Sec. 1951. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1951 AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM **[**[49 U.S.C. 44901 note](/us/usc/t49/s44901)**]** ###
(a)In General The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator, consistent with the requirements of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210) shall— ####
(1)establish an air cargo advance screening program (referred to in this section as the “ACAS Program”) for the collection of advance electronic information from air carriers and other persons within the supply chain regarding cargo being transported to the United States by air; ####
(2)under such program, require that such information be transmitted by such air carriers and other persons at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of such cargo onto an aircraft destined to or transiting through the United States; ####
(3)establish appropriate communications systems with freight forwarders, shippers, and air carriers; ####
(4)establish a system that will allow freight forwarders, shippers, and air carriers to provide shipment level data for air cargo, departing from any location that is inbound to the United States; and ####
(5)identify opportunities in which the information furnished in compliance with the ACAS Program could be used by the Administrator. ###
(b)Inspection of High-risk Cargo Under the ACAS Program, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall ensure that all cargo that has been identified as high-risk is inspected— ####
(1)prior to the loading of such cargo onto aircraft at the last point of departure; or ####
(2)at an earlier point in the supply chain, before departing for the United States. ###
(c)Consultation In carrying out the ACAS Program, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall consult with relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to ensure that an operationally feasible and practical approach to— ####
(1)the collection of advance information with respect to cargo on aircraft departing for the United States is applied; and ####
(2)the inspection of high-risk cargo recognizes the significant differences among air cargo business models and modes of transportation. ###
(d)Analysis The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator may analyze the information described in subsection
(a)in the Department of Homeland Security’s automated targeting system and integrate such information with other intelligence to enhance the accuracy of the risk assessment process under the ACAS Program. ###
(e)No Duplication The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall carry out this section in a manner that, after the ACAS Program is fully in effect, ensures, to the greatest extent practicable, that the ACAS Program does not duplicate other Department programs or requirements relating to the submission of air cargo data or the inspection of high-risk cargo. ###
(f)Consideration of Industry In carrying out the ACAS Program, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall— ####
(1)consider the content and timeliness of the available data may vary among entities in the air cargo industry and among countries; ####
(2)explore procedures to accommodate the variations described in paragraph
(1)while maximizing the contribution of such data to the risk assessment process under the ACAS Program; ####
(3)test the business processes, technologies, and operational procedures required to provide advance information with respect to cargo on aircraft departing for the United States and carry out related inspection of high-risk cargo, while ensuring delays and other negative impacts on vital supply chains are minimized; and ####
(4)consider the cost, benefit, and feasibility before establishing any set time period for submission of certain elements of the data for air cargo under this section in line with the regulatory guidelines specified in Executive Order 13563 or any successor Executive order or regulation. ###
(g)Guidance The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall provide guidance for participants in the ACAS Program regarding the requirements for participation, including requirements for transmitting shipment level data. ###
(h)Use of Data The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall use the data provided under the ACAS Program for targeting shipments for screening and aviation security purposes only. ###
(i)Final Rule Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Administrator, shall issue a final regulation to implement the ACAS Program to include the electronic transmission to U.S. Customs and Border Protection of data elements for targeting cargo, including appropriate security elements of shipment level data. ###
(j)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the commencement of the ACAS Program, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the operational implementation of providing advance information under the ACAS Program and the value of such information in targeting cargo.
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