[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4930 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4930

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected 
          violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

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

SECTION 1. SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS 
              OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

    Section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1628a) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``suspects'' and inserting ``has a reasonable 
                suspicion'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, packing materials, 
                        containers,'' after ``its packaging'' the first 
                        place it appears;
                            (ii) by striking ``and its packaging and 
                        labels'' after ``images of the merchandise'' 
                        and inserting ``, its packaging, packing 
                        materials, containers, and labels''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) may provide to the person nonpublic information about 
        the merchandise that was generated by an online marketplace or 
        other similar market platform, express consignment operator, 
        freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the 
        sale or importation of merchandise, or the facilitation 
        thereof, into the United States that has been provided to, 
        shared with, or obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
        and
            ``(4) in the case of the provision of nonpublic information 
        described in paragraph (3), shall provide to the person 
        notification of the information transmitted, in accordance with 
        such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) any other party with an interest in the merchandise, 
        as determined appropriate by the Commissioner.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2026.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4930

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected 
          violations of intellectual property rights in trade.