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                                                 Union Calendar No. 194
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2805

                          [Report No. 115-274]

To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
                          Travel Card Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2017

Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. 
Larsen of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

                             August 8, 2017

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, 
      Mr. Heck, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Williams, and Mrs. Wagner

                             August 8, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 
                                 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
                          Travel Card Program.


 


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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Business Travel Cards Act of 2017''.

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

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 417 the following new section:

``SEC. 418. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection is authorized to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Business Travel Cards (referred to in this section as an `ABT Card') to 
an individual described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Card Issuance.--An individual described in this subsection is 
an individual--
            ``(1) who--
                    ``(A) is a citizen of the United States; and
                    ``(B) has been approved and is in good standing in 
                an existing international trusted traveler program of 
                the Department; and
            ``(2) who--
                    ``(A) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific 
                region, as determined by the Commissioner of U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection; or
                    ``(B) is a United States Government official 
                actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
                business, as determined by the Commissioner of U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection.
    ``(c) Integration With Existing Travel Programs.--The Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall integrate application 
procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT Cards 
with existing international trusted traveler programs of the 
Department.
    ``(d) Cooperation With Private Entities and Nongovernmental 
Organizations.--In carrying out this section, the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection may consult with appropriate private 
sector entities and nongovernmental organizations, including academic 
institutions.
    ``(e) Fee.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection shall--
                    ``(A) prescribe and collect a fee for the issuance 
                and renewal of ABT Cards; and
                    ``(B) adjust such fee to the extent the 
                Commissioner determines necessary to comply with 
                paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection shall ensure that the total amount of the 
        fees collected under paragraph (1) during any fiscal year is 
        sufficient to offset the direct and indirect costs associated 
        with carrying out this section during such fiscal year, 
        including the costs associated with operating and maintaining 
        the ABT Card issuance and renewal processes.
            ``(3) Account for collections.--There is established in the 
        Treasury of the United States an `Asia-Pacific Economic 
        Cooperation Business Travel Card Account' into which the fees 
        collected under paragraph (1) shall be deposited as offsetting 
        receipts.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--Amounts deposited into the Asia 
        Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account 
        described in paragraph (3) shall--
                    ``(A) be credited to the appropriate account of the 
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection for expenses 
                incurred in carrying out this section; and
                    ``(B) remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Notification.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate within 60 days of any expenses 
incurred to operate and provide ABT Card services beyond the amounts 
collected pursuant subsection (e).
    ``(g) Trusted Traveler Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
`trusted traveler program' means a voluntary program of the Department 
that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite clearance of 
pre-approved, low-risk travelers arriving in the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 417 the following new item:

``Sec. 418. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards.''.

SEC. 3. ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the repeal of the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-
54; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) pursuant to section 4(b) of this Act, amounts 
deposited into the APEC Business Travel Card Account established 
pursuant to such Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 
hereby transferred to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
Travel Card Account established pursuant to subsection (e) of section 
418 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this 
Act), and shall be available without regard to whether such amounts are 
expended in connection with expenses incurred with respect to an ABT 
Card issued at any time before or after such date of enactment.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Card Account established pursuant to 
subsection (e) of section 418 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
shall, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts are available 
pursuant to such subsection, also be available for expenditure in 
connection with expenses incurred with respect to ABT Cards issued at 
any time before the date of the enactment of such section.
    (c) Termination.--After the transfer described in subsection (a) 
has been carried out, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
Travel Card Account established pursuant to the Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 is closed.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL.

    (a) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of section 411 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (19); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(18) carry out section 418, relating to the issuance of 
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards; and''.
    (b) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
        Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-54; 8 U.S.C. 
        1185 note) is repealed.
            (2) Saving clause.--Notwithstanding the repeal under 
        paragraph (1), an ABT Card issued pursuant to the Asia-Pacific 
        Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 before 
        the date of the enactment of this Act that, as of such date, is 
        still valid, shall continue to remain valid on and after such 
        date until such time as such Card would otherwise expire.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 194

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2805

                          [Report No. 115-274]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
                          Travel Card Program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 8, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed