[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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