1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Textile Enforcement and
Security Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Textile or apparel article defined.
Title I—Additional authorities for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Seizure and forfeiture of certain textile or apparel
articles and use of amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
Sec. 103. Increase in certain TAPP positions and Import
Specialist positions and biennial review of staff levels.
Sec. 104. Implementation report.
Sec. 105. Definitions.
Title II—Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930
Sec. 201. Additional requirements for importation of textile or
apparel articles.
Sec. 202. Definition of person for penalties for fraud, gross
negligence, and negligence relating to import documentation.
Sec. 203. Special provisions regarding certain violations
relating to import documentation.
Sec. 204. Electronic preference verification system for origin
of textile or apparel articles under CAFTA, NAFTA, and other free trade
agreements.
Sec. 205. Nonresident importer declaration program for textile
or apparel articles.
Title III—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 301. Establishment of Office of Textile and Apparel Trade
Enforcement within the Department of Justice.
2.Textile or
apparel article defined
(a)In this Act, the term
textile or apparel article means any of the following:
(1)Any good
classifiable in chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS.
(2)Any good
classifiable under one of the following HTS headings or subheadings:
(A)3005.90.
(B)3921.12.15.
(C)3921.13.15.
(D)3921.90.2550.
(E)4202.12.40–80.
(F)4202.22.40–80.
(G)4202.32.40–95.
(H)4202.92.05.
(I)4202.92.15–30.
(J)4202.92.60–90.
(K)6405.20.60.
(L)6406.10.77.
(M)6406.10.90.
(N)6406.99.15.
(O)6501.
(P)6502.
(Q)6504.
(R)6505.90.
(S)6601.10–99.
(T)7019.19.15.
(U)7019.19.28.
(V)7019.40–59.
(W)8708.21.
(X)8804.
(Y)9113.90.40.
(Z)9404.90.
(AA)9612.10.9010.
(b)In subsection (a),
the term HTS means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.
<enum>I</enum><header>Additional
authorities for U.S. Customs and Border Protection</header>
<section id="H4684D9488E9747AFBDE2C77C91C8C64E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H711014C143984649A5998A8ADC87BA65"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Textile and Apparel Policy and Programs
division of the Office of International Trade within U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (in this title referred to as the <quote>TAPP</quote>) has, with
respect to textile or apparel articles, the authority to direct the
implementation and enforcement of free trade agreements, multilateral
agreements, bilateral textile agreements, preference programs, and all other
trade legislation affecting textiles and apparel articles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0421597ED4294938B32B93EAD9440B66"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary focus of the TAPP is to ensure
the effective implementation of all trade enforcement activities involving
textile or apparel articles, including preventing origin fraud, preventing
circumvention of the requirements to obtain preferential trade treatment under
free trade agreements and trade preference programs in order to avoid quotas or
duties, providing for the collection of appropriate duties, and providing for
the correct valuation of articles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE6F9ACF5A604BB1ACDAE5122F88BA19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The TAPP
headquarters office is currently below its optimal staffing levels and the TAPP
personnel efforts should be targeted at retaining senior staff and hiring new
qualified personnel so that the division is brought up to optimal staffing
levels. These positions should be designated as not only policy positions, but
enforcement positions as well.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD3B131DEC6840D2A6122E9AC8CD7E49"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The TAPP should implement special
operations, Textile Product Verification Teams (in this title referred to as
<quote>TPVTs</quote>), and other actions under U.S. Customs and Border
Protection authority to ensure enforcement of trade laws relating to imports of
textile or apparel articles in a timely manner as concerns arise, specifically
as they relate to enforcement of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, and all
other free trade agreements and preference programs, in order to prevent
transshipments and origin fraud.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30BDD1B876864E7DAD55FD3031FF8C0F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">U.S. Customs and Border Protection should
ensure that seizures, detentions, special operations, and TPVTs remain the
primary focus of its textile or apparel articles enforcement efforts.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H79D04D1780F04E988AECD20AD0801897"><enum>102.</enum><header>Seizure and
forfeiture of certain textile or apparel articles and use of amounts from
fines, penalties, and forfeitures</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB78348B6F7024DF4A9CB85B3EAA73C4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Seizure and
forfeiture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following
penalties shall apply with respect to an importation of a textile or apparel
article:</text>
<paragraph id="HF05EDC1DDEF647629206AD5E41A909E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of
importation for which a trade preference has been claimed and with respect to
which the textile or apparel article has been either misdescribed on entry as
to country of origin or for which the importer of record does not verify actual
country of origin, for purposes of avoiding a duty or other obligation to the
United States Government, the textile or apparel article shall be subject to
seizure and forfeiture consistent with United States customs laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA0C48D38296E4D99A9701944A4FE1C52"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of importation by an importer
of record who provides false information with respect to the physical address
of the importer or who does not meet the requirements of section 484(a)(2)(B)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484 (a)(2)(B)), the textile or apparel
article shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture consistent with United
States customs laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF22E8BE9FD504A52A786F6DAF2D1AF63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of amounts
from fines, penalties, and forfeitures</header>
<paragraph id="H18F99F3221714CE9965536B0888E1438"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of
the Treasury—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5FC3D5D2F6B42F399E14881439CBE62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall use amounts
from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any law
regarding the import of textile or apparel articles enforced by the Secretary
of Homeland Security to pay for expenses directly related to investigations of,
and civil or criminal enforcement proceedings on, violations of any law
regarding the import of textile or apparel articles, including any necessary
expenses for equipment, training, travel, witnesses, and contracting services
directly related to such investigations or proceedings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32F940644450408BA9FAED01F4E4D2FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use amounts from fines, penalties, and
forfeitures of property for violations of any law regarding the import of
textile or apparel articles enforced by the Secretary of Homeland Security to
pay for a reward of not less than 20 percent of the amount of the fine,
penalty, or forfeiture of property collected or $20,000, whichever is the
lesser amount, to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest,
conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of property for any
violation of any law regarding the import of textile or apparel articles
enforced by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF664C5B48A5F49208AF66E3BCB8D67DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability for
storage and disposal costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person found in an administrative or
judicial proceeding to have violated a law regarding the import of textile or
apparel articles enforced by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Secretary of the Treasury shall be liable for the cost incurred in the storage
and disposal of any textile or apparel articles seized in connection with the
violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECBCD074BF844A07B7F26C09F5CBEC53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts from
fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any law
regarding the importation of textile or apparel articles enforced by the
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for
expenses described in paragraph (1)(A) or a reward described in paragraph
(1)(B) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7CAAE65BDD2742BC8CBBEE34F6B20C25"><enum>103.</enum><header>Increase in
certain TAPP positions and Import Specialist positions and biennial review of
staff levels</header>
<subsection id="HA537CD58EAA24E80952B0C5AEECE7A89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
certain TAPP positions</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H40D870F4CEF440E3B6C90A9A1B6638C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Textile
Operations Branch (or any successor or related Branch) of the TAPP shall
consist of, at a minimum, one Branch Chief and seven Operations Staff, of which
not less than one Operations Staff shall be assigned to each of the CAFTA–DR
countries and not less than one Operations Staff shall be assigned to the
People’s Republic of China for purposes of Customs services and textile or
apparel preference verification;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1847CEEF4F244DC18E29AFE3CC9B5457"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Textile/Apparel Policy Branch (or any
successor or related Branch) of the TAPP shall consist of, at a minimum, one
Branch Chief and three Operations Staff and two textile trade analysts;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE4EFAA6738742C593320C1544470605"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Quota Branch
(or any successor or related Branch) of the TAPP shall consist of, at a
minimum, one Branch Chief and four Operations Staff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H17A1223A03E942F4B3BAC32603171C96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
certain Import Specialist positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall allocate, to the 15 largest
(by value of entries) United States ports of entry for textile or apparel
articles, Import Specialists that are trained in fraud relating to imports of
textile or apparel articles so that the level of Import Specialist positions is
not less than 150 percent of the level of Import Specialist positions (as of
the date of the enactment of this Act) at such ports of entry.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E08A9887E5248DBB98613EBF8BEDD00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biennial review
of staff levels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every two years
thereafter, the Commissioner shall review the TAPP staff levels and determine
whether there is need for additional staff to carry out the duties of the
TAPP.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H938DD3849F1F48C19AE9868AFE0B06CE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>CAFTA–DR country
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>CAFTA–DR country</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 3(2) of the Dominican
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(19 U.S.C. 4002(2)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H83964FDC08A843CB8BC3CE92372008FA"><enum>104.</enum><header>Implementation
report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall transmit to
Congress a report on the implementation of this title.</text>
</section><section id="HE89D56E7650B47CCA277E7CA37AB9A46"><enum>105.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H2CFEC1E1012540119D2633F10976FEC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commissioner</term> means
the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A4C5C517A93499FBD9A84838D5CB63A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enter;
entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms
<term>enter</term> and <term>entry</term> refer to the entry, or withdrawal
from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H021FF698F90444C8A15008945EEE1D17"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Importer of
record</header><text>The term <term>importer of record</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1484).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A91962146D546FAA3B9D9DC1C75A23F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>special operations</term> means an initiative that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE459A03246FE467CB827368CCCC72FF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implemented to
address specific instances of transactions that do not comply with United
States trade laws with respect to textile or apparel articles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B819A39218741F3B8E828FB5AA33D78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used to address any import violations
involving textile or apparel articles, including fraud, quota requirements,
revenue collection, trade preferences or requirements under free trade
agreements, product safety, anti-dumping and countervailing duties, or
intellectual property rights; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF8366B0A70B4AED83D2180295EBD8BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiated to address a singular instance or
a pattern of high-risk behavior, involving a particular commodity or other
trade issue, including valuation, origin fraud, or trade preference violation,
on the part of a country, importer, or manufacturer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4479AD27BED84FB786BABD3E5AE65CC8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>TAPP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>TAPP</term> means the
Textile and Apparel Policy and Programs division of the Office of International
Trade within U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEE1E61DDD834AE194103F09B762DC3E"><enum>(6)</enum><header><enum-in-header>TPVT</enum-in-header>s</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>TPVTs</term> means Textile
Product Verification Teams.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Amendments to the
Tariff Act of 1930</header>
<section id="H9D1CC18B750148E096F6CBE3EC423751"><enum>201.</enum><header>Additional
requirements for importation of textile or apparel articles</header>
<subsection id="HE05FDB157AF949219AA9944F20029880"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Affidavit
requirement</header><text>Section 484(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1484(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF46A088A6884455B32687EAFE7C39BB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF86444F5FC13474884AEB83BC15CCA0D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Affidavit
requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="H70DA04280C744C0E9F5D6936332FE485"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The documentation or information required under paragraph
(1) with respect to imported textile or apparel articles shall include an
affidavit with respect to each importation of such merchandise that includes
the information described in subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A8B2A88EC224440BFDABA0D46E5551F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
information</header><text>The information described in this paragraph is the
following:</text>
<clause id="HE1D9A58DD9974C5EBD744C69F44676D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The physical address of the
manufacturer.</text>
</clause><clause id="H70442F8E3BEC4BBF8CDD1A96B7185ACF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The contact
person’s name and complete contact information.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5251DAB3B6FB45688A5593F1C4AFCDA1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A description of
the articles, such as fiber content, yarn content, fabric type.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD500F47A6A7A47ADA4EBA1ECFDAB57BA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The purchase
order or invoice number issued for the sale with quantities included.</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD3DE0B6689742BF9885D87EE30A5AB2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The date of sale
or shipment of the articles.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E4AEBB3928B4FD485A7671B8D2C30BB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>If available, the
container number and bill of lading number for the articles delivered to the
customer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6A6C167D6B5482F893B5C99771F5658"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
affidavit required under this paragraph may be submitted to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection in electronic form.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F050BF77A504607A3AE62A4E36E3E20"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>textile
or apparel article</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
Textile Enforcement and Security Act of
2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD40CCE073DC44BE89ABE49415FD31128"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bonding
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 623(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1623(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CBF2F5329AB40AAA2832CFC517463C3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9D41748F7AE04E10B6982FDE18576815"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of importation of textile or
apparel articles, the Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation or specific
instruction require, or authorize Customs officers to require, the amount of
the bond to include amounts equal to any duties, fees, and penalties estimated
to be payable on such articles. For purposes of this paragraph, amounts equal
to any penalties estimated to be payable on such articles shall be based on a
risk assessment of the importer. In this paragraph, the term <term>textile or
apparel article</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
Textile Enforcement and Security Act of
2010.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H66A34CB27EFF4CF085652A1FF9A1FC74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply
with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDE3CEBCFEAFB47AABC5265C985B082CC"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definition of
person for penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence relating to
import documentation</header>
<subsection id="H14067FF7AE274766B6412DBF68676D37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 592(a)(1) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592(a)(1)) is amended in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>no person</quote> and inserting
<quote>no producer, manufacturer, supplier, seller, importer, exporter, or
other person</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1D37E45DA4E744E68DE68681AED16447"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 592A(a)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592a(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
<quote>importer,</quote> after <quote>exporter,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE28B3A46CE4E4E74B2D77D236233CEA8"><enum>203.</enum><header>Special
provisions regarding certain violations relating to import
documentation</header>
<subsection id="HD44FF3EB9DA240B1A9CF2E3EB2873BDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Publication of
names of certain violators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 592A(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592a(a)(1)), as amended by this Act, is further amended in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>is authorized to</quote>
and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF67E733CABAC496BB8B156FEFE452C25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of
high-Risk countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
592A(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592a(b)(1)) is amended in the
first sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H2D59C4D29EE74FE99E2A3F7480FA3A7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is authorized to</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C87204ADDC841808E8C7C10D9C135CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>quotas</quote> the following: <quote>or duties</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H930BDCD74B344B9CAAD5D5022F4980D0"><enum>204.</enum><header>Electronic
preference verification system for origin of textile or apparel articles under
CAFTA, NAFTA, and other free trade agreements</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H31C9EEBB55684B239377AB55733263E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Commissioner
responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and in coordination with the
head of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce, shall
establish an electronic verification system for tracking textile or apparel
articles imported or exported under the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade
Agreement, or any other free trade agreement to which the United States is a
party to ensure compliance with the respective requirements of such
agreements.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H068273221A9B472387766B8CCD88AAA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall seek to enter into
consultations and agreements as appropriate with the government of each foreign
country that is party to any agreement described in subsection (a) for purposes
of implementing the system established under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE7B9C6977FC04D3FA429691AFF3FB3A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
system established under subsection (a) shall ensure that proprietary
information, such as information about supply chain participants, are coded so
that only U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Office of Textiles and
Apparel personnel can access such information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB28F3BE63A824EFE992E663DE966AF47"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the President should
seek to make the integration of the system established under subsection (a) in
future free trade agreements a priority in negotiations for such
agreements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H52C08BA9CF8C46F9959749C9F2F11BCC"><enum>205.</enum><header>Nonresident
importer declaration program for textile or apparel articles</header>
<subsection id="H8E674C64965A4EB8AE644C005ACD975B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
establish and maintain a nonresident importer declaration program with respect
to the importation of textile or apparel articles. The program shall require
nonresident importers of textile or apparel articles to provide the information
required under subsection (b) and declare the information required under
subsection (c), and require that such information accompany the entry summary
documentation for such textile or apparel articles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H637CCBE141514200A534CFDEC2C43508"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
require the following information to be submitted by any nonresident importer
seeking to import textile or apparel articles:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC0CFFDAA2C2047129C623A9F6BAFC7E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of a resident agent in
the State in which the port of entry is located who is authorized to accept
service of process against the nonresident importer in connection with the
importation of the textile or apparel articles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA7685757A2EE4EB7919B834B657ABC0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A certification
that the resident agent described in paragraph (1) has assets in the United
States in sufficient amounts for the purpose of ensuring the payment of any
additional loss of revenue not covered by any surety bond or for any civil
penalties levied by the Federal Government in connection with the importation
of the textile or apparel articles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF13D0B30D324AD2BD964A3637833310"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A copy of the commercial invoice
accompanying the shipment of the textile or apparel articles, including the
name, address, and contact information for each person in the transaction, such
as the trading house, the freight forwarder, and the ultimate purchaser of the
goods.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBCEDBEDD1F34997AABF509AE5666707"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Declarations
required</header><text>Pursuant to procedures prescribed by the President, any
nonresident importer seeking to import textile or apparel articles shall
declare the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H834BCEA240AF4D70A2A4B59D4B4A4CF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nonresident importer has secured a bond
in connection with the importation of the textile or apparel articles as
required by section 623(b)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as added by section
201(b) of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H501A71F62CF9487C8E726A2F8CB05CA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nonresident importer has established a
power of attorney in connection with the importation of the textile or apparel
articles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H476B9299905F42FBB3C8FDFEFC1EB551"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="H1466B1CAE52A45E6B4ABC88088C559CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful
for any person to import into the United States textile or apparel articles in
knowing violation of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8B20B7ABAC714387ACF49091C3B6A1DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be liable
for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each such violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC92F9727A4764046926D053077190C7C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
penalties provided for in paragraph (2), any violation of this section that
violates any other customs law of the United States shall be subject to any
applicable civil and criminal penalty, including seizure and forfeiture, that
may be imposed under such customs law or title 18, United States Code, with
respect to the importation of textile or apparel articles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD68C4B7D84284D77A90E29723976D3B3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nonresident
importer defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>nonresident importer</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H81B20FC464B1408FBA2F91B14CA4D042"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an individual that
is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC6CC8C9137194694929F8E80AB41C3AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a partnership,
corporation, or other commercial entity that is not organized under the laws of
a jurisdiction within the customs territory of the United States (as such term
is defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States) or in the Virgin Islands of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="H870474130867474298BDA1ABCD795F38"><enum>301.</enum><header>Establishment
of Office of Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement within the Department of
Justice</header>
<subsection id="H37E14ABCDB3B4541AA29D9C8F8AB5060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish within
the Department of Justice the Office of Textile and Apparel Trade
Enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D9D7152EB9544CA86B2F4F2E07BC947"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish the
Office by not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5C79FF1B12E47838115E3BA4D201B41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Office shall have a director, at least three attorneys, and such other staff as
may be necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD572868DAB5F443F9DA80EF452B03296"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office shall be responsible for
carrying out all functions of the Department of Justice relating to relevant
enforcement cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBC3ADA66E75E494985D1AB38631FA020"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Venue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
87 of title 28, United States Code, relating to venue, a relevant enforcement
case may be prosecuted only in the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA6EB6995104E40D1B5CEA1E2A4ED339D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relevant
enforcement cases</header><text>In this section, a case is a <quote>relevant
enforcement case</quote> if the case—</text>
<paragraph id="HFBE02820C07E4B7EA880C45326DF10CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is referred to the Department of Justice by
the Department of Homeland Security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0FC523E10DD4629B14FE427C349141D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relates to the
enforcement of laws with respect to the importation of textile or apparel
articles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>