,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ae1 #bjbc,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,tariff ,act of #aicj relating to de minimis treatment under that ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,import ,security and ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,additional exceptions to exemptions for de minimis treatment under the ,tariff ,act of #aicj ,section #cba of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7a7 ,the ,secretary and inserting 7a7 ,in general4--,the ,secretary2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking #hjj and inserting except as provided in subsection 7b77#a71 #hjj2 and 7,c7 in the matter following such paragraph 7#b77;,c71 as so amended1 by striking subdivision 7#b7 each place it appears and inserting paragraph2 and 7#b7 by striking 7b7 ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7b7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,in general ,an article may not be admitted free of duty or tax under the authority provided by subsection 7a77#b77;,c7 if the country of origin of such article1 or the country from which such article is shipped1 is-- 7,a7 a nonmarket economy country 7as such term is defined in section #gga7ah772 and 7,b7 a country included in the priority watch list 7as such term is defined in section #ahb7;g77#c7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdb7;g77#c7774 7#b7 ,other exceptions ,the ,secretary 4 #c4 ,additional administrative provisions relating to de minimis treatment under the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7a7 ,administrative exemptions ,section #cba of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acba71 as amended by section #b1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,submission of documentation and information 7#a7 ,in general ,for any articles that may qualify for an administrative exemption pursuant to subsection 7a77#b71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,import ,security and ,fairness ,act1 prescribe regulations to require the submission1 transmission1 or otherwise making available of such documentation or information to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection as the ,secretary determines is reasonably necessary for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to determine the eligibility of such articles to qualify for such exemption4 7#b7 ,matters to be included ,the regulations prescribed under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall require that documentation or information with respect to an article described in that paragraph include1 at a minimum-- 7i7 a description of the article2 7ii7 the appropriate classification of the article under the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states2 7iii7 the country of origin of the article2 7iv7 the country from which the article is shipped2 7v7 the identity of the shipper2 7vi7 the identity of the importer2 and 7vii7 the transaction value of the article in the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 may provide that such documentation or information include other documentation or information regarding the offer for sale or purchase1 or the subsequent sale1 purchase1 transportation1 importation or warehousing of an article described in paragraph 7#a71 including such documentation or information relating to the offering of the article for sale or purchase in the ,united ,states through a commercial or marketing platform1 including an electronic commercial or marketing platform4 7#c7 ,veracity of documentation and information 7,a7 ,in general ,the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall provide that-- 7i7 the documentation or information described in that paragraph is true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of the party submitting1 transmitting1 or otherwise making available such documentation or information1 subject to any penalties authorized by law2 or 7ii7 if such party is not able to reasonably verify whether such documentation or information is true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of the party1 such documentation or information may be submitted1 transmitted1 or otherwise made available on the basis of what the party reasonably believes to be true and correct4 7,b7 ,use for any lawful purpose ,such documentation or information may be used by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for any lawful purpose4 7#d7 ,civil penalties ,any person who violates the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 is liable for a civil penalty of #e1jjj for the first violation1 and #aj1jjj for each subsequent violation4 ,a penalty imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other penalty provided by law4 7d7 ,importations involving suspended or debarred persons ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury is authorized to prescribe regulations to authorize exceptions to any administrative exemption pursuant to subsection 7a7 for any articles the importation of which is caused or otherwise facilitated by any person suspended or debarred from doing business with the ,federal ,government at the time of the importation4 4 7b7 ,examination of merchandise ,section #dii7;c7 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adii7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the ,customs ,service each place it appears and inserting ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,customs ,service and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 2 7,b7 in the second sentence-- 7i7 by striking ,the and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,information to be included ,the 2 and 7ii7 by redesignating the subsequent subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 and 7,e7 as clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v71 respectively1 and moving such clauses1 as redesignated1 #b ems to the right2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,additional requirements relating to merchandise that may qualify for certain administrative exemptions 7i7 ,in general ,in a case in which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection has made a decision to detain merchandise that may qualify for an administrative exemption pursuant to section #cba7;a77#b77;,c71 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall issue such notice to each party that ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protections determines may have an interest in the detained merchandise1 based on information reasonably available to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 in such form and manner as the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall by regulation prescribe4 7ii7 ,voluntary abandonment of merchandise ,in the case of merchandise described in clause 7i71 such notice shall also advise each such interested party that1 in lieu of supplying information to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection in accordance with subparagraph 7,b77v71 the interested parties may voluntarily abandon the merchandise4 7iii7 ,abandonment or export due to lack of response ,if ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection does not receive a response from each interested party in merchandise described in clause 7i7 within #cj days of the date on which such notice is issued to the interested parties1 the merchandise may-- 7,i7 be denied entry and be permitted to be exported1 with the importer responsible for paying all expenses of exportation2 or 7,,ii7 be deemed to be abandoned1 in which case title to such merchandise shall be vested in the ,united ,states and the merchandise shall be disposed of in accordance with law4 4 #d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to articles entered1 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption1 on or after the #ahjth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act4