CUSTOMS SERVICE

Analyses

Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act (H.R. 4489), H3571 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Gems Could Transform African Lives, E1295 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Discrimination: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Express courier facilities: establish user fee to cover inspection costs (see S. 3199), S10412 [12OC] (see H.R. 5450), H9767 [11OC]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (see S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———liquidate certain duty drawback claims (see H.R. 4459), H3049 [15MY]

———merchandise importation procedures (see H.R. 4337), H2339 [13AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 2599), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see S. Res. 285), S2527 [11AP] (see S. Res. 333), S6474 [11JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2965), S7839 [27JY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on jewelry exported to the U.S. Virgin Islands (see S. 2613), S4297 [23MY]

———allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (see S. 2571), S4014 [16MY]

———make certain products eligible for drawback and simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see H.R. 4662), H4484 [14JN]

———make certain recycled products eligible for duty drawback (see S. 2961), S7839 [27JY]

———titanium disks (see S. 2114), S929 [29FE]

Tariff Act: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H1118 [16MR]

———modify drawback claims provisions (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [20JN]

Trademarks: technical corrections to regulations on goods bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names (see S. 2359), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4816), H5736 [10JY]

Letters

Assignment of Armed Forces personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities: Brian E. Sheridan, Dept. of Defense, E793 [19MY]

Petitions and memorials

Oroville, WA, City Council: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Africa: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions, H6619, H6625, H6656-H6658 [20JY], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1295 [21JY], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions (H.R. 5147), E1450 [13SE], E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H3275-H3277 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H6604 [20JY], E766 [18MY]

Computers: system modernization funding, H6626, H6631 [20JY]

Hazardous substances: monitoring for radioactivity in imported scrap metals funding through reductions in the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General's office, H6645-H6647 [20JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3533, H3568-H3576 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

International Customs Day: observance, E15 [27JA]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), H2459-H2461 [3MY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), H8559-H8561 [2OC]

Racine, WI: office operations funding, H6653 [20JY]

San Antonio, TX, International Airport: designate as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area may land for processing, H6924 [25JY]

Texas: tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Automated Commercial System: funding, S7368 [20JY], S7593 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Discrimination: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9562-S9564 [2OC]

Foreign trade: investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S. (S. Res. 348), S8105 [6SE]

———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3803, S3807, S3817, S3826 [10MY], S3867, S3872 [11MY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), S4454, S4501-S4504 [25MY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 2599), S4204, S4207 [18MY]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 1901), S8527 [13SE]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 285), S2547 [11AP]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (S. Res. 333), S7806 [27JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2965), S7859-S7862 [27JY]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), S9867 [4OC]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (S. 2571), S4023 [16MY]

———reliquidate certain conveyor chain imports at the antidumping duty cash deposit rate at the time of entry, S11880 [15DE]

———titanium disks (S. 2114), S930 [29FE]

Reports

Use of Armed Forces Personnel To Support Civilian Law Enforcement: Dept. of Defense, E794 [19MY]

Reports filed

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1901), S7655 [26JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 106-586), H2336 [13AP]

Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5284) (H. Rept. 106-922), H8616 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1901, Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX, H2459 [3MY]

H.R. 4489, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, H3568 [23MY]

H.R. 5284, Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA, H8559 [2OC]

S. 2114, tariff on titanium disks, S930 [29FE]

S. 2571, allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes, S4024 [16MY]

S. 2599, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act, S4205-S4207 [18MY]

S. Res. 285, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S2546 [11AP]

S. Res. 333, parity among NAFTA participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad, S6478 [11JY], S7807 [27JY]

S. Res. 348, investigate and prevent the unreported importation of ginseng products into the U.S., S8116 [6SE]