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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013

S. 662 · 113th Congress · Mar 22, 2013 · Lineage

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:

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.