Sec. 101. Seizure and forfeiture of certain textile or apparel articles and use of amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures
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The following textile or apparel articles shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture in accordance with the customs and trade laws of the United States and title 18, United States Code: Any textile or apparel article imported into the United States— for which a trade preference has been claimed; and that has been either misdescribed on entry as to country of origin or for which the importer does not verify actual country of origin, for purposes of avoiding a duty or other obligation to the United States Government, including— any textile or apparel article accompanied by documentation that indicates a false or fraudulent country of origin or source of textile or apparel articles; and any textile or apparel article accompanied by a counterfeit visa, license, permit, bill of lading, or similar documentation that is subsequently used by the importer for entry of textile or apparel articles.
A textile or apparel article imported into the United States by an importer who provides false information with respect to the physical address of the importer or who does not meet the requirements of section 484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B) ). A clerical error shall not be considered a violation of paragraph
(1)unless such error is part of a pattern of negligent conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable— shall use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any law regarding the import of textile or apparel articles enforced by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for— expenses directly related to special operations, TPVTs, and other enforcement actions; expenses related to training and education for applicable revenue positions, including import specialists, international trade specialists, and auditors who participate in the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States with respect to the export or import of textile or apparel articles; and implementation of the provisions of this Act; and may use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any law regarding the import of textile or apparel articles enforced by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for a reward of not less than 20 percent of the amount of the fine or penalty collected, or the value of the property forfeited, or $20,000, whichever is the lesser amount, to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest, conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of property for any violation of any law regarding the import of textile or apparel articles enforced by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury. Amounts described in paragraph
(1)and used to pay for expenses described in subparagraph
(A)of that paragraph or a reward described in subparagraph
(B)of that paragraph are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
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Sec. 101
Seizure and forfeiture of certain textile or apparel articles and use of amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures
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