,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #acbb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to establish educational seminars at ,united ,states ports of entry to improve the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel to classify and appraise articles that are imported into the ,united ,states in accordance with the customs laws of the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,customs ,training ,enhancement ,act4 #b4 ,educational seminars to improve ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel to classify and appraise imported articles 7a7 ,educational seminars 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner shall establish and carry out educational seminars at ,united ,states ports of entry to improve the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the ,united ,states in accordance with the customs laws of the ,united ,states1 including to improve the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel to identify and prevent the mislabeling and transshipment of articles4 7#b7 ,number and exception ,the ,commissioner shall establish and carry out not less than #ae educational seminars each year under paragraph 7#a74 ,the ,commissioner may establish and carry out fewer than #ae seminars each year under paragraph 7#a7 if the ,commissioner determines and notifies ,congress that it is appropriate to do so4 7b7 ,content 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner and interested parties selected under subsection 7d7 should provide instruction and related instructional materials at each educational seminar to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel and1 as appropriate1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement personnel on the following3 7,a7 ,conducting a physical inspection of an article imported into the ,united ,states1 including testing of samples of the article1 to determine if the article is mislabeled in the manifest or other accompanying documentation4 7,b7 ,reviewing the manifest and other accompanying documentation of an article imported into the ,united ,states to determine if-- 7i7 the country of origin of the article listed in the manifest or other accompanying documentation is accurate2 and 7ii7 the industry supply chain represented in the manifest or other accompanying documentation is accurate4 7,c7 ,other related matters as determined to be appropriate by the ,commissioner4 7#b7 ,approval of ,commissioner ,the instruction and related instructional materials at each educational seminar shall be subject to the approval of the ,commissioner4 7c7 ,costs and expenses ,the ,commissioner shall pay the costs to establish and carry out each educational seminar and shall pay expenses for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement personnel1 and interested parties to provide instruction in or receive training at the seminar4 7d7 ,selection process 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner shall establish a process to solicit1 evaluate1 and select interested parties for purposes of assisting in providing instruction in the educational seminars under this section4 7#b7 ,criteria ,the ,commissioner shall1 in consultation with the ,united ,states ,international ,trade ,commission1 evaluate and select interested parties under the process established under paragraph 7#a7 based on-- 7,a7 availability and usefulness2 7,b7 the volume1 value1 and incidence of mislabeling of an imported article that relates to a comparable domestic product of the interested party2 and 7,c7 other appropriate criteria established by the ,commissioner4 7#c7 ,public availability ,the ,commissioner shall publish in the ,federal ,register a detailed description of the process established under paragraph 7#a7 and the criteria established under paragraph 7#b74 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner means the ,commissioner responsible for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7#b7 ,comparable domestic product ,the term comparable domestic product means a product which is comparable in characteristics and uses with an article imported into the ,united ,states and which is covered by an educational seminar under this ,act4 7#c7 ,customs laws of the ,united ,states ,the term customs laws of the ,united ,states means any law or regulation enforced or administered by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7#d7 ,interested party ,the term interested party means-- 7,a7 a manufacturer1 producer1 or wholesaler in the ,united ,states of a comparable domestic product2 7,b7 a certified union or recognized union or group of workers which is representative of an industry engaged in the manufacture1 production1 or wholesale in the ,united ,states of a comparable domestic product2 7,c7 a trade or business association a majority of whose members manufacture1 produce1 or wholesale a comparable domestic product in the ,united ,states2 or 7,d7 an association1 a majority of whose members is composed of interested parties described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 with respect to a comparable domestic product4 7#e7 ,united ,states ,the term ,united ,states means the customs territory of the ,united ,states1 as defined in ,general ,note #b to the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel ,the term ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel means ,import ,specialists and other appropriate employees of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #c1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjac through #bjag4