[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 167 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S7142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC 21 COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS ACT OF 2011

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to S. 1487, Calendar No. 216.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1487) to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to 
     establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic 
     Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported by the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike out all after the 
enacting clause and insert the following:

                                S. 1487

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Economic 
     Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011''.

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

       (a) In General.--During the 7-year period ending on 
     September 30, 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, is authorized to 
     issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 
     (referred to in this section as ``ABT Cards'') to any 
     eligible person, including business leaders and United States 
     Government officials who are actively engaged in Asia-Pacific 
     Economic Cooperation business. An individual may not receive 
     an ABT Card under this section unless the individual has been 
     approved and is in good standing in an international trusted 
     traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security.
       (b) Integration With Existing Travel Programs.--The 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may integrate application 
     procedures for, and issuance, suspension, and revocation of, 
     ABT Cards with other appropriate international trusted 
     traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.
       (c) Cooperation With Private Entities.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security may consult 
     with appropriate private sector entities.
       (d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section, 
     including regulations regarding conditions of or limitations 
     on eligibility for an ABT Card.
       (e) Fee.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may--
       (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the issuance of ABT 
     Cards; and
       (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary to comply with paragraph (2).
       (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 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 establishing the program.
       (3) Account for collections.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States an ``APEC 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 APEC Business 
     Travel Card Account--
       (A) shall be credited to the appropriate account of the 
     Department of Homeland Security for expenses incurred in 
     carrying out this section; and
       (B) shall remain available until expended.
       (f) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may 
     terminate activities under this section if the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security determines such action to be in the 
     interest of the United States.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute 
be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, passed, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action 
or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1487), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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