[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 504 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.504
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
An Act
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:
``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 an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Business Travel Card (referred to in this section as an `ABT Card') to
any individual described in subsection (b).
``(b) Card Issuance.--An individual described in this subsection is
an individual who--
``(1) is a citizen of the United States;
``(2) has been approved and is in good standing in an existing
international trusted traveler program of the Department; and
``(3) is--
``(A) engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region, as
determined by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection; or
``(B) 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 established under
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 not later than 60 days after the
expenditures of funds to operate and provide ABT Card services beyond
the amounts collected under subsection (e)(1).
``(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)(1), 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 section 418(e) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (as added by section 2(a) 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
section 418(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, in addition to the
purposes for which such amounts are available pursuant to such
subsection, shall 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 completion of the transfer described in
subsection (a), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel
Card Account established pursuant to the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 shall be closed.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL.
(a) Conforming Amendments.--Section 411(c) of section 411 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (19); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
``(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 remain valid on and after such date until such time as such
Card would otherwise expire.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.