1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Protect American Innovation Act
of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Strengthening enforcement of intellectual property
rights
Subtitle A—Definitions
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Coordination of enforcement of intellectual
property rights
Sec. 111. Director of Intellectual Property Rights
Enforcement.
Sec. 112. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement intellectual property rights
coordinators.
Subtitle C—Regulatory and policy improvements with respect to
combating counterfeiting and piracy
Sec. 121. Identification of certain unlawful goods.
Sec. 122. Training in new technologies.
Sec. 123. Disclosure of information and samples of shipments to
intellectual property owners.
Sec. 124. Improvements to recordation process.
Sec. 125. Identification of low-risk importers.
Sec. 126. Watch List
database.
Sec. 127. Civil fines for importation of pirated or counterfeit
goods.
Sec. 128. Report on effective collection
techniques.
Subtitle D—Training enhancements
Sec. 131. International training and technical assistance
enhancements.
Subtitle E—New legal tools for border enforcement
Sec. 141. Expanded prohibitions on importation, exportation,
and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods.
Sec. 142. Declarations regarding counterfeit and infringing
merchandise.
Sec. 143. Seizure and forfeiture of devices designed to
circumvent intellectual property rights protections.
Sec. 144. Authority of Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to represent the United States in certain forfeiture
proceedings.
Subtitle F—Administrative provisions
Sec. 151. Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual
Property Enforcement.
Sec. 152. Staffing enhancements at U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
Sec. 153. Staffing enhancements at U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
Sec. 154. Regulatory authority.
TITLE II—Increased penalties for certain unfair trade
practices
Sec. 201. Increased penalties for certain unfair trade
practices.
<enum>I</enum><header>Strengthening
enforcement of intellectual property rights</header>
<subtitle id="H1D235C3EE8314416955B5600CDDA53EF"><enum>A</enum><header>Definitions
</header>
<section id="H09F2AAD0FFC34B759E296C09912BDED0"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HE61FD13AFECD4A9B8C2CDDE74C6BCB8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory
committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Advisory Committee</term> means the Advisory Committee on Import Safety
and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement established pursuant to section
151.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE03EBAD491EA45AF0042692EDF3FB3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner responsible for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H890CBBCA415D4F92902FAE2402FA64B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Counterfeiting;
counterfeit goods</header>
<subparagraph id="HC117CCCE7E80433688B624AB24BDB876"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Counterfeiting</header><text>The
term <term>counterfeiting</term> means activities related to production of or
trafficking in goods, including packaging, that bear a spurious mark or
designation that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a mark
or designation protected under the trademark laws or related laws. </text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0049FFBAB1124C4CB37F833CBD3CD29E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Counterfeit
goods</header><text>The term <term>counterfeit goods</term> means goods
described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC428B2E1DEC14145A56629F2489F21E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Director</term> means the
Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the
Treasury established under section 111.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25AFCC7F22774BCD8DC324487DF0B868"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement of
intellectual property rights</header><text>The term <term>enforcement of
intellectual property rights</term> means activities to enforce—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCC43D10C7FF8454CAE99638DE16E217C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>copyrights,
patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property, including
activities to control counterfeiting and piracy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06B6F2248B114CFCB5918F291CDC4A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exclusion orders
issued by the United States International Trade Commission by reason of any of
subparagraphs (B) through (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1) (B) through (E)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A4CB68ECAA247C8989E40DDD471B6CA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exclusion
order</header><text>The term <term>exclusion order</term> means an order of the
United States International Trade Commission issued under section 337 (d) or
(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337 (d) and (e)) to exclude goods
from entry into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H515CEB69150B406D8B15EDA00E9BFA3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Piracy; pirated
goods</header>
<subparagraph id="HB95C50A5D9C74E5F879E233DE06128EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Piracy</header><text>The
term <term>piracy</term> means activities related to production of or
trafficking in unauthorized copies or phonorecords of works protected under
title 17, United States Code, or related laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BC98882287B4DFE951313083979199C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pirated
goods</header><text>The term <term>pirated goods</term> means copies or
phonorecords described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75B12365F2374A15A7FA1DDF36E0219F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of
the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F06D54ED23F44DAA8399A46685E1E4F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Transshipment</header><text>The
term <term>transshipment</term> means the shipment of goods through one country
that is an intermediate destination to another country that is the final
destination of the goods.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idBF1765E2EB8F46E68204FC6C9DCE8B99"><enum>B</enum><header>Coordination of
enforcement of intellectual property rights</header>
<section id="HD93594A803B545398911F4B6337E7987"><enum>111.</enum><header>Director of
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1660B7A3C4704C66A61974A5C11CD550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director
of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F92ED456D2D485BBAA1DD756019769D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary, and shall be responsible to and
shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA110E5DA27F47A5B509E3A575EB6B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3385EA12D8F941E9BEEA67EE69514F21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate all
activities of the Department of the Treasury involving the enforcement of
intellectual property rights and coordinate with U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to such
enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6192C3382056406D84A8007382CE234D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate the
policy and regulatory changes set forth in this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H373A4B5F93AD4AE4856168E8615CF18F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>serve as staff
representative of the Department of the Treasury in interagency bodies with
responsibility for coordination of activities involving the enforcement of
intellectual property rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE2FC9E5FF47498DA2B8CE4976AF9B89"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the organizational structure of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection for reducing the entry into the United States of
counterfeit or pirated goods, goods in violation of exclusion orders, and other
goods in violation of other intellectual property rights; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H902A21D8D70E48B0BFE6C94EC9D4F29"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out other duties, as assigned by the
Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, to improve the effectiveness of
the efforts of the Department of the Treasury under the laws within its
jurisdiction with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property
rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H820896EE252A4CB0BE7B8F8EAD7C7659"><enum>112.</enum><header>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intellectual
property rights coordinators</header>
<subsection id="H65B99653D976461795D2CB2FB6D08143"><enum>(a)</enum><header>U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5DB122FF46A4EE7BED43EABFDB1EC3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall appoint a U.S.
Customs and Border Protection coordinator of intellectual property rights
enforcement activities (in this subtitle referred to as the <term>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</term>), who
shall report directly to the Commissioner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F7F9D6E194A47B5BF60357237D50076"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7EF4A0DCF9D4B19A3FC47CF2E30B172"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts, at all ports of
entry and elsewhere, carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection with
respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including training
and staffing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC2745E9433E4F01ABEE865033F25806"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supervise the
implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in
this title that involve U.S. Customs and Border Protection and submit a report
on such activities to the Director annually; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98F8CF26D49B41C29EF6FCA73FF422FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by
the Commissioner, the purpose of which are to improve the performance of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection with respect to the enforcement of intellectual
property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9678C54EB95A49E8A1A13EE16B8450B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement intellectual property rights coordinator</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12D2816B80134EA19F87B59071EA4617"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall appoint a U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement coordinator of intellectual property enforcement activities
(in this subtitle referred to as the <term>U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator</term>), who shall report
directly to the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03B3526105684B67AB20002464D668D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Intellectual Property Rights
Coordinator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11C49DF8DD98471BA80395E1B9EFE8F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts carried out by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to the enforcement of
intellectual property rights, including training and staffing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA586C0F4641A48708CA76E4BB588C88C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supervise the
implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in
this title that involve U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8843E1E0594D46B6973C5357A0001C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by
the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
purpose which are to improve the performance of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property
rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDAAB8146FA3D4DD188FDB2F9591883E0"><enum>C</enum><header>Regulatory and
policy improvements with respect to combating counterfeiting and
piracy</header>
<section id="HFBA45C1FC8CE47C9A5313953A154CFB2"><enum>121.</enum><header>Identification
of certain unlawful goods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary,
acting through the Commissioner, shall prescribe regulations to apply risk
assessment modeling techniques to border enforcement activities with respect to
combating counterfeiting and piracy. Such efforts shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB84A2F4B09BE45EB862F1DEB953E5127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preparing a report
on and evaluation of the pilot project of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
with respect to shipments of counterfeit or pirated products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0B49B1E2FF943F99D53B10369AF62BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the
pilot project to allow for the use of the Automated Targeting System in risk
assessment modeling; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B666800E2C144CE81034210D25C7842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing a plan
for the development, testing, evaluation, and continuous improvement of risk
assessment modeling techniques to facilitate the enforcement of intellectual
property rights.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HCC2F1DBD84E6455F92274C09F225572E"><enum>122.</enum><header>Training in new
technologies</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H16B57919359240BA9D7800C16600641B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training of
personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall consult with the Advisory Committee to determine the feasibility of
training U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel in the use of new
technological means for detecting and identifying, at ports of entry,
counterfeit and pirated goods, and goods that are subject to exclusion orders,
whether for entry into the United States or for transshipment to other
destinations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H01033E8B4C2C4823B653F723F9FF9886"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification
of technologies and sources of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with the Advisory
Committee, the Commissioner shall identify—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H74D0FF6B201B42B498AB3403A0538185"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost-effective technologies for detecting
and identifying goods described in subsection (a) at ports of entry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50FFFF8D6EB54C7DA2E193F88311A5F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>economical sources
for training U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel in the use of such
technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H32E339D28B3C49E38474A94EBC0200F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulatory and
policy changes</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report analyzing the costs and benefits of making
regulatory and policy changes to enable the receipt of donations of hardware,
software, equipment, and similar technologies, and the acceptance of training
and other support services, from the private sector, to facilitate the training
of personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBD9D88C3135B40DAB198B35940E7296E"><enum>123.</enum><header>Disclosure of
information and samples of shipments to intellectual property
owners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commissioner shall
prescribe regulations to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DD2213E11F549AEB18C4966445918E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the process of making samples of
shipments of goods suspected of violating intellectual property rights
available to the owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of
intellectual property, in an efficient and cost-effective manner, for the
purpose of inspection or analysis, including by developing a process under
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4F0C5B7F358846EFBFE79CA8574DDD8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement that such an owner post a
bond to receive such a sample may be waived if the value of the sample is less
than $100; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019F02B9C09D467C90111631B28C3CBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such an owner may
elect to obtain a continuous bond with respect to such samples; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB0511363D1E419E8D782F78F022E168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase
disclosure to owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of
intellectual property of information about shipments of goods that have been
detained at ports of entry on suspicion that the importation into, or
transshipment through, the United States of those goods would violate the
intellectual property rights of such owners, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H87756A1B75BC4511B85FFE71B40007BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing a
detailed description of the goods, including information on the packaging of
the goods such as expiration dates and model, lot, batch, part, or serial
numbers or universal product codes (UPC);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B3FC6D1CF17454890F92D214ACBD732"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
photographs of the goods that do not mask identifying information about the
goods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05C31A1F9474474ABED4E6D01B070E87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disclosing the
identities and contact information of all parties involved in the shipments,
including importers, exporters, declarants, consignees, freight forwarders, and
warehouse owners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6C3206993B049F49F55787F726CAE23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying points
of origin and destination of the shipments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50658BDB638D4EB5A6DE46E000DBBF25"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing any
other documents relating to the shipments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF0BFDA46D5DF4F399B35FACE4207E255"><enum>124.</enum><header>Improvements to
recordation process</header>
<subsection id="H678752B8655B4FA686069F6FB7EF62B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvements in
recordation process</header><text>The Commissioner shall prescribe regulations
to ensure that the system for recordation of copyrights, trademarks, patents,
and other forms of intellectual property that may be subject to recordation,
does not impede the rapid seizure of goods that violate the rights of the
owners of such copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual
property.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4F846BB5A92A4D49A1ADCBA2DA000384"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Simultaneous
recordation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFE9D4B451F374E97881734206300BCE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, and the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner shall develop a system
pursuant to which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id371A8809C3C84188BA1F9222F8ECAB72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>trademarks may be
recorded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection simultaneously with the
issuance of trademark registration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFC37636EB0F1452C883742D2AAD5492F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>copyrights of
audiovisual works and sound recordings may be recorded with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection simultaneously with the filing of an application for a
certificate of copyright registration or an application for registration of
another intellectual property right under title 17, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H330D5FEC8EFF4DFAB10775F882785DD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the terms <term>audiovisual works</term> and <term>sound
recordings</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title
17, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9318C97A17974F2293DE3367F229DA5"><enum>125.</enum><header>Identification
of low-risk importers</header>
<subsection id="H10A87AF4429243D7002DE72B5160BCEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall develop a voluntary certification
program for importers that have taken specific measures to strengthen and
protect their supply chains to prevent the infiltration into the international
supply chain of counterfeit and pirated goods, goods that are the subject to
exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property
rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1C347F7793FE4460B8485AF4C1B4D2A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self-certification</header><text>The
voluntary certification program developed under subsection (a) shall rely
primarily on self-certification by importers in determining the eligibility of
importers for the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID256e4c60c52447858bd0d8d2506851ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Third-Party
verifications</header><text>The Commissioner shall identify any circumstances,
such as importation from any country with a history of being identified under
section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as denying adequate and
effective protection of intellectual property rights, under which third-party
verifications shall be required to determine the eligibility of importers for
the voluntary certification program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID90d410a0ac9e44739110a687f0366226"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>An
importer determined to be eligible for the voluntary certification program and
to have taken the measures required under subsection (a) may receive benefits
with respect to customs requirements, such as reduced inspections from U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H433498B265164420A4402C55748C14FA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>international supply chain</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Security and Accountability for Every Port
Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H17F42C076E6440D7A93EB25DE55153D9"><enum>126.</enum><header><quote>Watch
List</quote> database</header>
<subsection id="ID98785011519141458b9b41ee1e2825f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
develop and implement a database of importers, shippers, freight forwarders,
and other participants in the import, export, and transshipment process, whose
activities the Commissioner determines merit special scrutiny at ports of entry
because of the risk of importation, exportation, or transshipment of goods that
violate intellectual property rights or exclusion orders.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb821bd385c15408babc6457e4ea92115"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary,
acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a plan to implement the database
required under subsection (a). The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id31CDF5C9A9EB4CFE83606AA518BABD71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify
legitimate information sources to be used in determining whether to place
persons on the database from—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3A74C099183A43E4AA30673F73458478"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within U.S.
Customs and Border Protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15A9E593CBB44065BF2858FFD5121ABB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other law
enforcement sources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB3F5ED4BB57C436C92E54F2FBD98A307"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the private
sector;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID05f5d768fdc0437a9eb5d0ad3f66c19b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish
criteria under which the database should be made available—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAE84F7B9DC7D4F3B8DDCE50DC8C868F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to qualified
officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other law enforcement
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25D7D4C4D701438DB00F80A23A457D27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for intelligence
purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4969A0E2A72A438EA4B791F996C302F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for use in
identifying shipments for enhanced inspection;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID76804d84d5a348f49225d568db6a066e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify any
regulatory or policy changes that are necessary to make the database
operational;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC5839006B5474C769A49B71B80E90174"><enum>(4)</enum><text>contain any
recommendations for statutory changes to improve the effectiveness of the
database;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEE5669A7CBC74143BD5B5240A9826F91"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include an
estimate of the resources necessary to implement and operate the database and
to evaluate its effectiveness; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF3E03245FDA94FFCBE70D756DB1C4720"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include a
timetable for implementation of the database.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FBEF57CBAD2480181B1A7F092223FD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultations
with Advisory Committee</header><text>The Commissioner shall consult with the
Advisory Committee on the development of criteria for the database.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD91FEF348F414134007CACBDAFD0E125"><enum>127.</enum><header>Civil fines for
importation of pirated or counterfeit goods</header>
<subsection id="H5796ADE1629C421FAE997F97A1A38C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
mitigation, dismissal, and vacation of fines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless otherwise ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction, any civil fine imposed pursuant to section 526(f) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526(f))—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D0518E1A16D495A9C2331B0E63DA9FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not be
mitigated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3D169E4366C461B919162EE5569DE4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be
dismissed or vacated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner
that require the specific approval of the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s
designee for such dismissal or vacation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H566A6D20DD394C828273B8F3544158B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extraordinary
cases</header><text>In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the
Commissioner shall ensure that the mitigation, dismissal, or vacation of civil
fines for involvement in the importation, exportation, or transshipment of
pirated or counterfeit goods is limited to extraordinary cases in which the
interests of justice will clearly be served by such action.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id916F181B652D44FF85C1E3C01074F0A1"><enum>128.</enum><header>Report on
effective collection techniques</header>
<subsection id="IDf09e98cb87314561b701b21da856330c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Finance
of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives a report on—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5853840c01d441e89ecd371816034063"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to
which U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses effective collection techniques
for collecting civil fines imposed on persons that import, export, or transship
pirated or counterfeit goods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FC1CDCD80FF431A8262D618C6084D68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
recommendations with respect to improving the use of such techniques by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1538413d02eb4a6ba9a6d473169190a4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any
recommendations with respect to whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3CDF567E7F734E43BF94DCA06E3BD124"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owners of
copyrights or trademarks should be authorized to pursue and collect fines
imposed as a result of activities that violate such copyrights or trademarks;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92660B47D7B446A58191FFB534D15938"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such owners
should be allowed to retain some or all of any funds so collected; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd500a2ebcb7b4fa29e06bbe8c85e446e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other
recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or policy changes not under the
control of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to improve the agency’s
ability—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1C22C3B13214018B6170591A98EB371"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to impose civil
fines on persons that import, export, or transship pirated or counterfeit
goods, at levels that would deter such importation, exportation, and
transshipment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87D32BFF6AF446A0B81C7959877256F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to collect such
fines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1afcd8e476574e3083be84d29c2d717e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
collection techniques</header><text>In this section, the term <term>effective
collection techniques</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb1bc9c1f4b1f408ca8e275b42146e699"><enum>(1)</enum><text>confiscation of
the proceeds of actions for which civil fines can be imposed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2995b3c4d6cc4f6baead1b726aa9b296"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seizure of
property acquired with such proceeds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID72b66fc731884d97a4c3029bc50781ff"><enum>(3)</enum><text>imposition of
liens on the real or personal property of persons upon whom civil fines are
imposed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID571f8ad636084bfd8eeee06c13862dce"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use of bonds to
secure full payment of fines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE967CF7326AC4AA5A0AA79C8ECCFD6EC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in any case in
which an entity is liable and has no assets or is no longer in business,
holding liable any person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="id58856664C5A540558E0263DF2E6073AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was an officer or
director of the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A9500D3EE224C078F2407F856ECFDEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
corporation, held at least 5 percent (by vote or value) of the capital
structure of the corporation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EBA449A3A9B49DFB4696AC603F99E21"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of
any other entity, held interests representing at least 5 percent of the capital
structure of the entity; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8fa21d61cc645bfbf690a21e68bfa66"><enum>(6)</enum><text>engaging private
sector entities to collect civil fines imposed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4FF0B1D9FEED435690D28E639D826CAF"><enum>D</enum><header>Training
enhancements</header>
<section id="H550C5E7228A74407A9C24FD009960"><enum>131.</enum><header>International
training and technical assistance enhancements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall take the necessary
steps—</text>
<paragraph id="H333E309AB11F4F8C8219D2BF9132587"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase staffing and resources of
offices of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement engaged in providing training and technical assistance to the
customs services and enforcement agencies of other countries in order to
improve the effectiveness of such customs services and enforcement agencies
with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id720F10DC61C24BB381AC86FC919F5B95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detecting and intercepting the exportation,
importation, and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are
the subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of
intellectual property rights; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D49474DFD424ED39C41B21513A0812B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>imposing
penalties on persons that export, import, or transship counterfeit or pirated
goods at levels that will deter such exportation, importation, and
transshipment; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CE4E608F9CF416BA3CE2B2C83B64F41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the Director, in order to
make the most efficient and effective use of training and technical assistance
resources—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F4CE23287DC454D81FF2F4B7E6C28F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinates the
international training and technical assistance activities of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of the
Director’s coordination responsibilities under section 111;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D025EAE8DA743E9BB0916C2FC448FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gives priority to
international training and technical assistance activities in countries in
which such activities can be carried out most effectively and with the greatest
benefit to protecting the intellectual property rights of United States
persons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF364153F093A49949D3489A877810050"><enum>(C)</enum><text>takes steps to
minimize duplication, overlap, or inconsistency of international training and
technical assistance efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDFD9D761FF9404E97B9008CAF6F24BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinates such activities of the
Department of the Treasury with international training and technical assistance
activities against counterfeiting and piracy carried out by other agencies, and
enhances the participation of Department of the Treasury personnel in
interagency training and technical assistance activities in this field.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAC616C473F4C429AADA0198CE31821C7"><enum>E</enum><header>New legal tools
for border enforcement</header>
<section id="HD5F9D8284C9840AA9952FDFD8E94B2F8"><enum>141.</enum><header>Expanded
prohibitions on importation, exportation, and transshipment of counterfeit or
pirated goods</header>
<subsection id="id5709657851CC4CAE81E65C12F66D13EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 526 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3FACA8E2D5949CFA0ED955F98A1403B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">or
protected by copyright</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">trademark</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94C55C42B1C9495097CC48B793BD86D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>Any such merchandise</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>15 U.S.C. 1124),</quote> and inserting <quote>Any merchandise bearing a
counterfeit mark (as defined in section 2320(e) of title 18, United States
Code) that is imported into the United States, exported out of the United
States, or transshipped through the United States</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3642C82C3A404249B6794723E78244D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFA8AF10FCBC14B3E96F3A7C3E139DC65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H41CEF6E80C974F45A7F420174DD62123" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H49F9675D0B5D4378945F884998750349" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any person who engages in, directs,
assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the importation,
exportation, or transshipment of merchandise that is seized under subsection
(e) of this section, or under regulations issued pursuant to section 603(c) of
title 17, United States Code, shall be subject to a civil
fine.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1301D8AB4A1643AA9499AD371379C6C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04D42C8BFD524B77AE375104EB90DAE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H59FA6C23007B48C68B412586E59BAC46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H516BADC91C01461B855E6B49C5963829" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>When the seizure of merchandise that
results in the imposition of a civil fine is made under circumstances
indicating that the importation, exportation, or transshipment of the
merchandise was for the purpose of sale or public distribution of the
merchandise, the maximum fine amounts set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall
be
tripled.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2E30EE30D9614ED686CBD1C9247C47E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Title 17, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id421D61F5D28F46FF8416BEB32BCEA00B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
501(a), by inserting <quote>, exports copies or phonorecords from the United
States, or transships copies or phonorecords through the United States</quote>
after <quote>into the United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF455E8DA8084281AF41CD113A65FCE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
506(c), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exports, or transships</quote> after
<quote>imports</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id90F1C794488A4C5B908E4245C3CC0836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
511(a), by inserting <quote>, exporting, or transshipping</quote> after
<quote>importing</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BF28A424A3E41979E10D6965F5A4795"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
602—</text>
<subparagraph id="H304B87F033634EC7B6CEDFCA19C80026"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">or
exportation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">, exportation, or transshipment</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84FAA328C76A43729342E9A911950B9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="idB0D051CA442C4C17AD53DD6F0C6AF34B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="id85D7D71500654258BC36536316838F41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">or
exportation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">, exportation, or transshipment</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id52F9567E4474485399A6EC6F6815B5A9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or exportation from the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>,
exportation from the United States, or transshipment through the United
States</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id35C175A862694126AFDAABA090D82A4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text>
<subclause id="HB3C0E6F6870B4234BFBCE4ADC2BD7DDB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>or exportation</quote> and inserting <quote>,
exportation, or transshipment</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H274A371015C84218949181D53464E505"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or exportation, for the private use of the importer or
exporter</quote> and inserting <quote>, exportation, or transshipment, for the
private use of the importer, exporter, or person transshipping copies or
phonorecords</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD6CD9147BCED4420BDE9AA711F57F8FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
603—</text>
<subparagraph id="id08039D56C0624DC7AD2C8668A28D2A68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Importation prohibitions</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Prohibitions on importation,
exportation, and transshipment</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC1F1D9EB29C49139F6C1BFB47C7BD1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exportation, and transshipment</quote>
after <quote>importation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C31EAB7771543728F784E8EE3B3780F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by inserting <linebreak></linebreak><quote>, exportation, or transshipment</quote>
after <quote>importation</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBEAF1D1FB089469CA06D69FA8F318B56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="idD6F673714B79441AB8A6CBBA63D3775A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, exported, or transshipped</quote> after
<quote>imported</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id430F6436D7EC4FB6B9D31D4C8B059C8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, exportation, or transshipped</quote> after
<quote>importation</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H500432ED3116494A8314DDB191B4F9AC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by amending the
chapter heading for chapter 6 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B7A28C4D6F64A29BA42C802FB66516B" style="USC">
<chapter id="idF62E0349D4EF4006A38BC1CEEC681DE8"><enum>6</enum><header>Manufacturing
Requirements, Importation, Exportation, and
Transshipment</header>
</chapter><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A53A5C5B2EB4CE69BD56E2B2E8502DB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in the table of
sections for chapter 6, by amending the items relating to sections 602 and 603
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38527D8BD14041AC8CF2B157E85130C4" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">602. Infringing importation,
exportation, and transshipment of copies or phonorecords.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">603. Prohibitions on
importation, exportation, and transshipment: Enforcement and disposition of
excluded
articles.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H789E4E8EDEE4453C869B56E54E540000"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in the table of
chapters, by amending the item relating to chapter 6 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id629DCF81B6C94A84B1F05F0EC88B2323" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="section"><toc-enum>6.</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="section">
Manufacturing Requirements, Importation, Exportation, and
Transshipment</level-header><target>601</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H054B101FDF864718A1BF83C8847BCBE5"><enum>142.</enum><header>Declarations
regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise</header>
<subsection id="H7EE4C15C4BA44E8A004E12977499B5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declarations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1485(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE9EB54C930646AC00A2002500B95F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Whether</quote> and inserting <quote>whether</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ACE21F0C6FC4A6BADF86DE3B2B36C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB617AAC2F0416A90CD5012926ED5E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB1D162A5B9C74BE89CBE86BA6EBC4E98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A998670D5B4B5DBF300671296D19E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FBB6494E224D6E86F37CF69C35C0C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CC79BF2CE6441EDA003E9FDD8EE25EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CAF44EE0CC34379994D73526CCD8F00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81D234EDD5CF4240B450423EB5ECD873"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0DD2E206740F4BD6A26C2C34E282A03" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H396A79EACE1D45A0B8E428755BBCC4D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>that the
merchandise being imported does not bear a counterfeit mark (as defined in
section 2320(e) of title 18, United States Code);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96A54173D1434CC5A3AEC8A4BF5AD09"><enum>(6)</enum><text>that the
merchandise is not an infringing copy or phonorecord or one whose making would
have constituted an infringement of copyright if title 17, United States Code,
had applied; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2594284F7841405FBB6D6CE81CBF471F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>that the
merchandise does not—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C6B74FE5F564B628B1DAC4E15ACBF92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>violate an
exclusion order of the United States International Trade Commission under
section 337 (d) or (e) by reason of any of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of
subsection (a)(1) of section 337; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB81E559F02DE459CAC6E088B463700ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>infringe any other
intellectual property right not covered by subparagraph (A) or by paragraph (5)
or
(6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9819C280951F4EAC9BF1B0DA8F4FE0AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue regulations requiring that the declarations required by
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
added by subsection (a) of this section, be made by all persons arriving in the
United States with respect to articles carried on their person or contained in
their baggage.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE7CA876574E849EDBADB5AC243CE3385"><enum>143.</enum><header>Seizure and
forfeiture of devices designed to circumvent intellectual property rights
protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 596(c)(2)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idD21EB016CDBD43B4BE41F0502A8B48C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking
<quote>or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7C1F39E7ABE74F4DAF5487B987991843"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id71656C3762914A568251416B3EE9298D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DAA55E7E44C4F4BBA907355EE90EC3A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id046CF40E39A1421CA0DDF0E41FF958A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>it is a
technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof the
importation of which is prohibited under section 1201(a)(2) of title 17, United
States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idBCD3D3A5453E46638050B0ACD39B1916"><enum>144.</enum><header>Authority of
Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to represent the United
States in certain forfeiture proceedings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title V of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1500 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 529 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCE897EE828C414995497C6D0EC5C198" style="OLC">
<section id="idF6B9B96B8B6C465B952694BE89290AD6"><enum>530.</enum><header>Authority of
Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to represent the United
States in certain forfeiture proceedings</header>
<subsection id="ID97EAC741F3FE44C383E332CFF7F580A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Chief Counsel of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection may commence, defend, or intervene in, and
supervise the litigation of, any civil forfeiture proceeding under section
2320(b) of title 18, United States Code, or section 526(e) of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID28ae4767e6b145f38ea1c96a29725c0e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure for
exercise of authority To litigate or appeal</header>
<paragraph id="idDF48B7E06AF041B5B165DF0D84372724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Prior to commencing, defending, or intervening in any
civil forfeiture proceeding referred to in subsection (a), the Chief Counsel
shall submit a written notification to the Attorney General with respect to the
proposed proceeding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID256a76c14a764a739f6c9b73e24e7880"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
respond</header><text>If, not later than 120 days after the date on which the
Chief Counsel submits the notification to the Attorney General under paragraph
(1), the Attorney General has failed to commence, defend, or intervene in the
proposed proceeding, the Chief Counsel may commence, defend, or intervene in,
and supervise the litigation of, the proceeding and any appeal of the
proceeding in the name of the Chief Counsel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC8F02E8B524840BFB594872922331303"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority of
Attorney General to intervene</header><text>Nothing in this subsection
precludes the Attorney General from intervening on behalf of the United States
in any civil forfeiture proceeding under section 2320(b) of title 18, United
States Code, or in any appeal of such a proceeding, as may be otherwise
provided by
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD4557AAA482E41AEAB62DC6BCB90008F"><enum>F</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<section id="id1ECABA7A01F948DCB4E6A6E0775C4DB3"><enum>151.</enum><header>Advisory
Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Enforcement</header>
<subsection id="idEE31C12D1ACA44C29C5AD37E62559613"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="id350286BB864B4F17B69FF7C251552EAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, shall establish an advisory committee which shall be known
as the Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights
Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBEF856561B0E45E68D38E7449156A20C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall consist of 20
members appointed by the Secretary. In making appointments to the Advisory
Committee, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id22B522E9F8094931928249B1FAB91F9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the membership of
the Advisory Committee is representative of the individuals and organizations
affected by the enforcement of import safety standards and intellectual
property rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E1E0AB1F32B4A48B651719A2FD47591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least one
member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of organized labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78AED80F77274C748C522DDF613E07A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least one
member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of consumer groups;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BA617217D454E55A1306BA2C861BC1A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not more than 10
members of the Advisory Committee belong to the same political party.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72B75C279FC0437FB5D312BAA75851DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id958834047ABE4D379C0FFFCD517E7A5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide advice to
the Secretary, the Commissioner, and the Assistant Secretary for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement on all matters involving the enforcement of
import safety standards and intellectual property rights by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD72958CF0D154E1A9B2C21BD243654A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives that shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id963EC424DE9D4C67918BF25FBA12F3AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
operations of the Advisory Committee during the preceding year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD201603A1E3E4D378C32B3AE6E81ED55"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth any recommendations of the
Advisory Committee with respect the enforcement of import safety standards and
intellectual property rights by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F45ADF6F82A443A895AF7E080588E86"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Presiding
officers</header><text>The Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall jointly preside over meetings of the
Advisory Committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA01712CCA2B04909A6C68BCC44DFAC9C"><enum>152.</enum><header>Staffing
enhancements at U.S. Customs and Border Protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There
are authorized to be appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection such
funds as may be necessary for additional personnel (as determined in accordance
with the Resource Allocation Model established pursuant to section 301(h) of
the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C.
2075(h)) to carry out the additional responsibilities of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection under this title regarding the importation, transshipment,
and exportation of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are the subject to
exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property
rights.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00B2215C8DC641B0AF81AB7DFD8285C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>153.</enum><header>Staffing
enhancements at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement such funds as may be necessary for
additional personnel to carry out the additional responsibilities of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement under this title regarding the enforcement
of intellectual property rights, including for developing and implementing a
training program with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property
rights for each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attaché office outside
the United States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50AF38706747492AB3CF002E467F55E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>154.</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this title.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Increased
penalties for certain unfair trade practices</header>
<section id="id47E0C58E9619492389455B857C7D1969"><enum>201.</enum><header>Increased
penalties for certain unfair trade practices</header>
<subsection id="id72A027EE91804176811A5AB3F3B05036"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expanded
exclusion orders</header><text>Section 337(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1337(d)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2DCBDF07A5D44D9B7A24B43EF268BE0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3900FF2F2BE648EE94F5D54038978AE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion of articles from entry</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FF24F2792F74E44A97E9EEBBAAB7DED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>First exclusion
order</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (6), if the Commission
determines, as a result of an investigation under this section, that a person
has violated this section, the Commission shall direct that the articles that
were the subject of the investigation and are imported by that person be
excluded from entry into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B0FB884C89E46D19A4E42797779AA78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Second
exclusion order; violation of exclusion order</header><text>Except as provided
in paragraph (6), if the Commission determines that a person with respect to
which the Commission issued an exclusion order under paragraph (1) engages in a
second violation of this section or violates that exclusion order, the measures
described in paragraph (4) shall apply for a period of 1 year after the date of
the Commission's determination under this subparagraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60B6EBEA0F8D4299A605365DFC55C0F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Third exclusion
order; subsequent violations of exclusion orders</header><text>Except as
provided in paragraph (6), if the Commission determines that a person with
respect to which the Commission issued an exclusion order under paragraph (1)
or (2) engages in a third violation of this section, a second violation of an
exclusion order issued under paragraph (1), or violates an exclusion order
issued under paragraph (2), the measures described in paragraph (4) shall apply
on and after the date of the Commission's determination under this
subparagraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59DD3FCD0F14462F94A2E2E0990114AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Measures
described</header><text>The measures described in this paragraph are the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id9EF8D9E8094948CD84345BF0F10B36FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Expanded
exclusion order</header><text>The Commission shall direct that articles
excluded pursuant to an exclusion order under this subsection, or that were the
subject of an investigation relating to a second or third violation of this
section, be excluded from entry into the United States if the articles are
imported by—</text>
<clause id="idCE3FA7FA15B348F7842B5DDCC2DA86CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person that
violated this section or an exclusion order issued under this
subsection;</text>
</clause><clause id="id14497248CAA6412C9046C2338F2930F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any officer or
member of the board of directors of a person described in clause (i); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id6E148D6F2F04464EBDC37D360AAC0203"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any person that
owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, a person described in clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7F40317F83104528A3DE1CC1A9F32279"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Visa
ban</header><text>The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien
that is any officer or member of the board of directors of the person that
violated this section or an exclusion order issued under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45E01F4DB5374F058F74F3CC7AAB8E8E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority of the Commission to order an exclusion from entry of articles under
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall be limited to articles imported by persons
specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), as the case may be, unless the
Commission determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID825FEBD205794CD8BF1C18F7835056E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a general
exclusion from entry of articles is necessary to prevent circumvention of an
exclusion order limited to articles of named persons; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBCDC98E70E944A7CABE3B18EEDF315B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a
pattern of violation of this section and it is difficult to identify the source
of infringing articles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39DC0A17EE9A4A63A0048284A2A2568F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the Commission determines that articles should not be excluded from entry into
the United States under paragraph (1), (2), or (3), after considering the
effect of the exclusion of such articles on the public health and welfare,
competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or
directly competitive articles in the United States, and United States
consumers—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC910F8BECF3B40B8A2664D378521A98F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Commission
shall not be required to direct that such articles be excluded from entry;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2801E098D6BA45B3893DF6CD8E5B5888"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in case of a
determination that articles should not be excluded from entry under paragraph
(2) or (3), the Secretary of State shall not be required to deny a visa to, and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not be required to exclude from the
United States, an alien pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may
be.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6366ACDFB02849E98122369626252296"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Notification to
other agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="idF2B0BE00DAA348C88594BCBE5D9BE9B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exclusion of
articles</header><text>The Commission shall promptly notify the Commissioner
responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection of a determination of the
Commission under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) to direct articles to be excluded
from the United States and, upon receipt of such notice, the Commissioner shall
refuse the entry of the articles.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8FB53CA10ED7431DA3117EFC0D25B695"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Visa
bans</header><text>The Commission shall promptly notify the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Homeland Security of a determination under paragraph (2)
or (3) and, upon receipt of such notice, the Secretary of State shall deny a
visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United
States, any alien excluded from entry into the United States pursuant to
paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may
be.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idB27CF1FCC52D46B885B10269347E0C36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties for
violating cease and desist orders</header><text>Section 337(f) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9A99C45B250D456E96CDE1DBC6E3271E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>, or in lieu of,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7E6F68939FF7486286847095AE6DB3EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>$100,000, twice</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000 or
three times</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2846999E4A14458E8661291F5058F1EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 337(k) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337(k)) is amended by inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection
(e) and</quote> after <quote>Except as provided in</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section>