4DAF5487B987991843"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id71656C3762914A568251416B3EE9298D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DAA55E7E44C4F4BBA907355EE90EC3A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id046CF40E39A1421CA0DDF0E41FF958A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>it is a technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof the importation of which is prohibited under section 1201(a)(2) of title 17, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idBCD3D3A5453E46638050B0ACD39B1916"><enum>244.</enum><header>Authority of Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to represent the United States in certain forfeiture proceedings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title V of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1500 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 529 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCE897EE828C414995497C6D0EC5C198" style="OLC"> <section id="idF6B9B96B8B6C465B952694BE89290AD6"><enum>530.</enum><header>Authority of Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to represent the United States in certain forfeiture proceedings</header> <subsection id="ID97EAC741F3FE44C383E332CFF7F580A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may commence, defend, or intervene in, and supervise the litigation of, any civil forfeiture proceeding under section 2320(b) of title 18, United States Code, or section 526(e) of this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID28ae4767e6b145f38ea1c96a29725c0e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure for exercise of authority To litigate or appeal</header> <paragraph id="idDF48B7E06AF041B5B165DF0D84372724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to commencing, defending, or intervening in any civil forfeiture proceeding referred to in subsection (a), the Chief Counsel shall submit a written notification to the Attorney General with respect to the proposed proceeding.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID256a76c14a764a739f6c9b73e24e7880"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to respond</header><text>If, not later than 120 days after the date on which the Chief Counsel submits the notification to the Attorney General under paragraph (1), the Attorney General has failed to commence, defend, or intervene in the proposed proceeding, the Chief Counsel may commence, defend, or intervene in, and supervise the litigation of, the proceeding and any appeal of the proceeding in the name of the Chief Counsel.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC8F02E8B524840BFB594872922331303"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority of Attorney General to intervene</header><text>Nothing in this subsection precludes the Attorney General from intervening on behalf of the United States in any civil forfeiture proceeding under section 2320(b) of title 18, United States Code, or in any appeal of such a proceeding, as may be otherwise provided by law.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD4557AAA482E41AEAB62DC6BCB90008F"><enum>F</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header> <section id="id1ECABA7A01F948DCB4E6A6E0775C4DB3"><enum>251.</enum><header>Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Enforcement</header> <subsection id="idEE31C12D1ACA44C29C5AD37E62559613"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id350286BB864B4F17B69FF7C251552EAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall establish an advisory committee which shall be known as the Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (in this section referred to as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBEF856561B0E45E68D38E7449156A20C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall consist of 20 members appointed by the Secretary. In making appointments to the Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id22B522E9F8094931928249B1FAB91F9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the membership of the Advisory Committee is representative of the individuals and organizations affected by the enforcement of import safety standards and intellectual property rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E1E0AB1F32B4A48B651719A2FD47591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least one member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of organized labor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78AED80F77274C748C522DDF613E07A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least one member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of consumer groups; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BA617217D454E55A1306BA2C861BC1A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not more than 10 members of the Advisory Committee belong to the same political party.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72B75C279FC0437FB5D312BAA75851DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="id958834047ABE4D379C0FFFCD517E7A5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide advice to the Secretary, the Commissioner, and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on all matters involving the enforcement of import safety standards and intellectual property rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD72958CF0D154E1A9B2C21BD243654A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id963EC424DE9D4C67918BF25FBA12F3AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the operations of the Advisory Committee during the preceding year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD201603A1E3E4D378C32B3AE6E81ED55"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth any recommendations of the Advisory Committee with respect the enforcement of import safety standards and intellectual property rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F45ADF6F82A443A895AF7E080588E86"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Presiding officers</header><text>The Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall jointly preside over meetings of the Advisory Committee.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA01712CCA2B04909A6C68BCC44DFAC9C"><enum>252.</enum><header>Staffing enhancements at U.S. Customs and Border Protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection such funds as may be necessary for additional personnel (as determined in accordance with the Resource Allocation Model established pursuant to section 301(h) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(h)) to carry out the additional responsibilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under this title regarding the importation, transshipment, and exportation of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are the subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property rights.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00B2215C8DC641B0AF81AB7DFD8285C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>253.</enum><header>Staffing enhancements at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement such funds as may be necessary for additional personnel to carry out the additional responsibilities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including for developing and implementing a training program with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights for each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attaché office outside the United States.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50AF38706747492AB3CF002E467F55E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>254.</enum><header>Regulatory authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this title.</text> </section></subtitle>