,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,bera of ,california introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,tariff ,act of   
#aicj to ensure that each ,federal      
agency participating in the             
,international ,trade ,data ,system     
develops and maintains the necessary    
information technology infrastructure to
 support the operation of the ,system1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,reducing ,waste and ,increasing        
,efficiency in ,trade ,act4  #b4        
,international ,trade ,data ,system  7a7
 ,information technology infrastructure 
,section #daa7;d7 of the ,tariff ,act of
 #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa7;d77 is     
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g7 as         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h71           
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    

after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,information technology            
infrastructure  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall work with the head of  
each agency participating in the ,,itds 
and the ,interagency ,steering          
,committee to ensure that each such     
agency--  7i7 develops and maintains the
 necessary information technology       
infrastructure to support the operation 
of the ,,itds and to submit all data to 
the ,,itds electronically2  7ii7 enters 
into a memorandum of understanding1 or  
takes such other action as is necessary1
 to provide for the information sharing 
between the agency and the ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection ,agency
 necessary for the operation and        
maintenance of the ,,itds2 and  7iii7   
not later than ,june #cj1 #bjad1        
identifies and transmits to the         
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection the admissibility   
criteria and data elements required by  
the agency to authorize the release of  

cargo by the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection ,agency for incorporation  
into the operational functionality of   
the ,automated ,commercial ,environment 
computer system4  7,b7 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this paragraph 
shall be construed to require any action
 to be taken that would compromise an   
ongoing law enforcement investigation or
 national security4  4  7b7             
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #acjca7;f77#e7 of the          
,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget          
,reconciliation ,act of #aihe 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7f77#e77 is amended by   
striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting
 the following3  7,c7 ,there are        
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of the ,treasury from amounts
 available in the ,account #be1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjad through  
#bjah1 to remain available until        
expended1 to carry out the provisions of
 section #daa7;d77#d7 of the ,tariff    
,act of #aicj4  4  7c7 ,government      

accountability office report ,not later 
than ,june #cj1 #bjae1 the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the ,committee on             
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,finance of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives a report--   
7#a7 evaluating the development and     
maintenance of the information          
technology infrastructure necessary to  
support the operations of the           
,international ,trade ,data ,system2 and
  7#b7 assessing the number of memoranda
 of understanding and other actions     
taken by the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection ,agency and other ,federal 
agencies to ensure the sharing of       
electronic import and export data4