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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 662
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 22, 2013
Mr. Baucus (for himself
and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement
functions and activities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short
title; table of contents
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
as the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013.
(b)
Table of
contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Customs organization
Subtitle A—Functions other than investigative functions
Sec. 101. Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency; Commissioner.
Sec. 102. Officers and employees.
Sec. 103. Separate budget requests for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
Sec. 104. Revolving fund.
Sec. 105. Advances in foreign countries.
Sec. 106. Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions.
Sec. 107. Certification of reason for advance.
Sec. 108. Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement.
Sec. 109. Customs administration.
Sec. 110. Personnel.
Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Investigative functions
Sec. 121. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency.
Sec. 122. Separate budget requests for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency.
Sec. 123. Undercover investigative operations.
Sec. 124. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and
trade enforcement
Sec. 131. Joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade
enforcement.
TITLE II—Trade facilitation, trade enforcement, and
transparency
Subtitle A—Trade facilitation and transparency
Sec. 201. Improving partnership programs.
Sec. 202. Trade facilitation partnership program.
Sec. 203. Centers of Excellence and Expertise.
Sec. 204. Mutual recognition agreements.
Sec. 205. Customs Operations Advisory Committee.
Sec. 206. Automated Commercial Environment computer
system.
Sec. 207. International Trade Data System.
Sec. 208. Electronic submission of public comments.
Subtitle B—Trade enforcement
Chapter 1—Commercial targeting
Sec. 211. Commercial Targeting Division and National Targeting
and Analysis Groups.
Sec. 212. Annual illegal drug control law enforcement
strategy.
Sec. 213. Report on oversight of revenue protection and
enforcement measures by the inspector general.
Sec. 214. Report on security and revenue measures with respect
to merchandise transported in bond.
Sec. 215. Importer of record program.
Chapter 2—Import health and safety
Sec. 221. Interagency Import Safety Working Group.
Sec. 222. Joint import safety rapid response plan.
Sec. 223. Training.
Chapter 3—Import-Related protection of intellectual property
rights
SUBCHAPTER A—National Intellectual Property Rights
Coordination Center
Sec. 231. National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination
Center.
SUBCHAPTER B—Amendments to the Tariff Act of
1930
Sec. 241. Provision to rights owners of information about and
samples of merchandise suspected of infringing trademarks or
copyrights.
Sec. 242. Enforcement by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency of works for which a copyright registration is pending.
Sec. 243. Seizure of circumvention devices.
SUBCHAPTER C—Other matters
Sec. 251. Definition of intellectual property
rights.
Sec. 252. Joint strategic plan for the enforcement of
intellectual property rights.
Sec. 253. Personnel dedicated to the enforcement of
intellectual property rights.
Sec. 254. Training with respect to the enforcement of
intellectual property rights.
Sec. 255. Information for travelers regarding violations of
intellectual property rights.
Sec. 256. International cooperation and information
sharing.
Sec. 257. Sense of Congress regarding recordation
process.
Sec. 258. Report on intellectual property rights
enforcement.
Chapter 4—Coordination of trade enforcement
priorities
Sec. 261. Establishment of priority trade enforcement
coordination centers.
TITLE III—Evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty
orders
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Procedures for investigating claims of evasion of
antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Sec. 303. Annual report on prevention and investigation of
evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
TITLE IV—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 401. Consultation on trade and customs revenue
functions.
Sec. 402. Drawback simplification.
Sec. 403. Penalties for customs brokers.
Sec. 404. Amendments to chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States.
Sec. 405. Charter flights.
Sec. 406. Pilot program to designate additional 24-hour
commercial ports of entry.
Sec. 407. Elimination of consumptive demand exception to
prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or
indentured labor; report.
Sec. 408. Honey transshipment.
Sec. 409. Contraband archaeological or ethnological
materials.
Sec. 410. De minimis value and entry under
regulations.
Sec. 411. Repeal of authority of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to enter into certain reimbursable fee
agreements.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Commercial operations
The
term commercial operations, with respect to the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, means the operations described in section 1(c)(2) of
the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071), as
amended by section 101 of this Act.
(2)
Commissioner
The term
Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (as established under section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071), as amended by section 101 of this
Act).
(3)
Customs Operations Advisory
Committee
The term
Customs Operations Advisory Committee means the Advisory Committee
established under section 205 of this Act or any successor committee.
(4)
Customs and trade laws of the United
States
The term customs
and trade laws of the United States includes the following:
(A) The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et
seq.).
(B) Section 249 of the Revised Statutes (19
U.S.C. 3).
(C) Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1923 (42
Stat. 1453, chapter 251; 19 U.S.C. 6).
(D) The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.).
(E) Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c).
(F) Section 251 of the Revised Statutes (19
U.S.C. 66).
(G) Section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1930 (46
Stat. 817, chapter 617; 19 U.S.C. 68).
(H) The Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a
et seq.).
(I) Section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1911 (36
Stat. 965, chapter 191; 19 U.S.C. 198).
(J) The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2102 et
seq.).
(K) The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.).
(L) The North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
(M) The Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
(N) The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
(19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
(O) The Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C.
3201 et seq.).
(P) The African Growth and Opportunity Act (19
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
(Q) The Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (Public
Law 99–570; 100 Stat. 3207–79).
(R) The Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101–382; 104 Stat. 629).
(S) The Customs Procedural Reform and
Simplification Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–410; 92 Stat. 888).
(T) The Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210;
116 Stat. 933).
(U) The Convention on Cultural Property
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
(V) The Act of March
28, 1928 (45 Stat. 374, chapter 266; 19 U.S.C. 2077 et seq.)
(W) The Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1263,
chapter 566).
(X) Any other
provision of law implementing a trade agreement.
(Y) Any other provision of law vesting customs
revenue functions in the Secretary of the Treasury.
(Z) Any other provision of law relating to
trade facilitation or trade enforcement that is administered by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency on behalf of any Federal agency that is
required to participate in the International Trade Data System.
(AA) Any other provision of customs or trade law
administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
(5)
Customs revenue function
The term customs revenue
function has the meaning given that term in section 415 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 215).
(6)
Private sector entity
The term private sector entity
means—
(A) an importer;
(B) an exporter;
(C) a forwarder;
(D) an air, sea, or land carrier or
shipper;
(E) a contract logistics provider;
(F) a customs broker; or
(G) any other person (other than an employee of
a government) involved in the importation or exportation of merchandise into or
out of the United States.
(7)
Trade
enforcement
The term trade enforcement means the
enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States.
(8)
Trade
facilitation
The term trade facilitation refers to
policies and activities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency with
respect to facilitating the movement of merchandise into and out of the United
States in a manner that complies with the customs and trade laws of the United
States.
(9)
Trade Support Network
The term Trade Support Network
means the network of private sector entities that provide input on the
development of modernization projects of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.
I
Customs organization
A
Functions other than investigative
functions
101.
Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency; Commissioner
(a)
In general
The first section of the Act of March 3,
1927 (44 Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071), is amended to read as
follows:
1.
Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency; Commissioner
(a)
Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency
There is
established in the Department of Homeland Security the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
(b)
Establishment of Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
The head of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency shall be a Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(in this Act referred to as the Commissioner), who shall—
(1) be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate;
(2) carry out the duties described in
subsection (c); and
(3) report directly to the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(c)
Duties
(1)
In general
The duties of the Commissioner shall
include—
(A) coordinating and
integrating the security, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency;
(B) directing the administration of the
commercial operations as described in paragraph (2) and the noncommercial
operations of the Agency;
(C) otherwise safeguarding the homeland
security interests of the United States;
(D) ensuring that the
overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts,
activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland (as defined in section
2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)); and
(E) carrying out the duties and powers
prescribed by law and such other duties as the Secretary of Homeland Security
or the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, may assign.
(2)
Commercial operations
The commercial operations of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency shall include—
(A) administering any customs revenue function
(as defined in section 415 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
215));
(B) coordinating efforts of the Department of
Homeland Security with respect to trade facilitation and, as appropriate, trade
enforcement;
(C) coordinating with the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to—
(i) investigations relating to trade
enforcement; and
(ii) the development and implementation of the
joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade enforcement required under
section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990;
(D) coordinating, on behalf of the Department
of Homeland Security, efforts among Federal agencies with respect to trade
facilitation and, as appropriate, trade enforcement, including representing the
Department of Homeland Security in interagency fora addressing such
efforts;
(E) coordinating the efforts of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency with the efforts of customs authorities of
foreign countries to facilitate international trade and enforce customs and
trade laws;
(F) collecting, assessing, and disseminating
information as appropriate and in accordance with law, regarding cargo destined
for the United States, to enhance trade facilitation and, as appropriate, trade
enforcement; and
(G) otherwise advising the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the development of policies associated with
trade facilitation and, as appropriate, trade enforcement.
(d)
Consultations
(1)
Resource
needs
In carrying out the duties described in subsection (c), the
Commissioner shall consult with the Committee on Finance and Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on a regular and
timely basis regarding the resource needs of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to safeguard the economic security interests of the United
States at land borders and ports of entry.
(2)
International
negotiations
The Commissioner shall consult with the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives on a regular and timely basis regarding the status and
substance of international negotiations relating to the customs and trade laws
of the United States, or of foreign countries, in which personnel of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency are participating.
(3)
Private sector
input
In carrying out the duties described in subsection (c), the
Commissioner shall solicit and consider on a regular basis input from private
sector entities, including the Customs Operations Advisory Committee, the Trade
Support Network, and other entities affected by the efforts of the Federal
Government relating to trade facilitation and trade enforcement, with respect
to—
(A) the
implementation of new or amended customs and trade laws; and
(B) the development,
implementation, or revision of policies or regulations administered by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(e)
Compensation
The Commissioner shall be compensated at
the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule as provided in section
5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(f)
Absence or disability of
Commissioner
The Deputy
Commissioner for Trade, appointed pursuant to section 2, shall act as
Commissioner during the absence or disability of the Commissioner or in the
event that the position of Commissioner is vacant.
(g)
Definitions
In this Act, the terms Customs
Operations Advisory Committee, customs and trade laws of the
United States, private sector entity, trade
enforcement, trade facilitation, and Trade Support
Network have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of
2013.
.
(b)
Administrative continuity
The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.), is amended by striking section 3 (19
U.S.C. 2073) and all that follows and inserting the following:
3.
Transfer of functions, assets, liabilities,
and duties
(a)
In general
Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 211) is repealed, and the functions and associated personnel,
assets, and liabilities, identified under such section 411 on the day before
the date of the enactment of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
are transferred to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(b)
Continuation in office
The individual serving as Commissioner of
Customs in the Department of Homeland Security on the day before the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 may serve as the
Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency established under
section 1 until the earlier of—
(1) the date on which that individual is no
longer eligible to serve as Commissioner of Customs; or
(2) the date on which an individual nominated
by the President to be the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
is confirmed by the
Senate.
.
(c)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Title 5
Section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking Commissioner of Customs, Department of
Homeland Security. and inserting Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security..
(2)
Table of contents
The table of contents for the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking the item relating to section 411
and inserting the following:
Sec. 411.
[Reserved].
.
102.
Officers and employees
(a)
In general
Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44
Stat. 1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2072), is amended to read as follows:
2.
Deputy commissioners; trade advocate; other
officers
(a)
Establishment of deputy
commissioners
(1)
In
general
There shall be in the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency established under section 1 not more
than 3 and not fewer than 2 deputy commissioners, each of whom shall report
directly to the Commissioner.
(2)
Senior
Executive Service position
The position of a deputy commissioner
established under paragraph (1) shall be a Senior Executive Service position
(as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code).
(b)
Deputy
Commissioner for Trade
(1)
In
general
One of the deputy commissioners established under
subsection (a)(1) shall be the Deputy Commissioner for Trade.
(2)
Duties
The duties of the Deputy Commissioner for
Trade shall include—
(A) overseeing the commercial operations of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (as described in section
1(c)(2));
(B) overseeing the Office of Trade established
under section 4 and the Office of International Affairs established under
section 5;
(C) overseeing the
development and implementation of all policies and regulations administered by
the Agency pursuant to the customs and trade laws of the United States;
(D) coordinating the establishment of standards
and policies for developing, delivering, and evaluating training programs for
personnel of the Agency with responsibility for trade facilitation and trade
enforcement;
(E) overseeing the development and
implementation of information technology, research, and communication
functions, including automation and modernization strategies, that support the
commercial operations of the Agency, including the implementation of the
Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under section
13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)); and
(F) overseeing the administration of the
financial management activities of the Agency, including accounting, budgeting,
procurement, logistics, financial systems, policy, planning, and audit
oversight.
(3)
Qualifications
An
individual appointed to be the Deputy Commissioner for Trade shall have a
minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the operation of the customs
and trade laws of the United States, not less than 3 of which shall involve
either working with or for the private sector on matters relating to trade
facilitation or trade enforcement.
(4)
Absence or disability of Deputy
Commissioner for Trade
The
Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Trade, established under section 4,
shall act as the Deputy Commissioner for Trade during the absence or disability
of the Deputy Commissioner for Trade or in the event that the position of
Deputy Commissioner for Trade is vacant.
(c)
Trade
advocate
(1)
Establishment
(A)
In
general
There shall be in the office of the Commissioner a Trade
Advocate, who shall be appointed by and report directly to the
Commissioner.
(B)
Senior
Executive Service position
The position of Trade Advocate shall be a
Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5,
United States Code).
(2)
Duties
The
duties of the Trade Advocate shall include—
(A) developing and
maintaining strategic communications with private sector entities and the
public to enhance trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(B) serving as the
primary liaison between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and
private sector entities and the public with respect to the Agency’s trade
facilitation and trade enforcement functions;
(C) consulting with
private sector entities, including the Customs Operations Advisory Committee
and the Trade Support Network, for their input with respect to—
(i) the development,
implementation, and impact of policies and regulations administered by the
Agency;
(ii) the development
of the joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade enforcement
required under section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990;
(iii) the assessment
of the effectiveness of the trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities
of the Agency;
(iv) trade
modernization activities, including the development and implementation of the
Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under section
13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)) and support for the establishment of the International
Trade Data System under the oversight of the Department of the Treasury
pursuant to section 411(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1411(d));
(v) the
identification of private sector resources and capabilities that will
supplement the trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities of the
Agency;
(D) advising the
Commissioner with respect to the consultations described in subparagraph
(C);
(E) promoting
existing public-private partnerships and developing new public-private
partnerships to enhance the trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities
of the Agency; and
(F) otherwise
consulting with private sector entities and the public as directed by the
Commissioner or by law.
(3)
Qualifications
An
individual appointed to be the Trade Advocate shall have a minimum of 10 years
of professional experience working with the customs and trade laws of the
United States, not less than 3 of which shall have been spent working in the
private sector.
(4)
Elimination of
Office of Trade Relations
(A)
Transfer
Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall transfer the assets, functions, personnel, and liabilities of the Office
of Trade Relations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to the
Trade Advocate established under paragraph (1).
(B)
Elimination
Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Office of Trade Relations shall
be abolished.
(C)
Limitation on
funds
No funds appropriated to the Agency or the Department of
Homeland Security may be used to transfer the assets, functions, personnel, and
liabilities of the Office of Trade Relations to an office or official other
than the Trade Advocate established under paragraph (1).
(d)
Other
officers
The Commissioner may
appoint such other officers as are necessary to manage the individual offices
within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. Any appointment of
personnel under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of the civil
service laws, and the salaries shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States
Code.
.
(b)
Trade offices and functions
The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
4.
Office of Trade
(a)
Establishment of Office of
Trade
There shall be in the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency an Office of Trade, which shall be
headed by an Assistant Commissioner for Trade.
(b)
Transfer of assets, function, and
personnel; elimination of offices
(1)
Office of International Trade
(A)
Transfer
Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall transfer the assets, functions, personnel, and
liabilities of the Office of International Trade to the Office of Trade
established under subsection (a).
(B)
Elimination
Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Office of
International Trade shall be abolished.
(C)
Limitation on funds
No funds appropriated to the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency or the Department of Homeland Security may be used
to transfer the assets, functions, personnel, and liabilities of the Office of
International Trade to an office other than the Office of Trade established
under subsection (a).
(D)
Office of
International Trade defined
In this paragraph, the term
Office of International Trade means the Office of International
Trade established under subsection (d) of section 2 of this Act, as added by
section 402 of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006
(Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1924), and as in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013.
(2)
Other transfers
(A)
In general
The Commissioner is authorized to transfer
any other assets, functions, or personnel within the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to the Office of Trade established under subsection
(a).
(B)
Congressional notification
Not less than 90 days prior to the transfer
of assets, functions, or personnel under subparagraph (A), the Commissioner
shall notify the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives of the specific assets, functions, or
personnel to be transferred, and the reason for the transfer.
(c)
Assistant Commissioner for Trade
(1)
Appointment
(A)
In
general
The Commissioner
shall appoint an Assistant Commissioner for Trade who shall—
(i) be the head of the Office of Trade;
and
(ii) report to the Deputy Commissioner for Trade
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(B)
Senior
Executive Service position
The position of Assistant Commissioner for
Trade shall be a Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code).
(2)
Qualifications
An individual appointed to be the Assistant
Commissioner for Trade shall have a minimum of 10 years of professional
experience in the operation of the customs and trade laws of the United States,
not less than 3 of which shall involve either working with or for the private
sector on matters relating to trade facilitation or trade enforcement.
(3)
Duties
The duties of the Assistant Commissioner
for Trade shall include—
(A) directing the development and
implementation, pursuant to the customs and trade laws of the United States, of
policies and regulations administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency;
(B) advising the Deputy Commissioner for Trade
with respect to the impact on trade facilitation and trade enforcement of any
policy or regulation otherwise proposed or administered by the Agency;
(C) cooperating with the Assistant Commissioner
for Field Operations with respect to the trade facilitation and trade
enforcement activities of the Agency carried out at the land borders and ports
of entry of the United States;
(D) directing the development and
implementation of matters relating to the priority trade issues identified by
the Commissioner in the joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade
enforcement required under section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990;
(E) otherwise advising the Commissioner with
respect to the development and implementation of the joint strategic
plan;
(F) directing the trade enforcement activities
of the Agency, including the activities of the National Targeting and Analysis
Groups established under section 211 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization
Act of 2013;
(G) overseeing the trade modernization
activities of the Agency, including the development and implementation of the
Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under section
13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985
(19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)) and support for the establishment of the International
Trade Data System under the oversight of the Department of the Treasury
pursuant to section 411(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1411(d));
(H) directing the administration of customs
revenue functions as otherwise provided by law or delegated by the
Commissioner; and
(I) preparing an annual report to be submitted
to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives not later than March 1 of each calendar year
that includes—
(i) a summary of the changes to customs
policies and regulations adopted by the Agency during the preceding calendar
year; and
(ii) a description of the public vetting and
interagency consultation that occurred with respect to each such change.
(4)
Continuation in
office
The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner of
the Office of International Trade on the day before the date of the enactment
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 may serve as the
Assistant Commissioner for Trade on or after such date of enactment, at the
discretion of the Commissioner.
5.
Office of
International Affairs
(a)
Establishment
of Office of International Affairs
There shall be in the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency an Office of International Affairs, which shall be
headed by an Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs.
(b)
Assistant
Commissioner for International Affairs
(1)
Appointment
(A)
In
general
The Commissioner shall appoint an Assistant Commissioner
for International Affairs who shall—
(i) be the head of
the Office of International Affairs; and
(ii) report to the
Deputy Commissioner for Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.
(B)
Senior
Executive Service position
The position of Assistant Commissioner for
International Affairs shall be a Senior Executive Service position (as defined
in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code).
(2)
Qualifications
An
individual appointed to be the Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs
shall have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the operation of
the customs and trade laws of the United States, not less than 3 of which shall
involve either working with or for the private sector on matters relating to
trade facilitation or trade enforcement.
(3)
Duties
The
duties of the Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs shall
include—
(A) coordinating the
initiatives, programs, and activities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency in foreign countries, including employees of the Agency in foreign
countries;
(B) advising the
Commissioner with respect to matters arising in the World Customs Organization
and, if appropriate, the World Trade Organization and other international
organizations;
(C) ensuring that the
policies and regulations of the Agency are consistent with the obligations of
the United States pursuant to international agreements;
(D) coordinating with
other Federal agencies on international efforts to enhance trade facilitation
and trade enforcement by the Agency;
(E) coordinating with
the customs authorities of foreign countries with respect to trade facilitation
and, as appropriate, trade enforcement; and
(F) providing
training and capacity building to customs authorities of foreign
countries.
(4)
Continuation in
office
The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner of
the Office of International Affairs on the day before the date of the enactment
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 may serve as the
Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs on or after such date of
enactment, at the discretion of the Commissioner.
6.
Coordination between the Assistant
Commissioner for Trade and the Assistant Commissioner for Field
Operations
To advance the
security, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement missions of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency, the Commissioner shall ensure that the
Assistant Commissioner for Trade and the Assistant Commissioner for Field
Operations of the Agency work together on—
(1) trade
facilitation and trade enforcement activities at United States ports of
entry;
(2) operational
training of personnel within the Office of Field Operations at United States
ports of entry to administer trade facilitation and trade enforcement
activities;
(3) evaluating the
operational effectiveness of the trade facilitation and trade enforcement
activities at United States ports of entry by personnel of the Office of Field
Operations;
(4) cooperating with
the Trade Advocate established under section 2(c) to ensure that any
information received from private sector entities regarding the trade
facilitation and trade enforcement activities of the Agency is
considered;
(5) ensuring the
uniform administration and implementation among United States ports of entry of
new or revised customs and trade laws, policies, or regulations related to the
trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities of the Agency;
(6) implementing the
operational provisions of the joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and
trade enforcement required under section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990 related to the trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities of the
Agency at United States ports of entry;
(7) in cooperation
with the Office of International Affairs established under section 5, ensuring
that trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities comply with
obligations of the United States pursuant to international agreements;
(8) ensuring the
prompt collection of available data regarding cargo that violates the customs
and trade laws of the United States, and the prompt issuance of Trade Alerts
pursuant to section 211 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013;
and
(9) otherwise
overseeing the trade facilitation and trade enforcement activities of personnel
within the Office of Field Operations at United States ports of entry.
7.
Establishment of
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division in Office of Field
Operations; Division personnel
(a)
Establishment
There
is established in the Office of Field Operations of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency a Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division.
(b)
Division
personnel
(1)
Headquarters personnel
The Commissioner shall assign sufficient
personnel to operate the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division in
the Office of Field Operations established under subsection (a).
(2)
Commercial enforcement officers
(A)
In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Commissioner
shall designate and dedicate within the Office of Field Operations not fewer
than 40 commercial enforcement officers.
(B)
Assignment
The Commissioner shall assign the
commercial enforcement officers authorized under this subsection among the 40
United States ports of entry that experienced the highest volume of trade
during fiscal year 2013.
(C)
Duties
The duties of a commercial enforcement
officer shall be—
(i) to supervise all trade enforcement
activities of personnel of the Office of Field Operations at the port of entry
to which the commercial enforcement officer has been assigned;
(ii) to coordinate with the Office of Trade all
trade enforcement activities at that port of entry;
(iii) to direct the training of personnel at that
port of entry to effectuate the trade enforcement activities of the Office of
Field Operations; and
(iv) to otherwise conduct trade enforcement
activities at that port of entry.
8.
Customs
Facilitation and Enforcement Interagency Committee
(a)
Establishment
The
Commissioner shall establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Interagency
Committee (in this section referred to as the Committee) to
improve coordination and collaboration among Federal agencies with respect to
trade facilitation and trade enforcement.
(b)
Functions
The
functions of the Committee shall include—
(1) advising the
Commissioner with respect to policies or regulations of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency that may significantly affect—
(A) the trade
facilitation and trade enforcement missions of the Agency; or
(B) the international
trade policy, trade commitments, or trade competitiveness of the United
States;
(2) consulting with
the Commissioner with respect to the development and implementation of policies
of agencies that are represented on the Committee that significantly affect the
trade facilitation and trade enforcement missions of the Agency;
(3) reviewing
recommendations of and addressing concerns identified by the Customs
Facilitation and Enforcement Review Group established under subsection (d);
and
(4) such other
functions as are agreed on by the Commissioner and the members of the
Committee.
(c)
Membership
The
members of the Committee shall be the following:
(1) The
Commissioner.
(2) The Deputy
Commissioner for Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(3) The Assistant
Secretary for Tax Policy of the Department of the Treasury.
(4) The Administrator
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
(5) The Director of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives of the Department of
Justice.
(6) The Chairman of
the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(7) The Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(8) The Commissioner
of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(9) The Administrator
of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
(10) The Director of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland
Security.
(11) The
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the
Department of Transportation.
(12) The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the Department of Commerce.
(13) The Under
Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce.
(14) A Deputy United
States Trade Representative.
(15) Senior officials
of such other Federal agencies as the Commissioner determines
appropriate.
(d)
Customs
Facilitation and Enforcement Review Group
(1)
Establishment
The
Committee shall establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Review Group
(in this subsection referred to as the Review Group) as a
subordinate body of the Committee.
(2)
Membership
The
members of the Review Group shall be—
(A) the Deputy
Commissioner for Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or
another senior official of the Agency designated by the Commissioner, who shall
serve as chairperson of the Review Group; and
(B) a senior official
of each agency represented on the Committee.
(3)
Meetings
The
Deputy Commissioner for Trade shall convene the Review Group as needed to carry
out the functions of the Review Group under paragraph (4) and any other duties
assigned to the Review Group by the Committee.
(4)
Functions
The
functions of the Review Group shall include—
(A) reviewing, and
advising the Committee with respect to, proposed policies, procedures,
regulations, and activities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
that may significantly affect—
(i) the trade
facilitation and trade enforcement missions of the Agency; or
(ii) the
international trade policy, trade commitments, or trade competitiveness of the
United States;
(B) advising the
Committee with respect to the development and implementation of policies,
procedures, regulations, and activities of agencies represented on the
Committee that significantly affect the trade facilitation and trade
enforcement missions of the Agency; and
(C) such other
functions as the Committee may
direct.
.
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Deputy Commissioners of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security (3)..
(d)
Conforming
repeal
Section 650 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1650) is
repealed.
103.
Separate budget requests for U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency
(a)
In general
The President shall include in each budget
transmitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, two
separate budget requests for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency—
(1) one for the commercial operations of the
Agency; and
(2) one for the noncommercial operations of the
Agency.
(b)
Repeal
(1)
In general
Section 414 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 214) is repealed.
(2)
Conforming amendment
The table of contents for the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking the item relating to section 414
and inserting the following:
Sec. 414.
[Reserved].
.
104.
Revolving
fund
The matter under the
heading revolving fund, bureau of customs in the
Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1950 (63 Stat. 360,
chapter 286; 19 U.S.C. 2074), is amended by striking United States
Customs Service and inserting U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.
105.
Advances in foreign countries
The matter under the heading
Bureau of
Customs in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act
1940 (53 Stat. 660, chapter 115; 19 U.S.C. 2076) is amended in the last proviso
by striking Bureau of Customs and inserting U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency.
106.
Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions
Section 2 of the
Act of March 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 374, chapter 266; 19 U.S.C. 2077), is amended
to read as follows:
2.
Advances for enforcement of customs
provisions
The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Secretary of the Treasury, are each authorized to direct the advance of
funds by the Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury in connection
with the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as
defined in section 2 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013).
.
107.
Certification of reason for
advance
Section 3 of the Act
of March 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 374, chapter 266; 19 U.S.C. 2078), is amended by
striking Commissioner of Customs and inserting
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the Director of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
108.
Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement
Section 4 of the
Act of March 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 374, chapter 266; 19 U.S.C. 2079), is amended
to read as follows:
4.
Payments in foreign countries; claims for
reimbursement
The provisions
of this Act shall not affect payments made for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency in
foreign countries, or the right of any officer or employee of either such
Agency to claim reimbursement for personal funds expended in connection with
the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined
in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013).
.
109.
Customs administration
Section 113 of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990 (19 U.S.C. 2082) is amended to read as follows:
113.
Customs Administration
(a)
In general
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement each
shall—
(1) develop and implement accounting systems
that accurately determine and report the allocation of the personnel and other
resources of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency among the various operational
functions of each Agency, such as merchandise processing, passenger processing,
drug enforcement, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement; and
(2) develop and implement periodic labor
distribution surveys of major workforce activities within the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency to determine the cost of the various operational functions of each
Agency and the extent to which the costs of one Agency are covered by the other
Agency.
(b)
Survey
reports
Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization
Act of 2013, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall
each submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the first
surveys implemented under subsection
(a)(2).
.
110.
Personnel
(a)
In general
Subsection (a) of section 401 of the
Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 115) is
amended to read as follows:
(a)
Director of Trade Policy
(1)
In general
There shall be in the Office of Policy of
the Department of Homeland Security a Director of Trade Policy, who
shall—
(A) coordinate with the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement to ensure that the economic security interests of the United States
associated with international trade, including trade facilitation and trade
enforcement (as defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization
Act of 2013), are considered in the development and
implementation of policies within the Department of Homeland Security;
(B) engage with law enforcement and customs
authorities of foreign countries and private sector entities to build on
existing efforts to develop, strengthen, and implement international standards
for securing key systems of the global economy and more effectively
facilitating trade; and
(C) submit to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, not
later than December 15 of each year, a report describing how the Department of
Homeland Security accounted for the economic security interests of the United
States associated with international trade, including trade facilitation and
trade enforcement, in developing and implementing policies during the preceding
fiscal year.
(2)
Qualifications
The Director of Trade Policy shall have
significant experience in the development, operation, or administration of the
customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in section 2 of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of
2013).
.
(b)
New personnel
Subsection (c) of section 412 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(c)) is amended to read as
follows:
(c)
New personnel
Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall designate and dedicate not fewer than 5 and not more than 20
full-time equivalent personnel to work exclusively with the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy in the performance
and oversight of customs revenue
functions.
.
111.
Authorization of appropriations
(a)
In general
Section 301 of the Customs Procedural
Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (i); and
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (g) and
inserting the following:
(a)
In general
(1)
Fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year
thereafter
For fiscal year
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Homeland Security for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency only such sums as may hereafter be authorized by law.
(2)
Requirement for authorization
The authorization of appropriations for the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal
year thereafter shall specify—
(A) the amount authorized for the fiscal year
for the salaries and expenses of the Agency in conducting commercial operations
(as described in section 1(c)(2) of the Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1381,
chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071)); and
(B) the amount authorized for the fiscal year
for the salaries and expenses of the Agency for noncommercial
operations.
(b)
Authorization of
appropriations
There are
authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency that are incurred in commercial operations such
sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(c)
Customs user fee account
The monies authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to subsection (b) for any fiscal year, except for such sums as may be
necessary for the salaries and expenses of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency that are incurred in connection with the processing of
merchandise that is exempt from the fees imposed pursuant to paragraphs (9) and
(10) of section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)), shall be appropriated from the Customs User Fee
Account.
(d)
Mandatory 10-Day deferment
No part of the funds appropriated pursuant
to subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be used to provide less time for the
collection of estimated duties than the 10-day deferment procedure in effect on
January 1, 1981.
(e)
Overtime pay limitations;
waiver
No part of the funds
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year may be used for
administrative expenses to pay any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency overtime pay in an amount exceeding $35,000 unless the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, determines on
an individual basis that payment of overtime pay to such employee in an amount
exceeding $35,000 is necessary for national security purposes, to prevent
excessive costs, or to meet emergency requirements of the Agency.
(f)
Pay comparability
authorization
For fiscal year
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Homeland Security for salaries of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency such additional sums as may be provided by law to
reflect pay rate changes made in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code.
(g)
Use of savings resulting from
administrative consolidations
If savings in salaries and expenses result
from the consolidation of administrative functions within the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall apply the savings, to the extent the savings are not needed to
meet emergency requirements of the Agency, to strengthening the commercial
operations of the Agency.
(h)
Allocation of resources; report to
congressional committees
The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall notify the Committee
on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives at least 180 days prior to taking any action that would—
(1) result in any significant reduction in
force of employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency other than
by means of attrition;
(2) result in any significant reduction in
hours of operation or services rendered at any office of the Agency or any
United States port of entry;
(3) eliminate or relocate any office of the
Agency;
(4) eliminate any United States port of entry;
or
(5) significantly reduce the number of
employees assigned to any office or any function of the
Agency.
.
(b)
Resource optimization model
Subsection (i) of section 301 of the
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978, as redesignated by
subsection (a), is amended by striking Resource Allocation Model
each place it appears in the text and in the heading and inserting
Resource Optimization Model.
(c)
Conforming amendments
(1)
In general
Subsection (c) of section 5 of the Act of
February 13, 1911 (36 Stat. 901, chapter 46; 19 U.S.C. 267), is amended to read
as follows:
(c)
Limitations
(1)
Fiscal year cap
The aggregate of overtime pay under
subsection (a) (including commuting compensation under subsection (a)(2)(B))
and premium pay under subsection (b) that an employee of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency may be paid in any fiscal year may not exceed $35,000
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary,
determines on an individual basis that payment of overtime pay to such employee
in an amount exceeding $35,000 is necessary for national security purposes, to
prevent excessive costs, or to meet emergency requirements of the
Agency.
(2)
Exclusivity of pay under this
section
An employee of the
Agency who receives overtime pay under subsection (a), or premium pay under
subsection (b) for time worked, may not receive pay or other compensation for
that work under any other provision of
law.
.
(2)
Basic pay
Section 8331(3)(G) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking a customs
officer and all that follows through 1911) and inserting
an employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency;
(B) by striking subsection (a) of such
section 5 and inserting subsection (c) of section 5 of the Act
of February 13, 1911 (36 Stat. 901, chapter 46; 19 U.S.C. 267);
and
(C) by striking customs officers
and inserting such employees.
B
Investigative functions
121.
Establishment of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency
(a)
In general
Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 252) is amended to read as follows:
442.
Establishment of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency; Director
(a)
Establishment of agency
There shall be in the Department of
Homeland Security an agency to be known as the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency.
(b)
Establishment of Director
(1)
In general
The head of the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency shall be a Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (in this section referred to as the Director), who
shall—
(A) be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate;
(B) carry out the duties and powers described
in subsection (c), prescribed by law, and prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security;
(C) report directly to the Secretary of
Homeland Security; and
(D) have a minimum of 5 years professional
experience in law enforcement, and a minimum of 5 years of management
experience.
(2)
Committee referral
As an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate, any nomination for Director shall be referred to the Committee on
Finance. If the Committee on Finance has not reported such nomination at the
close of the 30th day after its referral to such Committee, the Committee shall
be automatically discharged from further consideration of such nomination and
such nomination shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
(3)
Compensation
The
Director shall be compensated at the rate of pay for level III of the Executive
Schedule as provided in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(c)
Duties of Director
The duties of the Director shall
include—
(1) establishing and overseeing the
administration of policies with respect to functions—
(A) performed under the detention and removal
program, the intelligence program, and the investigations program that were
transferred to the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security by
section 441 and delegated to the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of 2013; and
(B) otherwise vested in the Assistant Secretary
on the day before such date of enactment;
(2) advising the Secretary with respect to any
policy or operation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency that
may affect the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services established under
subtitle E, including potentially conflicting policies and operations;
(3) conducting and coordinating investigations
of violations of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in
section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013) and, when appropriate,
referring alleged violations of such laws for criminal prosecution;
(4) coordinating efforts with law enforcement
and customs authorities of foreign countries to investigate violations of
customs and trade laws; and
(5) coordinating with the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection with respect to investigations of violations of
the customs and trade laws of the United States and ensuring the development
and implementation of the joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade
enforcement required under section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990.
(d)
Deputy director
The Director is authorized to appoint, in
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency established under
subsection (a), one Deputy Director who shall assist the Director in the
management of the Agency and who shall act for the Director during the absence
or disability of the Director or in the event that the position of Director is
vacant.
(e)
Additional officers
The Director may appoint such officers as
are necessary to manage the individual offices within the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency.
(f)
Program To Collect information relating to
foreign students
The Director
shall be responsible for administering the program to collect information
relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program
participants described in section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System established pursuant to that section, and
shall use such information to carry out the enforcement functions of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
(g)
Chief of policy and strategy
(1)
In general
There shall be a position of Chief of
Policy and Strategy for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency.
(2)
Functions
In consultation with personnel in local
offices of the Agency, the Chief of Policy and Strategy shall be responsible
for—
(A) making policy recommendations and
performing policy research and analysis on immigration enforcement issues;
and
(B) coordinating immigration policy issues with
the Chief of Policy and Strategy for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services established under section 451(c), as appropriate.
(h)
Legal advisor
There shall be a principal legal advisor to
the Director. The legal advisor shall provide specialized legal advice to the
Director and shall represent the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency in all exclusion, deportation, and removal proceedings before the
Executive Office for Immigration
Review.
.
(b)
Compensation
(1)
In general
Section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security..
(2)
Continuation in office
The individual serving as Assistant
Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of
Homeland Security on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may
serve as Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement until the earlier
of—
(A) the date on which that individual is no
longer eligible to serve as Assistant Secretary; or
(B) the date on which an individual nominated
by the President to be the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
is confirmed by the Senate.
(3)
Reference
On and after the date of the enactment of
this Act, any reference to the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement or the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Border Security
of the Department of Homeland Security, shall be deemed to be a reference to
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(c)
Conforming amendments
(1) The heading for subtitle D of title IV of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to read as follows:
D
Enforcement
functions
.
(2) The table of contents for the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 is amended—
(A) by striking the item relating to section
442 and inserting the following:
Sec. 442. Establishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency;
Director.
;
and
(B) by striking the item relating to subtitle D
of title IV and inserting the following:
Subtitle D—Enforcement
functions
.
(3) Section 451(a)(2)(C) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Border Security and
inserting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
122.
Separate budget requests for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency
The President shall include in each budget
transmitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, two
separate budget requests for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency—
(1) one for the customs operations of the
Agency; and
(2) one for the operations of the Agency other
than customs operations.
123.
Undercover investigative
operations
Section 3131 of the
Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081) is amended—
(1) in the section
heading, by striking Customs
Service and inserting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency;
(2) in subsection
(a)—
(A) in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking
United States Customs Service (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the Service) and inserting U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency (in this section referred to as the
Agency); and
(ii) by striking
the Treasury and inserting Homeland
Security;
(B) in paragraph
(1)—
(i) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking for the Service;
and
(ii) in subparagraph
(A), by striking clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the following:
(i) sections 1341 and 3324 of title 31, United
States Code,
(ii) section 8141 of title 40, United States
Code, and
(iii) sections 3901, 6301, and 6306, and chapter
45, of title 41, United States Code,
and
;
(C) in paragraph (2),
by striking Service and inserting Agency;
and
(D) in the flush text
at the end, by striking Commissioner of Customs (or, if designated by
the Commissioner the Deputy or an Assistant Commissioner of Customs)
and inserting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (or
such other officer within the Agency as the Director may
designate);
(3) in subsection
(b), by striking Service, as much in advance as the Commissioner or his
designee determines is practicable, shall report the circumstances to the
Secretary of the Treasury and inserting Agency, as much in
advance as the Director (or such other officer within the Agency as the
Director may designate) determines is practicable, shall report the
circumstances to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the
Treasury;
(4) in subsection
(d)—
(A) in paragraph
(1)—
(i) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Service and inserting
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
(ii) in subparagraph
(A), by inserting the Secretary of Homeland Security and after
in writing to; and
(B) in paragraph (2),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking
Service and inserting Director; and
(ii) by striking
as to its undercover investigative operations and inserting
with respect to the undercover investigative operations of the
Agency; and
(5) in subsection
(e), by striking Service each place it appears and inserting
Agency.
124.
Authorization of
appropriations
Title III of
the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075)
is amended by inserting after section 301 the following:
302.
Authorization of appropriations for certain
customs enforcement activities
(a)
In general
(1)
Fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year
thereafter
For fiscal year
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Homeland Security for the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency only such sums as may hereafter be authorized by law.
(2)
Specification of amounts
The authorization of the appropriations for
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for fiscal year 2014 and
each fiscal year thereafter shall specify—
(A) the amount authorized for the fiscal year
for the salaries and expenses of the Agency in conducting customs operations;
and
(B) the amount authorized for the fiscal year
for the salaries and expenses of the Agency for other than customs
operations.
(b)
Authorization of
appropriations
There are
authorized to be appropriated for the salaries and expenses of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency that are incurred in customs
operations such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
.
C
Joint strategic plan on trade facilitation
and trade enforcement
131.
Joint strategic plan on trade facilitation
and trade enforcement
(a)
In general
Subtitle C of title I of the Customs and
Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–382; 104 Stat. 629) is amended by inserting
after section 123 (19 U.S.C. 2083) the following:
123A.
Joint strategic plan on trade facilitation
and trade enforcement
(a)
In general
Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall jointly develop and
submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives a joint strategic plan on trade
facilitation and trade enforcement.
(b)
Contents
The joint strategic plan required by
subsection (a) shall be comprised of a comprehensive multiyear plan for trade
facilitation and trade enforcement and shall include—
(1) a summary of actions taken during the
2-year period preceding the submission of the report to improve trade
facilitation and trade enforcement, including a description and analysis of
specific performance measures to evaluate the progress of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency with respect to trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(2) a statement of objectives and plans for
further improving trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(3) a statement of
objectives and plans to strengthen the economic security and competitiveness of
the United States;
(4) a designation of priority trade issues that
that can be addressed in order to enhance trade facilitation and trade
enforcement and a description of strategies, plans, and metrics for addressing
each such issue;
(5) a description of efforts made to improve
consultation and coordination among Federal agencies, and in particular between
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency, to enhance trade facilitation and trade
enforcement;
(6) a description of
efforts to work with the World Customs Organization, the World Trade
Organization, and other international organizations with respect to enhancing
trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(7) a description of
efforts made to improve consultation and coordination with the private sector
to enhance trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(8) a description of the training that has
occurred during the 2-year period preceding the submission of the report within
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency to improve trade facilitation and trade
enforcement;
(9) a specific identification of any domestic
or international best practices or technologies that may further improve trade
facilitation and trade enforcement; and
(10) any legislative recommendations to further
improve trade facilitation and trade enforcement.
(c)
Consultations
In developing the joint strategic plan
required by subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall
consult with—
(1) appropriate officials of agencies
represented on the Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Interagency Committee
established under section 8 of the Act of March 3, 1927, and such other
agencies as the Commissioner or the Director determine appropriate; and
(2) the Customs Operations Advisory Committee
and the Trade Support Network, as appropriate.
(d)
Definitions
In
this section, the terms Customs Operations Advisory Committee,
trade enforcement, trade facilitation, and
Trade Support Network have the meanings given those terms in
section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013.
.
(b)
Conforming amendment
The table of contents for the Customs and
Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
123 the following:
Sec. 123A. Joint
strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade
enforcement..
II
Trade facilitation, trade enforcement, and
transparency
A
Trade facilitation and
transparency
201.
Improving partnership programs
(a)
In
general
In order to advance the security, trade facilitation, and
trade enforcement missions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency,
the Commissioner shall ensure that partnership programs of the Agency
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, such as the
Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism established under subtitle B of
title II of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6
U.S.C. 961 et seq.), and partnership programs of the Agency established after
such date of enactment, provide trade benefits to private sector entities that
meet the requirements for participation in those programs established by the
Commissioner under this section.
(b)
Elements
In
developing and operating partnership programs under subsection (a), the
Commissioner shall—
(1) consult with
private sector entities, the public, and other Federal agencies when
appropriate, to ensure that participants in those programs receive commercially
significant and measurable trade benefits;
(2) ensure an
integrated and transparent system of trade benefits and compliance requirements
for all partnership programs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency;
(3) consider
consolidating partnership programs in situations in which doing so would
support the objectives of such programs, increase participation in such
programs, enhance the trade benefits provided to participants in such programs,
and enhance the allocation of the resources of the Agency;
(4) coordinate with
other Federal agencies with authority to detain and release merchandise
entering the United States—
(A) to ensure
coordination in the release of such merchandise through the Automated
Commercial Environment computer system, or its predecessor, and the
International Trade Data System;
(B) to ensure that
the partnership programs of those agencies are compatible with the partnership
programs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency; and
(C) to develop
criteria for authorizing the release, on an expedited basis, of merchandise for
which documentation is required from one or more of those agencies to clear or
license the merchandise for entry into the United States; and
(5) ensure that trade
benefits are provided to participants in partnership programs.
(c)
Report
required
Not later than the date that is 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and December 31 of each year thereafter, the
Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report
that—
(1) identifies each
partnership program referred to in subsection (a), including the program
referred to in section 499A of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section
202;
(2) for each such
program, identifies—
(A) the requirements
for participants in the program;
(B) the commercially
significant and measurable trade benefits provided to participants in the
program;
(C) the number of
participants in the program; and
(D) in the case of a
program that provides for participation at multiple tiers, the number of
participants at each such tier;
(3) identifies the
number of participants enrolled in more than one such partnership
program;
(4) assesses the
effectiveness of each such partnership program in advancing the security, trade
facilitation, and trade enforcement missions of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency, based on historical developments, the level of participation
in the program, and the evolution of benefits provided to participants in the
program;
(5) summarizes the
efforts of the Agency to work with other Federal agencies with authority to
detain and release merchandise entering the United States to ensure that
partnership programs of those agencies are compatible with partnership programs
of the Agency;
(6) identifies from
among those agencies the agencies that are collaborating with the Commissioner
to provide benefits pursuant to subsection (f) of section 499A of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as added by section 202;
(7) summarizes
criteria developed with those agencies for authorizing the release, on an
expedited basis, of merchandise for which documentation is required from one or
more of those agencies to clear or license the merchandise for entry into the
United States;
(8) summarizes the
efforts of the Agency to work with private sector entities and the public to
develop and improve partnership programs referred to in subsection (a);
(9) describes
measures taken by the Agency to make private sector entities aware of the trade
benefits available to participants in such programs; and
(10) summarizes the
plans, targets, and goals of the Agency with respect to such programs for the 2
years following the submission of the report.
202.
Trade facilitation partnership
program
(a)
In general
Title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
499A.
Trade facilitation partnership
program
(a)
In general
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (in this section referred to as the Commissioner) shall
establish a voluntary government–private sector program or modify an existing
such program to enhance trade facilitation and trade enforcement and to provide
trade benefits developed under subsection (c) to qualified persons.
(b)
Qualified person defined
For purposes of this section, the term
qualified person means a person that—
(1) is involved in
the entry of merchandise into the United States, including as an intermodal
transportation system provider, contract logistics provider, air, land, or sea
carrier, customs broker, importer, or forwarder; and
(2) demonstrates
compliance with the requirements established under subsection (e) in accordance
with the procedures established under subsection (d).
(c)
Trade benefits
(1)
In general
The Commissioner
shall, in consultation with the entities specified in paragraph (3), develop
enhanced commercially significant and measurable trade benefits to be provided
to qualified persons.
(2)
Requirements
The
trade benefits developed under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) be designed to
expedite the release of merchandise of qualified persons upon arrival of the
merchandise in the United States; and
(B) include—
(i) consideration of the status of persons as
qualified persons for the purposes of commercial targeting under section 211(c)
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013;
(ii) to the extent practicable, giving priority
to qualified persons with respect to the clearance of merchandise during
activities to resume trade after any disruption to the processing of
merchandise entering the United States;
(iii) providing preclearance of merchandise for
qualified persons that demonstrate the highest levels of compliance with the
customs and trade laws of the United States, regulations of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency, and requirements established under subsection
(e); and
(iv) any other trade
benefits the Commissioner determines appropriate for achieving the goals of the
program under subsection (a).
(3)
Entities specified
The entities specified in this paragraph
are—
(A) the Customs Operations Advisory Committee
established under section 205 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013;
(B) the Trade Support Network (as defined in
section 2 of that Act);
(C) the Committee on
Finance of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
(d)
Procedures
The Commissioner
shall establish procedures with respect to the following:
(1) Submission and
approval of applications to receive trade benefits under the program under
subsection (a).
(2) Verification that
an applicant to receive trade benefits under the program is a qualified
person.
(3) Reverification
that a person receiving trade benefits under the program continues to be a
qualified person.
(4) Withdrawal of
trade benefits from a person that the Commissioner determines is not a
qualified person.
(5) Appeals of
decisions of the Commissioner under this section.
(e)
Requirements
(1)
In general
The Commissioner, in consultation with the
entities specified in subsection (c)(3)—
(A) shall establish requirements for receiving
trade benefits under the program under subsection (a); and
(B) may establish multiple tiers of
requirements and trade benefits under the program.
(2)
Minimum requirements
The minimum requirements for a person to
receive trade benefits under the program under subsection (a) are the
following:
(A) The certification
of the person as a member of the Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
established under subtitle B of title II of the Security and Accountability for
Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.) or an equivalent certification in
a successor program.
(B) A history of compliance by the person with
the customs and trade laws of the United States and regulations of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(f)
Interagency
program benefits
The Commissioner shall collaborate with the head
of each Federal agency with authority to detain and release merchandise
entering the United States to develop benefits to be provided to persons that
receive trade benefits under the program under subsection (a) and that import
merchandise into the United States that requires clearance by that agency,
including—
(1) the submission
to, and retrieval of information from, that agency relating to the entry and
release of that merchandise through the Automated Commercial Environment, or
its predecessor, and the International Trade Data System;
(2) the preclearance
of that merchandise by that agency through the Automated Commercial Environment
or its predecessor to the extent possible; and
(3) any other
benefits that the Commissioner and the head of that agency determine
appropriate.
(g)
Confidential information
safeguards
The Commissioner,
in consultation with the Customs Operations Advisory Committee established
under section 205 of the Trade Facilitation
and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, shall
establish procedures to safeguard confidential data collected, stored, or
shared with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or any other Federal
agency pursuant to this section.
(h)
Customs and
trade laws of the United States defined
In this section, the term
customs and trade laws of the United States has the meaning given
that term in section 2 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of
2013.
.
(b)
Federal
Register notice
Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register setting forth the requirements of section 499A of the Tariff Act of
1930, as added by subsection (a), and seeking public comments on the
development and implementation of the program under that section.
203.
Centers of
Excellence and Expertise
The
Commissioner shall, in consultation with private sector entities, develop and
implement Agency-wide Centers of Excellence and Expertise that—
(1) build the
expertise of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in particular
industry operations, supply chains, and compliance requirements;
(2) ensure the
uniform implementation across United States ports of entry of policies and
regulations affecting major import sectors;
(3) centralize
decisionmaking of the Agency that impacts particular industries;
(4) enhance trade
facilitation and trade enforcement; and
(5) formalize an
account-based approach to the importation of merchandise into the United States
by persons the Commissioner determines have a history of compliance with the
customs and trade laws of the United States.
204.
Mutual recognition agreements
(a)
Negotiating
objective
It shall be a negotiating objective of the United
States in any negotiation for a mutual recognition agreement with a foreign
country on partnership programs, such as the Customs–Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism established under subtitle B of title II of the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.), to seek to
ensure the compatibility of the partnership programs of that country with the
partnership programs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to
enhance trade facilitation and trade enforcement.
(b)
Consultations
Not later than 30 days before entering into
a mutual recognition agreement described in subsection (a), the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives with respect to
how the provisions of the agreement will advance the security, trade
facilitation, and trade enforcement missions of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
205.
Customs Operations Advisory
Committee
(a)
Establishment
Not later than December 31, 2013, the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly
establish a Customs Operations Advisory Committee (in this section referred to
as the Advisory Committee).
(b)
Membership
(1)
In general
The Advisory Committee shall be comprised
of—
(A) 20 individuals appointed under paragraph
(2);
(B) the Commissioner and the Assistant
Secretary for Tax Policy of the Department of the Treasury, who shall jointly
co-chair meetings of the Advisory Committee; and
(C) the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, who shall serve as deputy co-chairs of meetings of the
Advisory Committee.
(2)
Appointment
(A)
In
general
Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly appoint 20 individuals
from the private sector to the Advisory Committee, not more than 10 of whom
shall be of the same political party.
(B)
Terms
Each individual appointed to the Advisory
Committee under this paragraph shall be appointed for a term of up to 3 years,
and may be reappointed to subsequent terms, but may not serve more than 2 terms
sequentially.
(3)
Qualifications
The individuals appointed to the Advisory
Committee shall be broadly representative of the sectors of the United States
economy affected by the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency and the investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Agency.
(4)
Transfer of membership
The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer members serving on the Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations of the United States Customs Service
established under section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act to the Advisory Committee established under subsection (a).
(c)
Duties
The Advisory Committee established under
subsection (a) shall—
(1) advise the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of Homeland Security on all matters involving the commercial
operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the
investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency,
including advising with respect to significant changes that are proposed with
respect to policies or regulations of either such Agency;
(2) provide recommendations to the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security on improvements to the
commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the
investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency;
and
(3) perform such other functions relating to
the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and
the investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency as
prescribed by law or as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Homeland Security jointly direct.
(d)
Meetings
(1)
In general
The Advisory Committee shall meet at the
call of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland Security or
at the call of not less than 2/3 of the membership of the
Advisory Committee.
(2)
Number of meetings
The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum,
meet at least 4 times each calendar year. Additional meetings may be called of
such special task forces or other groups made up of members of the Advisory
Committee as the Advisory Committee determines appropriate.
(3)
Addition of agenda items
Any member of the Advisory Committee may
recommend additional items for the agenda of a meeting before the
meeting.
(4)
Open meetings
A meeting of the Advisory Committee shall
be open to the public unless the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Homeland Security determine that the meeting will include matters the
disclosure of which would seriously compromise the development of policies,
priorities, or negotiating objectives or positions that could impact the
commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or the
investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
(e)
Reports
(1)
Annual report
Not later than December 31 of each calendar
year, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
report that—
(A) describes the activities of the Advisory
Committee during the preceding fiscal year; and
(B) sets forth any recommendations of the
Advisory Committee regarding the commercial operations of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and the investigations of the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency during the preceding fiscal year.
(2)
Additional reports
The members of the Advisory Committee
appointed under subsection (b)(2) may submit directly to the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives such additional reports on the commercial operations of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the investigations of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency as such members determine
appropriate.
(f)
Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act
The provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Advisory
Committee, except as follows:
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 of
such Act (relating to open meetings and availability of information) shall not
apply.
(2) Section 11 of such Act (relating to the
availability of transcripts of meetings) shall not apply.
(3) Section 14(a)(2) of such Act (relating to
termination) shall be applied by substituting 4-year period for
two-year period.
(g)
Conforming repeal
Effective January 31, 2014, section 9503(c)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is
repealed.
(h)
References
On or after January 31, 2014, any reference
in law to the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the United States
Customs Service established under section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Customs Operations Advisory Committee established under
subsection (a).
(i)
Conforming
amendments
(1)
SAFE Port
Act
The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6
U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 2, by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2)
Customs
Operations Advisory Committee
The term Customs Operations
Advisory Committee means the Advisory Committee established under
section 205 of the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 or any successor
committee.
;
and
(B) by striking
Commercial Operations Advisory Committee each place it appears
and inserting Customs Operations Advisory Committee.
(2)
Tariff Act of
1930
Section 411(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d))
is amended—
(A) in paragraph
(1)(D), by striking Commercial Operations Advisory Committee and
inserting Customs Operations Advisory Committee; and
(B) by striking
paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
(7)
Customs Operations Advisory Committee
defined
In this section, the
term Customs Operations Advisory Committee means the Advisory
Committee established under section 205 of the
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Reauthorization Act of 2013 or any successor
committee.
.
(3)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on
January 1, 2014.
206.
Automated Commercial Environment computer
system
(a)
Funding
Section 13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking 2003, 2004, and
2005 and inserting 2014 through 2018; and
(B) by striking
$350,000,000 and inserting $325,000,000;
and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
the following:
(B)
(i) From amounts that are available in the
Account, there are authorized to be appropriated—
(I) for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016,
$140,000,000 to complete the development of the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system;
(II) for each of fiscal years 2017 and
2018, $115,000,000 for the operation and maintenance of the Automated
Commercial Environment computer system; and
(III) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, such
amounts as are available in the Account after the obligation of amounts
pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations under subclauses (I) and (II)
and subparagraph (C) for other purposes related to the functions of the
Department of Homeland Security.
(ii) Amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph shall remain available until
expended.
(iii) Not more than 1 percent of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated from the Account under subclauses (I) and
(II) of clause (i) may be used as matching funds to assist Federal agencies
(other than the Department of Homeland Security) with authority to detain and
release merchandise entering the United States in developing their respective
automated release programs that are integrated with the Automated Commercial
Environment computer
system.
.
(b)
Report
Section 311(b)(3) of the Customs Border
Security Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 2075 note) is amended to read as
follows:
(3)
Report
(A)
In general
Not later than December 31, 2013, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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—
(i) describing the plans of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency, including deadlines, for incorporating all cargo
release data elements into the Automated Commercial Environment computer system
not later than September 30, 2015, to conform with the admissibility criteria
of agencies participating in the International Trade Data System identified
pursuant to subsection (d)(4)(A)(iii) of section 411 of the Tariff Act of
1930;
(ii) identifying the
components of the National Customs Automation Program specified in subsection
(a)(2) of such section 411 that have not been implemented;
(iii) identifying the priorities of the Agency
for incorporating entry summary data elements, cargo manifest data elements,
and cargo financial data elements into the Automated Commercial Environment
computer system;
(iv) describing the objectives, plans, and
deadlines of the Agency for implementing the components identified under clause
(ii) and the priorities identified under cause (iii) not later than September
30, 2016; and
(v) describing any
additional component of the National Customs Automation Program initiated by
the Commissioner to complete the development, establishment, and implementation
of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system.
(B)
Update of reports
Not later than June 30, 2014, and every 180
days thereafter, the Commissioner 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 an updated report addressing each of the matters referred to in
subparagraph
(A).
.
(c)
Government accountability office
report
Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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—
(1) evaluating the cost and effectiveness of
the efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to complete the
development, establishment, and implementation of the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system;
(2) assessing the extent to which any
additional functionality may be added into the Automated Commercial Environment
computer system at a reasonable cost; and
(3) assessing the
progress of other Federal agencies in accessing and utilizing the Automated
Commercial Environment computer system.
207.
International Trade Data System
(a)
Information technology
infrastructure
Section 411(d)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7)
as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
(4)
Information technology
infrastructure
(A)
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—
(i) develops and maintains the necessary
information technology infrastructure to support the operation of the ITDS and
to submit all data to the ITDS electronically;
(ii) enters into a memorandum of understanding,
or takes such other action as is necessary, to provide for the information
sharing between the agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
necessary for the operation and maintenance of the ITDS; and
(iii) not later than June 30, 2014, identifies
and transmits to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection the
admissibility criteria and data elements required by the agency to authorize
the release of cargo by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency for
incorporation into the operational functionality of the Automated Commercial
Environment computer system.
(B)
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
security.
.
(b)
Authorization of
appropriations
Section
13031(f)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19
U.S.C. 58c(f)(5)), as amended by section 206(a), is further amended by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of the Treasury from amounts available in the Account $25,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended,
to carry out the provisions of section 411(d)(4) of the Tariff Act of
1930.
.
(c)
Government
accountability office report
Not later than June 30, 2015, 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—
(1) evaluating the
development and maintenance of the information technology infrastructure
necessary to support the operations of the International Trade Data System;
and
(2) assessing the
number of memoranda of understanding and other actions taken by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency and other Federal agencies to ensure the
sharing of electronic import and export data.
208.
Electronic submission of public
comments
Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall
provide—
(1) for the electronic submission and posting
of any public comments solicited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency on the Internet website of the Agency; and
(2) for the prompt posting of public comments
associated with any rulemaking of the Agency on the Federal Government Internet
website for Federal regulations, www.regulations.gov, or any successor
website.
B
Trade enforcement
1
Commercial targeting
211.
Commercial Targeting Division and National
Targeting and Analysis Groups
(a)
Establishment of commercial targeting
division
(1)
In general
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish and maintain within the Office of Trade of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, established under section 4 of the Act of March 3,
1927, as added by section 102, a Commercial Targeting Division.
(2)
Composition
The Commercial Targeting Division shall be
composed of—
(A) headquarters personnel led by an Executive
Director, who shall report to the Assistant Commissioner for Trade; and
(B) individual National Targeting and Analysis
Groups, each led by a Director who shall report to the Executive Director of
the Commercial Targeting Division.
(3)
Duties
The Commercial Targeting Division shall be
dedicated—
(A) to the development and conduct of
commercial targeting with respect to cargo destined for the United States in
accordance with subsection (c); and
(B) to issuing Trade Alerts described in
subsection (d).
(b)
National targeting and analysis
groups
(1)
In general
The Commissioner shall determine the
priorities of the National Targeting and Analysis Groups referred to in
subsection (a)(2)(B), to include the enforcement, with respect to the
importation of merchandise into the United States, of—
(A) intellectual property rights;
(B) health and safety laws and
regulations;
(C) agriculture-related laws and
regulations;
(D) textile- and apparel-related laws and
regulations;
(E) general revenue laws and regulations;
and
(F) non-general revenue laws and regulations,
including with respect to antidumping and countervailing duties.
(c)
Commercial targeting
In carrying out its duties with respect to
commercial targeting, the Commercial Targeting Division shall—
(1) establish targeting methodologies and
standards for—
(A) assessing the risk that cargo destined for
the United States may violate the customs and trade laws of the United States;
and
(B) issuing, as appropriate, Trade Alerts
described in subsection (d);
(2) to the extent practicable and otherwise
authorized by law, use, to administer the methodologies and standards
established under paragraph (1)—
(A) publicly available information;
(B) information available from the Automated
Commercial System, the Automated Commercial Environment computer system, the
Automated Targeting System, the Automated Export System, the International
Trade Data System, the TECS (formerly known as the Treasury Enforcement
Communications System), and the case management system of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, and any successors to those
systems; and
(C) information made available to the
Commercial Targeting Division, including information provided by private sector
entities; and
(3) coordinate
targeting efforts with other Federal agencies with authority to detain and
release merchandise entering the United States.
(d)
Trade alerts
(1)
Issuance
Based upon the application of the targeting
methodologies and standards established under subsection (c), the Executive
Director of the Commercial Targeting Division and the Directors of the National
Targeting and Analysis Groups may issue Trade Alerts to port directors
providing guidance for further inspection, physical examination, or testing, of
specific merchandise if certain risk-assessment thresholds are met to improve
compliance with the customs and trade laws of the United States and regulations
administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
(2)
Determinations not to implement Trade
Alerts
A port director may
determine not to follow a Trade Alert issued under paragraph (1) that requires
further inspection, physical examination, or testing if the port
director—
(A) finds that such a determination is
justified by security interests; and
(B) notifies the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Division of the Office of Field Operations of the determination not
to follow the Trade Alert and the reasons for the determination not later than
48 hours after making the determination.
(3)
Summary of determinations not to
implement
The Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division shall—
(A) compile an annual summary of all
determinations by port directors under paragraph (2) and the reasons for those
determinations;
(B) conduct an evaluation of the utilization of
Trade Alerts issued under paragraph (1); and
(C) submit the summary compiled under
subparagraph (A) and the evaluation conducted under subparagraph (B) to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives not later than December 31 of each year.
(4)
Inspection defined
In this subsection, the term
inspection means the comprehensive evaluation process used by the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, other than physical examination or
testing, to permit the entry of merchandise into the United States, or the
clearance of merchandise for transportation in bond through the United States,
for purposes of—
(A) assessing duties;
(B) identifying restricted or prohibited items;
and
(C) ensuring compliance with the customs and
trade laws of the United States and regulations administered by the
Agency.
(e)
Use of trade data for commercial
enforcement purposes
Section
343(a)(3)(F) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended to read
as follows:
(F) The information
collected pursuant to the regulations shall be used for ensuring aviation,
maritime, and surface transportation safety and security, and may be used for
commercial enforcement purposes. A person that provides information pursuant to
the regulations that is used to detect a violation of any statute or regulation
relating to commercial enforcement shall be subject to commercial penalties
pursuant to that statute or regulation only if the person is found to have
committed fraud in providing the
information.
.
212.
Annual illegal drug control law enforcement
strategy
(a)
In general
Section 123 of the Customs and Trade Act of
1990 (19 U.S.C. 2083) is amended to read as follows:
123.
Annual illegal drug control law enforcement
strategy
(a)
Reports on violation
estimates
Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization
Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement shall jointly develop and submit to the chairperson and ranking
member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and of the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives (in this section referred to as the
Committees) in accordance with subsection (d) a report that
contains an estimate of—
(1) the number and extent of violations of the
illegal drug control laws specified in subsection (b) that are likely to occur
during the year following the report; and
(2) the relative incidence of the violations
described in paragraph (1) among the various United States ports of entry and
customs regions within the customs territory of the United States during the
year preceding the report.
(b)
Illegal drug control laws
specified
The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, after consultation with the Committees—
(1) shall, not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013,
prepare a list of those provisions of the illegal drug control laws of the
United States with respect to which the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency have enforcement
responsibility and to which the reports required by subsection (a) will apply;
and
(2) may periodically update the list developed
under paragraph (1), as warranted.
(c)
Enforcement strategy
Not later than 90 days after submitting a
report under subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall
jointly—
(1) develop or update a strategy for enforcing
the illegal drug control laws specified in subsection (b) in a nationally
uniform manner and addressing the violations estimated in the report during the
period covered by the report; and
(2) submit to the chairperson and ranking
member of each of the Committees a confidential report setting forth the
details of the strategy described in paragraph (1).
(d)
Confidentiality
The contents of any report submitted to the
chairperson and ranking member of each of the Committees under subsection (a)
or (c) are confidential and the disclosure of the contents is restricted
to—
(1) officers and employees of the United States
designated by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the
Director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement to have access to the
contents of the report;
(2) the chairperson and ranking member of each
of the Committees; and
(3) such Members of Congress and staff of such
Members as the chairperson or ranking member of either of the Committees may
authorize to have access to the contents of the
report.
.
(b)
Conforming amendment
The table of contents for the Customs and
Trade Act of 1990 is amended by striking the item relating to section 123 and
inserting the following:
Sec. 123. Annual illegal drug
control law enforcement
strategy.
.
213.
Report on oversight of revenue protection
and enforcement measures by the inspector general
Not later than June 30, 2015, the Inspector
General of the Department of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives a report assessing the following:
(1) The effectiveness of the measures taken by
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency with respect to revenue
protection, including—
(A) the collection of countervailing and
antidumping duties;
(B) the assessment and collection of commercial
fines and penalties; and
(C) the adequacy of the policies of the Agency
with respect to monitoring and tracking of merchandise transported in bond and
collecting duties, as appropriate.
(2) The effectiveness of actions taken by the
Agency to measure accountability and performance with respect to revenue
protection.
(3) The number of entries resulting in the
underpayment of duties and a summary of the actions taken to address the
underpayment of duties.
(4) The effectiveness of training with respect
to the collection of duties provided for personnel of the Agency.
214.
Report on security and revenue measures
with respect to merchandise transported in bond
(a)
In general
Not later than December 31 of 2014, 2015,
and 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall jointly submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on efforts
undertaken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to ensure the
secure transportation of merchandise in bond through the United States and the
collection of revenue owed upon the entry of such merchandise into the United
States for consumption.
(b)
Contents
The report required by subsection (a) shall
include information, for the 2 fiscal years preceding the submission of the
report, on—
(1) the overall number of entries of
merchandise for transportation in bond through the United States;
(2) the ports at which merchandise arrives in
the United States for transportation in bond and at which records of the
arrival of such merchandise are generated;
(3) the average time taken to
reconcile such records with the records at the final destination of the
merchandise in the United States to demonstrate that the merchandise reaches
its final destination or is reexported;
(4) the average time taken to transport
merchandise in bond from the port at which the merchandise arrives in the
United States to the final destination of the merchandise in the United
States;
(5) the total amount of duties, taxes, and fees
owed with respect to shipments of merchandise transported in bond and the total
amount of such duties, taxes, and fees paid;
(6) the total number of notifications by
carriers of merchandise being transported in bond that the destination of the
merchandise has changed while in transit in the United States; and
(7) the number of entries that remain
unreconciled.
215.
Importer of record program
(a)
Establishment
Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
an importer of record program to assign and maintain importer of record
numbers.
(b)
Requirements
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that, as part of the importer of record program, the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency—
(1) develops criteria that importers must meet
in order to obtain an importer of record number;
(2) provides a process by which importers are
assigned importer of record numbers;
(3) maintains a centralized database of
importer of record numbers, including a history of importer of record numbers
associated with each importer;
(4) evaluates the accuracy of the database on a
regular basis; and
(5) takes measures to ensure that duplicate
importer of record numbers are not issued to the same importer.
(c)
Report
Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives a report on the importer of record program
established under subsection (a).
(d)
Number
defined
In this subsection,
the term number, with respect to an importer of record, means a
filing identification number described in section 24.5 of title 19, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation).
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Import health and safety
221.
Interagency Import Safety Working
Group
(a)
Establishment
There is established an interagency Import
Safety Working Group.
(b)
Membership
The interagency Import Safety Working Group
shall consist of the following officials or their designees:
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security, who
shall serve as the Chair.
(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services,
who shall serve as the Vice Chair.
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury.
(4) The Secretary of Commerce.
(5) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(6) The United States Trade
Representative.
(7) The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
(8) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(9) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
(10) The Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
(11) The Director of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(12) The head of any other Federal agency
designated by the President to participate in the interagency Import Safety
Working Group, as appropriate.
(c)
Duties
The duties of the interagency Import Safety
Working Group shall include—
(1) consulting on the development of the joint
import safety rapid response plan required by section 222;
(2) periodically evaluating the adequacy of the
plans, practices, and resources of the Federal Government dedicated to ensuring
the safety of merchandise imported in the United States and the expeditious
entry of such merchandise, including—
(A) minimizing the
duplication of efforts among agencies the heads of which are members of the
interagency Import Safety Working Group and ensuring the compatibility of the
policies and regulations of those agencies; and
(B) recommending additional administrative
actions, as appropriate, designed to ensure the safety of merchandise imported
into the United States and the expeditious entry of such merchandise and
considering the impact of those actions on private sector entities;
(3) reviewing the engagement and cooperation of
foreign governments and foreign manufacturers in facilitating the inspection
and certification, as appropriate, of such merchandise to be imported into the
United States and the facilities producing such merchandise to ensure the
safety of the merchandise and the expeditious entry of the merchandise into the
United States; and
(4) identifying best practices, in consultation
with private sector entities as appropriate, to assist United States importers
in taking all appropriate steps to ensure the safety of merchandise imported
into the United States, including with respect to—
(A) the inspection of manufacturing facilities
in foreign countries;
(B) the inspection of merchandise destined for
the United States before exportation from a foreign country or before
distribution in the United States; and
(C) the protection of the international supply
chain (as defined in section 2 of the Security and Accountability For Every
Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901));
(5) identifying best practices to assist
Federal, State, and local governments and agencies, and port authorities, to
improve communication and coordination among such agencies and authorities with
respect to ensuring the safety of merchandise imported into the United States
and the expeditious entry of such merchandise; and
(6) otherwise identifying appropriate steps to
increase the accountability of United States importers and the engagement of
foreign government agencies with respect to ensuring the safety of merchandise
imported into the United States and the expeditious entry of such
merchandise.
222.
Joint import safety rapid response
plan
(a)
In general
Not later than December 31, 2014, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the interagency Import
Safety Working Group, shall develop a plan (to be known as the joint
import safety rapid response plan) that sets forth protocols and defines
practices for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to use—
(1) in taking action in response to, and
coordinating Federal responses to, an incident in which cargo destined for or
merchandise entering the United States has been identified as posing a threat
to the health or safety of consumers in the United States; and
(2) in recovering from or mitigating the
effects of actions and responses to an incident described in paragraph
(1).
(b)
Contents
The joint import safety rapid response plan
shall address—
(1) the statutory and regulatory authorities
and responsibilities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and other
Federal agencies in responding to an incident described in subsection
(a)(1);
(2) the protocols and practices to be used by
the Agency when taking action in response to, and coordinating Federal
responses to, such an incident;
(3) the measures to be taken by the Agency and
other Federal agencies in recovering from or mitigating the effects of actions
taken in response to such an incident after the incident to ensure the
resumption of the entry of merchandise into the United States; and
(4) exercises that the Agency may conduct in
conjunction with Federal, State, and local agencies, and private sector
entities, to simulate responses to such an incident.
(c)
Updates of plan
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
review and update the joint import safety rapid response plan, as appropriate,
after conducting exercises under subsection (d).
(d)
Import health and safety exercises
(1)
In general
The Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Commissioner shall periodically engage in the exercises referred to in
subsection (b)(4), in conjunction with Federal, State, and local agencies and
private sector entities, as appropriate, to test and evaluate the protocols and
practices identified in the joint import safety rapid response plan at United
States ports of entry.
(2)
Requirements for exercises
In conducting exercises under paragraph
(1), the Secretary and the Commissioner shall—
(A) make allowance for the resources, needs,
and constraints of United States ports of entry of different sizes in
representative geographic locations across the United States;
(B) base evaluations on current risk
assessments of merchandise entering the United States at representative United
States ports of entry located across the United States;
(C) ensure that such exercises are conducted in
a manner consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National
Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National
Preparedness Guidelines, the Maritime Transportation System Security Plan, and
other such national initiatives of the Department of Homeland Security, as
appropriate; and
(D) develop metrics with respect to the
resumption of the entry of merchandise into the United States after an incident
described in subsection (a)(1).
(3)
Requirements for testing and
evaluation
The Secretary and
the Commissioner shall ensure that the testing and evaluation carried out in
conducting exercises under paragraph (1)—
(A) are performed using clear and objective
performance measures; and
(B) result in the identification of specific
recommendations or best practices for responding to an incident described in
subsection (a)(1).
(4)
Dissemination of recommendations and best
practices
The Secretary and
the Commissioner shall—
(A) share the recommendations or best practices
identified under paragraph (3)(B) among the members of the interagency Import
Safety Working Group and with, as appropriate—
(i) State, local, and tribal
governments;
(ii) foreign governments; and
(iii) private sector entities; and
(B) use such recommendations and best practices
to update the joint import safety rapid response plan.
223.
Training
The Commissioner shall ensure that personnel
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency assigned to United States
ports of entry are trained to effectively administer the provisions of this
chapter and to otherwise assist in ensuring the safety of merchandise imported
into the United States and the expeditious entry of such merchandise.
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Import-Related protection of intellectual
property rights
A
National
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
231.
National Intellectual Property Rights
Coordination Center
(a)
Establishment
The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall—
(1) establish within the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency a National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination
Center; and
(2) appoint an Assistant Director to head the
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center.
(b)
Duties
The Assistant Director of the National
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center shall—
(1) coordinate the investigation of sources of
merchandise that infringes intellectual property rights to identify
organizations that produce, smuggle, or distribute such merchandise;
(2) coordinate training with other domestic and
international law enforcement agencies on investigative best practices—
(A) to develop and expand the capability of
such agencies to enforce intellectual property rights; and
(B) to develop metrics to assess whether the
training improved enforcement of intellectual property rights;
(3) coordinate, with the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, activities conducted by the United States to prevent
the importation or exportation of merchandise that infringes intellectual
property rights;
(4) support the international interdiction of
merchandise destined for the United States that infringes intellectual property
rights;
(5) collect and integrate information regarding
infringements of intellectual property rights from domestic and international
law enforcement agencies and other non-Federal sources;
(6) develop a single platform or portal to
receive information regarding infringements of intellectual property rights
from such agencies and other sources and a database to organize and search that
information;
(7) disseminate information regarding
infringements of intellectual property rights to other Federal agencies, as
appropriate;
(8) develop and
implement risk-based alert systems to be shared with the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency to improve the targeting of persons that repeatedly
infringe intellectual property rights;
(9) coordinate with
the United States attorneys' offices to develop expertise in, and assist with
the investigation and prosecution of, crimes relating to the infringement of
intellectual property rights; and
(10) carry out such
other duties as the Secretary of Homeland Security may assign.
(c)
Coordination with other
agencies
In carrying out the
duties described in subsection (b), the Assistant Director of the National
Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center shall coordinate with—
(1) the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency;
(2) the Food and Drug Administration;
(3) the Department of Justice;
(4) the Department of Commerce, including the
United States Patent and Trademark Office;
(5) the United States Postal Inspection
Service;
(6) the Office of the
United States Trade Representative;
(7) any Federal, State, local, or international
law enforcement agencies the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement considers appropriate; and
(8) any other entities the Director considers
appropriate.
(d)
Private sector
outreach
(1)
In
general
The Assistant Director of the National Intellectual
Property Rights Coordination Center shall work with the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency and other Federal agencies to conduct outreach to private
sector entities to determine trends in and methods of infringing intellectual
property rights.
(2)
Information
sharing
The Assistant Director shall share information and best
practices with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights with
private sector entities, as appropriate, to coordinate public and private
sector efforts to combat the infringement of intellectual property
rights.
B
Amendments to the
Tariff Act of 1930
241.
Provision to
rights owners of information about and samples of merchandise suspected of
infringing trademarks or copyrights
The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by
inserting after section 526 (19 U.S.C. 1526) the following:
526A.
Provision to rights owners of information
about and samples of merchandise suspected of infringing trademarks or
copyrights
(a)
In
general
Subject to subsections (c) and (d), if the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspects that merchandise is being
imported into the United States in violation of section 526 or section 602,
1201(a)(1), or 1201(b)(1) of title 17, United States Code, and determines that
the examination or testing of the merchandise by a person described in
subsection (b) would assist the Commissioner in determining if the merchandise
is being imported in violation of that section, the Commissioner, to permit the
person to conduct the examination and testing—
(1) shall provide to
the person information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging and
labels, including unredacted images of the merchandise and its packaging and
labels; and
(2) may, subject to
any applicable bonding requirements, provide to the person unredacted samples
of the merchandise.
(b)
Person
described
A person described in this subsection is—
(1) in the case of
merchandise suspected of being imported in violation of section 526, the owner
of the trademark suspected of being copied or simulated by the
merchandise;
(2) in the case of
merchandise suspected of being imported in violation of section 602 of title
17, United States Code, the owner of the copyright suspected of being infringed
by the merchandise;
(3) in the case of
merchandise suspected of being primarily designed or produced for the purpose
of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a
work protected under that title, and being imported in violation of section
1201(a)(2) of that title, the owner of a copyright in the work; and
(4) in the case of
merchandise suspected of being primarily designed or produced for the purpose
of circumventing protection afforded by a technological measure that
effectively protects a right of an owner of a copyright in a work or a portion
of a work, and being imported in violation of section 1201(b)(1) of that title,
the owner of the copyright.
(c)
Limitation
Subsection
(a) applies only with respect to merchandise suspected of infringing a
trademark or copyright that is recorded with the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency.
(d)
Exception
The
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not provide under
subsection (a) information, photographs, or samples to a person described in
subsection (b) if providing such information, photographs, or samples would
compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation or national
security.
.
242.
Enforcement by
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency of works for which a copyright
registration is pending
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall establish a process pursuant to which the
Commissioner shall enforce a copyright for which the owner has submitted an
application for registration under title 17, United States Code, with the
Copyright Office of the Library of Congress to the same extent and in the same
manner as if the copyright were registered with the Copyright Office, including
by sharing information, images, and samples of merchandise suspected of
infringing the copyright under section 526A of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added
by section 241.
243.
Seizure of circumvention devices
(a)
In general
Section 596(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking
or;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
and inserting ; or; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(G) the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency determines it is a technology, product, service, device, component, or
part thereof the importation of which is prohibited under subsection (a)(2) or
(b)(1) of section 1201 of title 17, United States
Code.
.
(b)
Publication
(1)
In
general
Except as provided in
paragraph (2), not later than 30 days after seizing merchandise pursuant to
subparagraph (G) of section 596(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by
subsection (a), the Commissioner shall publish on the Internet website of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency information regarding the merchandise
seized to permit any person to identify the merchandise and determine whether
the merchandise is—
(A) a technology, product, service, device,
component, or part thereof described in section 1201(a)(2) of title 17, United
States Code, that—
(i) is primarily designed or produced for the
purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls
access to a work for which the person has a copyright that is registered under
title 17, United States Code, or that is otherwise recorded with the
Agency;
(ii) has only limited commercially significant
purpose or use other than to circumvent such a technological measure; or
(iii) is marketed for use in circumventing such a
technological measure; or
(B) a technology, product, service, device,
component, or part thereof described in section 1201(b)(1) of title 17, United
States Code, that—
(i) is primarily designed or produced for the
purpose of circumventing protection afforded by a technological measure that
effectively protects a right of the person in a work or a portion of a work
that is registered under title 17, United States Code, or that is otherwise
recorded with the Agency;
(ii) has only limited commercially significant
purpose or use other than to circumvent protection afforded by such a
technological measure; or
(iii) is marketed for use in circumventing
protection afforded such a technological measure.
(2)
Exception
The
Commissioner may not publish information under paragraph (1) if publishing that
information would compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation or
national security.
(c)
Application
Not later than 30 days after publishing the
information required under subsection (b) with respect to seized merchandise,
any person that determines that the seized merchandise is merchandise that
infringes a right of the person as described in subsection (b) (or an agent of
such a person) may submit to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency an
application that—
(1) identifies the person as a person that
holds such a right (or an agent of such a person); and
(2) requests the information described in
subsection (d).
(d)
Disclosure
Subject to subsection (f), the Commissioner
shall disclose to a person that submitted an application described in
subsection (c) with respect to seized merchandise the following
information:
(1) The date of importation of the seized
merchandise.
(2) The United States port of entry at which
the merchandise was seized.
(3) A description of the merchandise.
(4) The quantity of merchandise seized.
(5) The country of origin of the
merchandise.
(6) The name and address of the foreign
manufacturer of the merchandise.
(7) The name and address of the exporter of the
merchandise.
(8) The name and address of the importer of the
merchandise.
(e)
Expedited
disclosure
Subject to subsection (f), the Commissioner may, on an
expedited basis, disclose information pursuant to subsection (d) with respect
to merchandise seized pursuant to subparagraph (G) of section 526(c)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a), and with respect to which
information is published pursuant to subsection (b), to a person that has
previously submitted an application under subsection (c) with respect to such
merchandise.
(f)
Limitation on
disclosure
The Commissioner may not disclose information under
subsection (d) or (e) with respect to merchandise seized pursuant to
subparagraph (G) of section 526(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by
subsection (a), until the Commissioner has made a final determination with
respect to whether the merchandise is a technology, product, service, device,
component, or part thereof the importation of which is prohibited under
subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1) of section 1201 of title 17, United States
Code.
C
Other
matters
251.
Definition of intellectual property
rights
In this subchapter, the
term intellectual property rights refers to copyrights,
trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights that are enforced
by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency.
252.
Joint strategic plan for the enforcement of
intellectual property rights
The Commissioner and the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall include in the joint strategic plan
on trade facilitation and trade enforcement required by section 123A of the
Customs and Trade Act of 1990, as amended by section 131—
(1) a description of the efforts of the
Department of Homeland Security to enforce intellectual property rights;
(2) a list of the 10 United States ports of
entry at which the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency has seized the
most merchandise, both by volume and by value, that infringes intellectual
property rights during the most recent 2-year period for which data are
available; and
(3) a recommendation for the optimal allocation
of personnel, resources, and technology to ensure that the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency are adequately enforcing intellectual property rights.
253.
Personnel dedicated to the enforcement of
intellectual property rights
(a)
Personnel of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency
The
Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall
ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned throughout the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency, respectively, who have responsibility for preventing the importation of
merchandise that infringes intellectual property rights into the United
States.
(b)
Staffing of National Intellectual Property
Rights Coordination Center
The Commissioner shall—
(1) assign not fewer than 3 full-time employees
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to the National Intellectual
Property Rights Coordination Center established under section 231; and
(2) ensure that sufficient personnel are
assigned to United States ports of entry to carry out the directives of the
Center.
254.
Training with respect to the enforcement of
intellectual property rights
(a)
Training
The Commissioner shall ensure that officers
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency are trained to effectively
detect and identify merchandise destined for the United States that infringes
intellectual property rights, including through the use of technologies
identified under subsection (c).
(b)
Consultation
with private sector
The
Commissioner shall consult with private sector entities to better identify
opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency and such entities with respect to training for officers of the Agency to
enforce intellectual property rights.
(c)
Identification of new
technologies
In consultation
with private sector entities, the Commissioner shall identify—
(1) technologies with the cost-effective
capability to detect and identify merchandise at United States ports of entry
that infringes intellectual property rights; and
(2) cost-effective programs for training
officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to use such
technologies.
(d)
Donations of technology
Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall promulgate regulations to
enable the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to receive donations of
hardware, software, equipment, and similar technologies, and to accept training
and other support services from private sector entities, for the purpose of
enforcing intellectual property rights.
255.
Information for travelers regarding
violations of intellectual property rights
(a)
In
general
The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall develop and carry out an educational campaign to inform
travelers entering or leaving the United States about the legal, economic, and
public health and safety implications of acquiring merchandise that infringes
intellectual property rights outside the United States and importing such
merchandise into the United States in violation of United States law.
(b)
Declaration
forms
The Commissioner shall
ensure that all versions of Declaration Form 6059B of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Agency, or a successor form, printed on or after the date
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act include a written
warning to inform travelers arriving in the United States that importation of
merchandise into the United States that infringes intellectual property rights
may subject travelers to civil or criminal penalties and may pose serious risks
to safety or health.
256.
International cooperation and information
sharing
(a)
Cooperation
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
coordinate with the competent law enforcement and customs authorities of
foreign countries, including by sharing information relevant to enforcement
actions, to enhance the efforts of United States and such authorities to
enforce intellectual property rights.
(b)
Technical Assistance
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide technical assistance to competent law enforcement and customs
authorities of foreign countries to enhance the ability of such authorities to
enforce intellectual property rights.
(c)
Interagency
collaboration
The Commissioner and the Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall lead interagency efforts to
collaborate with law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries
to enforce intellectual property rights.
257.
Sense of Congress regarding recordation
process
It is the sense of
Congress that the Commissioner should work with the Under Secretary for
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office of the Department of Commerce and the Register of Copyrights of the
Library of Congress to consider a system under which—
(1) a trademark may be recorded with the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency simultaneously with the issuance of
trademark registration by the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
and
(2) a copyright may be recorded with the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Agency simultaneously with the registration of a
copyright by the Register of Copyrights.
258.
Report on
intellectual property rights enforcement
Not later than June 30, 2014, and annually
thereafter, the Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement shall jointly submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that
contains the following:
(1) With respect to
the enforcement of intellectual property rights, the following:
(A) The number of
referrals from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency relating to infringements of
intellectual property rights during the preceding year.
(B) The number of
investigations relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights
referred by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to a United
States Attorney's office for prosecution and the United States Attorneys'
offices to which those investigations were referred.
(C) The number of
such investigations accepted by each such United States Attorney's office and
the status or outcome of each such investigation.
(D) The number of
such investigations that resulted in the imposition of civil or criminal
penalties.
(E) A description of
the efforts of the U.S. Custom and Border Protection Agency and the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to improve the success rates of
investigations and prosecutions relating to the infringement of intellectual
property rights.
(2) An estimate of
the average time required by the Office of Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to respond to a request from port personnel for advice with
respect to whether merchandise detained by the Agency infringed intellectual
property rights, distinguished by types of intellectual property rights
infringed.
(3) A summary of the
outreach efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency with respect to—
(A) the interdiction
and investigation of, and the sharing of information between those Agencies and
other Federal agencies to prevent the infringement of intellectual property
rights;
(B) collaboration
with private sector entities—
(i) to identify
trends in the infringement of, and technologies that infringe, intellectual
property rights;
(ii) to identify
opportunities for enhanced training of officers of those Agencies; and
(iii) to develop best
practices to enforce intellectual property rights; and
(C) coordination with
foreign governments and international organizations with respect to the
enforcement of intellectual property rights.
(4) A summary of the
efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency and the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to address the challenges with
respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights presented by
Internet commerce and the transit of small packages and an identification of
the volume, value, and type of merchandise seized for infringing intellectual
property rights as a result of such efforts.
(5) A summary of
training relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights conducted
under section 254 and expenditures for such training.
4
Coordination of
trade enforcement priorities
261.
Establishment
of priority trade enforcement coordination centers
The
Secretary of Homeland Security may establish in the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency additional enforcement coordination centers—
(1) to address the
issues relating to trade enforcement designated as priority trade issues in the
joint strategic plan on trade facilitation and trade enforcement required by
section 123A of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990, as added by section 131;
and
(2) that are modeled
on the structure of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination
Center established under section 231.
III
Evasion of
antidumping and countervailing duty orders
301.
Short
title
This title may be cited
as the Enforcing Orders and Reducing
Customs Evasion Act of 2013.
302.
Procedures for
investigating claims of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty
orders
(a)
In
general
The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after
section 516A (19 U.S.C. 1516a) the following:
517.
Procedures for
investigating claims of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty
orders
(a)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Administering
authority
The term administering authority has the
meaning given that term in section 771(1).
(2)
Commissioner
The
term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, acting pursuant to the delegation by the Secretary of the
Treasury of the authority of the Secretary with respect to customs revenue
functions (as defined in section 415 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 215)).
(3)
Covered
merchandise
The term covered merchandise means
merchandise that is subject to—
(A) an antidumping duty order issued under
section 736;
(B) a finding issued
under the Antidumping Act, 1921; or
(C) a countervailing
duty order issued under section 706.
(4)
Enter;
entry
The terms enter and entry refer
to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of merchandise in
the customs territory of the United States.
(5)
Evasion
(A)
In
general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
evasion refers to entering covered merchandise into the customs
territory of the United States by means of any document or electronically
transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or act that is
material and false, or any omission that is material, and that results in any
cash deposit or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or
countervailing duties being reduced or not being applied with respect to the
merchandise.
(B)
Exception for
clerical error
(i)
In
general
Except as provided in clause (ii), the term
evasion does not include entering covered merchandise into the
customs territory of the United States by means of—
(I) a document or
electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or
act that is false as a result of a clerical error; or
(II) an omission that
results from a clerical error.
(ii)
Patterns of
negligent conduct
If the Commissioner determines that a person
has entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States
by means of a clerical error referred to in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i)
and that the clerical error is part of a pattern of negligent conduct on the
part of that person, the Commissioner may determine, notwithstanding clause
(i), that the person has entered such covered merchandise into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion.
(iii)
Electronic
repetition of errors
For purposes of clause (ii), the mere
nonintentional repetition by an electronic system of an initial clerical error
does not constitute a pattern of negligent conduct.
(iv)
Rule of
construction
A determination by the Commissioner that a person
has entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States
by means of a clerical error referred to in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i)
rather than through evasion shall not be construed to excuse that person from
the payment of any duties applicable to the merchandise.
(b)
Investigations
(1)
In
general
Not later than 10 business days after receiving an
allegation described in paragraph (2) or a referral described in paragraph (3),
the Commissioner shall initiate an investigation if the Commissioner determines
that the information provided in the allegation or the referral, as the case
may be, reasonably suggests that covered merchandise has been entered into the
customs territory of the United States through evasion.
(2)
Allegation
described
An allegation described in this paragraph is an
allegation that a person has entered covered merchandise into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion that is—
(A) filed with the Commissioner by a person
that is a producer in the United States of merchandise—
(i) that is like, or in the absence of like,
most similar in characteristics and uses with, such covered merchandise;
or
(ii) into which merchandise described in clause
(i) is incorporated; and
(B) accompanied by
information reasonably available to the person that filed the
allegation.
(3)
Referral
described
A referral
described in this paragraph is information submitted to the Commissioner by any
other Federal agency, including the Department of Commerce or the United States
International Trade Commission, that reasonably suggests that a person has
entered covered merchandise into the customs territory of the United States
through evasion.
(4)
Consolidation
of allegations and referrals
(A)
In
general
The Commissioner may consolidate multiple allegations
described in paragraph (2) and referrals described in paragraph (3) into a
single investigation if the Commissioner determines it is appropriate to do
so.
(B)
Effect on
timing requirements
If the Commissioner consolidates multiple
allegations or referrals into a single investigation under subparagraph (A),
the date on which the Commissioner receives the first such allegation or
referral shall be used for purposes of the requirement under paragraph (1) with
respect to the timing of the initiation of the investigation.
(5)
Information-sharing
to protect health and safety
If, during the course of conducting
an investigation under paragraph (1) with respect to covered merchandise, the
Commissioner has reason to suspect that such covered merchandise may pose a
health or safety risk to consumers, the Commissioner shall provide, as
appropriate, information to the appropriate Federal agencies for purposes of
mitigating the risk.
(c)
Determinations
(1)
In
general
Not later than 270
calendar days after the date on which the Commissioner initiates an
investigation under subsection (b) with respect to covered merchandise, the
Commissioner shall make a determination, based on substantial evidence, with
respect to whether such covered merchandise was entered into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion.
(2)
Authority to
collect and verify additional information
In making a
determination under paragraph (1) with respect to covered merchandise, the
Commissioner may collect such additional information as is necessary to make
the determination through such methods as the Commissioner considers
appropriate, including by—
(A) issuing a
questionnaire with respect to such covered merchandise to—
(i) a
person that filed an allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that
resulted in the initiation of an investigation under paragraph (1) of that
subsection with respect to such covered merchandise;
(ii) a person alleged
to have entered such covered merchandise into the customs territory of the
United States through evasion;
(iii) a person that
is a foreign producer or exporter of such covered merchandise; or
(iv) the government
of a country from which such covered merchandise was exported; and
(B) conducting
verifications, including on-site verifications, of any relevant
information.
(3)
Adverse
inference
If the Commissioner finds that a person described in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (2)(A) has failed to cooperate by not
acting to the best of the person’s ability to comply with a request for
information, the Commissioner may, in making a determination under paragraph
(1), use an inference that is adverse to the interests of that person in
selecting from among the facts otherwise available to make the
determination.
(4)
Notification
Not
later than 5 business days after making a determination under paragraph (1)
with respect to covered merchandise, the Commissioner—
(A) shall provide to
each person that filed an allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that
resulted in the initiation of an investigation under paragraph (1) of that
subsection with respect to such covered merchandise a notification of the
determination and may, in addition, include an explanation of the basis for the
determination; and
(B) may provide to
importers, in such manner as the Commissioner determines appropriate,
information discovered in the investigation that the Commissioner determines
will help educate importers with respect to importing merchandise into the
customs territory of the United States in accordance with all applicable laws
and regulations.
(d)
Effect of
determinations
(1)
In
general
If the Commissioner
makes a determination under subsection (c) that covered merchandise was entered
into the customs territory of the United States through evasion, the
Commissioner shall—
(A)
(i) suspend the liquidation
of unliquidated entries of such covered merchandise that are subject to the
determination and that enter on or after the date of the initiation of the
investigation under subsection (b) with respect to such covered merchandise and
on or before the date of the determination; or
(ii) if the Commissioner has already
suspended the liquidation of such entries pursuant to subsection (e)(1),
continue to suspend the liquidation of such entries;
(B) pursuant to the
Commissioner’s authority under section 504(b)—
(i) extend the period
for liquidating unliquidated entries of such covered merchandise that are
subject to the determination and that entered before the date of the initiation
of the investigation; or
(ii) if the
Commissioner has already extended the period for liquidating such entries
pursuant to subsection (e)(1), continue to extend the period for liquidating
such entries;
(C) notify the administering authority of the
determination and request that the administering authority—
(i) identify the applicable antidumping or
countervailing duty assessment rates for entries described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B); or
(ii) if no such
assessment rate for such an entry is available at the time, identify the
applicable cash deposit rate to be applied to the entry, with the applicable
antidumping or countervailing duty assessment rate to be provided as soon as
that rate becomes available;
(D) require the
posting of cash deposits and assess duties on entries described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) in accordance with the instructions received from the
administering authority under paragraph (2); and
(E) take such
additional enforcement measures as the Commissioner determines appropriate,
such as—
(i) initiating proceedings under section 592 or
596;
(ii) implementing, in consultation with the
relevant Federal agencies, rule sets or modifications to rules sets for
identifying, particularly through the Automated Targeting System and the
Automated Commercial Environment, importers, other parties, and merchandise
that may be associated with evasion;
(iii) requiring, with respect to merchandise for
which the importer has repeatedly provided incomplete or erroneous entry
summary information in connection with determinations of evasion, the importer
to deposit estimated duties at the time of entry; and
(iv) referring the
record in whole or in part to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency for civil or criminal investigation.
(2)
Cooperation of
administering authority
(A)
In
general
Upon receiving a notification from the Commissioner under
paragraph (1)(C), the administering authority shall promptly provide to the
Commissioner the applicable cash deposit rates and antidumping or
countervailing duty assessment rates and any necessary liquidation
instructions.
(B)
Special rule for
cases in which the producer or exporter is unknown
If
the Commissioner and the administering authority are unable to determine the
producer or exporter of the merchandise with respect to which a notification is
made under paragraph (1)(C), the administering authority shall identify, as the
applicable cash deposit rate or antidumping or countervailing duty assessment
rate, the cash deposit or duty (as the case may be) in the highest amount
applicable to any producer or exporter, including the all-others
rate of the merchandise subject to an antidumping order or countervailing duty
order under section 736 or 706, respectively, or a finding issued under the
Antidumping Act, 1921, or any administrative review conducted under section
751.
(e)
Interim
measures
Not later than 90 calendar days after initiating an
investigation under subsection (b) with respect to covered merchandise, the
Commissioner shall decide based on the investigation if there is a reasonable
suspicion that such covered merchandise was entered into the customs territory
of the United States through evasion and, if the Commissioner decides there is
such a reasonable suspicion, the Commissioner shall—
(1) suspend the
liquidation of each unliquidated entry of such covered merchandise that entered
on or after the date of the initiation of the investigation;
(2) pursuant to the
Commissioner’s authority under section 504(b), extend the period for
liquidating each unliquidated entry of such covered merchandise that entered
before the date of the initiation of the investigation; and
(3) pursuant to the
Commissioner’s authority under section 623, take such additional measures as
the Commissioner determines necessary to protect the revenue of the United
States, including requiring a single transaction bond or additional security or
the posting of a cash deposit with respect to such covered merchandise.
(f)
Administrative
review
(1)
In
general
Not later than 30 business days after the Commissioner
makes a determination under subsection (c) with respect to whether covered
merchandise was entered into the customs territory of the United States through
evasion, a person determined to have entered such covered merchandise through
evasion or a person that filed an allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) that resulted in the initiation of an investigation under paragraph (1) of
that subsection with respect to such covered merchandise may file an appeal
with the Commissioner for de novo review of the determination.
(2)
Timeline for
review
Not later than 60 business days after an appeal of a
determination is filed under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall complete the
review of the determination.
(g)
Judicial
review
(1)
In
general
Not later than 30 business days after the Commissioner
completes a review under subsection (f) of a determination under subsection (c)
with respect to whether covered merchandise was entered into the customs
territory of the United States through evasion, a person determined to have
entered such covered merchandise through evasion or a person that filed an
allegation under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) that resulted in the
initiation of an investigation under paragraph (1) of that subsection with
respect to such covered merchandise may commence a civil action in the United
States Court of International Trade by filing concurrently a summons and
complaint contesting any factual findings or legal conclusions upon which the
determination is based.
(2)
Standard of review
In a civil
action under this subsection, the court shall hold unlawful any determination,
finding, or conclusion found to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of
discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.
(h)
Rule of
construction with respect to other civil and criminal proceedings and
investigations
No determination under subsection (c) or action
taken by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be construed to limit
the authority to carry out, or the scope of, any other proceeding or
investigation pursuant to any other provision of Federal or State law,
including sections 592 and
596.
.
(b)
Conforming
amendment
Section 1581(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting or 517 after 516A.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d)
Regulations
Not
later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to implement the amendments made by this section.
(e)
Application to
Canada and Mexico
Pursuant to
article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), the
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to goods from Canada
and Mexico.
303.
Annual report
on prevention and investigation of evasion of antidumping and countervailing
duty orders
(a)
In
general
Not later than January 15 of each calendar year that
begins on or after the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall submit to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives a report on the efforts being taken to prevent and
investigate the entry of covered merchandise into the customs territory of the
United States through evasion.
(b)
Contents
Each
report required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) for the calendar
year preceding the submission of the report—
(A) a summary of the
efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to prevent and
investigate the entry of covered merchandise into the customs territory of the
United States through evasion;
(B) the number of
allegations of evasion received under subsection (b) of section 517 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 302, and the number of such allegations
resulting in investigations by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency or
any other agency;
(C) a summary of
investigations initiated under subsection (b) of such section 517,
including—
(i) the
number and nature of the investigations initiated, conducted, and completed;
and
(ii) the resolution
of each completed investigation;
(D) the number of
investigations initiated under that subsection not completed during the time
provided for making determinations under subsection (c) of such section 517 and
an explanation for why the investigations could not be completed on
time;
(E) the amount of
additional duties that were determined to be owed as a result of such
investigations, the amount of such duties that were collected, and, for any
such duties not collected, a description of the reasons those duties were not
collected;
(F) with respect to
each such investigation that led to the imposition of a penalty, the amount of
the penalty;
(G) an identification
of the countries of origin of covered merchandise determined under subsection
(c) of such section 517 to be entered into the customs territory of the United
States through evasion;
(H) the amount of
antidumping and countervailing duties collected as a result of any
investigations or other actions by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency or any other agency;
(I) a description of
the allocation of personnel and other resources of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to
prevent and investigate evasion, including any assessments conducted regarding
the allocation of such personnel and resources; and
(J) a description of
training conducted to increase expertise and effectiveness in the prevention
and investigation of evasion; and
(2) a description of
processes and procedures of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to
prevent and investigate evasion, including—
(A) the specific
guidelines, policies, and practices used by the Agency to ensure that
allegations of evasion are promptly evaluated and acted upon in a timely
manner;
(B) an evaluation of
the efficacy of those guidelines, policies, and practices;
(C) an identification
of any changes since the last report required by this section, if any, that
have materially improved or reduced the effectiveness of the Agency in
preventing and investigating evasion;
(D) a description of
the development and implementation of policies for the application of single
entry and continuous bonds for entries of covered merchandise to sufficiently
protect the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties commensurate
with the level of risk of not collecting those duties;
(E) a description of
the processes and procedures for increased cooperation and information sharing
with the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency, and any other relevant Federal agencies to prevent and investigate
evasion; and
(F) an identification
of any recommended policy changes for other Federal agencies or legislative
changes to improve the effectiveness of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency in preventing and investigating evasion.
(c)
Public
summary
The Commissioner shall make available to the public a
summary of the report required by subsection (a) that includes, at a
minimum—
(1) a description of
the type of merchandise with respect to which investigations were initiated
under subsection (b) of section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by
section 302;
(2) the amount of
additional duties determined to be owed as a result of such investigations and
the amount of such duties that were collected;
(3) an identification
of the countries of origin of covered merchandise determined under subsection
(c) of such section 517 to be entered into the customs territory of the United
States through evasion; and
(4) a description of
the types of measures used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to
prevent and investigate evasion.
(d)
Definitions
In this section, the terms covered
merchandise and evasion have the meanings given those terms
in section 517(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 302.
IV
Miscellaneous provisions
401.
Consultation on trade and customs revenue
functions
Section 401(c) of
the Safety and Accountability for Every Port Act (6 U.S.C. 115(c)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking on
Department policies and actions that have and inserting not
later than 30 days after proposing, and not later than 30 days before
finalizing, any Department policies, initiatives, or actions that will
have; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking not
later than 30 days prior to the finalization of and inserting
not later than 60 days before proposing, and not later than 60 days
before finalizing,.
402.
Drawback
simplification
(a)
In
general
Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is
amended to read as follows:
313.
Drawback
(a)
Definitions
In
this section:
(1)
Bill of
materials; formula
The terms bill of materials and
formula mean records kept in the ordinary course of business that
identify each component incorporated into merchandise or that identify the
quantity of each element, material, chemical, mixture, or other substance
incorporated into merchandise.
(2)
Commissioner
The
term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
(3)
Destroyed
merchandise
The term destroyed merchandise means
merchandise that has undergone destruction.
(4)
Destruction
The
term destruction means a process by which merchandise loses all
commercial value, other than the value of any material that may be recovered
when the merchandise is destroyed.
(5)
Direct
identification
The term direct identification means
the identification of merchandise that is exported or destroyed to claim
drawback with respect to imported merchandise as the imported merchandise or
merchandise into which the imported merchandise is incorporated using—
(A) the serial number
or other unique identifier of the exported merchandise or destroyed merchandise
and the imported merchandise; or
(B) such accounting
methods as are provided for by regulation by the Commissioner.
(6)
Directly
The
term directly means a transfer of merchandise from one person to
another person without any intermediate transfer.
(7)
Fungible
The
term fungible means, with respect to merchandise, merchandise that
is interchangeable for commercial purposes with other merchandise and has
properties that are essentially identical to the properties of the other
merchandise.
(8)
Good subject to
Chile FTA drawback
The term good subject to Chile FTA
drawback has the meaning given that term in section 203(a) of the United
States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805
note).
(9)
Good subject to
NAFTA drawback
The term good subject to NAFTA
drawback has the meaning given that term in section 203(a) of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3333(a)).
(10)
HTS
The
term HTS means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.
(11)
Incorporated
The
term incorporated means any operation by which merchandise becomes
classifiable in a different 8-digit HTS subheading number.
(12)
Indirectly
The
term indirectly means a transfer of merchandise from one person to
another person with one or more intermediate transfers.
(13)
Line
item
(A)
Imported
merchandise
The term line item, with respect to
imported merchandise, means the identification, in an entry filed pursuant to
section 484, of merchandise imported from one country by net quantity, entered
value, 8-digit HTS subheading number, and applicable duties, taxes, and
fees.
(B)
Exported
merchandise
The term line item, with respect to
exported merchandise, means the identification of the merchandise by 8-digit
HTS subheading number or Schedule B number, declared value, and
quantity.
(14)
NAFTA
country
The term NAFTA country has the meaning given
that term in section 2 of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3301).
(15)
Schedule
B
The term Schedule B means the Department of
Commerce Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign
Commodities Exported from the United States.
(16)
Substitute
merchandise
The term substitute merchandise means
merchandise that is substituted for other merchandise for drawback purposes
pursuant to subsection (g).
(17)
Vessel
The
term vessel includes vessels, parts of vessels, aircraft, and
parts of aircraft.
(b)
Eligibility for
drawback
(1)
In
general
A person described in subsection (c) is eligible for
drawback of duties, taxes, and fees imposed under Federal law paid on imported
merchandise in an amount determined under subsection (h) if—
(A) the imported
merchandise meets the requirements of subsection (d);
(B)
(i) merchandise that meets
the requirements of subsection (e) is exported; or
(ii) merchandise that meets the
requirements of subsection (f) is destroyed; and
(C) the person files
a claim for drawback with respect to the imported merchandise in accordance
with subsection (i).
(2)
Multiple
drawback claims
If a person claims drawback under paragraph (1)
with respect to imported merchandise based on exported merchandise or destroyed
merchandise, the exported merchandise or destroyed merchandise (as the case may
be) may not be the basis of any other claim for drawback, except that
appropriate credit and deductions for claims covering components or ingredients
of exported merchandise or destroyed merchandise shall be made in determining
the amount of drawback under subsection (h).
(c)
Persons
eligible To claim drawback
(1)
In
general
A person may claim drawback under this section if the
person—
(A)
(i) imports the merchandise
on which the claim is based; or
(ii) obtains the authorization of the
importer to claim the drawback; and
(B)
(i) exports or destroys the
merchandise that was exported or destroyed to claim drawback with respect to
the imported merchandise; or
(ii) obtains the authorization of the
exporter or the person that destroyed the merchandise (as the case may be) to
claim drawback.
(2)
Liability for
claims
(A)
In
general
Any person making a claim for drawback with respect to
imported merchandise shall be liable for the full amount of the drawback
claimed against the imported merchandise.
(B)
Liability of
importers
An importer shall be liable for any drawback claim made
by another person with respect to imported merchandise in an amount equal to
the lesser of—
(i) the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees that the person claimed with respect to the imported
merchandise; or
(ii) the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees that the importer authorized the other person to claim
with respect to the imported merchandise.
(C)
Joint and
several liability
Persons described in subparagraph (A) and (B)
shall be jointly and severally liable for the amount described in subparagraph
(B).
(D)
Order of
recovery
The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to recover the
amount of the drawback from a person described in subparagraph (A) before
seeking recovery from an importer described in subparagraph (B).
(d)
Requirements
for imported merchandise
Imported merchandise meets the
requirements of this subsection if—
(1) all applicable
duties, taxes, and fees have been paid on the imported merchandise; and
(2) the imported
merchandise is entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption.
(e)
Requirements
for exported merchandise
(1)
In
general
Exported merchandise meets the requirements of this
subsection if the exported merchandise is—
(A) the imported
merchandise;
(B) merchandise that
is substituted for the imported merchandise pursuant to subsection (g);
(C) merchandise into
which the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated;
or
(D) merchandise that
is substituted, pursuant to subsection (g), for merchandise into which the
imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated.
(2)
Special rules
with respect to incorporation of merchandise into other
merchandise
For purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
paragraph (1), imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated
into other merchandise—
(A) if the bill of
materials or formula for such other merchandise submitted with the claim for
drawback under subsection (i) includes the imported merchandise or substitute
merchandise; and
(B) without regard to
the number of times the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is
incorporated into such other merchandise.
(f)
Requirements
for destroyed merchandise
(1)
In
general
Destroyed merchandise meets the requirements of this
subsection if—
(A) the merchandise
is—
(i) the imported
merchandise;
(ii) merchandise that
is substituted for the imported merchandise pursuant to subsection (g);
(iii) merchandise
into which the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated;
or
(iv) merchandise that
is substituted, pursuant to subsection (g), for merchandise into which the
imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated; and
(B) the
merchandise—
(i) is not exported
because of its destruction; and
(ii) was not used in
the United States before its destruction.
(2)
Treatment of
returned merchandise
For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii),
merchandise is not used in the United States solely because the merchandise
is—
(A) sold at retail by
the importer or another person that received the merchandise from the importer
under a certificate of delivery; and
(B) subsequently
returned to and accepted by the importer or other person described in
subparagraph (A).
(g)
Substitution
(1)
In
general
Except as provided in this subsection, merchandise may be
substituted for other merchandise if it can be demonstrated that the
merchandise was classifiable under the same 8-digit HTS subheading number as
such other merchandise at some point during the 5-year period beginning on the
date on which the merchandise was imported.
(2)
Classification
The
Schedule B number for merchandise may be used for purposes of determining under
paragraph (1) if the merchandise is or has been classified under the same
8-digit HTS subheading number as other merchandise, without regard to whether
the Schedule B number encompasses more than one 8-digit HTS subheading
number.
(3)
Special
substitution rules
(A)
(i) Merchandise that is
classifiable under any heading or subheading of the HTS specified in clause
(ii) may be substituted for other merchandise if the merchandise is
classifiable under the same 8-digit HTS subheading number as the other
merchandise under the HTS as in effect on January 1, 2000.
(ii) A heading or subheading of the HTS
specified in this clause is—
(I) any of headings 2707 through 2715, 2901,
or 2902;
(II) any of headings 3901 through 3914 (as
such headings apply to the primary forms provided under Note 6 to chapter 39 of
the HTS); or
(III) subheading 2903.21.00, 2909.19.14,
2917.36, 2917.39.04, 2917.39.15, 2926.10.00, 3811.21.00, or 3811.90.00.
(B) Merchandise that
is classifiable under subheading 2204.21.50, 2204.29.20, or 2204.29.60 of the
HTS may be substituted for other merchandise that is classifiable under any
such subheading.
(C) Merchandise that
is classifiable under subheading 2204.21.80, 2204.29.40, or 2204.29.80 of the
HTS may be substituted for other merchandise that is classifiable under any
such subheading.
(4)
Special rule
for ethyl alcohol
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
the case of any duty paid under subheading 9901.00.50 of the HTS on imports of
ethyl alcohol or a mixture of ethyl alcohol, such duty may not be refunded if
the exported merchandise upon which a drawback claim is based does not contain
ethyl alcohol or a mixture of ethyl alcohol.
(h)
Amount of
drawback
(1)
Claims based on
exportation of imported or substitute merchandise
If a person
claims drawback with respect to imported merchandise based on the exportation
of the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise, the amount of drawback
paid pursuant to this section shall be equal to 99 percent of the product
of—
(A) the number of
units of the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise exported to claim
drawback with respect to the imported merchandise, and
(B) the lesser
of—
(i) the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees paid with respect to the line item for the imported
merchandise divided by the total number of units of the imported merchandise
included in the line item, or
(ii) the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees that would apply to the exported merchandise if the
exported merchandise were imported divided by the number of units of the
exported merchandise.
(2)
Claims based on
destruction of imported merchandise, merchandise into which imported
merchandise is incorporated, or merchandise substituted for merchandise into
which imported merchandise is incorporated
If a person claims
drawback with respect to imported merchandise based on the destruction of the
imported merchandise, merchandise into which the imported merchandise is
incorporated, or merchandise substituted for merchandise into which the
imported merchandise is incorporated, the amount of drawback paid pursuant to
this section shall be equal to 99 percent of—
(A) the product
of—
(i) the number of
units of the imported merchandise destroyed to claim drawback with respect to
the imported merchandise or incorporated into merchandise for which the
destroyed merchandise is substituted, and
(ii) the amount of
duties, taxes, and fees paid with respect to the line item for the imported
merchandise divided by the total number of units of the imported merchandise
included in the line item, minus
(B) the value of any
materials recovered during the destruction of the destroyed merchandise
(including the value of any tax benefit or royalty payment with respect to such
materials).
(3)
Claims based on
exportation of merchandise into which imported or substitute merchandise is
incorporated or merchandise substituted for merchandise into which imported or
substitute merchandise is incorporated
If a person claims
drawback with respect to imported merchandise based on the exportation of
merchandise into which the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is
incorporated, or merchandise substituted for merchandise into which the
imported merchandise or substitute merchandise is incorporated, the amount of
drawback paid pursuant to this section shall be equal to 99 percent of the
product of—
(A) the number of
units of the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise incorporated into
the exported merchandise or the merchandise for which the exported merchandise
is substituted, and
(B)
(i) in the case of exported
merchandise into which the imported merchandise is incorporated or exported
merchandise substituted for merchandise into which the imported merchandise is
incorporated, the amount of duties, taxes, and fees paid with respect to the
line item for the imported merchandise divided by the number of units of the
imported merchandise included in the line item, or
(ii) in the case of exported
merchandise into which substitute merchandise is incorporated or exported
merchandise substituted for merchandise into which substitute merchandise is
incorporated, the lesser of—
(I) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees
paid with respect to the line item for the imported merchandise divided by the
total number of units of the imported merchandise included in the line item,
or
(II) the amount of duties, taxes, and fees
that would apply to the substitute merchandise, if the substitute merchandise
were imported, divided by the number of units of the substitute merchandise
incorporated into the exported merchandise or the merchandise for which the
exported merchandise is substituted.
(4)
Claims based on
destruction of substitute merchandise, merchandise into which substitute
merchandise is incorporated, or merchandise substituted for merchandise into
which substitute merchandise is incorporated
If a person claims
drawback with respect to imported merchandise based on the destruction of
substitute merchandise, merchandise into which substitute merchandise is
incorporated, or merchandise substituted for merchandise into which substitute
merchandise is incorporated, the amount of drawback paid pursuant to this
section shall be equal to 99 percent of the lesser of—
(A) the amount
of—
(i) duties, taxes,
and fees that would apply to the substitute merchandise destroyed, incorporated
into destroyed merchandise, or incorporated into merchandise for which the
destroyed merchandise is substituted, if the substitute merchandise were
imported, minus
(ii) the value of any
materials recovered during the destruction of the destroyed merchandise
(including the value of any tax benefit or royalty payment with respect to such
materials), or
(B) the amount of
drawback the person could have claimed under paragraph (2) if the person had
destroyed the imported merchandise.
(5)
Limitation for
duties, taxes, and fees previously refunded
The amount of duties,
taxes, and fees that may be refunded as drawback with respect to imported
merchandise pursuant to this subsection shall be reduced by the amount of any
duties, taxes, and fees previously refunded to a person with respect to such
merchandise.
(i)
Filing
requirements
The requirements for filing a claim for drawback
under this subsection are the following:
(1)
Electronic
filing
The claim shall be filed electronically.
(2)
Time limit for
claim
The claim shall be filed not later than 5 years after the
date—
(A) on which the
merchandise with respect to which drawback is claimed is imported; or
(B) if the claim is
based on merchandise imported on more than one date, the earliest date on which
any such merchandise was imported.
(3)
Identification
of merchandise
The claim shall include an identification of the
merchandise with respect to which the claim is filed as follows:
(A) If drawback is
claimed with respect to imported merchandise based on the exportation of
merchandise, a demonstration that the exported merchandise meets the
requirements of subsection (e) using—
(i)
(I) the information
contained in the line item for the imported merchandise and information
contained in the line item for the exported merchandise; and
(II) in the case of imported merchandise or
substitute merchandise incorporated into the exported merchandise or
merchandise that is substituted for merchandise into which imported merchandise
or substitute merchandise is incorporated, a bill of materials or formula
identifying the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise and the exported
merchandise by the 8-digit HTS subheading number and the quantity of the
imported merchandise or substitute merchandise and the exported merchandise;
or
(ii) direct
identification.
(B) If drawback is
claimed with respect to imported merchandise based on the destruction of
merchandise, an identification of the imported merchandise and the destroyed
merchandise using—
(i)
(I) the information
contained in the line item for the imported merchandise and information
identifying the destroyed merchandise by 8-digit HTS subheading number and
quantity; and
(II) in the case of imported merchandise or
substitute merchandise incorporated into the destroyed merchandise or
merchandise that is substituted for merchandise into which imported merchandise
or substitute merchandise is incorporated, a bill of materials or formula
identifying the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise and the
destroyed merchandise by the 8-digit HTS subheading number and the quantity of
the imported merchandise or substitute merchandise and the destroyed
merchandise; or
(ii) using direct
identification.
(4)
Proof of
exportation
If drawback is claimed with respect to imported
merchandise based on the exportation of merchandise, the claim shall include,
as proof of exportation, one of the following:
(A) The record of
exportation entered in the automated export system of the United States
Government or, if the exporter is unable to use that system, information
similar to the information contained in such a record that is kept by the
exporter in the ordinary course of business.
(B) In the case of a
deemed export, any record that establishes the deemed export, or a copy of such
a record, that is kept by the exporter in the ordinary course of
business.
(5)
Proof of
authorization
The claim shall include, as proof of the
authorization under subsection (c)(1) of the importer, exporter, or person who
destroyed merchandise, as appropriate, for another person to claim drawback,
records kept in the ordinary course of business demonstrating the
authorization.
(j)
Special
rules
(1)
Vessels built for residents of a foreign
country
Drawback under this
section may be claimed for materials imported and used in the construction and
equipment of vessels built for foreign account and ownership, or for the
government of any foreign country, notwithstanding that such vessels may not
within the strict meaning of the term be exported.
(2)
Agricultural
products
No drawback may be claimed under this section for an
agricultural product with respect to which an over-quota rate of duty has been
paid, unless the product is identified as the imported agricultural product
using direct identification.
(3)
Certain
exported merchandise
(A)
In
general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), upon the
exportation of flavoring extracts, flavors, medicines, medicinal preparations,
or perfumes manufactured or produced in the United States in part from domestic
alcohol on which an internal revenue tax has been paid, there shall be allowed
a drawback in an amount equal to the tax found to have been paid on the alcohol
so used.
(B)
Limitation
If
drawback has been claimed under section 5114 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 with respect to flavoring extracts, flavors, medicines, medicinal
preparations, or perfumes manufactured or produced in the United States, the
amount of drawback under this paragraph shall be limited to $1 per proof
gallon.
(C)
Form of
claim
A claim for drawback under this paragraph shall be
submitted in such form, at such times, and under such conditions as the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe by regulation.
(4)
Payment from
receipts of Puerto Rico
A drawback under this section for
merchandise shall be paid from the customs receipts of Puerto Rico if the
duties for such merchandise were originally paid into the Treasury of Puerto
Rico.
(k)
Drawback on
exported goods under certain free trade agreements
(1)
Special rules
for NAFTA countries
(A)
In
general
Subject to section 508(b)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(2)(B)), and for purposes of this section, if merchandise
that is exported to a NAFTA country is a good subject to NAFTA drawback, no
customs duties on the good may be refunded, waived, or reduced in an amount
that exceeds the lesser of—
(i) the total amount
of customs duties paid or owed on the good on importation into the United
States; or
(ii) the total amount
of customs duties paid on the good on importation into the NAFTA
country.
(B)
Special rule
for Canada
If Canada ceases to be a NAFTA country and the
suspension of the operation of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement
thereafter terminates, then for purposes of this section, the shipment to
Canada during the period such Agreement is in operation of merchandise made
from or substituted for a good eligible for drawback under section 204(a) of
the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988
(Public Law 100–449; 19 U.S.C. 2112 note) does not constitute an
exportation.
(C)
Fungible
merchandise exported to NAFTA countries
The exportation to a
NAFTA country of merchandise that is fungible with and substituted for imported
merchandise, other than merchandise described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of
section 203(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(19 U.S.C. 3333(a)), shall not be treated as an exportation of substitute
merchandise for purposes of drawback under this section.
(D)
Proof of
exportation to Canada or Mexico
Notwithstanding subsection
(i)(4), a person filing a claim under this paragraph shall submit, as proof of
exportation, the entry records from Canada or Mexico.
(2)
Special rules
for Chile
(A)
In
general
For purposes of this section, if merchandise that is
exported to Chile is a good subject to Chile FTA drawback, no customs duties on
the good may be refunded, waived, or reduced, except as provided in
subparagraph (B).
(B)
Amount of
customs duties
The customs duties referred to in subparagraph (A)
may be refunded, waived, or reduced by—
(i) 100 percent
during the 8-year period beginning on January 1, 2004;
(ii) 75 percent
during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2012;
(iii) 50 percent
during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2013; and
(iv) 25 percent
during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2014.
(C)
Fungible
merchandise exported to Chile
Beginning on January 1, 2015, the
exportation to Chile of merchandise that is fungible with and substituted for
imported merchandise, other than merchandise described in paragraphs (1)
through (5) of section 203(a) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), shall not be treated as an
exportation of substitute merchandise for purposes of drawback under this
section. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to permit the
substitution of merchandise under this section with respect to merchandise
described in paragraph (2) of section 203(a) of the United States-Chile Free
Trade Agreement Implementation
Act.
.
(b)
Technical and
conforming amendments
(1)
Refunds
Section
505(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: Refunds of excess moneys deposited, as determined
on a liquidation or reliquidation, shall be reduced by any amount paid, on an
accelerated basis or otherwise, to a person claiming drawback pursuant to
section 313.
(2)
Review of
protests
The second sentence of section 515(a) of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting in accordance with section 505..
(3)
Refunds,
waivers, and reductions of duty under NAFTA
Section
508(b)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1508(b)(2)(B)(i)(III)) is amended by striking section 313(n)(2) or
(o)(1) and inserting section 313(k)(1).
(c)
Effective
date
(1)
In
general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by this section shall apply to drawback claims filed with respect to
merchandise that enters the United States on or after the date that is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
Transition
rule
During the 1-year period beginning on the date specified in
paragraph (1), a person may elect to file a claim for drawback under—
(A) section 313 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by this section; or
(B) section 313 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as in effect on the day before the date specified in
paragraph (1).
(d)
Government
Accountability Office report
Not later than the date that is 4
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that
contains—
(1) an evaluation of
the costs and benefits to the Federal Government, and the benefits to the
private sector, resulting from the implementation of section 313 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended by this section; and
(2) an assessment of
the extent to which the implementation of that section may permit a person
claiming drawback with respect to imported merchandise to receive drawback in
excess of the duties, taxes, or fees paid on the imported merchandise.
403.
Penalties for customs brokers
(a)
In general
Section 641(d)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1641(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ;
or and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
and inserting ; or; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(G) has been convicted of committing or
conspiring to commit an act of terrorism described in section 2332b of title
18, United States Code.
.
(b)
Technical amendments
Section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1641) is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking
Secretary's notice and inserting notice under
subparagraph (A); and
(2) by striking Customs Service
each place it appears and inserting U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency.
404.
Amendments to chapter 98 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(a)
Articles exported and returned, advanced or
improved abroad
Subchapter II
of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
by adding at the end of U.S. Note 3 the following:
(f)
(i) For purposes of subheadings 9802.00.40 and
9802.00.50, fungible articles exported from the United States for the purposes
described in such subheadings—
(A) may be commingled; and
(B) the origin, value, and classification of
such articles may be accounted for using an inventory management method.
(ii) If a person
chooses to use an inventory management method under this subdivision with
respect to fungible articles, the person shall use the same inventory
management method for those articles with respect to which the person claims
fungibility.
(iii) For
purposes of this subdivision—
(A) the term
fungible articles means articles that are interchangeable for
commercial purposes and have essentially identical properties; and
(B) the term
inventory management method means any method for managing
inventory that is based on generally accepted accounting
principles.
.
(b)
Modification of
provisions relating to returned property
The article description for subheading
9801.00.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by
inserting after exported the following: , or any other
products when returned within 3 years after having been
exported.
(c)
Duty-Free
treatment for certain United States Government property returned to the United
States
Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading:
9801.00.11United States Government property, returned to the United
States without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any
means while abroad, entered by the United States Government or a contractor to
the United States Government, and certified by the importer as United States
Government propertyFree
.
405.
Charter flights
Section 13031(e)(1) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(e)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking (1) Notwithstanding
section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451) or any other provision
of law (other than paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
(1)
(A) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451) or any other provision of law (other than
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2))
;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(B)
(i) An appropriate officer of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Agency may assign a sufficient number of employees from
the Agency (if available) to perform services described in clause (ii) for a
charter air carrier (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States
Code) for a charter flight arriving after normal operating hours at an airport
that is an established port of entry serviced by the Agency, notwithstanding
that overtime funds for those services are not available, if the charter air
carrier—
(I) not later than 4 hours before the flight
arrives, specifically requests that such services be provided; and
(II) pays any overtime fees incurred in
connection with such services.
(ii) Services described in this clause are
customs services for passengers and their baggage or any other such service
that could lawfully be performed during regular hours of
operation.
.
406.
Pilot program to designate additional
24-hour commercial ports of entry
(a)
Establishment of pilot
program
The President shall
establish a pilot program under which the President shall—
(1) pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38
Stat. 623, chapter 223; 19 U.S.C. 2), designate certain land border crossings
as 24-hour commercial ports of entry in accordance with subsections (b) and
(c); and
(2) ensure that each land border crossing
designated as a commercial port of entry under the pilot program has sufficient
resources—
(A) to carry out the functions of a commercial
port of entry, including accepting entries of merchandise, collecting duties,
and enforcing the customs and trade laws of the United States; and
(B) to perform those functions 24 hours a
day.
(b)
Designation
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall, after considering the criteria set forth in subsection (c) and any input
provided by the public, designate not fewer than 2 and not more than 6 land
border crossings, equally divided between land border crossings on the northern
and southern borders of the United States, as 24-hour commercial ports of entry
under the pilot program established under subsection (a).
(c)
Criteria
In
designating a land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial port of entry under
the pilot program established under subsection (a), the President shall
consider the following:
(1) The number of
24-hour commercial ports of entry already located in the State in which the
land border crossing is located.
(2) The costs
associated with operating the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial port
of entry, including whether the Federal Government would be required to acquire
or lease additional land.
(3) The positive
economic impact of designating the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial
port of entry on the community in which the land border crossing is
located.
(4) Any commitment of
resources by the government of Canada or Mexico, as applicable, to a similar
designation of a corresponding foreign port of entry.
(5) The support
demonstrated by the government of the State or locality in which the land
border crossing is located, including through infrastructure improvements, to
facilitate the operation of the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial
port of entry.
(d)
Termination
(1)
Determination of economic
benefit
Not later than the
date that is 2 years after the date on which a land border crossing designated
as a 24-hour commercial port of entry under the pilot program established under
subsection (a) becomes fully operational as a 24-hour commercial port of entry,
the President shall—
(A) determine whether the operation of the land
border crossing as a port of entry 24 hours a day provides a net economic
benefit to the United States; and
(B) submit to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report
on that determination and the reasons for that determination.
(2)
Termination
If the President determines under paragraph
(1) that operating a land border crossing as a port of entry 24 hours a day
does not provide a net economic benefit to the United States, the land border
crossing shall cease to operate as a port of entry 24 hours a day on the date
on which the President submits the report under paragraph (1)(B).
(e)
Report
Not later than 90 days before the President
makes a determination under subsection (d)(1) with respect to a land border
crossing designated as a 24-hour commercial port of entry under the pilot
program established under subsection (a), the President shall submit to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives a report that provides—
(1) a comparison of the vehicle traffic, the
estimated total volume of commercial merchandise entered, and the wait times at
the land border crossing—
(A) during the 2-year period preceding the
designation of the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial port of entry;
and
(B) after the land border crossing becomes
fully operational as a 24-hour commercial port of entry;
(2) a comparison of
the total value of commercial merchandise transported through the land border
crossing—
(A) during the 2-year period preceding the
designation of the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial port of entry;
and
(B) after the land
border crossing becomes fully operational as a 24-hour commercial port of
entry; and
(3) a comparison of wait times at other ports
of entry in the State in which the land border crossing is located—
(A) during the 2-year period preceding the
designation of the land border crossing as a 24-hour commercial port of entry;
and
(B) after the land border crossing becomes
fully operational as a 24-hour commercial port of entry.
407.
Elimination of consumptive demand exception
to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor,
or indentured labor; report
(a)
Elimination of consumptive demand
exception
(1)
In
general
Section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307)
is amended by striking The provisions of this section and all
that follows through of the United States..
(2)
Effective
date
The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 15 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Report
required
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives a report on compliance with section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) that includes the following:
(1) The number of
instances in which merchandise was denied entry pursuant to that section during
the 1-year period preceding the submission of the report.
(2) A description of
the merchandise denied entry pursuant to that section.
(3) Such other
information as the Commissioner considers appropriate with respect to
monitoring and enforcing compliance with that section.
408.
Honey
transshipment
(a)
In
general
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
shall direct appropriate personnel and resources of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency to address concerns that honey is being imported into the
United States in violation of the customs and trade laws of the United
States.
(b)
Country of
origin
(1)
In
general
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
shall compile a database of the individual characteristics of honey produced in
foreign countries to facilitate the verification of country of origin markings
of imported honey.
(2)
Engagement with
foreign governments
The Commissioner shall seek to engage the
customs agencies of foreign governments for assistance in compiling the
database described in paragraph (1).
(3)
Consultation
with industry
In compiling the database described in paragraph
(1), the Commissioner shall consult with entities in the honey industry
regarding the development of industry standards for honey
identification.
(4)
Consultation
with Food and Drug Administration
In compiling the database
described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall consult with the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(c)
Report
required
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall
submit to Congress a report that—
(1) describes and
assesses the limitations in the existing analysis capabilities of laboratories
with respect to determining the country of origin of honey samples or the
percentage of honey contained in a sample; and
(2) includes any
recommendations of the Commissioner for improving such capabilities.
(d)
Sense of
Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs should promptly establish a national standard of identity for
honey for the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use to
ensure that imports of honey are—
(1) classified
accurately for purposes of assessing duties; and
(2) denied entry into
the United States if such imports pose a threat to the health or safety of
consumers in the United States.
409.
Contraband archaeological or ethnological
materials
(a)
In general
The Commissioner shall ensure that
appropriate personnel of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency are
trained in the detection, identification, and detention of archaeological or
ethnological materials the importation of which violates the customs and trade
laws of the United States.
(b)
Training
The Commissioner is authorized to accept
training and other support services from experts outside of the Federal
Government in the detection, identification, and detention of archaeological or
ethnological materials described in subsection (a).
410.
De minimis value and entry under
regulations
(a)
Increase in
maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-Free by one person on one
day
(1)
In
general
Section 321(a)(2)(C)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
$200 and inserting $800.
(2)
Effective
date
The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Entry under regulations
Section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1498) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:
(1) Merchandise, when different commercial
facilitation and risk considerations that may vary for different classes or
kinds of merchandise or different classes of transactions may
dictate;
;
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as
subsection (c); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the
following:
(b)
Entry of merchandise valued at $2,500 or
less
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe rules and regulations for the
declaration and entry of merchandise if the aggregate value of the shipment of
merchandise does not exceed $2,500.
(2)
Exception
The rules and regulations prescribed under
paragraph (1) shall not apply to merchandise that—
(A) has a value in excess of $250; and
(B) is classified under section VII, VIII, XI,
or XII, chapter 94, or subchapter III or IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United
States.
.
411.
Repeal of
authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to enter into certain
reimbursable fee agreements
Section 560 of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of the Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013) is repealed.