,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aid #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhje ,report ,no4 #aae-bgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #g1 #bjag ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,reichert1 and ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,august #h1 #bjag;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,royce of ,california1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,williams1 and ,mrs4 ,wagner ,august #h1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #g1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to permanently authorize the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #dag the following new section3 #dah4 ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards 7a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection is authorized to issue ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards 7referred to in this section as an ,,abt ,card7 to an individual described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,card issuance ,an individual described in this subsection is an individual-- 7#a7 who-- 7,a7 is a citizen of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 has been approved and is in good standing in an existing international trusted traveler program of the ,department2 and 7#b7 who-- 7,a7 is engaged in business in the ,asia-,pacific region1 as determined by the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 or 7,b7 is a ,united ,states ,government official actively engaged in ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation business1 as determined by the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7c7 ,integration with existing travel programs ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall integrate application procedures for1 and issuance1 renewal1 and revocation of1 ,,abt ,cards with existing international trusted traveler programs of the ,department4 7d7 ,cooperation with private entities and nongovernmental organizations ,in carrying out this section1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection may consult with appropriate private sector entities and nongovernmental organizations1 including academic institutions4 7e7 ,fee 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall-- 7,a7 prescribe and collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of ,,abt ,cards2 and 7,b7 adjust such fee to the extent the ,commissioner determines necessary to comply with paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,limitation ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall ensure that the total amount of the fees collected under paragraph 7#a7 during any fiscal year is sufficient to offset the direct and indirect costs associated with carrying out this section during such fiscal year1 including the costs associated with operating and maintaining the ,,abt ,card issuance and renewal processes4 7#c7 ,account for collections ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states an ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,account into which the fees collected under paragraph 7#a7 shall be deposited as offsetting receipts4 7#d7 ,use of funds ,amounts deposited into the ,asia ,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,account described in paragraph 7#c7 shall-- 7,a7 be credited to the appropriate account of the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for expenses incurred in carrying out this section2 and 7,b7 remain available until expended4 7f7 ,notification ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall notify the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate within #fj days of any expenses incurred to operate and provide ,,abt ,card services beyond the amounts collected pursuant subsection 7e74 7g7 ,trusted traveler program defined ,in this section1 the term trusted traveler program means a voluntary program of the ,department that allows ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to expedite clearance of pre-approved1 low-risk travelers arriving in the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #dag the following new item3 ,sec4 #dah4 ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards4 4 #c4 ,account 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the repeal of the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-ed2 #h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe note7 pursuant to section #d7;b7 of this ,act1 amounts deposited into the ,,apec ,business ,travel ,card ,account established pursuant to such ,act as of the date of the enactment of this ,act are hereby transferred to the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,account established pursuant to subsection 7e7 of section #dah of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7as added by section #b of this ,act71 and shall be available without regard to whether such amounts are expended in connection with expenses incurred with respect to an ,,abt ,card issued at any time before or after such date of enactment4 7b7 ,availability ,amounts deposited in the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,account established pursuant to subsection 7e7 of section #dah of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb shall1 in addition to the purposes for which such amounts are available pursuant to such subsection1 also be available for expenditure in connection with expenses incurred with respect to ,,abt ,cards issued at any time before the date of the enactment of such section4 7c7 ,termination ,after the transfer described in subsection 7a7 has been carried out1 the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,card ,account established pursuant to the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjaa is closed4 #d4 ,conforming amendments and repeal 7a7 ,conforming amendments ,subsection 7c7 of section #daa of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ag71 by striking and after the semicolon at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ah7 as paragraph 7#ai72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ag7 the following new paragraph3 7#ah7 carry out section #dah1 relating to the issuance of ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards2 and 4 7b7 ,repeal 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-ed2 #h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe note7 is repealed4 7#b7 ,saving clause ,notwithstanding the repeal under paragraph 7#a71 an ,,abt ,card issued pursuant to the ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,cooperation ,business ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjaa before the date of the enactment of this ,act that1 as of such date1 is still valid1 shall continue to remain valid on and after such date until such time as such ,card would otherwise expire4 ,august #h1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed