Sec. 302. Updates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection website and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Trade Compliance Handbook
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The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall consult with and notify members of the trade community if content related to minimum security criteria is added to or removed from the publicly accessible website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the Trade Compliance Handbook for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. A notification required by paragraph
(1)shall include a summary and explanation of the reasons for the addition or removal of the content. The Commissioner shall use the process of the United States International Trade Commission for disclosing modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as a model for the notification required by paragraph (1). In addition to providing the notification required by subsection (a)(1), the Commissioner shall consult with members of the trade community with respect to any new requirements that may be added to the Trade Compliance Handbook of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. The Commissioner shall revise the Trade Compliance Handbook of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to include constructive and detailed context for best practices for mitigating the risk of importing merchandise produced using forced labor. In revising the Trade Compliance Handbook of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism under this section, the Commissioner shall consult with the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to ensure consistent messaging and streamlining of resources.