Sec. 111. Commercial risk assessment targeting and trade alerts
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In carrying out its duties under section 411(g)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 802(a) of this Act, the National Targeting Center shall— establish targeted risk assessment methodologies and standards— for evaluating the risk that cargo destined for the United States may violate the customs and trade laws of the United States, particularly those laws applicable to merchandise subject to the priority trade issues described in section 118; and for issuing, as appropriate, Trade Alerts described in subsection (b); to the extent practicable and otherwise authorized by law, use, to administer the methodologies and standards established under paragraph (1)— publicly available information; information available from the Automated Commercial System, the Automated Commercial Environment computer system, the Automated Targeting System, the Automated Export System, the International Trade Data System, the TECS (formerly known as the Treasury Enforcement Communications System ), the case management system of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and any successor systems; and information made available to the National Targeting Center, including information provided by private sector entities; and provide for the receipt and transmission to the appropriate U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices of allegations from interested parties in the private sector of violations of customs and trade laws of the United States of merchandise relating to the priority trade issues described in section 118.
In carrying out its duties under section 411(g)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 802(a) of this Act, and based upon the application of the targeted risk assessment methodologies and standards established under subsection (a), the Executive Director of the National Targeting Center may issue Trade Alerts to directors of United States ports of entry directing further inspection, or physical examination or testing, of specific merchandise to ensure compliance with all applicable customs and trade laws and regulations administered by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection. The director of a United States port of entry may determine not to conduct further inspections, or physical examination or testing, pursuant to a Trade Alert issued under paragraph
(1)if— the director finds that such a determination is justified by port security interests; and not later than 48 hours after making the determination, notifies the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the determination and the reasons for the determination. The Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall— compile an annual public summary of all determinations by directors of United States ports of entry under paragraph
(2)and the reasons for those determinations; conduct an evaluation of the utilization of Trade Alerts issued under paragraph (1); and not later than December 31 of each year, submit the summary to the appropriate congressional committees. In this subsection, the term inspection means the comprehensive evaluation process used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, other than physical examination or testing, to permit the entry of merchandise into the United States, or the clearance of merchandise for transportation in bond through the United States, for purposes of— assessing duties; identifying restricted or prohibited items; and ensuring compliance with all applicable customs and trade laws and regulations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Section 343(a)(3)(F) of the Trade Act of 2002 ( 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended to read as follows: The information collected pursuant to the regulations shall be used exclusively for ensuring cargo safety and security, preventing smuggling, and commercial risk assessment targeting, and shall not be used for any commercial enforcement purposes, including for determining merchandise entry. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, nothing in this section shall be treated as amending, repealing, or otherwise modifying title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 or regulations promulgated thereunder. .
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