[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3142]
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  SA 6009. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1094. 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.''.
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