[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1633 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1633

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
   Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific 
  Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2009

 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
   Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific 
  Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Business Travel Cards Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
establish a program called the ``APEC Business Travel Program'' to 
issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (ABTC) to 
eligible United States citizen business leaders and senior United 
States Government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation (APEC) business.
    (b) Integration With Existing Travel Programs.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall integrate application procedures for and 
issuance of ABTC with other appropriate international registered 
traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such as 
Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI.
    (c) Cooperation With Private Entities.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall work in conjunction 
with appropriate private sector entities to ensure that applicants for 
ABTC satisfy ABTC requirements. The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTC to qualified applicants.
    (d) Fee.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
        impose a fee for the issuance of ABTC, and may modify such fee 
        from time to time as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        ensure that the total amount of any fees imposed under 
        paragraph (1) in any fiscal year does not exceed the costs 
        associated with carrying out this section in such fiscal year.
            (3) Crediting to appropriate account.--Fees collected under 
        paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriate account of 
        the Department of Homeland Security and are authorized to 
        remain available until expended.
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