§1307. Convict-made goods; importation prohibited — Inbound Citations
19 U.S.C. § 1307
Cited by 16 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 19 U.S.C. § 1307 as a whole
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Not later than 180 days after February 24, 2016, 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 1307 of this title that includes the following:
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(a) Not later than 90 days after January 29, 2020, the President shall establish a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor United States enforcement of the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.
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(2) The Task Force shall meet on a quarterly basis regarding active Withhold and Release Orders, ongoing investigations, petitions received, and enforcement priorities, and other relevant issues with respect to enforcing the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.
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(1) The enforcement activities and priorities of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to enforcing the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.
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(5) Such other information as the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with section 1307 of this title.
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(2) report to the Interagency Labor Committee with respect to any concerns relating to the enforcement of the prohibition under section 1307 of this title with respect to Mexico, including any allegations that may be filed with respect to forced labor in Mexico.
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The Task Force shall monitor and promote effective enforcement of and compliance with section 1307 of title 19 by performing the following functions:
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(1) Coordinate closely with the United States Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its investigations of allegations that goods are being entered into the United States, or that such entry is being attempted, in violation of the prohibition in section 1307 of title 19 on entry into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. Such investigations may include visits to foreign sites where goods allegedly are being mined, produced, or manufactured in a manner that would lead to prohibition of their importation into the United States under section 1307 of title 19.
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(4) Coordinate closely with the Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its monitoring of ports of the United States to ensure that goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions are not imported into the United States.
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(5) Advise the Customs Service in performing such other functions, consistent with existing authority, to ensure the effective enforcement of section 1307 of title 19.
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(1) the number of allegations of violations of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to products of the Peoples’1 Republic of China that were investigated during the preceding 1-year period;
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(2) the number of actual violations of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China that were discovered during the preceding 1-year period;
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(3) in the case of each attempted entry of products of the People’s Republic of China in violation of such section 1307 of title 19 discovered during the preceding 1-year period—(A) the identity of the exporter of the goods;(B) the identity of the person or persons who attempted to sell the goods for export; and(C) the identity of all parties involved in transshipment of the goods; and
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(4) such other information as the Task Force considers useful in monitoring and enforcing compliance with section 1307 of title 19.
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(ii) section 1307 of title 19 (relating to prohibition on importation of convict-made goods), including any determinations by the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the restrictions of such section; and
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under section 1307 of title 19 and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.