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,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b]a ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj to ensure t ea*     
,f$]al ag5cy p>ticipat+ 9 !             
,int]national ,trade ,data ,sy/em       
develops & ma9ta9s ! necess>y in=mation 
te*nology infra/ructure to support !    
op]ation ( ! ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,r$uc+ ,wa/e & ,increas+ ,effici5cy 9 
,trade ,act4  #b4 ,int]national ,trade  
,data ,sy/em  7a7 ,in=mation te*nology  
infra/ructure ,section #daa7;d7 ( !     
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#adaa7;d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#d7 ?r\gh 7#g7 z  
p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh 7#h71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! 
foll[+3  7#d7 ,in=mation te*nology      
infra/ructure  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all "w ) ! head ( ea* ag5cy  

p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,,itds & ! ,int]ag5cy    
,/e]+ ,committee to ensure t ea* su*    
ag5cy--  7i7 develops & ma9ta9s !       
necess>y in=mation te*nology            
infra/ructure to support ! op]ation ( ! 
,,itds & to submit all data to ! ,,itds 
electronically2  7ii7 ent]s into a      
memor&um ( und]/&+1 or takes su* o!r    
action z is necess>y1 to provide = !    
in=mation %>+ betwe5 ! ag5cy & ! ,u4,s4 
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection ,ag5cy     
necess>y = ! op]ation & ma9t5ance ( !   
,,itds2 &  7iii7 n lat] ?an ,june #cj1  
#bjad1 id5tifies & transmits to !       
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection ! admissibility crit]ia &   
data elem5ts requir$ by ! ag5cy to      
au?orize ! release ( c>go by ! ,u4,s4   
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection ,ag5cy =   
incorporation into ! op]ational         
functionality ( ! ,automat$ ,comm]cial  
,environm5t comput] sy/em4  7,b7 ,rule (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all  
be con/ru$ to require any action to be  
tak5 t w\ld compromise an ongo+ law     

en=cem5t inve/igation or national       
security4  4  7b7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,section #acjca7;f77#e7 (
 ! ,consolidat$ ,omnibus ,budget        
,reconciliation ,act ( #aihe 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7f77#e77 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7,c7 ,!re are au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury
 f am\nts available 9 ! ,acc\nt         
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
?r\gh #bjah1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$1 to c>ry out ! provisions (      
section #daa7;d77#d7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act (  
#aicj4  4  7c7 ,gov]nm5t acc\ntability  
(fice report ,n lat] ?an ,june #cj1     
#bjae1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,appropriations & ! ,committee on       
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations & ! ,committee on ,ways 
& ,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report--  7#a7 evaluat+ ! developm5t &  
ma9t5ance ( ! in=mation te*nology       
infra/ructure necess>y to support !     

op]ations ( ! ,int]national ,trade ,data
 ,sy/em2 &  7#b7 assess+ ! numb] (      
memor&a ( und]/&+ & o!r actions tak5 by 
! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection   
,ag5cy & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies to ensure ! 
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