[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4588]
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  SA 6767. Mr. MORENO (for Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2677, to expand the sharing of information with respect to 
suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade; as 
follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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 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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