1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Customs Trade Facilitation and
Enforcement Act of 2012
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—CUSTOMS FACILITATION
Subtitle A—Functions other than investigative functions
Sec. 101. Establishment of Agency; Commissioner.
Sec. 102. Officers and employees.
Sec. 103. Separate budget for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
Sec. 104. Revolving fund.
Sec. 105. Advances in foreign countries.
Sec. 106. Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions.
Sec. 107. Certification of reason for advance.
Sec. 108. Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement.
Sec. 109. Customs administration.
Sec. 110. Designation of trade oversight personnel.
Sec. 111. Consultation on trade and customs revenue
functions.
Sec. 112. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Investigative functions
Sec. 121. Separate budget for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
Sec. 122. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Joint Strategic Plan
Sec. 131. Joint Strategic Plan.
TITLE II—CUSTOMS FACILITATION, TRADE ENFORCEMENT, AND
TRANSPARENCY
Subtitle A—Customs facilitation and transparency
Sec. 201. Consultations with respect to mutual recognition
agreements.
Sec. 202. Commercial Customs Operations Advisory
Committee.
Sec. 203. Automated Commercial Environment computer
system.
Sec. 204. International Trade Data System.
Subtitle B—Trade enforcement
Chapter 1—Commercial risk assessment targeting
Sec. 211. Commercial Targeting Division and National Targeting
and Analysis Groups.
Sec. 212. Centers of Excellence and Expertise.
Sec. 213. Report on oversight of revenue protection and
enforcement measures.
Sec. 214. Report on security and revenue measures with respect
to merchandise transported in bond.
Sec. 215. Report on effectiveness of trade enforcement
activities.
Sec. 216. Priorities and performance standards for Customs
modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and
programs.
Sec. 217. Educational seminars to improve efforts to classify
and appraise imported articles and to improve trade enforcement
efforts.
Chapter 2—Importer requirements
Sec. 221. Importer of record program.
Sec. 222. Customs broker identification of
importers.
Sec. 223. Establishment of new importer
program.
Sec. 224. Requirements applicable to non-resident
importers.
Sec. 225. Certified importer program.
Chapter 3—Import-Related protection of intellectual property
rights
Sec. 231. Exchange of information related to trade
enforcement.
TITLE III—PREVENTION OF EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING
DUTY ORDERS
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Application to Canada and Mexico.
Subtitle A—Actions relating to enforcement of trade remedy
laws
Sec. 311. Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Division.
Sec. 312. Collection of information on evasion of trade remedy
laws.
Sec. 313. Access to information.
Sec. 314. Cooperation with foreign countries on preventing
evasion of trade remedy laws.
Sec. 315. Trade negotiating objectives.
Subtitle B—Other matters
Sec. 321. Allocation and training of personnel.
Sec. 322. Annual report on prevention of evasion of antidumping
and countervailing duty orders.
Sec. 323. Addressing circumvention by new shippers.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Penalties for customs brokers.
Sec. 402. De minimis value and entry under
regulations.
Sec. 403. Collection and remittance of certain Customs User
Fees.
Sec. 404. Drawback and refunds.
Sec. 405. Amendments to chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States.
TITLE V—OTHER TRADE AGENCIES
Sec. 501. United States International Trade
Commission.
Sec. 502. Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
2.In this Act:
(1)Commercial Customs Operations Advisory
CommitteeThe term
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee means the
Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 202 of this Act or any
successor committee.
(2)The term commercial
operations, with respect to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency, includes—
(A)administering any customs revenue function
delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland
Security pursuant to section 412 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
212);
(B)facilitating legitimate international
trade, and enforcing the customs and trade laws of the United States to the
extent of the authority of the Commissioner under such laws;
(C)coordinating all efforts of the Department
of Homeland Security to facilitate legitimate international trade and to
enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States;
(D)coordinating, on behalf of the Department
of Homeland Security, efforts among executive branch agencies to facilitate
legitimate trade and to enforce the customs and trade laws of the United
States, including—
(i)representing the Department of Homeland
Security in interagency fora addressing such efforts; and
(ii)coordinating with the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to develop and implement the Joint
Strategic Plan;
(E)coordinating, on behalf of the United
States, efforts with foreign customs agencies to facilitate legitimate
international trade and to enforce the customs and trade laws of the United
States and of foreign countries;
(F)collecting, assessing, and disseminating
information as appropriate and in accordance with law, regarding cargo destined
for the United States, to ensure that such cargo complies with the customs and
trade laws of the United States and to facilitate the legitimate international
trade of such cargo;
(G)soliciting and considering on a regular
basis input from the private sector, including the Commercial Customs
Operations Advisory Committee, the Trade Support Network, and other entities
affected by the efforts of the Federal Government to facilitate legitimate
international trade and to enforce the customs and trade laws of the United
States, with respect to—
(i)the implementation of new or amended
customs and trade laws of the United States; and
(ii)the development, implementation, or
revision of policies or regulations administered by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency; and
(H)otherwise advising the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the development of policies associated with
facilitating legitimate international trade and enforcing the customs and trade
laws of the United States.
(3)Customs and trade laws of the United
StatesThe term customs
and trade laws of the United States includes the following:
(A)The Tariff Act of 1930.
(B)Section 249 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (19 U.S.C. 3).
(C)Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1923 (19
U.S.C. 6).
(D)Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c).
(E)Section 251 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (19 U.S.C. 66).
(F)Section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1930 (19
U.S.C. 68).
(G)The Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a
et seq.).
(H)Section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1911 (19
U.S.C. 198).
(I)The Trade Act of 1974.
(J)The Trade Agreements Act of 1979.
(K)The North American Free Trade Area
Implementation Act.
(L)The Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
(M)The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act.
(N)The Andean Trade Preference Act.
(O)The African Growth and Opportunity
Act.
(P)The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.).
(Q)The Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (Public
Law 99–570; 100 Stat. 3207–79).
(R)The Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101–382; 104 Stat. 629).
(S)The Customs Procedural Reform and
Simplification Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–410; 92 Stat. 888).
(T)The Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210;
116 Stat. 933).
(U)The Convention on Cultural Property
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
(V)The Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1263,
chapter 566; 19 U.S.C. 2077 et seq.).
(W)Any other provision of law vesting customs
revenue functions in the Secretary of the Treasury.
(X)Any other provision of law relating to
customs facilitation or trade enforcement that is administered by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency on behalf of any Federal agency that is
required to participate in the International Trade Data System established
pursuant to section 411(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)), as
amended by section 204 of this Act.
(Y)Any other provision of customs or trade law
administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(4)The term customs revenue
function has the meaning given that term in section 415 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 215).
(5)The
term importer means one of the parties qualifying as an importer
of record under section 484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1484(a)(2)(B)).
(6)The term nonresident importer means an
importer who is—
(A)an individual who is not a citizen of the
United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States; or
(B)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.
(7)The term Joint Strategic Plan
means the plan required by section 131 of this Act.
(8)The term Trade Support Network
means representatives of the private sector that provide input on the design
and development of modernization projects of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CUSTOMS FACILITATION</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="H6572E8CAB3C549E7885493B984B4F0F8" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions Other Than Investigative
Functions </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H086593C9239640F786F0F409A1FB409A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Agency;
Commissioner</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H817A3AEE416248BF94F84C7D579D1BE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first section of the Act of March 3,
1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071), is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87C3BBFD9EAE41D19A466A8E78527833" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF402C56440D461E8589AF71DEBC3362" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency; commissioner</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H557B0D00332444778C14428AB64F86EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
established in the Department of Homeland Security the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8AD441AD3BB421C9F5F76CF1D9A7812"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency shall be a Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(in this Act referred to as the <term>Commissioner</term>), who shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59E8C7BA946D4AB89645BA80F64108A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4C27453E7D94E9EBF60EFBD47876A96"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out the duties described in
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A88F3C406EF4D4D92BF37CF80C2EFBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report directly to the Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89970FBA89D43BE928B3D078DFAA6B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H176E0EFCEBA4482F929E4B9DFF4FAB78"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE206A80A44894B79B6EDCA04F56B84A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out the duties and powers prescribed
by law or by the Secretary of Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2835F87B0D8482981A338D818105C2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct the administration of the commercial
operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the enforcement
of the customs and trade laws of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12BCD54A2AE3402EBB3D3DDAC2896EFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise safeguard the economic and
homeland security interests of the United States at land borders and ports of
entry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70E14B40666540D4BF36C05A1EE528CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the terms
<term>commercial operations</term> and <term>customs and trade laws of the
United States</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the
Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA44C0EC9131B44489AAB2C457600FC49"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absence or disability of
Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Deputy
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, appointed pursuant to
section 2, shall act as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
during the absence or disability of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, or in the event that there is no Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border
Protection.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H955FC7A5F7D74575BDFA899BCD2A358E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative continuity</header>
<paragraph id="HAB368604390D4ED8B7CB98799056F730"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19
U.S.C. 2073), is amended by striking section 3 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE72AC24EDA4E0789506C28F04A1499" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D53F3E39E794DE58B1B2E3F78931F96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of functions, assets, liabilities,
and duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4368C03650F490E8E2C3D3E20F96CB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date of the enactment of
the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012, the functions and
associated personnel, assets, and liabilities, identified under section 411 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) on the day before such date of
enactment, are transferred to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C01E2B61E0D4031ABF8D1F636BD6184"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation in office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual serving as Commissioner of
Customs, in the Department of Homeland Security, on the day before the date of
the enactment of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 may
serve as the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
until the earlier of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA2C7542E71D49E084D71A16709180B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which such individual is no
longer eligible to serve as Commissioner of Customs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C4BC26292C04EFAA0C6C22576E9FC59"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a person nominated by the
President to be the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
confirmed by the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49B701688D484E07A8DDA9DE5AA6061F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 211), and the item relating to that section in the table of
contents for that Act, are repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H853A6C8A3A6541529DCE1A85EA258D04"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On and after the effective date of this
Act, any reference in law or regulations to the <term>Commissioner of
Customs</term> or the <term>Commissioner of the Customs Service</term> shall be
deemed to be a reference to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection established pursuant to section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1927, as
amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7377EF731C6A4E80AA225B9A711CFEEE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>Commissioner of Customs, Department of
Homeland Security</quote> and inserting <quote>Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87CC1E1C525A470F92379984AD14D4E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officers and employees</header>
<subsection id="HCBAA68DCF92944BEA3B6777C496575FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deputy
commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072), is amended
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB37832805C9F436D9E7F10FA59DA7B6F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF533F25C7AA74DC48BB0C44406A2A1C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deputy Commissioner</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC40ECA0FC6E144E699BE71D1F4DCEE89"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency established by the first section, 1 Deputy
Commissioner who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3FD1E9DBE58849629F596867AAD8DAAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person appointed to be the Deputy
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall have a minimum of 10
years of professional experience in the operation of the customs and trade laws
of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4878D0C856C4E3A98F6207EF828EF18"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of the Deputy Commissioner shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D6C4D086D0E47E2BEE8F41321C874E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">overseeing the commercial operations of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, including the operations of the
Office of International Trade and all other offices of the Agency whose duties
primarily relate to the commercial operations of the Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H741914DB1C95404F873CAC4BEECA6113"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resolving issues relating to the commercial
operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, including liaising
between offices primarily charged with carrying out the commercial operations
of the Agency and any operational or port level office, including the Office of
Field Operations or any successor office, in the administration of duties
relating to the commercial operations of the Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D40143461694BB6AA1806988BFD24AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">overseeing the development and
implementation information technology, research, and communication functions of
the U.S. Border and Protection Agency that affect the commercial operations of
the Agency, including modernization strategies, that support the commercial
operations of the Agency, including the implementation of the Automated
Commercial Environment computer system authorized under section 13031(f)(5) of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C.
58c(f)(5));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0740B0FCCF154B38B883760D2193E879"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">overseeing the customs revenue functions of
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in consultation, as appropriate,
with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy of the
Department of the Treasury or any successor position;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6751D5A23FE4F3594F73A81A818120D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">overseeing the administration of customs
revenue functions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE6DE43A25234E3180ECD3DBB96C400F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consulting with the Committee on Finance of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives
on a regular and timely basis regarding the administration of the commercial
operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, including—</text>
<clause id="H76E5B81A854F481DA0487041ED797C54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status and
substance of international negotiations relating to the customs and trade laws
of the United States, or of foreign countries, in which personnel of the Agency
are participating;</text>
</clause><clause id="H50A0A4ACD394490983D0D701EE157505"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the resource
needs of the Agency in relation to the commercial operations of the
Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EBA34B41BB54CAF8F55890FCF93FF1E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any proposed changes to policy,
regulations, interpretations, or practices that relate to commercial
operations;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCA1D985667144BE38C30776FBD4C5E0F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legislative proposals that the Agency
or the Department of Homeland Security provides to other committees of the
Senate or the House of Representatives or individual members of such committees
that relate to the commercial operations of the Agency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H10FE6B0FE80B4730992CC8204BA91B06"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the implementation
of new or amended customs and trade laws of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07C9938F3BEC4BA28D87E9F12BB12E71"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absence or disability of Deputy
Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Commissioner of the Office of International Trade shall act as the Deputy
Commissioner during the disability of the Deputy Commissioner, or in the event
that there is no Deputy
Commissioner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDD5F84949FBC48949873B74BB7B2182A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Trade
advocate</header><text>Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is
further amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EE6B93A4E674ADB93EAEB9AE3799110" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA3C5272B485463188FB5B8C40A31846"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trade Advocate</header>
<paragraph id="HC3C7570DE8D34DC88CB1CBB97CE3FBBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall appoint within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, a Trade
Advocate, who shall report directly to the Commissioner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0917193640534932B9F503D1140AA362"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>A
person appointed to be Trade Advocate shall have not less than 5 years
experience working in international trade in the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5391FA371F2E452286430173A222F7B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Trade Advocate shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33030322F45B4B579A005FEB5042CFBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as the primary liaison between the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the public with respect to the
Agency’s administration of customs facilitation and trade enforcement
functions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE912E8FC6E3742D9B45AB6900C3513F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist the Commissioner in resolving issues
relating to the commercial operations of the Agency by effectively
communicating the perspectives held by interested parties in the private sector
and other private commercial interests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5627A5339C3A4D8CBDA848E4C3E4DA86"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with interested parties in the
private sector, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, and the
Trade Support Network, for their input with respect to the Agency's—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB69E3F8B77441EE9A47901B272F0EAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and implementation of rules,
regulations, decisions, and notices related to the customs and trade laws of
the United States administered by the Agency;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDB3AC3CAA7142DCB2F0AD6C6423469C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of the Joint Strategic Plan
required under section 131 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement
Act of 2012;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CA6297490B6454BBD09C341EC93C63C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of the effectiveness of customs
facilitation and trade enforcement efforts; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H001BAA3A17A042E8B95A80945D4E1CB8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trade modernization activities, including
the development and implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment
computer system authorized under section 13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)) and support
for the establishment of the International Trade Data System under the
oversight of the Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 411(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d));</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F9FF8D19B4A4AE4B3CC63B46D49F8BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Commissioner with respect to the
consultations described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DBA42E1B5DC4F4A960070BE99E4646C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise consult with the public as
directed by the Commissioner or by
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC5B774D0ED54C29B590F43C468BB3A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
officers</header><text>Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072), as amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this
section, is further amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55F56C1C31744EB3A1D8198A56362E98" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H917F3B33F1EA4D68AE121E1A482D8C3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security may appoint such other officers as are necessary to manage
the individual offices within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
Any appointment of personnel under this subsection shall be subject to the
provisions of the civil service laws, and the salaries of such personnel shall
be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H34258C0C206C4A77AB32EDF4478C63F8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office of
International Trade</header><text>Section 2(d) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C59C0C1CC05432880AA9FC532A91DBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>United States Customs and Border Protection</quote> and
inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35A091F598AB4853BECED18E800392F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDADB43D2E86F457BAC662FCF43B29EC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">; elimination of
offices</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D6A69965F13404199013E20F290C593"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1237900541E14D0A9CF741DA59B70DBC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H800C132D696A44D2B7BAF4DB1E0E6F00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Office of Field
Operations</header>
<clause id="H9A2B7BE226F14F3889735CF313022625"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transfer</header>
<subclause id="H1389B968A25743D8836906E96D5B10E3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of the Customs Trade Enforcement and
Facilitation Act of 2012, the Commissioner shall transfer to the Office of
International Trade established pursuant to paragraph (1) the assets, functions
(other than administrative functions), and personnel described in subclause
(II) of the Office of Field Operations.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0B664411EBBE4F4CAA757C58B38CCC35"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Personnel
described</header><text>The personnel of the Office of Field Operations
referred to in subclause (I) are the following:</text>
<item id="HBBFF3714003B4C889AF01D777B0624E8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Personnel having
the statutory authority to classify and appraise goods entering the United
States.</text>
</item><item id="H070219CF3E3B48D18720468C9D1C9F59"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>Personnel having
the responsibility to act as principal point of contact and technical experts
with respect to goods entering the United States, including responsibilities
relating to collection and deposit of duties, taxes, and fees.</text>
</item><item id="H4D0C4CC6AA044E7FA85D31488BE52256"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>Such other
personnel as the Commissioner determines to be necessary.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HECC5D27BD267433B9D1B2F0A856D5A0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Assistant
Commissioner in the Office of International Trade</header><text>The assets,
functions, and personnel transferred to the Office of International Trade
pursuant to clause (i) shall be under the authority of the Assistant
Commissioner in the Office of International Trade.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB53C2F92C42404EAD63FD85C395BBCD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of the Customs Trade Enforcement and Facilitation Act of 2012,
the Commissioner shall ensure that sufficient training with respect to
facilitating legitimate international trade and enforcing the customs and trade
laws of the United States has been provided to personnel transferred to the
Office of International Trade pursuant to clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC678A691AC349609E7228EFDAA86716"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Limitation on
funds</header><text>No funds appropriated to the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency may be used to transfer the assets, functions, or personnel
of the Office of Field Operations to an office other than the Office of
International
Trade.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48823ADE17FD4B41B44D9ED0F7B11587"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C4FF9314E4348B7840FAE86FA9C342B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (B) through (E),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BD3E8501873487C8816FAC14CBC777F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by
subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, by striking <quote>United States Customs
and Border Protection</quote> and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667968C7BCF5471AA8420E19E9ACC721"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), as redesignated by subparagraph (D) of this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="HD8FB5A8117504116B037060304332874"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>United States Customs
and Border Protection</quote> and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCB6824FED72461C9293FF85177F9AF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>subparagraph (E)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph
(D)(ii)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H835CF3074B47443FB8C2C2F77AFEF4D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(f) of the Act of March 3, 1927
(44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECE0713CFAE246B78E09881A7582BCE9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H85AD72852CBA4E46A5D167CC3184E10B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DB457DB4D964FEA8E6ED76F25069E34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85599CFF68FC426E98A6313E3C6D00DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms
<term>Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee</term>, <term>commercial
operations</term>, <term>customs and trade laws of the United States</term>,
and <term>Trade Support Network</term> have the meaning given such terms in
section 2 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H30722B5802E34CCDAB719524420A96DF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Establishment of
interagency Customs Review Board</header><text>The Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.), is amended by inserting after
section 3 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE69E5CE3433343F38F80947335968993" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F12DE58A3EF4C4B8CE81D0C68ED49DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Interagency Customs Review
Board</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD20DB2F2C840454CAE7585CC3259DAE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an interagency Customs
Review Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBD2538A25254B88A202ECF2B5B3C346"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency Customs Review Board shall
be comprised of the Commissioner, the Assistant Secretary for Policy in the
Department of Homeland Security, the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the
Department of the Treasury, the Under Secretary for International Trade in the
Department of Commerce, and 1 Deputy United States Trade Representative
designated by the United States Trade Representative to serve on the
interagency Customs Review Board. The interagency Customs Review Board shall be
co-chaired by the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in
the Department of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF68C6469D24748EFAD3ECE4E2C2B1389"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Referral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall notify and provide full documentation to the interagency
Customs Review Board not less than 30 days prior to publically proposing any
change to a regulation, interpretation, or practice of the Agency relating to
commercial operations of the Agency that could reasonably be expected to affect
compliance by the United States Government with its international trade
obligations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EE4DDF87D5543CB84C09D41CE4FF860"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency Customs Review Board
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9356A0A3A289468B9F6358F69E10410D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review any proposed change to a regulation,
interpretation, or practice of the Agency referred to the interagency Customs
Review Board by the Commissioner under subsection (c) to determine if the
change conforms to the international trade obligations of the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D57B795726E4B4A86988983D0A90AC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advise the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, not later than 30 days
after receiving notification of a proposed change under paragraph (1), as to
whether or not and the extent to which the change conforms to the international
trade obligations of the United States and other cross-border
initiatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C47EEF20E42425E8D00745015FCDC03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>commercial
operations</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Customs
Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA42A5328500948288D41236C0A7DC191"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H368813767F7F4A4F847EE44B0A83EA51"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2561DD4C72A24F71B1B892837FCA05E8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separate budget for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE670872B860B4431938B29945316EA7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall include in each budget
transmitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a
separate budget request for the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD137756395DA4C27A26E5CD2BCFF30FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 414 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 214), and the item relating to that section in the table of
contents of that Act, are repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14BA00BB76EC454AB6C410B7B8388241" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revolving
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The matter under the
heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-small" style="OLC">revolving fund, bureau of customs</header-in-text></quote> in the
Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1950 (63 Stat. 360,
chapter 286; 19 U.S.C. 2074), is amended by striking <quote>Bureau of
Customs</quote> and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483B27C556D84BB5910C14AEA3287533" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advances in foreign countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The matter under the heading
<quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-small" style="OLC">bureau of
customs</header-in-text></quote> in title I of the Treasury Department
Appropriation Act 1940 (53 Stat. 660, chapter 115; 19 U.S.C. 2076), is amended
in the last proviso by striking <quote>Bureau of Customs</quote> and inserting
<quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DFFE7F531B449D0841C0D6A9421A45E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the
Act entitled <quote>An Act to provide for advances of funds by special
disbursing agents in connection with the enforcement of Acts relating to
narcotic drugs</quote>, approved March 28, 1928 (19 U.S.C. 2077), is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DE11CB5E49643AE8A531388BF25C4F3" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60AB000C38524E699AE10F4EF86D8E7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Secretary of the Treasury, are each authorized to direct the advance of
funds by the Fiscal Service in the Department of the Treasury, in connection
with the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as
defined in section 2 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H201EE0D94FEC4CA091CF5BD8EE1E9300" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification of reason for
advance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Act
of March 28, 1928 (19 U.S.C. 2078), is amended by striking <quote>Commissioner
of Customs</quote> and inserting <quote>Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H975D317E05EC4FAF98157C7C8E343DF0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the
Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1263, chapter 566; 19 U.S.C. 2079), is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5259FC4F1644B6B529DA82DBF9FC23" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF2861680A0947A982E6DF1995757989" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The provisions
of this Act shall not affect payments made for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in foreign
countries, or the right of any officer or employee of such Agencies to claim
reimbursement for personal funds expended in connection with the enforcement of
the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in section 2 of the
Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D598E134E304B809EAAD04651886330" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 113 of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990 (19 U.S.C. 2082) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C724256B16F43AC9FA1D321CC68D460" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CD1D4A33200457695A991AFC5978D26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07AB62869825480DA298CBF748901E90"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement each
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC8CBEDB99B345808C0FC4350C2F2362"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement accounting systems
that accurately determine and report the allocation of the personnel and other
resources of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement among the various operational functions of each Agency,
including merchandise processing and customs and trade law enforcement;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E6871163FB6401F96C5E5A82F1A4357"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent
fiscal year, develop and implement labor distribution surveys of major
workforce activities within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to determine the cost of the various
operational functions of each Agency and the extent to which the costs of one
Agency are covered by the other Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EAB47750480411890E5EBAB3B4F0FAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement shall each, not later than December 31, 2013, and December
31 of each subsequent calendar year, 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 results of the surveys implemented under paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) for the preceding fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A9C23001D5B43F999F11BCB9839DF06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of trade oversight
personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
section 412 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(c)) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3152D552CDE8436CAAF261A7840F0946" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H910710CFD3A54FC68D682DBF775F36F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of trade oversight
personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of the Customs Trade Facilitation and
Enforcement Act of 2012, the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate and
dedicate not less than 5 full-time equivalent personnel to work exclusively
with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax, Trade, and Tariff
Policy in the performance and oversight of customs revenue
functions.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18663515A9AC40F2BC5A8D595FB1AE6A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation on trade and customs revenue
functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(c) of
the Safety and Accountability for Every Port Act (6 U.S.C. 115(c)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H849BF92823B54523AFECC092E3B807D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>on
Department policies and actions that have</quote> and inserting <quote>not
later than 30 days after proposing, and not later than 30 days before
finalizing, any Department policies, initiatives, or actions that will
have</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C71D55D1EEB427B9FD581F205C1AAD4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>not
later than 30 days prior to the finalization of</quote> and inserting
<quote>not later than 60 days before proposing, and not later than 60 days
before finalizing,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9E862434EF4F1F9D2F4E903CF6BF1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A935907AB8F4993A9189E833EB2BC20"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301 of the Customs Procedural
Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H72E91C9FD63342FF9295888079478896"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB390153E3F734A9F86688E475849529B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H5861BF9032774CCFB8B73441F9CD66B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>October 1, 1979</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2012</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H030810346842492FB8E9641E4C2B8000"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Department of the Treasury for the United States Customs
Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Homeland Security for the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC6B1E5126824C5B82063D5D402BC457"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF54DD02754584E80A5904A498CF8737A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAC75AD143004E58849ACEA099C11FFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorization of the appropriations for
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency for each fiscal year after fiscal
year 2012 shall specify the amount authorized for the fiscal year for the
salaries and expenses of the Agency in conducting commercial
operations.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC51A6E3BD7E4EF1A2D12F3EC864DA91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H403D4171D86948B4A09B2A6B6539AA7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BE5AF7D348F47B1ADA9484776048119" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53127C3E5CEF45CA83FEC8AEB0EC5055"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H1A9CD810C9FD416389E4E98C142F3CC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries
and expenses of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency that are incurred
in commercial operations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52EBDBB478F34791BF9527C9F3CE6B77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than
$1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE36483F99D154AEFBA2B330DD6AFAAA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $1,817,000,000 for fiscal
year 2014; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BBCD0A7DDCC4A788F0127376C2FCCF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $1,830,000,000 for fiscal
year 2015.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FB5209D28374656914187CA07EC72AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs user fee account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The monies authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, except for such sums as may be
necessary for the salaries and expenses of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency that are incurred in connection with the processing of
merchandise that is exempt from the fees imposed pursuant to section 13031(a)
(9) and (10) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c(a) (9) and (10)), shall be appropriated from the Customs User Fee
Account.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64A143F7EC404CF8AF181FFC5AAABD3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory 10-Day deferment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of the funds appropriated under
subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be used to provide less time for the
collection of estimated duties than the 10-day deferment procedure in effect on
January 1, 1981.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1076C341D7C84F8E9684D22309A04594"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Overtime pay limitations;
waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of the funds
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be used for
administrative expenses to pay any customs officer overtime pay in an amount
exceeding $35,000 unless the Secretary of Homeland Security determines on an
individual basis that payment of overtime pay to such officer in an amount
exceeding $35,000 is necessary for national security purposes, to prevent
excessive costs, or to meet emergency requirements of the
Agency.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95366D8A636B4A1EACB8A6E70E5AD3E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF657ACC9F85041578081C97979117BF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>October 1, 1982</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2012</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA338D476C6EB45C29D45A33DD1DA47BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Department of the Treasury for salaries of the United States Customs
Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Homeland Security for
salaries of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H29D84B3D0C4A4B5886001C8260FC7506"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>to reflect</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>to reflect
any adjustment in rates of basic pay made in accordance with subchapter I of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H88955751EA884444B4CA83A5155FB165"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75E590B578EC4A2AAAB8C7C0BDA5344E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE78ACC0BA78542229E76F8D9D90A2B8D"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of savings resulting from
administrative consolidations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If savings in salaries and expenses result
from the consolidation of administrative functions within the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall apply the savings, to the extent the savings are not needed to
meet emergency requirements of the Agency, to strengthening the commercial
operations of the Agency by increasing the number of personnel dedicated to
administering such commercial operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FDE7FF73FC546C387A1F682EA72F59F"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of resources; report to
congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall notify the Committee
on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives at least 180 days prior to taking any action that would—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5651D0EE429A48F8B7117EAEDF953D7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in any significant reduction in
force of employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency other than
by means of attrition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83F558C5024549A2B7BB5596D5E83AC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in any significant reduction in
hours of operation or services rendered at any office of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency or any United States port of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27192766754142039EC504C27BF34BE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminate or relocate any office of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A5B3058815D4900B34583B62B40EC5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminate any United States port of entry;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04040E7665024C40AB09CEA2480AEBB3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significantly reduce the number of
employees assigned to any office or any function of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42A690BF2DB94336A89E1EDB597B723D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EAA139DD85F42B3A4A15BCEE8730FBD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC8E31E73362644A485EF0260903E9553"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>commercial
operations</term> has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Customs
Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF3102E7059D4372ADF81AAE6E335CEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resource optimization model</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (h) of section 301 of the
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 is amended by striking
<quote>Resource Allocation Model</quote> each place it appears in the text and
in the heading and inserting <quote>Resource Optimization Model</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E3E27AB9EDD4F35993D6B785ABEF864"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 5 of the Act of
February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)), is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AE790020CB34A869AAD56920AEC2437" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCD84444DFBA4AB28EFC865D7D0AF360"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46492155CA764CFBB8208B56977DAF57"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal year cap</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The aggregate of overtime pay under
subsection (a) of this section (including commuting compensation under
subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section) and premium pay under subsection (b) of
this section that a customs officer may be paid in any fiscal year may not
exceed $35,000 unless the Secretary of Homeland Security determines on an
individual basis that payment of overtime pay to such officer in an amount
exceeding $35,000 is necessary for national security purposes, to prevent
excessive costs, or to meet emergency requirements of the Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC672609E83EA49748885A8474B8F3A8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusivity of pay under this
section</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A customs officer who
receives overtime pay under subsection (a) of this section, or premium pay
under subsection (b) of this section for time worked, may not receive pay or
other compensation for that work under any other provision of
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H8A5D59325E6F4DDE80C77E11F2F3C3CC" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigative Functions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07084041CE9F455BA33D105F5A46DE1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separate budget for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
President shall include in each budget transmitted to Congress under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, a separate budget request of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the enforcement of the customs and
trade laws of the United States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F51802E6FFC4A6F9638BCFFCC566C31" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of
the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075)
is amended by inserting after section 301 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03EF4059EFBF423A91D80C492C4B6A39" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C6928B437FE453B90D71851EDBF7BEB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for certain
Customs enforcement activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADDF5BF5A72C438C8684CD990C1B6296"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4679282D11E4FA1AEA9B5FD80161F0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal years beginning on or after October
1, 2012</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2012, and each fiscal year thereafter, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
of the Department of Homeland Security for the enforcement of the customs and
trade laws of the United States only such sums as may be authorized by
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H112EF8B55D6B43098912AC002797FA2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specification of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorization of the appropriations for
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for each fiscal year after fiscal
year 2012 shall specify the amount authorized for the fiscal year for the
salaries and expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the
enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F2233DAFBA447709C5DEF5C614F6355"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are incurred in enforcement of the
customs and trade laws of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="H9149DF1CDA884955B9D3448ECB7937EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than
$86,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C6713CC499241238BD730F50F7C911B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not less than
$88,150,000 for fiscal year 2014; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF12941BEEAE4259B3E579D7417B6076"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not less than
$90,200,000 for fiscal year 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA6F90BFF809F421B8FB4DB47DFE76500"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>customs and
trade laws of the United States</term> has the meaning given such term in
section 2 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H1CB73B12BA204D6D8BD8C674C1EEF11F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Strategic Plan</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD58FD30169F4D3886D01B020D9F841F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Strategic Plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11E7B39BB61C41CE9730D7E11C455BCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2013, and every 2
years thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall jointly develop
and submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives, a Joint Strategic Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9C652FBEF254E7CAFB1232D6741DC77"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Joint Strategic Plan required under
this section shall be comprised of a comprehensive multi-year plan for
enforcing the customs and trade laws of the United States and for facilitating
the international trade of the United States, and shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB274A060EEE642B8ABF976590148E31F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of actions taken to date to
better enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States and to better
facilitate the international trade of the United States, including a
description and analysis of specific performance measures to evaluate the
progress of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement in meeting each such responsibility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14E4FD0E08FF43C08C217FCEA39EDFD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of objectives and plans for
further improving the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United
States and the facilitation of the international trade of the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94C242657E19487E9BA6F30945A9CD37"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a specific identification of the priority
trade issues described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of section 2(d) of the Act of
March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), as added by
section 211(a) of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E25AD5FE0494CECA96BC3A4191E39B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts made to improve
consultation and coordination among Federal departments and agencies, and in
particular between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, regarding the enforcement of the customs
and trade laws of the United States and the facilitation of the international
trade of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF39A383F51CF4B6F89ABB0E60BE4572B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the training that has
occurred to date within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to improve such enforcement and
facilitation, including training under section 217 of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF67FE30ECECC4412BE872AD6818078AB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a specific identification of any domestic
or international best practices that may further improve such enforcement and
facilitation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9ADAC0F23A44D549382ED287E23894F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legislative recommendations to further
improve such enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States or
facilitation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H144155C221CB4747BFF3988D969987F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H431A81FE21D04297A874F22C2EDFD316"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the Joint Strategic Plan
required under this section, the Commissioner and the Director shall consult
with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5012CD54F1EA48E582CF5DFD98730CFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate officials from the relevant
Federal departments and agencies, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC61D0DAEC204F5F90EEE02B33ADA8CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Treasury;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5F84C756DE64FC4AA88E1382CEFAE00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7CD1010FFBB49F3AD2BC51F6BD03498"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Commerce;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33A10E21EF9849FB9640E34BDB47EA2A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Justice;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5241B1DEBD874D7D93474E156F3C4988"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0912F307FCA445B5A2D0D376EE573CC6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Health and Human
Services;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC2A65F086B6442BBDD0AD4D8FA3B28F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Food and Drug Administration;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H167E4E3047D544569BFB8390892B54CC"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Consumer Product Safety Commission;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59F281129BB746689F7035E5F83BE3B5"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of the United States Trade
Representative; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CF85A84BB044388A4E496DD854B476C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory
Committee (established in section 202 of this Act).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H776CC1375E784E3487FBF8B6398A4221"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other consultations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the Joint Strategic Plan
required under this section, the Commissioner and the Director shall seek to
consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB202A7BA0A34061B893FF95AE4F9066"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate officials from relevant foreign
law enforcement agencies and international organizations, including the World
Customs Organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA0187A06F647CFAFFB17705B5DE71D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interested parties in the private
sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>CUSTOMS
FACILITATION, TRADE ENFORCEMENT, AND TRANSPARENCY</header>
<subtitle id="H9802BB664A7A4C938AEFC7C9AB842201"><enum>A</enum><header>Customs
Facilitation and Transparency</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DB52B32192B4DF182B88B6A2D750DAF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultations with respect to mutual
recognition agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to any proposed Mutual Recognition
Arrangement or similar agreement between the United States and a foreign
government providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security programs
and customs revenue functions, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H5373E666661F48E1B4BFB2680DE3738F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult, not later than 30 days before
initiating negotiations to enter into any such agreement, with the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8162143E73A40C8B6EE9A1A3AA81AFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult, not later than 30 days before
entering into any such agreement, with the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA195E2BFDC6741949E304C9E1F619763" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial Customs Operations Advisory
Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6927C662442C4B6A8FAC42646E386547"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall jointly establish a Commercial Customs Operations
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the <term>Advisory
Committee</term>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5C0BDA106104F739CF6D2510EB94310"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC52EDC6C371449788D7F11983E7F4C48"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall be comprised
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EC2953B0E29424D9BC77F8921E87DA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">20 individuals appointed under paragraph
(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D72D593B673448BAE920862A70C0E06"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy of
the Department of the Treasury and the Assistant Secretary of Policy and
Planning of the Department of Homeland Security, who shall jointly co-chair
meetings of the Advisory Committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66E4E3EBB7894CCAB693A1FFBAF2990D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who
shall serve as deputy co-chairs of meetings of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0DB3F97708A4305B5BA7CB3275E2632"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header>
<subparagraph id="H76A6DE5269D046F2BC67350753744741"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall jointly appoint 20 individuals from the private sector
to the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F28B1892B894A5E8FEECB12F79F957A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making appointments under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
appoint members—</text>
<clause id="HD6C528A81583499191EDE7515797782F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
ensure that the membership of the Advisory Committee is representative of the
individuals and firms affected by the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD2ECE5B39734CD4A4D4BBA735A51FC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that a majority of the
individuals are not members of the same political party.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8676E38D0254B6FBB4F66D45DC9FA63"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee established under
subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD8C20BBB484C8292C2C11BC96E0785"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters involving the commercial
operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including advising with respect to
significant changes that are proposed with respect to agency regulations,
policies, or practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABD5C1CD43B14D80A8C34050338183CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide recommendations to the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security on improvements to the
commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE71F1620AB0A43638693772DD4BEA930"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such other functions relating to
the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as prescribed by law or as the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security jointly
direct.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2D8E9CF0FC941DABB6A51BE383602F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall meet at the
call of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6067219A48F4BB5B7C6DECAA70EACBC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each calendar
year, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C70E54FB3CA47B6A43C1021B8FF69F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the activities of the Advisory
Committee during the preceding fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H300AA478B493450989993C3A4E4D6712"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sets forth any recommendations of the
Advisory Committee regarding the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFA6C8648C441859A5CBEBE300D7ED3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory
committees) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CA6BB25A9AE4B359F212BD4F697EC6A"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H926D080F26B54449B3E3FAB6E299F472"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date on which the Advisory
Committee is established under subsection (a), section 9503(c) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37F256F3D574C4695D9188C1E0AE4D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in law to the Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations of the United States Customs Service
established under section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) made on or after the date on which the Advisory
Committee is established under subsection (a), shall be deemed a reference to
the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee established under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F8B3146463341D98D0A91B3DB16DF07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automated Commercial Environment computer
system</header>
<subsection id="HACDB402B404645B0BE631840966DBAAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4053EAB822F4C1DBE233652BA41C742"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6A0B810BB8F4467BE7FABFBA1F57CCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2003, 2004, and
2005</quote> and inserting <quote>2013, 2014, and 2015</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D3248CBFBBC4DAABC8471D2003FC25E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$350,000,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$700,242,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC3D478470B2400092AD67F9173BF88E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CF1469CB2014D64937839427878CE9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2003 through
2005</quote> and inserting <quote>2013 through 2015</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BD7AE32766440EB9D834689C93F3B7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such amounts as are
available in that Account</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than
$138,794,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11AAC9B0335340C08AFAA5B1BC9A22B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for the
development</quote> and inserting <quote>to complete the
development</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3821049BB01F406F9DA9CEAB3C5030A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(b)(3) of the Customs Border
Security Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 2075 note) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A63F13D7E814002AE3CA0B88DEF5710" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB4E8BF4FABA42A58EC259F6DEC06E9F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE754A61B16C54BDEB4FF99D92A6F5747"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2012, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives a report specifying—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB649A288D018493CB031CA553D89B7CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plans of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency and deadlines for incorporating all cargo release data
elements into the Automated Commercial Environment computer system not later
than September 30, 2015, to conform with the admissibility criteria of agencies
participating in the International Trade Data System identified pursuant to
section 411(d)(4)(A)(iii) of the Tariff Act of 1930;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9418D2A8E3944BCBEB5A87065C95F3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agency’s remaining priorities for
incorporating entry summary data elements, cargo manifest data elements, cargo
financial data elements, and export elements into the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BFB4FA5567245AEBC005328FBAD27F7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agency’s objectives, plans, and
deadlines for implementing the priorities identified under clause (ii) not
later than September 30, 2015.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB78CAAD46C448A0ABE91B0ACAF91D85"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2014, and
September 30, 2015, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives an updated report addressing each of the matters referred to in
subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9622B0813D4F42F4B761E502C9D9F62E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government accountability office
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
December 31, 2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives a report—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3788DC1CE6544A7E97718A95E4853C7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating the cost and effectiveness of
the efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to complete the
development, establishment, and implementation of the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93C2AE1EAC4C481F9AB62FFAA7BE2C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the extent to which any
additional functionality may be added into the Automated Commercial Environment
computer system at a reasonable cost; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC99933CC05BF44D19D1C83D0C5E9ACBA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the potential cost savings to the
United States Government and importers and exporters and the potential benefits
to enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States if the
elements identified in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 311(b)(3)(A) of the
Customs Border Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (b) of this
section, are implemented.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD70AE5609E94958B38761007C219920" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International Trade Data
System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 411(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H744075515CB74BDC92AB7F2B4D29831B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75BCAFAC4CDF476795EC45B5061562AF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H790BEA6B197B433DB34A6ED300AA6C0A"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Prohibition on
other systems for cargo clearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that each agency
that participates in the ITDS use the ITDS to collect and distribute data and
documentation for clearing or licensing the importation or exportation of
cargo, including to authorize the release of cargo by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, and does not use any other system for such
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F2BE2BE664940378A17C6FDEEF972B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7)
as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18790E2BAE0A47F0BC6F043F221E1D33"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E61C28F53E840CE8EFB7F9CAA890FDA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99FEB3E38ED045E8B7D481FCBD1B2261"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information technology
infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of
each Federal agency that requires documentation for clearing or licensing the
importation and exportation of cargo shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5EE8393D7FF40269DF80297BE93FD39"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain the necessary
information technology infrastructure to support the operation of the
ITDS;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B6A603EB28C4CE6904C93DAB4C075E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than March 31, 2013, enter into a
memorandum of understanding, or take such other action as is necessary, to
provide for the information sharing between the agency and the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency necessary for the operation and maintenance of the
ITDS; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7239CEAE889C43B9A30B3F2F7D17CC6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than March 31, 2013, identify and
transmit to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection the
admissibility criteria and data elements required by the agency to authorize
the release of cargo by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency for
incorporation into the operational functionality of the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DFE434EA6D34899A2B8E4F7605ECFEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>each fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the
fiscal years 2010 through 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D3EA3C5E3AA4F9898EB5E6D7996A536"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
as redesignated, by striking <quote>section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 202 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H99840C1292574FBEA497BFB1766D2410"><enum>B</enum><header>Trade
Enforcement</header>
<chapter id="HA916B42EB96842A9879E12BBCC237EA9"><enum>1</enum><header>Commercial Risk
Assessment Targeting</header>
<section id="HC4422EADD69A46AA82ADB404BF8EFD28"><enum>211.</enum><header>Commercial
Targeting Division and National Targeting and Analysis Groups</header>
<subsection id="H6300638440A64A21A35F4B2634A8465F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(d) of the
Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), as
amended by section 102(d) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F97A2332FA549C8BE75DC55A06B7667" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D1C254DAEC45BF815BD369392797CD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial Targeting Division and National
Targeting and Analysis Groups</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBE73559EFDD46B198575E25C4717B83"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of commercial targeting
division</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC5996FC5A7A4317B43A720050E9AC96"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish and maintain within the Office of International Trade a Commercial
Targeting Division.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE219CB2391704D0FBA55D9155C98819A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commercial Targeting Division shall be
composed of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F937243D8034CF18A06273B13487997"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">headquarters personnel led by an Executive
Director, who shall report to the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of
International Trade; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F16391053CE4C039F8C23C2262ED885"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individual National Targeting and Analysis
Groups, each led by a Director who shall report to the Executive Director of
the Commercial Targeting Division.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47E9598A8C164A499AE13F04F07F7882"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commercial Targeting Division shall be
dedicated—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7454F18FAC894C828BCB8C29EADDF7E1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the development and conduct of
commercial risk assessment targeting with respect to cargo destined for the
United States in accordance with subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29ACEAA0A6084D1A9B7AE3B51D411206"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to issuing Trade Alerts described in
subparagraph (D).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5563D50529F14F1A9811F4ACBFFC0C43"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National targeting and analysis
groups</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H421E6253B731434B935C590D494AD0DC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A National Targeting and Analysis Group
referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) shall, at a minimum, be established for
each priority trade issue described in clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HEADC6B8DF3434F0CAA7E7DF7BC5EAC02"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priority trade
issues</header>
<subclause commented="no" id="H902595D400954778947F0D82B2562D94"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The priority trade issues described in this clause are
the following:</text>
<item commented="no" id="H940A44ABB278403694D78BF0F9D3FA1F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture programs.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H91620073DA80474E9C6C210D86115E41"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>Antidumping and
countervailing duties.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H372D3F1DF5134560A33C787747C68324"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>Import
safety.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="HC3622BE7533949FD9DEA6CDB28A7DE28"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>Intellectual
property rights.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H860BCA603C6849F5B3CE9D71F9BC4A67"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>Penalties.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H059BED9C6476474AAE009154DF8708A9"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>Revenue.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H86CA719AED94405FB5A17A47F163FA2F"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>Textiles.</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H7CA071E9BBC04CF0A895ABA2CAC362C3"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>Trade
agreements.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H03389DDB42194C15B4983487CA9F1842"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner is authorized to establish
new priority trade issues and eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise modify the
priority trade issues described in this paragraph if the Commissioner—</text>
<item commented="no" id="H730DA1C3057D4051AA36D0117A0D2894"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>determines it
necessary and appropriate to do so; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="HE39FFB9C6A344EB8A81A546A8441C521"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
summary of the proposed changes to the priority trade issues not later than 60
days before such changes are to take effect.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H1700A32AA6F3451AAA40DAB649A6CA36"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of each National Targeting and
Analysis Group shall include—</text>
<subclause id="HE2B66E16434846E3A8E3BC4B79708309"><enum>(I)</enum><text>directing the
trade enforcement and compliance assessment activities of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency that relate to the Group’s priority trade
issue;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCA502B3DCF3E454EB30A9420378C28A6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>facilitating,
promoting, and coordinating cooperation and the exchange of information between
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies regarding the
Group’s priority trade issue; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEAB270A9A79540FC8D98AC6F963C08AD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>serving as the
primary liaison between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the
public regarding United States Government activities regarding the Group’s
priority trade issue, including—</text>
<item id="H52FE0E3076F549F7A8A5653DB0AC636E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>providing for
receipt and transmission to the appropriate U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency office of allegations from interested parties in the private sector of
violations of customs and trade laws of the United States of merchandise
relating to the priority trade issue;</text>
</item><item id="H8B22F889777E465E995D3293EF03580C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining information from the appropriate
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency office on the status of any
activities resulting from the submission of any such allegation, including any
decision not to pursue the allegation, and providing any such information to
each interested party in the private sector that submitted the allegation every
90 days after the allegation was received by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency; and</text>
</item><item id="H496DA2BD5D2645F28D060BF0F9396CE9"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notifying on a timely basis each interested
party in the private sector that submitted such allegation of any civil or
criminal actions taken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or
other Federal department or agency resulting from the allegation.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8E7E2E511CA448E9285C95F43E45800"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial risk assessment
targeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out its
duties with respect to commercial risk assessment targeting, the Commercial
Targeting Division shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64AB9CDE2F8D46AFA4016D7BBB4C45FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish targeted risk assessment
methodologies and standards—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC28DD2B603594A13B7FCF8A9CC20CE87"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for evaluating the risk that cargo destined
for the United States may violate the customs and trade laws of the United
States, particularly those laws applicable to merchandise subject to the
priority trade issues described in subparagraph (B)(ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDFD4D41FC3841CC82E53428F21AB364"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for issuing, as appropriate, Trade Alerts
described in subparagraph (D); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC711598F00D1438EA3666854C7376393"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable and otherwise
authorized by law, use information available from the Automated Commercial
System, the Automated Commercial Environment computer system, the Automated
Targeting System, the Automated Export System, the International Trade Data
System, and the Treasury Enforcement Communications System, and any successor
systems, to administer the methodologies and standards established under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA86CF53D3BB448A5ACFC47797C152DB9"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trade alerts</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD13329F10FAF4D70A9754041495DE456"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based upon the application of the targeted
risk assessment methodologies and standards established under subparagraph (C),
the Executive Director of the Commercial Targeting Division and the Directors
of the National Targeting and Analysis Groups may issue Trade Alerts to
directors of United States ports of entry directing further inspection, or
physical examination or testing, of specific merchandise to ensure compliance
with all applicable customs and trade laws and regulations administered by the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F75FF2577F64E8E9C2F4313F3B1F852"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations not to implement Trade
Alerts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The director of a
United States port of entry may determine not to conduct further inspections,
or physical examination or testing, pursuant to a Trade Alert issued under
clause (i) if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H314207BAA53E45ECAEA35348A5C63156"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the director finds that such a
determination is justified by port security interests; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF238622268C44DE8972F647242F3FF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notifies the Assistant Commissioner of the
Office of Field Operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency of
the determination and the reasons for the determination not later than 48 hours
after making the determination.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30E352FB785148EA8BD6C9DD1F7B7F9C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Summary of determinations not to
implement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A065D460D554B079A31A42505B9A67A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile an annual public summary of all
determinations by directors of United States ports of entry under clause (ii)
and the reasons for those determinations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H557332C2A1744630ADFFD481C86B41F5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the summary to the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives not later than December 31 of each year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37D18452F9E2466AAC0451EE433FBF77"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspection defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph, the term
<term>inspection</term> means the comprehensive evaluation process used by the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, other than physical examination or
testing, to permit the entry of merchandise into the United States, or the
clearance of merchandise for transportation in bond through the United States,
for purposes of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94334D5C7EE7499F948B656DE8FB7BC2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing duties;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D244B5582A04D458CBD014B7CE0E41E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying restricted or prohibited items;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F76B0F2D8D14D61B02FB3164FA2E2B6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring compliance with all applicable
customs and trade laws and regulations administered by the
Agency.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA9304FC4ABF43C788AFA0A150E760AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of trade
data for commercial enforcement purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19
U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H51453982C4B442729B81561231284254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and to carry out commercial risk
assessment targeting (as described in 2(d)(3)(C) of the Act of March 3, 1927
(44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)))</quote> after <quote>to ensure
cargo safety and security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BF1D5B5E9C240CFAABB4363A3D16575"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H03635357499F4644B9120AEAAD601C63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (F); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8CE201757CD440DAB5DAC79A08B3BFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (G) through (L) as subparagraphs (F) through (K).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H458BE1099E16459C8E6FB62D20920E24"><enum>212.</enum><header>Centers of
Excellence and Expertise</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(d) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), as amended by sections 102(d) and
211 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H438E93120A15483BB0BD558EBB65281D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA1FA1B6663F24AE3A546AC0C68E38F99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Centers of
Excellence and Expertise</header>
<subparagraph id="H9A010DAE66F8481E8A4745C909646E6E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security is
authorized to establish and maintain within the Office of International Trade
Centers of Excellence and Expertise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA96D58358C54515BBAE519C0B34A74A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>Each
Center of Excellence and Expertise shall be composed of headquarters and field
personnel of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency led by an Executive
Director, who shall report to the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of
International Trade.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3C0088A44E1485FB4AE55FB4C4EC2A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each
Center of Excellence and Expertise shall be dedicated—</text>
<clause id="HE495FEC022794FAEBEBF88DB905EF317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
facilitating legitimate trade through increasing specific industry knowledge
and uniformity of cargo clearance procedures;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A04067B2C0F4BF9BCAB44F90F4532D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improving enforcement efforts of
priority trade issues described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) in specific industry
sectors through application of targeting information from the Commercial
Targeting Division established under paragraph (3)(A) and from other means of
verifications;</text>
</clause><clause id="HADD568B717A04C41B9BE3AD4FE807BAD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to developing
and implementing measurable benefits to the trade community;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9BEE6ED1BC934CAAB9B09862AD942424"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to fostering
partnerships through the expansion of trade programs such as Importer Self
Assessment program and other trusted partner programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6061E4843944B4F8FE0D1A092CF131E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to
developing applicable performance measurements to meet internal efficiency and
effectiveness goals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5D2DCDDF75314BC8AC1498ACC96ADBBB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to increasing the
accuracy and completeness of international trade data and facilitate a more
efficient flow of information between Federal departments and
agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA04E6DA2B384412DA22A897A161F4485" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on oversight of revenue protection
and enforcement measures</header>
<subsection id="H20A50BCF4DE543D2AFD352F5612543CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contents of
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Department of Homeland Security shall, at the times specified in
subsection (b), submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report assessing
the following, with respect to the 2-fiscal-year period to which the report
applies:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF875E3A46D034FB4827BF386AE85CAB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effectiveness of the measures taken by
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency with respect to revenue
protection, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1184E99570C94B6AA6D1C02DD83C2323"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection of countervailing and
antidumping duties;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H402D039CC87B47CFBED1EEA4B1404364"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the assessment and collection of commercial
fines and penalties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H495E21A70BD24E3BA45D2DC7FE81A167"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adequacy of the policies of the Agency
with respect to monitoring and tracking of merchandise transported in bond and
collecting duties, as appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H712553D18F1743B49218182F327EDD61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effectiveness of actions taken by the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to measure accountability and
performance with respect to revenue protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E4AC38E4ED445FB875D5D3F4048787B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number and outcome of investigations
instituted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency with respect to the
underpayment of duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC90D1686E724DFC8D8A28130C73DC92"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The adequacy of training with respect to
the collection of duties provided for personnel of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7750D27BB8A4CCF915EB82BD7ED67CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing of
report</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not
later than March 31, 2014, and not later than March 31 of each second year
thereafter, with respect to the 2-fiscal-year period ending on September 30 of
the preceding calendar year.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1560124B6C404D318331B6891A54B9C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on security and revenue measures
with respect to merchandise transported in bond</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22000C3B09354CF980A0E5F9A3D18B4A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of 2013, 2014,
and 2015 the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall jointly submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on efforts
undertaken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to ensure the
secure transportation of merchandise in bond through the United States and the
collection of revenue owed upon the entry of such merchandise into the United
States for consumption.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD64AAD1AC094238B17F1A6728912654"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include information, for the fiscal year preceding the submission of the
report, on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18567059FD3F4C89BF66274447ECE08B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall number of entries of
merchandise for transportation in bond through the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B989BD469F84C4D8F7EE5526A78B324"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ports at which merchandise arrives in
the United States for transportation in bond and at which records of the
arrival of such merchandise are generated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33D7A75262EB4570A80AA60012E70FF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average time taken to <italic></italic>
reconcile such records with the records at the final destination of the
merchandise in the United States to demonstrate that the merchandise reaches
its final destination or is re-exported;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5452D1538A945BF979E81CD9A80E6A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average time taken to transport
merchandise in bond from the port at which the merchandise arrives in the
United States to its final destination in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08836FA00B1448FAB34894EE71C460BD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of duties, taxes, and fees
owed with respect to shipments of merchandise transported in bond and the total
amount of such duties, taxes, and fees paid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B4C6723273D45E19E0514B40C754D5D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of notifications by
carriers of merchandise being transported in bond that the destination of the
merchandise has changed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H210BC4EDAAFE4D9A906F7552EA80B96C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of entries that remain
unreconciled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H93449832F1CB4B089A38060A610D8ADF"><enum>215.</enum><header>Report on
effectiveness of trade enforcement activities</header>
<subsection id="H9F90ECDB71224C3898C4B901CC46293E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States 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 effectiveness
of trade enforcement activities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H30CB475AA6B34C80926846C772046293"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HD5BB463CDC3D4F51AA00BD4D789BABCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the use of resources, results of audits and verifications,
targeting, organization, and training of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C4C5A627A284056B39498F57D8061E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description of trade enforcement activities to address undervaluation,
transshipment, legitimacy of entities making entry, protection of revenues,
fraud prevention and detection, and penalties, including intentional
misclassification, inadequate bonding, and other misrepresentations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9FC7991F8D0B4D2AAC22AF4BECAD12F5"><enum>216.</enum><header>Priorities and
performance standards for Customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade
enforcement functions and programs</header>
<subsection id="H9F8F6168096B45A68DCEBBCF6EEB310B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Priorities and
performance standards</header>
<paragraph id="H82D078A45A5640FB903609544ED0F3E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, shall establish priorities and performance standards to measure the
development and levels of achievement of the Customs modernization, trade
facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs described in
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B36DDDDE02E4983A09C84F11FD4A088"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
priorities and standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such
priorities and performance standards shall, at a minimum, include priorities
and standards relating to efficiency, outcome, output, and other types of
applicable measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H75960119B46C44A794B617A0EB4CB1B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions and
programs described</header><text>The functions and programs referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFCA6F8215F1942A1ABE6541FF9EF68F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Automated Commercial Environment
computer system authorized under section 13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCBFE92077F7848AD999AC7E1D94D0D12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the priority trade issues described
in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of section 2(d) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat.
1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), as added by section 211(a) of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A1963921B4748FDBF58FF409D5840BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Centers of
Excellence and Expertise described in section 212(c) of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC0A73C8DCC4AE2867E833D4D1419EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drawback for exported merchandise under
section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313), as amended by section
404 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5530FC40141447D0B2C0F9AB355B6692"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Transactions
relating to imported merchandise in bond.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H202381BC587C48B2BEAEEB0AC2AB46D6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Collection of
countervailing duties assessed under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) and antidumping duties assessed under subtitle
B of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BC91B73B1FE44B284B95DA7DC6A2449"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The expedited
clearance of cargo.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C6B0CC165DD45908C786CAD74ED0B22"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The issuance of
regulations and rulings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99A9341C5A6E4AAD96DFF322A69E6599"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The issuance of
Regulatory Audit Reports.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1629B4EA262D400FB51C76EA988BC3C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H5B0A87EA8AF84CC6A6ECFFBA1EC362DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a description of the priorities and performance standards referred to in
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76C3F1F6214D4B5F9DCC0BD7056C09D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proposed
changes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the congressional committees
referred to in paragraph (1) a description of any changes to the priorities and
performance standards referred to in subsection (a) not later than 30 days
before such changes are to take effect.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC65483E71B44F8FB108F0F139F79625"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2013, and
December 31 of each year thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the
implementation of this section for the previous fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H67B4851EEF284619A501EEF3C47B2172" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header>Educational seminars
to improve efforts to classify and appraise imported articles and to improve
trade enforcement efforts</header>
<subsection id="HCE071C0F13A14EA4A528DF451F9C4F96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H2FDC032ECDAC46DEB0232085DFE2FC73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall establish and carry out on a fiscal
year basis educational seminars to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE99BD800187C4C1A915A45746DA4B771"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the
ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency personnel to classify and
appraise articles imported into the United States in accordance with the
customs and trade laws of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A2AF026AB4F42A4840EA4D6527ECC0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the trade
enforcement efforts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency personnel and
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87F06705D91140D09FEE49E042E0A525"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each educational seminar under this section
shall be located at a United States port of entry or a Center of Excellence and
Expertise described in section 212(c) of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC297B29B7C14479BB7B53C2B483980D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header>
<paragraph id="H5639A2BCFDDF4A99B279FF99B49318D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Classifying and
appraising imported articles</header><text>In carrying out subsection
(a)(1)(A), the Commissioner, the Director, and interested parties in the
private sector selected under subsection (c) shall provide instruction and
related instructional materials at each educational seminar under this section
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency personnel and, as appropriate, to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency personnel on the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB12A702A603A4AC3AE10641BB84DB1E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Conducting a
physical inspection of an article imported into the United States, including
testing of samples of the article, to determine if the article is mislabeled in
the manifest or other accompanying documentation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50E7556E0C394D738ED7D385464AC126"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Reviewing the
manifest and other accompanying documentation of an article imported into the
United States to determine if the country of origin of the article listed in
the manifest or other accompanying documentation is accurate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B97CF34F7044676AE3231BB41D4A638"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Customs
valuation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEC298D1D9D84F898637219313A5CDF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Industry supply
chains and other related matters as determined to be appropriate by the
Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27296BAFDD1F4907A4FCC4E54463608A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trade
enforcement efforts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
carrying out subsection (a)(1)(B), the Commissioner, the Director, and
interested parties in the private sector selected under subsection (c) shall
provide instruction and related instructional materials at each educational
seminar under this section to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
personnel and, as appropriate, to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency personnel to identify opportunities to enhance enforcement of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8AD1849AEF14525A695A4996DAB3FBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Collection of
countervailing duties assessed under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) and antidumping duties assessed under subtitle
B of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF426515E97B4D1A8D99B29AC8B2AB23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Addressing evasion
of duties on imports of textiles.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE936E6C5CE954711A6774C49ABFF3127"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Protection of
intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D59CE24351346CC8D531C1ADDFC58DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Enforcement of
child labor laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D3BB2D0D8B240829209787952816773"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval of
commissioner and director</header><text>The instruction and related
instructional materials at each educational seminar under this section shall be
subject to the approval of the Commissioner and the Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7407CB09A8348398CC99E544B2A2144"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection
process</header>
<paragraph id="HD3408383B95C4112A329A16DEE509D7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall establish a process to solicit, evaluate, and select interested parties
in the private sector for purposes of assisting in providing instruction and
related instructional materials described in subsection (b) at each educational
seminar under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D1B995C34D44D05B136B897A8D73E58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall evaluate and select
interested parties in the private sector under the process established under
paragraph (1) based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0AF72F9FFFD45FBA4ACE341F1944B91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>availability and
usefulness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B3C0DC6D56B430B9E7E03B7ADAFC720"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the volume, value,
and incidence of mislabeling or misidentification of origin of imported
articles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB73A3D736B434C448D5385E50A1E7EFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other appropriate
criteria established by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F2E4E578A5048B08545F07341F58F9B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The Commissioner shall publish in the Federal
Register a detailed description of the process established under paragraph (1)
and the criteria established under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HADE75567A8C54E939FDFCF5787054AF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special Rule for
Antidumping and Countervailing Orders</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9DDE1F425FB248FBB4FEF3225EA5CFF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall give due consideration to carrying out an educational seminar under this
section in whole or in part to improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency personnel to enforce a countervailing or antidumping duty
order issued under section 706 or 736 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671e or 1673e) upon the request of a petitioner in an action underlying such
countervailing or antidumping duty order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H82C5FC9E441A413389147BAC554547E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interested
party</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petitioner described
in paragraph (1) shall be treated as an interested party in the private sector
for purposes of the requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H912AB94060E246E296F926443B8AF991"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance
standards</header><text>The Commissioner and the Director shall establish
performance standards to measure the development and level of achievement of
educational seminars under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC682F0012C842378D203FCC2C48F34C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Beginning
September 30, 2013, the Commissioner and Director shall submit to the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate an annual report on the effectiveness of educational seminars
under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5216A5E4D58645AB84C5B6EEFCDA3602"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H372CDC64FC5C473DB3C32CFC24819014"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commissioner</term> means
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FEB05F517904D5089C376C5044721BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Director</term> means the
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AA6F8066C2C465B85659CEF89E32F44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>United
States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term> means the customs
territory of the United States, as defined in General Note 2 to the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A8C498A54B48A592D9225811980D8A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency personnel</header><text>The term <term>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency personnel</term> means import specialists,
auditors, and other appropriate employees of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFD2D9DEEB07C4CC38821ED8CF0A6A8D6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement Agency personnel</header><text>The term <term>U.S.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency personnel</term> means Homeland
Security Investigations Directorate personnel and other appropriate employees
of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="HE31087A253254B7FBA473A8575D60584"><enum>2</enum><header>Importer
Requirements</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H101B78366BCA4BEEAA80DFE383F1168B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Importer of record program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B315D7D08F145E1A9751DAEFA6C95B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
an importer of record program to assign and maintain importer of record
numbers.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF138ED119D47718138EFAF490A47C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that, as part of the importer of record program, the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF107BDB012F1492F92FAFB3C276F5948"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develops criteria that importers must meet
in order to obtain an importer of record number, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B5AF9BE31834DB38C21CE32BC772479"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria to ensure sufficient information
is collected to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to verify
the existence of the importer requesting the importer of record number;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE96BEE533134FA0896B6D488E67176B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria to ensure sufficient information
is collected to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to identify
linkages or other affiliations between importers that are requesting or have
been assigned importer of record numbers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC2583BE832E4D3AB387F57436167699"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria to ensure sufficient information
is collected to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to identify
changes in address and corporate structure of importers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34E4533B953847D1B539C1315AC0BBF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a process by which importers are
assigned importer of record numbers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52282408E2384D3484A36A8DA7A3FDED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains a centralized database of
importer of record numbers, including a history of importer of record numbers
associated with each importer, and the information described in subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9F9109C885E40D5A85499C953DDE1E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluates the accuracy of the database;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37974B586941420CBD8036D3B2802C51"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes measures to ensure that duplicate
importer of record numbers are not issued.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H514BD0695EED4BBB9A891D04429B39CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 importer of record program established
under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H676655E5B669411B8C67DAC61F86FE4A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection,
the term <term>number</term>, with respect to an importer of record, means a
filing identification number described in section 24.5 of title 19, Code of
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H07288A94761D41A7828E58FBBA613662"><enum>222.</enum><header>Customs broker
identification of importers</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4D369999C7C746478EE64DE7C5338BA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 641 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1641) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA073131E9F424938AB0B33105D8BDE1C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H334F5DA4EBC44BC696EC386721B8896C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Identification
of importers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE7ABB51802084330B5E802BBEB5F7A3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
prescribe regulations setting forth the minimum standards for customs brokers
and importers, including nonresident importers, regarding the identity of the
importer that shall apply in connection with the importation of merchandise
into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD6BCEF96322043DBA44309C72D73E814"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text>The regulations shall, at a minimum, require customs
brokers to implement, and importers (after being given adequate notice) to
comply with, reasonable procedures for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H69AA25001C594A70A7693FDDF91CE1D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collecting the
identity of importers, including nonresident importers, seeking to import
merchandise into the United States to the extent reasonable and practicable;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4C990849CB4341B59D43945C8D6AD369"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintaining
records of the information used to substantiate a person’s identity, including
name, address, and other identifying information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H736AC9DD78FA45EBB7A482A4DA01B482"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Any
customs broker who fails to collect information required under the regulations
prescribed under this subsection shall be liable to the United States, at the
discretion of the Secretary, for a monetary penalty not to exceed $10,000 for
each violation of those regulations and subject to revocation or suspension of
a license or permit of the customs broker pursuant to the procedures set forth
in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4853F1EB73784201B4A489B116517B60"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the terms
<term>importer</term> and <term>nonresident importer</term> have the meaning
given such terms in section 2 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement
Act of
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H87AA5498AEF141D4B1F18D5EAE2E5F90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study and report
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection shall submit to Congress a report containing
recommendations for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H822A0CA091334C028EE1FF2CCCE45785"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determining the
most timely and effective way to require foreign nationals to provide customs
brokers with appropriate and accurate information, comparable to that which is
required of United States nationals, concerning the identity, address, and
other related information relating to such foreign nationals necessary to
enable customs brokers to comply with the requirements of section 641(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (as added by subsection (a)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H95573EBB138D48EFA087C05DE798910A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishing a
system for customs brokers to review information maintained by relevant Federal
agencies for purposes of verifying the identities of importers, including
nonresident importers, seeking to import merchandise into the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H39B7441F17384BC695EF3D7DA89D6351"><enum>223.</enum><header>Establishment
of <quote>new importer</quote> program</header>
<subsection id="HF2D9155BA9434CE780C23E2EC88B7334"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection shall establish a new importer program that
directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to adjust bond amounts
for new importers based on the level of risk assessed by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency for protection of revenue of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H115ECE1B5D7544E2B5D8F8BD6229C663"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall ensure that, as part
of the new importer program established under subsection (a), the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FE99C7561CF44D589C23C6116DC4CCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develops risk
assessment guidelines for new importers to determine if and to what
extent—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49087391AB9C432C99279FBCD88AE463"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to adjust bond
amounts of imported products of new importers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BF9A9B10FD24EE2BF7B3B276AED16E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase
screening of imported products of new importers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75F8F9C30AEE4B208DFCB68C3330F74A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develops procedures to ensure increased
oversight of imported products of new importers relating to the enforcement of
the priority trade issues described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of section 2(d) of
the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), as
added by section 211(a) of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1137A0C573F4C6EB45FD60A50967146"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develops procedures to ensure increased
oversight of imported products of new importers by Centers of Excellence and
Expertise established under section 212; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB29E8B6213B470782CA237EFCF49279"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes a centralized database of new
importers to ensure accuracy of information that is required to be provided by
new importers to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HE2096C20D3A3457AB16B64ECFCA17DCE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><header>Requirements
applicable to non-resident importers</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0B530DD4A77E4D95A269194CFE6A7BDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part III of title IV
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1481 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 484b the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0FD2EC9F1D9437B8375EAFD177E864C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HB22623DF16B846B6B14DC71CA10B9BE1"><enum>484c.</enum><header>Requirements
applicable to non-resident importers</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H180F9A70415B49FE96779E5AE75FEB28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (c), if an importer of record under section 484 of this Act is not a
resident of the United States, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall require the non-resident importer to designate a resident
agent in the United States subject to the requirements described in subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF265EC8CD50A4BA1A4D5837A49D00106"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
requirements described in this subsection are the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCB9D40E59907471196E0D949CCC2AABC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The resident agent
shall be authorized to accept service of process against the non-resident
importer in connection with the importation of merchandise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H063BAE2B8AF542E99925A6E16F2AB447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The resident agent
shall be liable to the United States for payment of duties and penalties or
other fines issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Commissioner if
the Secretary or Commissioner is unable to collect such duties and penalties or
other fines from such non-resident importer in connection with the importation
of merchandise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A5B2E64B8724AD7BB5BA2ACEE183210"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of
the Treasury may require the resident agent to secure a bond or other security
in connection with the importation of merchandise as the Secretary may deem
necessary for the protection of the revenue or to assure compliance with any
provision of law, regulation, or instruction which the Secretary of the
Commissioner may be authorized to enforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7327F77D85BA4110985A5500A7F810E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall require the non-resident importer to establish a power of
attorney with the resident agent in connection with the importation of
merchandise.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H63C1527396F74EB3A023CA6DBBA0B288"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Non-Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section shall not
apply with respect to a non-resident importer who is a validated Tier 2 or Tier
3 participant in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program
established under subtitle B of title II of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 961 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC6058C8016B445DFAB73B92CE6CC372E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H88BDA598362940C6B2F2CA52BC5A20EC"><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 any merchandise in violation of
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDA81A1B726B248C3924CA516E7F51E26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be liable
for a civil penalty of $50,000 for each such violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1B14D094D3EA45CE80B725979325ED48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
penalties specified in paragraph (2), any violation of this section that
violates any other customs and trade laws 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 or trade law or title 18, United States
Code, with respect to the importation of merchandise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H60EE04BB41154DA2AB0295D8FB4FA60C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>customs
and trade laws of the United States</term> has the meaning given such term in
section 2 of the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H273D7CEA8B054E97883C91267199877D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 484c of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a), takes effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and applies with respect to the importation of
merchandise of an importer of record under section 484 of the Tariff Act of
1930 who is not a resident of the United States on or after the date that is
180 days after such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HACF39DC267D6483593FF640A4C4DCD77"><enum>225.</enum><header>Certified
importer program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1D9766A992B3401A89F461968EB24DB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
committee</header>
<paragraph id="H409DC825FAB24105A1D9E3B7914F8A7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
and membership</header><text>There is established an interagency committee
composed of representatives of each covered Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H097966CBF2054233A6BB0EFA902ED3C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall serve as the
chairperson of the interagency committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H13D8C347B10B4BC3AC6995E0AFA02999"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
interagency committee shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDFD492C634624556A19B5D34A0959604"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 30, 2014, and in
consultation with interested parties in the private sector, establish a
certified importer program as described in subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H44ECBE032AB24CBCA73D977D0E2D5642"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess and make
recommendations with respect to other trade facilitation benefits for certified
importers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9234049119E64AFB90EDF34286CDC730"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certified
importer program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H499AC508979341BFA4384D3851B9F2BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certified
importer program described in this subsection is a program to authorize the
release of cargo imported by a certified importer on an expedited basis that is
subject to documentation for clearing or licensing the importation or
exportation of such cargo by one or more covered Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H735655F70CF0438FA1F124560A833A45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clearance</header><text>Such
release of cargo shall include clearance through the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system authorized under section 13031(f)(5) of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C.
58c(f)(5)), as amended by section 203 of this Act, or its predecessor system
upon transmission of data governing entry and immediate delivery.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H758C807F473643F3A1DC17EFC18A7469"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H204E80A1A03344A693C0CAAFF60A853C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certified
importer</header><text>The term <term>certified importer</term> means an
importer that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41FFA1EFD6BD4414BD790F21E6ED2FB9"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD86AD1D5D59F44A1A1FB05F1C6FD2240"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a validated Tier 2 or
Tier 3 participant in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program
established under subtitle B of title II of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 961 et
seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H03D0CD3198614CC2B5121ABBFF943839" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a participant in good standing
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency’s importer self-assessment
program; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7F3ED59635234DDC802728604BC85BEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>where applicable,
participants in good standing in one or more programs maintained by a covered
Federal agency to formally identify entities that are highly compliant with the
covered Federal agency’s requirements and which maintain a rigorous system of
internal controls and system of records to promote and document such
compliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE9D5539C851C486C853760A2F895E8F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered Federal
agency</header><text>The term <term>covered Federal agency</term> means a
Federal department or agency that requires documentation for clearing or
licensing the importation or exportation of cargo.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB802D27595B74CAC95FE603F56A0C17E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF8041A5660294F739D48EA45E6A06A0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March
31, 2014, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit
to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives a report assessing the progress in establishing
the certified importer program as described in subsection (c) and coordination
among the Commissioner and the heads of each covered Federal agency in
facilitating the implementation of the certified importer program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9AD77EC95A7A4D8183D25F0AD2400917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2015, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives an update of the report required under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="HD432E8F796924C1EB61B9ED49F89164A"><enum>3</enum><header>Import-Related
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights</header>
<section id="H31FC99A36D574ADA9E02C557DD94A409" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header>Exchange of
information related to trade enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by
inserting after section 628 (19 U.S.C. 1628) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB76E1F8106E74018B71A787F7CE2EEA1" style="OLC">
<section id="H71828D0F8060465E941C8EB3D1E6B95D"><enum>628A.</enum><header>Exchange of
information related to trade enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H63A03E4FAD3947F6B890C11F5DFA88EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sharing of
information relating to copyrights and registered marks</header>
<paragraph id="H4DCC2284764C4DDF9CABD77233EAEE59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sharing of
information and samples</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary is authorized, at the time that merchandise is presented for
examination and thereafter, to provide to the owner of a copyright or a
registered mark, with notification to the importer of record—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA58F3E6642984DAEA646B4484BF6DD27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any information
appearing on the merchandise or its retail packaging,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F49FC7EADFC43E8B64D624A6EDC9A9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a sample, or
digital image, of the merchandise and its retail packaging, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6645CE6CB56F47AAA36FDA1A5DCD67E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if a sample is
provided under subparagraph (B), any packing material accompanying the sample
that bears either a mark suspected of being a counterfeit mark of the
registered mark, or a work suspected of infringing the copyright,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">as
presented to the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, without
redaction, whether imported into or exported from, or attempted to be exported
from, the United States, to assist the Secretary in determining whether the
merchandise, packaging, or packing material infringes the copyright or bears or
consists of a counterfeit mark of the registered mark.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C2D41C4A594F08A378ACA7DE7ED8E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header>
<subparagraph id="H7C2EFB4328434C498D28BA66142ECFED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any owner of a copyright or a registered mark to whom
information, a sample, an image, or material described in subparagraph (A),
(B), or (C) of paragraph (1) is provided under paragraph (1) may not disclose
it to any other person or use it for a purpose other than the purpose described
in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H171D88DA75604711A1792486C95C342A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) does not apply in the case of information, a sample, an image, or material
that is disclosed or used in a civil action for infringement of a copyright
under title 17, United States Code, or infringement of a registered mark under
the Lanham Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F0E72BBACF842328131660E821FE0F9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use in judicial
proceedings barred</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information, samples, images, or material
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), or information
obtained from the provision of information, samples, images, or material under
any such subparagraph, may not be used by the owner of a copyright or
registered mark in any judicial proceeding, other than a proceeding described
in subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB391E1E34A94A4F9A1C19EF3E0452E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bonding
requirements</header><text>The Secretary may impose bonding requirements on the
owner of the copyright or registered mark as a condition of disclosure of
information and the provision of samples under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA415BDF55FAC4450891B064777BF9BDE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="HAD9999E20A914E45BFA984C220256107"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate revised
regulations to carry out this subsection. Until such time as the Secretary
promulgates the revised regulations, and notwithstanding section 818(g)(2) of
the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law
112–81), those regulations in effect on the date of the enactment of this
section implementing section 818(g)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
Act of 2012 shall be in effect, except to the extent such regulations limit the
application of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE7E463E31CA4D37822825811D7EDB9D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information
sharing processes</header>
<clause id="HA7010E29D4784EC2AA5A815F4C1CC1C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>For
importers</header>
<subclause id="H201E32AB808A44839A492D4B29E67CB7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to establish a clearance
process for those importers of record who wish to participate in the process to
allow for or accelerate the release of merchandise from the custody of the
United States Customs and Border Protection Agency without the provision under
paragraph (1), prior to seizure of the merchandise, of information, samples,
images, or material with respect to the merchandise.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6572376B6B614228BDAA4F9FB5B14DB8"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitation on
sharing of information</header><text>In the case of an importer of record that
participates in the process under subclause (I), no information, samples,
images, or material described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1)
of merchandise of that importer may be provided, without redaction, to the
owner of a copyright or registered mark prior to seizure of the
merchandise.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H165EDDDEE98547CCAC1A32F67231E2E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>For owners of
copyrights and registered marks</header>
<subclause id="H8A0C193BAE874F2C806E337B11F476C4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<item id="H3252A83E86CA47EB97CB00D4E0B1825C"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a process or processes for those owners of copyrights
and owners of registered marks that wish to participate in the process or
processes, through which any sharing of information, samples, images, and
material under paragraph (1) will be carried out before the notification to the
importer of record referred to in paragraph (1) is made, subject to the
limitation under subclause (II) of clause (i).</text>
</item><item id="H99F0B1C09A2947178E9051B9C1AA46B6"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>An
owner of a copyright or a registered mark shall not be eligible to participate
in a process described in item (aa) if that owner of a copyright or a
registered mark has violated the prohibitions on disclosure under paragraph
(2).</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HEC588928E07342BBB592D50D6141923C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Provision of
samples and information to CBP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to establish a
process for those owners of copyrights and owners of registered marks that wish
to provide to the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency samples
of, or information regarding, their copyrighted merchandise or merchandise that
bears their registered marks (as the case may be), to assist the Secretary in
determining whether merchandise presented for examination infringes the
copyright or bears or consists of a counterfeit mark of the registered
mark.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07A304EFDA7F42CFA63BA715373A5F7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Merchandise in
violation of anticircumvention measures</header>
<paragraph id="H754862ECAB22444DB178CF502CADCBAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification
upon seizure</header>
<subparagraph id="H5AFF65DAA3C14DDB85396101B1B31DE6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification of
copyright owner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the
seizure of merchandise by the Secretary for a violation of subsection (a) or
(b) of section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, the Secretary shall notify
the owner of a copyright who is included on the list established under
paragraph (4) of the seizure of the merchandise that is capable of
circumventing a technological measure of the copyright owner under either such
subsection. The Secretary shall also provide to any such person additional
information upon request, which shall be equivalent to information provided
pursuant to section 602(b) of title 17, United States Code, and the regulations
issued under that section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A3A59E24DBE4C04A810068616FDB3F0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification of
trademark owner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the
seizure of merchandise by the Secretary for a violation of subsection (a) or
(b) of section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, the Secretary shall notify
the owner of a registered mark—</text>
<clause id="H29256424D70C450AA8D99EDA199263DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on
hardware that contains a technological measure that the seized merchandise is
capable of circumventing, or</text>
</clause><clause id="H405BDC0CEE30473EBD3672126DE1EA9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on hardware on
which the use of the seized merchandise is capable of circumventing a
technological measure of a copyright owner,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">in
either case in a manner that would result in injury to the owner of a copyright
under either such subsection, if the owner of the registered mark is included
on the list established under paragraph (4). The Secretary shall also provide
to any such person additional information upon request, which shall be
equivalent to information provided pursuant to section 602(b) of title 17,
United States Code, and the regulations issued under that section.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57FE403F12484E3193FD92142071527E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pre-seizure
provision of samples</header>
<subparagraph id="H8D3E516DB7F44F39B2C3A7915E092DC6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of
merchandise that the Secretary reasonably suspects may be subject to seizure by
the Secretary for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 1201 of title
17, United States Code, the Secretary is authorized to provide a sample of the
merchandise to any person described in subparagraph (B) in the case of
merchandise that is suspected of such a violation, when necessary in the view
of the Secretary to assist the Secretary in determining whether such a
violation has occurred.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3692280D82E840EC9FCABFBC1A5DD3A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recipients of
samples</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons to whom
provision of samples is authorized under subparagraph (A) are—</text>
<clause id="H30440B613C5D4EBDA95361B330BCCAAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the owner of a
copyright whose technological measure the merchandise is capable of
circumventing under subsection (a) or (b) of section 1201 of title 17, United
States Code; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H958D98678BF84D7D8786E901699A2E73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the owner of a
registered mark—</text>
<subclause id="H10C17E0A0C7E443585814ACA467B2DF0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on hardware that
contains a technological measure that the seized merchandise is capable of
circumventing, or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4892BDAD7A22443790C4CF9179D005C8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on hardware on
which the use of the seized merchandise is capable of circumventing a
technological measure of a copyright owner,</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">in either
case in a manner that would result in injury to the owner of a copyright under
either such subsection.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44938EB1C0984EB8BC4BA5703ED62626"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header>
<clause id="HE6FB0DA3FEFE49F6BBDC9CA8CC6403D3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any owner of a
copyright or a registered mark to whom a sample is provided under subparagraph
(A) before the merchandise is seized may not disclose it to any other person or
use it for a purpose other than the purpose described in subparagraph (A) for
such provision of samples.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCD361B7FA30B4F41886FA3F6247EF025"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Clause
(i) does not apply in the case of a sample that is disclosed or used in a civil
action for infringement of a copyright under title 17, United States Code, or
infringement of a registered mark under the Lanham Act.</text>
</clause><clause id="H33FC540DF2554E09B33C779E64216963"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use in
judicial proceedings barred</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
sample provided under subparagraph (A), or information obtained from the
provision of such a sample, may not be used by the owner of a copyright or
registered mark in any judicial proceeding, other than a proceeding described
in clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1488EEE4D51240C1868459F907A831DE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Bonding
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may impose bonding requirements on the owner of the copyright or trademark as a
condition of the provision of samples under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE277CA6F74F941BE9627B88446BD1F4F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Post-seizure
provision of samples</header>
<subparagraph id="H3EAF26A37BA3409CA699A38E235FFA0D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of
merchandise subject to seizure by the Secretary for a violation of subsection
(a) or (b) of section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, the Secretary is
authorized to provide a sample of the merchandise to any person described in
subparagraph (B) if the merchandise has been seized for such a
violation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD79015C2A0B4238BCAF1D19700EC0F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recipients of
samples</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons to whom
provision of samples is authorized under subparagraph (A) are—</text>
<clause id="HFDC80063C6A84EB3A1F44F2C6396DD05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the owner of a
copyright whose technological measure the merchandise is capable of
circumventing under subsection (a) or (b) of section 1201 of title 17, United
States Code, and who is included on the list established under paragraph (4);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA85BD455ECA3404C93634203BC835D3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the owner of a
registered mark—</text>
<subclause id="H0F1139D2E26947B58A056ECC8108B47E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on hardware that
contains a technological measure that the seized merchandise is capable of
circumventing, or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA499D37FA2284794B7A5586C65F77CBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on hardware on
which the use of the seized merchandise is capable of circumventing a
technological measure of a copyright owner,</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">in either
case in a manner that would result in injury to the owner of a copyright under
either such subsection, if the owner of the registered mark is included on the
list established under paragraph (4). The Secretary shall also provide to any
such person additional information upon request, which shall be equivalent to
information provided pursuant to section 602(b) of title 17, United States
Code, and the regulations issued under that section.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD041D3038EC419AA92320EFFE79BDCA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Bonding
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may impose bonding requirements on the owner of the copyright or trademark as a
condition of the provision of samples under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83C179FDAE9C4127807309750392186B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible owners
of copyrights and registered marks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An owner of a copyright or a registered
mark is eligible to receive notification under paragraph (1) or samples under
paragraph (3) if such owner is included on a list that the Secretary is
authorized to maintain and periodically revise, through a process of notice and
comment, for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3) of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6702B43923FB4723862292B9AC432BE1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations
establishing procedures that implement this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1BD4B4BE72A4F8B88BCA404B242E989"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification of
parties responsible for initiation of section <enum-in-header>337
</enum-in-header>investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to notify the
party or parties responsible for initiating an investigation under section 337
of this Act when merchandise is excluded under subsection (d) of that section,
or merchandise is seized under subsection (i) of that section, pursuant to that
investigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H19C6A407F14A4EFC80730E7C5796A702"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0547CFCF068C4467808A87CA71E992DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>counterfeit mark</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 2320(e) of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD388D658F04B4EF6BD5DCECF261331A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Lanham Act</term> means the
Act entitled <quote>An Act to provide for the registration and protection of
trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain
international conventions, and for other purposes</quote>, approved July 5,
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A95E05960894AA4B972ED744D447127"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mark</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 45 of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1127).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE03515603D19495285F436E7F8B3BE19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>registered mark</term> has the meaning given that term in section 45 of
the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1127).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD917D47941AB404880BCDB00E1F96C5C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FC6D50A33BF48C39A97500E74FD0647"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<term>work</term> means a work within the meaning of title 17, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABE082F4707A454FBF0C6C5450AE5665"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term
<term>without redaction</term> means without modification, deletion or
omission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></chapter></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>PREVENTION OF
EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS</header>
<section id="H76DA43263501496D96E95E28820C56C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act</quote>
or <quote>PROTECT Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H0856064368F548EC927904F90BAAD1BE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HE82884423AED4B62A14B6C5DA7CD8D50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DF9E29DA11B4031B652A6B1CC26A0D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Finance and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC6463F0361F49DCA2D38D45DAE7809F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C4B43A755E44D1482207C5809187A5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2222EAD0E2AD4BF1BA22984338FFC53B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered
merchandise</header><text>The term <term>covered merchandise</term> means
merchandise that is subject to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F07A2C00EAD4771820FE9AD6D079F39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a countervailing
duty order issued under section 706 of the Tariff Act of 1930; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H878DF6E860214D2582152196731987F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an antidumping
duty order issued under section 736 of the Tariff Act of 1930.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FE2E340921D4507947160C4CA2FED3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible small
business</header>
<subparagraph id="H1BAB661E586D425C946F388B69557CE8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>eligible small business</term> means any
business concern which, in the Commissioner’s judgment, due to its small size,
has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain
qualified outside assistance in preparing and submitting for consideration
allegations of evasion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H082BF5AE750B4F7C94052BA81E0AA88A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-reviewability</header><text>Any
agency decision regarding whether a business concern is an eligible small
business for purposes of section 311(b)(3) is not reviewable by any other
agency or by any court.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ACBB8E0F0A743AB856050BEB6BEF183"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enter;
entry</header><text>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="HA01B87464898435890A70BF3F876C206"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Evade;
evasion</header><text>The terms <term>evade</term> and <term>evasion</term>
refer to entering covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United
States by means of any document or electronically transmitted data or
information, written or oral statement, or act that is material and false, or
any omission that is material, and that results in any cash deposit or other
security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties being
reduced or not being applied with respect to the merchandise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE79E030951B64D49AE66152DDDBEEE98"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2D36E6197724A34B7A774E3D40EDDC3"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Trade remedy
laws</header><text>The term <term>trade remedy laws</term> means title VII of
the Tariff Act of 1930.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6842F48605EF4492AADF5435E073D0E6"><enum>303.</enum><header>Application to
Canada and Mexico</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to
article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), this
title and the amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to goods
from Canada and Mexico.</text>
</section><subtitle id="H8E319207C2BD433E86ED3BBB1059BCF9"><enum>A</enum><header>Actions Relating
to Enforcement of Trade Remedy Laws</header>
<section id="H898FCFB65CB542E78C7602CCBF5A6473"><enum>311.</enum><header>Trade Remedy
Law Enforcement Division</header>
<subsection id="H11680A63BD9440DCBC577CD5948F75C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H7020586CCFD746D0ACAC458E8E880368"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and
maintain within the Office of International Trade of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, established under section 2(d) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072(d)), a Trade Remedy Law Enforcement
Division.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4167556648B4BABAA68D1871B90536A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Trade Law Remedy Enforcement Division shall be composed of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C2E1D2B529744B19901316B02959295"><enum>(A)</enum><text>headquarters
personnel led by a Director, who shall report to the Assistant Commissioner of
the Office of International Trade; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4670FF06D6425EA28A6A1DEEE945A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a National
Targeting and Analysis Group dedicated to preventing and countering
evasion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD29974C186F441DE9425B2D6DB123789"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Division shall be dedicated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H421A389E8CE94E7A865D925DE3C4DE7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the development
and administration of policies to prevent and counter evasion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5728D0C481B74F869A0B29038AB39B09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to direct
enforcement and compliance assessment activities concerning evasion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB962B88EAAEE4428A42B945CF4A1C998"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the development
and conduct of commercial risk assessment targeting with respect to cargo
destined for the United States in accordance with subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA04FD414C66B438090D4848CE9590CB6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to issuing Trade
Alerts described in subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC622DA636C5943C6BF0B36B24D8B9F03"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the development
of policies for the application of single entry and continuous bonds for
entries of covered merchandise to sufficiently protect the collection of
antidumping and countervailing duties commensurate with the level of risk of
noncollection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA222D80FB5AD49339C60D1C50B9A5274"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of
Director</header><text>The duties of the Director of the Trade Remedy Law
Enforcement Division shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F83F791D1F0481F91C84F5885E9CC78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>directing the
trade enforcement and compliance assessment activities of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency that concern evasion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07E3BD6E051444B48147FA8529986AD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitating,
promoting, and coordinating cooperation and the exchange of information between
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, and other relevant agencies regarding evasion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3130B35DAA8C43FF94DA9FBAE3D40E77"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notifying on a timely basis the
administering authority (as defined in section 771(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1677(1))) and the Commission (as defined in section 771(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(2))) of any finding, determination, civil
action, or criminal action taken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency or other Federal agency regarding evasion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCC3D6C1A1164DE78ABD8C5C78426C22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>serving as the
primary liaison between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the
public regarding United States Government activities concerning evasion,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC96871CBD299417D8942F778A191E6CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive and
transmit to the appropriate U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency office
allegations from parties of evasion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1268B2EA144E45BF8E6D7F5E633DAC53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon request by
the party or parties that submitted an allegation of evasion, provide
information to such party or parties on the status of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency’s consideration of the allegation and decision to
pursue or not pursue any investigations or other actions, such as changes in
policies, procedures, or resource allocation as a result of the
allegation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ECDF75C7774457C8433AF7EFD15BB0F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as needed, request
from the party or parties that submitted an allegation of evasion any
additional information that may be relevant for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency determining whether to initiate an investigation or take any
other action regarding the allegation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB1229046663414FBA5693338498FF72"><enum>(D)</enum><text>notify on a timely
basis the party or parties that submitted such an allegation of the results of
any civil or criminal actions taken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency or other Federal agency regarding evasion as a direct or indirect result
of the allegation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D61260F7C36461FA7A3482ED3C7B092"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon request, provide technical assistance
and advice to eligible small businesses to enable such businesses to prepare
and submit allegations of evasion, except that the Director may deny assistance
if the Director concludes that the allegation, if submitted, would not lead to
the initiation of an investigation or any other action to address the
allegation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD53F11AAD664DB9A805DC25FAFF20E5"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with the public, the
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, the Trade Support Network,
and any other relevant parties and organizations, develop guidelines on the
types and nature of information that may be provided in allegations of evasion;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FD1D16E09944F06B9C96F3E25B40E9C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regularly consult with the public, the
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, the Trade Support Network,
and any other relevant parties and organizations regarding the development and
implementation of regulations, interpretations, and policies related to
countering evasion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H818E60420270442CB5F2867B492B9E8A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preventing and
countering evasion of the trade remedy laws</header><text>In carrying out its
duties with respect to preventing and countering evasion, the National
Targeting and Analysis Group dedicated to preventing and countering evasion
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4FA2EE37945140F0B6D978E3A2B721E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish targeted
risk assessment methodologies and standards—</text>
<subparagraph id="H067FC36F38D44ACBB822D83258208047"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for evaluating the
risk that cargo destined for the United States may constitute evading covered
merchandise; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA195CA029ADF40C9BDBB5468DF2C8733"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for issuing, as
appropriate, Trade Alerts described in subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA472139999674E68B3255C7D1C9D889E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the extent
practicable and otherwise authorized by law, use information available from the
Automated Commercial System, the Automated Commercial Environment computer
system, the Automated Targeting System, the Automated Export System, the
International Trade Data System, and the Treasury Enforcement Communications
System, and any successor systems, to administer the methodologies and
standards established under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA19DE7710E714F75B8E0938A7279C762"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Trade
alerts</header><text>Based upon the application of the targeted risk assessment
methodologies and standards established under subsection (c), the Director of
the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Division shall issue Trade Alerts or other
such means of notification to directors of United States ports of entry
directing further inspection, or physical examination or testing, of specific
merchandise to ensure compliance with the trade remedy laws.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H310C95EA6B5147AA9219338440E5C964"><enum>312.</enum><header>Collection of
information on evasion of trade remedy laws</header>
<subsection id="HAD068664CAE8479D9267FBEC25C6F05D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
collect information</header><text>To determine whether covered merchandise is
being entered into the customs territory of the United States through evasion,
the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner—</text>
<paragraph id="HE830BC60DAC242D393A55AE3F2E1FC1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall exercise all
existing authorities to collect information needed to make the determination;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H355432ACA3604CA8AC6AD25DABF8B827"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may collect such
additional information as is necessary to make the determination through such
methods as the Commissioner considers appropriate, including by issuing
questionnaires with respect to the entry or entries at issue to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDA8ED6359AF45B28326606D09F2F087"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a person who filed
an allegation with respect to the covered merchandise;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A3F5F73DF6E4EEC99AF1E3327B1A99C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a person who is
alleged to have entered the covered merchandise into the customs territory of
the United States through evasion; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87D2267DF90841D7AE3D3DA5CAFA9979"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other person who is determined to have
information relevant to the allegation of entry of covered merchandise into the
customs territory of the United States through evasion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B2EA83EFEA2421A9127CDCBC9E033D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adverse
inference</header>
<paragraph id="HE9BACADA163847DBAE76C1D9F3E3A2CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary finds that a person who filed an
allegation, a person alleged to have entered covered merchandise into the
customs territory of the United States through evasion, or a foreign producer
or exporter of covered merchandise that is alleged to have entered into the
customs territory of the United States through evasion, has failed to cooperate
by not acting to the best of the person’s ability to comply with a request for
information, the Secretary may, in making a determination whether an entry or
entries of covered merchandise may constitute merchandise that is entered into
the customs territory of the United States through evasion, use an inference
that is adverse to the interests of that person in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available to determine whether evasion has occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA47398C2F0C744CE80891AFAA3F09007"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adverse
inference described</header><text>An adverse inference used under paragraph (1)
may include reliance on information derived from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H278189B0B45E4915A785CD4A42CC2344"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the allegation of
evasion of the trade remedy laws, if any, submitted to the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7913CC7F1A94076A74AEDEA90AB0308"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a determination by
the Commissioner in another investigation, proceeding, or other action
regarding evasion of the unfair trade laws; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30FAAF8403BB45CA9B00BF4C8761E13E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
available information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7900166763FE4F9CB4ACE36274F2E277"><enum>313.</enum><header>Access to
information</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5562C9F044284759A984AF450CA97139"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 777(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1677f(b)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting <quote>negligence, gross
negligence, or</quote> after <quote>regarding</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H094EFF0DAF954DAA98A94E706F5C9A97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to provide to the
Secretary of Commerce or the U.S. International Trade Commission any
information that is necessary to enable the Secretary of Commerce or the U.S.
International Trade Commission to assist the Secretary to identify, through
risk assessment targeting or otherwise, covered merchandise that is entered
into the customs territory of the United States through evasion.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H120020B1895E4553BCEF1FC200CD6BB6"><enum>314.</enum><header>Cooperation
with foreign countries on preventing evasion of trade remedy laws</header>
<subsection id="H71CB41F6E9A340A993B32C35716EFBF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bilateral
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H00F19D4597B744339BFC44BC764313DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to negotiate and enter into
bilateral agreements with the customs authorities or other appropriate
authorities of foreign countries for purposes of cooperation on preventing
evasion of the trade remedy laws of the United States and the trade remedy laws
of the other country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0D9CD3BAEB8445393F0A50156FA9285"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions and
authorities</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to include in each such
bilateral agreement the following provisions and authorities:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB83FB622F8E1401F9F4F9312B69FEA5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>On the request of
the importing party, the exporting party shall provide, consistent with its
laws, regulations, and procedures, production, trade, and transit documents and
other information necessary to determine whether an entry or entries exported
from the exporting party are subject to the importing party’s trade remedy
laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68589A3BBF3641079C5D42780BBBBD22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>On the written
request of the importing party, the exporting party shall conduct a
verification for purposes of enabling the importing party to make a
determination described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4961B634B171420BB65C3AF4EA7D5483"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The exporting
party may allow the importing party to participate in a verification described
in subparagraph (B), including through a site visit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74DD62780780431F8E12DE54EFA883E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>If the exporting
party does not allow participation of the importing party in a verification
described in subparagraph (B), the importing party may take this fact into
consideration in its trade enforcement and compliance assessment activities
regarding the compliance of the exporting countries’ exports with the importing
countries’ trade remedy laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BD5610165C3475D972300578DA0903B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>The
Commissioner is authorized to take into consideration whether a country is a
signatory to a bilateral agreement described in subsection (a) and the extent
to which the country is cooperating under the bilateral agreement for purposes
of trade enforcement and compliance assessment activities of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection that concern evasion by such country’s exports.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB5078BEC076D485ABB95FFEF3A5CD453"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of each year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report summarizing—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB13AD0A591745D88D026A4C29FA01CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of any
ongoing negotiations of bilateral agreements described in subsection (a),
including the identities of the countries involved in such negotiations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H323983D491954EFBB3D188589FC35D82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms of any
completed bilateral agreements described in subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E06DE99BFCB43D38AE552697FF2BF78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bilateral
cooperation and other activities conducted pursuant to or enabled by any
completed bilateral agreements described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7D7DC2CD244D44A18166A3B653B898C0"><enum>315.</enum><header>Trade
negotiating objectives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
principal negotiating objectives of the United States shall include obtaining
the objectives of the bilateral agreements described under section 314(a) for
any trade agreements under negotiation as of the date of the enactment of this
Act or future trade agreement negotiations.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC5972A68550A46C1840213AD9E151B0B"><enum>B</enum><header>Other
matters</header>
<section id="H88243631752B4005A05F11ED172FECE6"><enum>321.</enum><header>Allocation and
training of personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commissioner shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D0F1C7CFD4E4733BB6A818BD5A31F9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>employs sufficient
personnel who have expertise in, and responsibility for, preventing and
investigating the entry of covered merchandise into the customs territory of
the United States through evasion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB644772BA9D4892BC214C76D45D073C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on the basis of
risk assessment metrics, assigns sufficient personnel with primary
responsibility for preventing the entry of covered merchandise into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion to the ports of entry in the
United States at which the Commissioner determines potential evasion presents
the most substantial threats to the revenue of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A6E8B7B898741A88381C2D1B21370C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides adequate
training to relevant personnel to increase expertise and effectiveness in the
prevention and investigation of entries of covered merchandise into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF2FCBDF90D7447639BCE00FBDD84CFD1"><enum>322.</enum><header>Annual report
on prevention of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders</header>
<subsection id="H2084CD4DD54A41D39357996696B0D5D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than February 28 of each year, beginning in
2013, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the efforts being taken
to prevent and investigate evasion.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H72CE6500096944079804434D44504109"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF871AF3AF3004AF1AC240C1A2DA644ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the calendar
year preceding the submission of the report—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55ACFCF1CF114C10BB285F2E4AEF001A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the
efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to prevent and
investigate evasion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC82C285255B54CEEB6FFD513480AC21A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
allegations of evasion received and the number of allegations of evasion
resulting in investigations by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or
any other agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H931C5D4B88B44ECDA14419AFB43B85E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of the
completed investigations of evasion, including the number and nature of the
investigations initiated, conducted, or completed, as well as their
resolution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC260481B16049EA999837871727D2A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to
investigations that lead to the issuance of a penalty notice, the penalty
amounts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDAC7A631AF14BE5B67FE4605BD06929"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the amounts of
antidumping and countervailing duties collected as a result of any
investigations or other actions by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency or any other agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BBD8E2E2E0740ED96465AE8DCC5C52A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
the allocation of personnel and other resources of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prevent and
investigate evasion, including any assessments conducted regarding the
allocation of such personnel and resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08D514908AA6496BB618957768C86A53"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of
training conducted to increase expertise and effectiveness in the prevention
and investigation of evasion; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3F23470B43B4CA497808B9124914427"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency processes and procedures to prevent and investigate
evasion, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E1366457EA44227B25BA9D6FFE341FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific
guidelines, policies, and practices used by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to ensure that allegations of evasion are promptly evaluated
and acted upon in a timely manner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F12948055984B1A8A003E3DEE055E2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the efficacy of such existing guidelines, policies, and practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H504107A047244B51A8F858D1708F0759"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identification of
any changes since the last report that have materially improved or reduced the
effectiveness of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to prevent and
investigate evasion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC3763CDC4494385A7D70BBDC5AEDD05"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the development and implementation of policies for the application of single
entry and continuous bonds for entries of covered merchandise to sufficiently
protect the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties commensurate
with the level of risk on noncollection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAF59533EBE8473B820CABBC39D09CDB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the processes and
procedures for increased cooperation and information sharing with the
Department of Commerce, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and any other
relevant Federal agencies to prevent and investigate evasion; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC97E87169EB04C3D9195E0B446D75920"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of any recommended policy
changes of other Federal agencies or legislative changes to improve the
effectiveness of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to prevent and
investigate evasion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8401499338D24F088E20058F342BA97F"><enum>323.</enum><header>Addressing
circumvention by new shippers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H307AA5EB31AC40F79B732437E9319E8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause
(iii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA51B0336108845B79912176832A5C755"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iv) as clause (iii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D173C1C9520471BA002DB05D3601030"><enum>(3)</enum><text>inserting after
clause (iii), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H397A6DE378EC44838C415A274576A4A2" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2D3A0113AD434A64A63DABD53DBE645D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any weighted average dumping margin or
individual countervailing duty rate determined for an exporter or producer in a
review conducted under clause (i) shall be based solely on the bona fide United
States sales of an exporter or producer, as the case may be, made during the
period covered by the review. In determining whether the United States sales of
an exporter or producer made during the period covered by the review were bona
fide, the administering authority shall consider, depending on the
circumstances surrounding such sales—</text>
<subclause id="H8770F0E68EA44CE09BB1192BBC3950E1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the prices of such
sales;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0575D65FB7C74D45A5D3E8DC319187DB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>whether such
sales were made in commercial quantities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1DFE2C7683BE421C997555ADC034E28A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the timing of
such sales;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H44A0D37322714EF49CA332F18D2636D8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the expenses
arising from such sales;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H645F3EB22109401BB9E344F59F33F7C9"><enum>(V)</enum><text>whether the
subject merchandise involved in such sales were resold in the United States at
a profit;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H35A6302A7CD54E8AA1B3ACAAE9320C77"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>whether such
sales were made on an arms-length basis; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H837679CEE9DC4BEA8482C327CF9DA2B3"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>any other factor
the administering authority determines to be relevant as to whether such sales
are, or are not, likely to be typical of those the exporter or producer will
make after completion of the
review.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FAC9D0F695D481AA8A5B7839E17E859" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for customs brokers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDAC6AE9F3794DE4B1B07927B101530F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 641(d)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1641(d)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9828B8F2EC254794B53D4800916399A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>;
or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04E86AEFDDF742C7AB75871378D21675"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FFD6BE4C52248F68477276190FBE35A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F8371B4943A4ED1A3017BFECE05EFCF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F94EADBD2634B2F8A056BAE83DDA366"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been convicted of committing or
conspiring to commit an act of terrorism described in section 2332b of title
18, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC8D8E75434D432094EF7DC26320A4C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1641) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB616930619344D4A079DF43A672D6B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking
<quote>Secretary's notice</quote> and inserting <quote>notice under
subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79DF6B42069A4135BFFF5C2FE3E36E7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Customs Service</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC5CB0DE640EB4A03BEE05E8E8C7E25D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>De minimis value and
entry under regulations</header>
<subsection id="H8AF6E7CD299B4FF7B305AA57D29ECDB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>De Minimis
value</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 321(a)(2)(C) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
<quote>$200</quote> and inserting <quote>$800</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H81B6964856A043BF9A099C55E1A146F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Entry under
regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 498 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1498) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6CF8D42D6634531916553E66DB8FC15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6120BCC008E4786B786DC49651ED0EB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB41ACFB33BEC45658F79804BC30D7821"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Merchandise, when different commercial
facilitation and risk considerations that may vary for different classes or
kinds of merchandise or different classes of transactions may
dictate;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BC4BFCEC42D412AB18BEA9F79FB093F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA122AA19E13E4A56B42A42FF2A04F682"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15206D09DFAF41C3925547F74F695838" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H21213723F1924030AFA5D537F73FE600"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Entry of
merchandise valued at $2,500 or less</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall
prescribe rules and regulations for the declaration and entry of merchandise if
the aggregate value of the shipment of merchandise does not exceed
$2,500.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95171C6A654340DBBF1ED00F70FBC492"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section apply to articles
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 90th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H12D1231B50E84509A2F378F28EA2744F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Collection and
remittance of certain Customs User Fees</header>
<subsection id="H0120B752F78B422B8537EB19B06E7E2C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13031(d) of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(d))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFFBD9EE9405045EDA7F94E77F4FDDECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and
remittance</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Collection</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50637397D2A541909D32153754952A32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB405A67A603047F080F71E0B61DFB9BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>required to be collected under such paragraph</quote> after <quote>shall
remit those fees</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE137CFBB7882423D81DD69D213D352AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>31 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which the fees are
collected</quote> and inserting <quote>30 days after the end of the month in
which the fees are required to be collected</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD45C170980674097A0C559772A68167A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H566E7F501B4B4EE7A6BFD34E61242A2E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H496423732D944A479448C8720E52AD5D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The refund of any fee collected under
subsection (a)(5) shall not be payable from the Customs User Fee
Account.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF30628920B4E43B0B036B058C6FCD253"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H34A2F2FEA71A42E5867261F007926BD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A person who collects
fees under paragraph (1) or (2) and does not remit those fees to the Secretary
of the Treasury as required by paragraph (3) shall be subject to a penalty in
accordance with the requirements of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07705D2D133A48DE82277BD639353E78" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of such penalty shall be
equal to 2 times the amount of the fee that was required to be remitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury may establish and
impose additional penalties through rulemaking for failure to comply with any
provision of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BEEC00CFCEB4DE7A3AB666CA441CB7F" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any penalty collected under this
paragraph shall be used to directly reimburse each appropriation for the amount
paid out of that appropriation for the costs described in subsection
(f)(3)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD8DC4C6450A840CD81A5DC684EB361DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply with
respect to fees that are required to be collected and remitted to the Secretary
of the Treasury under section 13031(d) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended by subsection (a), on or after such date
of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H82C04DD07F534F1DA46101E5FC5D5944" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header>Drawback and
refunds</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA879A8F07E224244A86D45B6E419EE0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Articles made
from imported merchandise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1313(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H82849B6B7C8B41BA8BAB5C107F27E81A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>under customs supervision</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H355C984C37974B32A0360457DA1A9F24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>as calculated under
subsection (r)(4)(A),</quote> after <quote>less 1 per centum of such
duties,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H577203CEE3B04BF3AEA602B407E1F1FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Substitution for
drawback purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
313(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF97806141D1A4C7A9F51F1DAA5AFAFA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>If imported</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D388C9720548E7AF0AFF7E000ABBDC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC79A7FDFD3FB45E7B619A702D736EFC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
imported</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6654A05FB0CA49A3BAA80D156EF2DE97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and any other merchandise (whether imported or domestic) of the same
kind and quality</quote> and inserting <quote>and substitute
merchandise</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2303A00C10244DD957753F11C8DC5B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>three years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF871383203D4E86A223F33A17690334"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the receipt of such imported merchandise by the manufacturer or producer
of such articles</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of importation of such
imported merchandise by the importer</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB63949F14B7E43F4B6C721D0A6540DFD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>under customs supervision</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFECCCB81FB84C89A3E9F225A3CC9439"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>merchandise used therein been imported,</quote> the following: <quote>as
calculated under subsection (r)(4)(A),</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B00731EC6BC4A4197A6863617017C7E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and
inserting <quote>, as calculated under subsection (r)(4)(A).</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3DFB9EBF960431CA3D27862845FAF28"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H412594844EE04BC186EA7A1DA01DE860" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA50C7729C83B400A881CB094DA35B749"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements
relating to transfer of merchandise</header>
<subparagraph id="H62E315D6E9AC418C8F3F7F7851B8F181"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Manufacturers
and producers</header><text>Drawback may be allowed under paragraph (1) in the
amount referred to under paragraph (1) only if the manufacturer or producer of
articles has received the imported, duty-paid merchandise or substitute
merchandise, directly or indirectly, of imported duty-paid merchandise or
substitute merchandise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6012947EFD93486E80490ADA9E28FBED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exporters and
destroyers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drawback may be
allowed under paragraph (1) in the amount referred to under paragraph (1) only
if the exporter or destroyer of articles has received the manufactured or
produced article or substitute article, directly or indirectly, of a substitute
article.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33A387510B794580B0BFCBEA3DE97A65"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Evidence of
transfer</header><text>Transfers of merchandise under subparagraph (A) and
transfers of articles under subparagraph (B) may be evidenced by business
records kept in the normal course of business and no additional certificates of
transfer or manufacture shall be
required.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9FCEFC4D08F3478192CE063A0C9E59B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Merchandise not
conforming to sample or specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1313(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DB97B1713994259B35136EAA391DF5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H150677D79A2F4887AF50A146568EFF94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>under the supervision of the
Customs Service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75A1E5093D924BEA86D5EE6E4FAC6C75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<clause id="H038719D81AED4E00AF8AFB3255273262"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting
<quote>5</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7A8BD9DA0664C4CA196941F2A5A6BC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>under the supervision of the Customs Service</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3401A45180449CBA326C292D446A50D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the text
immediately following subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>as calculated under
subsection (r)(4)(A),</quote> after <quote>merchandise,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BDEE083570A42328A59183A0B3D1C76"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FEAB4E707874967AEA401F844BC72B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>under the supervision of
the Customs Service</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1468F65521444EBD9D2F2B20022938AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence and inserting the following: <quote>Transfers of merchandise may
be evidenced by business records kept in the normal course of business and no
additional certificates of transfer shall be required.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1DFAA52B0F949C2806319F204F27C22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proof of
exportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(i)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1118A05E5674197905DD7BB9C26B51F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H34A203AB9CB947B39A40E38A9BECF4E0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Proof of
exportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person claiming
drawback under this section shall, as proof of exportation, maintain the record
of exportation entered in the automated export system of the United States
Government or, if the exporter is unable to use that system, records kept in
the normal course of business similar to the information contained in such
record of
exportation.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H14E30BFEB1A4472B9774D76DEE2E5917"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Unused
merchandise drawback</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
313(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC5D286587424B72ADC9A9F923025FCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD285FCF636749FFB5F91B499AB6472E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>3-year</quote> and inserting <quote>5-year</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB35938E4128347E9A441FB8ECC71DF46"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and before filing the
drawback claim</quote> after <quote>the date of importation</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BA69D579D924F5CA394E451D40FDB9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38D3C55DA0964DAF9198DE873900777A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="HD8F57EB9D5134BAD8DB7F20711B17A7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>3-year</quote> and inserting <quote>5-year</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H458E11FF8C0640D3A7CFF683F157BC0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and before filing the
drawback claim</quote> after <quote>the imported merchandise</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAB32B8A0B91C408389D961F2D8F6DC8E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>under customs supervision</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2DD27D0DEB5403FA5615E1A5DB308C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(ii)(II)—</text>
<clause id="HD6639C7ABA98478DA016CEB901CD3502"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, directly or indirectly,</quote> after
<quote>received</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H08A49FC1F9B34CD5837A5061D8851850"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, tax, or fee</quote> after <quote>duty</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD51FB41FAFF14E128284E613896D595A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the text immediately following
subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3384F8F1AC3C4E1998900B5F0D3A826F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, as calculated under subsection (r)(4),</quote> after <quote>under this
subsection</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2362D77D49D749E3905321C2EEB1AFB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following: <quote>Merchandise shall be considered to be
received directly or indirectly from a person who imported and paid any duty,
tax, or fee due on the imported merchandise if the recipient received any
imported merchandise, any other merchandise (whether imported or domestic), or
any combination of imported merchandise and such other merchandise, from the
importer through a transfer directly to the recipient, or a transfer from the
importer through one or more intermediate transfers involving one or more
parties of any combination of imported merchandise or such other merchandise.
Transfers of merchandise may be evidenced by business records kept in the
normal course of business and no additional certificates of transfer shall be
required.</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H119C5FF02D1448E68AD83BFF3C6EF583"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Certificate of
delivery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by striking subsection
(k).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCB34042BBA7A4E08B798BB7F3AE9D549"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1313(l)) is amended by striking <quote>and the designation of the
person to whom any refund or payment of drawback shall be made</quote> and
inserting <quote>and the authority to require that all drawback entries be
filed electronically</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDE3304B13DD9455DA641C275477577F6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Substitution of
finished petroleum derivatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(p) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1313(p)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0B170407E9B44374A9E013365B928996"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>HTS</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H916FE6E7BABC411AAF25857DE377B221"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the text immediately following paragraph
(3)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>Commissioner of Customs</quote> and inserting
<quote>Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H757FB44C18A441528AE7B651C1B79C85"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Packaging
material</header><text>Section 313(q)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1313(q)(3)) is amended by striking <quote>they contain</quote> and inserting
<quote>it contains</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7052B314357043B48D3930C4C8BEEC9D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Filing and
calculation of drawback claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1313(r)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC8A9A74BE67D4062863735F5DA5110AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and calculation
of</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Filing</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2E37A7A28514920AC1B7E3FFC5901A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A81F6F87157415BBCA42B20834D8ACA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
first sentence and inserting the following: <quote>A drawback entry shall be
filed or applied for, as applicable, not later than 5 years after the date on
which merchandise on which drawback is claimed was imported. If merchandise
summarized on an entry summary line item with respect to which drawback is
claimed was imported on more than one date, the earliest date of importation of
the merchandise contained on that entry summary line item shall be used for
purposes of this paragraph.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CD66B330FFD46569283388DF4BCDC50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>3-year</quote> and inserting
<quote>5-year</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DC8179E597C4B569AB1146E639A3AEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>the Customs Service</quote> and inserting
<quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5B3590485E34F1A8E4019E278693B41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D2BA2C7D6A843CD93D92D4DE998B58C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>The Customs Service</quote> and
inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39DE102F4D9748738DC6E057E9029892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clauses (i) and
(ii), by striking <quote>the Customs Service</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A4193462C374FFCA0921FE41F7B5090"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H169238E8F2C540C5B631E584EA4D67A1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2220FC43D405432E9E3762B0603C9CB4" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The amount used for purposes of
determining a drawback entry for refund filed under subsection (a), (b), or (c)
shall equal the amount determined by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC14F76F7C4E43179C8B7056EBFAA1C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount determined by
dividing—</text>
<clause id="H7BBF80DDEF7045589B152A79E01C5336"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount of duties, taxes,
and fees on the entry summary line item under which imported merchandise is
reported; by</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7B6A6279D3D4309913E9E7912D5B8BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of units of imported
merchandise; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H448BD65820F543D6BBFEFA80EECF7425"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of units of imported
merchandise claimed for
drawback.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4414BDCCA25A4C9FB0D2F21F69C3FF1F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Drawbacks for
recovered materials</header><text>Section 313(x) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1313(x)) is amended by striking <quote>and (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(c), and (j)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H91035A5B9B8B4EA3B9D70B41BC985A17"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF40BCA5069C747C5930F70E91A024ADD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCD796792BABB46C19DC2BCF20B8141CF"><enum>(z)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H33F1D52F1F2C4C5FB617F11F65DA43F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Directly</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>directly</term> means a
transfer of merchandise or an article from 1 person to another person without
any intermediate transfer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA12A8BFDBA8459B8D9D0A3FB7B4750F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>HTS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>HTS</term> means the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC27B1A2143FC4630A877A106B6787D45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indirectly</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>indirectly</term> means a
transfer of merchandise or an article from 1 person to another person with 1 or
more intermediate transfers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8CAF0B1084B467285563E1170B43498"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Schedule
B</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Schedule
B</term> means the Department of Commerce Schedule B, Statistical
Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D47458F26D0472595A76DCDDC4E7BF1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Substitute
merchandise; substitute article</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>substitute
merchandise</term> and <term>substitute article</term> mean—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3069F346A243423E8679ED34278E94A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a good that is classifiable within the same
8-digit HTS subheading number as another good (the Schedule B number may be
used to demonstrate this fact) whether imported or domestic; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7942896B0DEA43CFA22BA9E289BDE6E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a good demonstrated to have been
classifiable within the same 8-digit HTS subheading number as another good at
some point during the 5-year period beginning on the date of importation of the
designated imported merchandise (the Schedule B number may be used to
demonstrate this fact) whether imported or
domestic.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDBD768AB08904137998BD3E3D78A6731"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF6C2E08B634D4B2696C8F2B6E3790A5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H57CAF9EAF9CD4FD5AC65430ABDB6DFA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H111DD0ABB7494FFEB535DAFAB9AC7735"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except as provided
in paragraph (2), apply to drawback claims filed with respect to merchandise
that enters the United States on or after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H34540295A59E4D12A7B91C4E6E7F7E0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transition
rule</header><text>During the 2-year period beginning on the date described in
paragraph (1)(A), a person may elect to file a claim for drawback under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0668DAB4EB7D4DCEBA9611F1221117FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 313 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by this section; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E3F3A34951344088DA6E41A940B7239"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 313 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as in effect on the day before the date described in
paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD033084524C14A309073B2FB49B9D038"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E19E298A5A5421AB694A310226E62AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the implementation of
section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313), as amended by this
section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA95ACDB4AB34E2F93F8693932188D06"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the modernization of
drawback and refunds under subsection (b) of section 313 of such Act (relating
to substitution for drawback purposes), as amended by this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02E9222ECDCC46DC9E79301C8CF73871"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of extending the
modernization of drawback and refunds to subjection (j) of section 313 of such
Act (relating to unused merchandise drawback), as amended by this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H690D99DBEC7149B491AA3B7384B7A168"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for the processing of
drawback claims under the Automated Commercial Environment computer system
authorized under section 13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC43A696E6C454D79926D794E55E08113" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header>Amendments to
chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States</header>
<subsection id="H5A55C05EC8CD4590810D01F418608D96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Articles
exported and returned, advanced or improved abroad</header>
<paragraph id="H054BE88607854B7CB19B7E540AAF5F8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>U.S. Note 3 to subchapter II of chapter 98 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F88FBCEA38842AB826937B20A39A110" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9DF7B7B12EFD4B78A5F64117CC0B11B9"><enum>(f)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2AF954BC05D348A7B4DEF0133E55559F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subheadings 9802.00.40 and
9802.00.50, fungible goods exported from the United States for the purposes
described in such subheadings—</text>
<clause id="H9DE13D9369B140CE97CBB00BE1C13121" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be commingled; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD4B520939CD2474F8600C5956FEA3ED6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the origin, value, and classification of
such goods may be accounted for using an inventory management method.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFA546EC155544379186BEE21357AA03" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person chooses to use an inventory
management method under this paragraph with respect to fungible goods, the
person shall use the same inventory management method for any other goods with
respect to which the person claims fungibility under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB51A66CCE12A4108B42D8CB379D53785" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="HA275796535614AF8B5FCD15BC95BD949"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>fungible good</term>
means any good that is commercially interchangeable with another good and that
has properties that are essentially identical to the properties of another
good; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9DD44D3463142D48F7EECC2B0FFB02C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>inventory management
method</term> means any method for managing inventory that is based on
generally accepted accounting
principles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6B71535301B4462098EED70B33540DB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this subsection applies to articles classifiable under subheading 9802.00.40 or
9802.00.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA478C45F0CFF49819DA27C7899A80DE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of
provisions relating to returned property</header>
<paragraph id="HAAE9FB6602BF48F190E3FC1833C5DBBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The article
description for heading 9801.00.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is amended by inserting after <quote>exported</quote> the
following: <quote>, or any other products when returned within 3 years after
having been exported</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76AFE758B1AE469DBA7C25C5F84B316A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) applies to goods
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5117822959CD4CEE9C73EAEB23DC3B81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duty free
treatment for certain United States Government property returned to the United
States</header>
<paragraph id="H4BC043BE102D4265860CA47EBCD768D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
following new heading:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H176003B9F26D4E148F7FF3F3B146AB97" style="OLC">
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="1" frame="none" line-rules="hor-ver" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.4.17" subformat="S6211" table-template-name="Duty Suspension, 8 Column" table-type="exception-quote">
<tgroup block-style="1" cols="8" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="0.7.9"><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column1" colwidth="8pts" min-data-value="8"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column2" colwidth="60.00pt" min-data-value="35"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column3" colwidth="185.75pt" min-data-value="60"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column4" colwidth="34.25pt" min-data-value="25"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column5" colwidth="43.75pt" min-data-value="38"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column6" colwidth="44.75pt" min-data-value="38"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr-no-spread" colname="column7" colwidth="52.25pt" min-data-value="38"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column8" colwidth="9.50pt" min-data-value="3"></colspec>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-clr" stub-hierarchy="1"></entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" valign="top">9801.00.11</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" valign="bottom">United States Government property, returned to the United
States without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any
means while abroad, entered by the United States Government or a contractor to
the United States Government, and certified by the importer as United States
Government property</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" valign="bottom">Free</entry><entry align="left" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" valign="bottom"></entry><entry align="left" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" valign="bottom"></entry><entry align="left" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" valign="bottom"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column8" rowsep="0" valign="bottom"></entry>
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</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51A454871DDE4340912144B2C13C3831"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) applies to goods
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Other
Trade Agencies</header>
<section id="H662903B31F3C49E58E14B29FB6432675"><enum>501.</enum><header>United States
International Trade Commission</header>
<subsection id="HA695590B20904C47ACABAC5D3E4B344E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and
expenses of the United States International Trade Commission not to exceed
$82,800,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H319FF5D342CF4E2A8178A228A7AB772E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 and 2015</header><text>Section 330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7052E22AD7F8424C9D8B1323F297DD40" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC70CBC8CC0C244AEA40F68316361D50E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$86,800,000 for
fiscal year 2014.</text>
</clause><clause id="H11ECAF7F191F4C33B16F3D3EC7549B34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$88,900,000 for
fiscal year
2015.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H345D9F58C06E4CE0806A50186A2E1342"><enum>502.</enum><header>Office of the
United States Trade Representative</header>
<subsection id="H7DF4671BF4B645758C432D28A1EDF0AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the United
States Trade Representative not to exceed $51,300,000 for fiscal year
2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H60609F11B46243FBB7934974F0A2C798"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report on
trade agreements program and national trade policy agenda</header><text>Section
163(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BF676C8FEBE4C89A114E00C6CB9BFB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H02DDB8924572467B85BCFAA6C2A4D7AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10746E17E34E451FB3F9BDEB9DC17457"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA95B71F852846309D44768653371F6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1DCEFD9D67F4698875486037C0BED3B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8E3D5381527F4BC8979BB9D361FBE537"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operation of all United States Trade
Representative-led interagency programs during the preceding year and for the
year in which the report is submitted.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05B32028391D41D58635653B482BF6B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13948BE908884315B2C610BE6DE7FF28" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8861B197591545D2AFDC1A60F92A30C6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include, with respect to
the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(C), information regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H881FC694FE6F4FF0A4884F15E3D8F8A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the objectives and
priorities of all United States Trade Representative-led interagency programs
for the year, and the reasons therefor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F0F51EC2A6F412DA49656505C58C50F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actions
proposed, or anticipated, to be undertaken during the year to achieve such
objectives and priorities, including actions authorized under the trade laws
and negotiations with foreign countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7D104804FAD475A918289F407E3FE68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the role of each
Federal agency participating in the interagency program in achieving such
objectives and priorities and activities of each agency with respect to their
participation in the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5F7B1AE6FF847E3A8DDDD27705187DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the United States
Trade Representative’s coordination of each participating Federal agency to
more effectively achieve such objectives and priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3BC2498E18447DAB97B7FC2515A1F44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any proposed
legislation necessary or appropriate to achieve any of such objectives or
priorities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7DC4A26C8CA4F4BACA390DDE3D786D6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the progress that
was made during the preceding year in achieving such objectives and priorities
and coordination activities included in the statement provided for such year
under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44D218B9070A4D3E8442D2C423710287"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Resource
management and staffing plans</header>
<paragraph id="H5EB0E295A6BC423E9A8B3C2874356CC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H3A0B12E880A94EF488B9B4E970323815"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States Trade Representative shall on an annual
basis develop a plan—</text>
<clause id="HCE48E8755D554F48863CB504BC92907E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
match available resources of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative to projected workload and provide a detailed analysis of how the
funds allocated from the prior fiscal year to date have been spent;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1728B9D0165D49969965C4A72CA481AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify existing staff of the Office
and new staff that will be necessary to support the trade negotiation and
enforcement functions and powers of the Office (including those of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee) as described in section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2171) and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2411);</text>
</clause><clause id="H652E1BE58D5440909E615332A5FBA552"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to
identify existing staff of the Office and staff of other Federal agencies who
will be required to be detailed to support United States Trade
Representative-led interagency programs, including any associated expenses;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H82B9EB299ED847F1B9FEE175428790C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
provide a detailed analysis of the budgetary requirements of United States
Trade Representative-led interagency programs for the next fiscal year and
provide a detailed analysis of how the funds allocated from the prior fiscal
year to date have been spent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02E85AFDE7D4432799ED0FDDB739B621"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Trade Representative
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that contains the plan
required under subparagraph (A). The report required under this subparagraph
shall be submitted in conjunction with the annual budget of the United States
Government required to be submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB27FBB3A57F47569DEE7AD13EBFFDEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quadrennial
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H75E9968203964FAF9434BF4928219230"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to the goals
and objectives of the strategic plan of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative as required under section 306 of title 5, United States Code,
the United States Trade Representative shall every 4 years develop a
plan—</text>
<clause id="HB29CF120F5FC4CBA9AC0B4AB4DCF4C84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
analyze internal quality controls and record management of the Office;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9423E9E0EB394116A9572861A1FEA69E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify existing staff of the Office
and new staff that will be necessary to support the trade negotiation and
enforcement functions and powers of the Office (including those of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee) as described in section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2171) and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2411);</text>
</clause><clause id="HEF87EA9DD11647D1A930856D96E6BBD4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify existing staff of the Office
and staff in other Federal agencies who will be required to be detailed to
support United States Trade Representative-led interagency programs, including
any associated expenses;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A28BD3E73B24739A88102A657366E05"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide an outline of budget
justifications, including salaries and expenses as well as non-personnel
administrative expenses, for the fiscal years required under the strategic
plan; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HB21DA273E82B4B76801F43E4EF3D66D6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to provide an
outline of budget justifications, including salaries and expenses as well as
non-personnel administrative expenses, for United States Trade
Representative-led interagency programs for the fiscal years required under the
strategic plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C7D8CC88AC3433782FFF4EC1F296015"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header>
<clause id="HFC3D937D44F8443C9DAB3D1D512D5865"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States
Trade Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that
contains the plan required under subparagraph (A). Except as provided in clause
(ii), the report required under this clause shall be submitted in conjunction
with the strategic plan of the Office as required under section 306 of title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="H60F431BD134A4B088EAE5413EE61EC02"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Trade Representative
shall submit to the congressional committees specified in clause (i) an initial
report that contains the plan required under subparagraph (A) not later than
February 1, 2013.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>