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Code · U.S. Code · Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY · CHAPTER 3— SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY PORT · SUBCHAPTER II— SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN · § 965

§ 965. Tier 2 participants in C–TPAT

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(a)Validation The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall validate the security measures and supply chain security practices of a Tier 1 participant in accordance with the guidelines referred to in subsection (c). Such validation shall include on-site assessments at appropriate foreign locations utilized by the Tier 1 participant in its supply chain and shall, to the extent practicable, be completed not later than 1 year after certification as a Tier 1 participant.
(b)Benefits The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall extend benefits to each C–TPAT participant that has been validated as a Tier 2 participant under this section, which may include—
(1)reduced scores in the Automated Targeting System;
(2)reduced examinations of cargo; and
(3)priority searches of cargo.
(c)Guidelines Not later than 180 days after October 13, 2006, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a schedule and update the guidelines for validating a participant’s security measures and supply chain security practices under this section.
(Pub. L. 109–347, title II, § 215, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1910.)
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