Sec. 244. Establishment of mutual recognition agreements and trade transparency units
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If not already in place with respect to an Americas partner country, not later than one year after entering into a partnership agreement pursuant to section 201 with that country, the Commissioner shall establish a mutual recognition agreement and a trade transparency unit with the customs administration of that country as part of the ongoing Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Immediately upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall begin an expedited process of establishing mutual recognition agreements and trade transparency units between the United States and customs offices of Americas partner countries.
The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall ensure that data sharing conducted under a mutual recognition agreement established under this section is interoperable with the e-governance system established under title I. In coordination with the Americas Partnership Business Advisory Board established under section 202, trade and customs bodies shall harmonize collected data under mutual recognition agreements entered into under this section, including data related to the following:
Weight. Quantity. Value. Elements necessary for imports and exports. Common identifiers matching imports and exports. In this section: The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The term mutual recognition agreement means a document of arrangement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a customs administration of a foreign country that provides the platform for the exchange of membership information and recognizes the compatibility of the respective supply chain security programs of that country and the United States.