Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Manifest Modernization Act of 2023”.
Manifest Modernization Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the requirements relating to disclosure of vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest information.
Sec. 2 Disclosure of vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest information
Expansion and clarification of disclosure requirement— Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431) is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking “section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. App. 91)” and inserting “section 60105 of title 46, United States Code, and every aircraft or vehicle arriving in the United States as described in section 433,”; and
in subsection (c)(1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “subparagraph (2)” and all that follows through “shall be available” and inserting “paragraph (2), the following information, when contained in a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest, shall be available”;
in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the end period the following: “and the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under which the cargo is classifiable”; and
by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:
“(G) The country in which the cargo was produced and the last country through which the cargo was transported.”
Protection of personally identifiable information— Section 431(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (2)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
by inserting “(A)” after “(2)”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) The Secretary shall ensure that the following information is removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section before access to the manifest is provided to the public:
“(i) Social Security numbers.
“(ii) Passport numbers.
“(iii) Dates of birth.
“(iv) Personal phone numbers.
“(v) Personal email addresses.
“(vi) Driver’s license and State identification numbers.
“(vii) Residential addresses that are not the primary address of the trade or business (excluding ZIP Codes).
“(viii) Names of individuals who are end-consumers.
“(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to permit the removal from a manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section of the name, address, or identification number of a business.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Each manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section shall include a checkbox to indicate whether the shipment is going to a private individual or a company.”
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.