[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 504 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 504

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

            Passed the Senate September 26, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 504

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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