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PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006 (C) the number of participants that will be revalidated during the following year.

6 USC 970.

SEC. 220. NONCONTAINERIZED CARGO.

The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall consider the potential for participation in C–TPAT by importers of noncontainerized cargoes that otherwise meet the requirements under this subtitle. 6 USC 971.

Procedures.

6 USC 972.

SEC. 221. C–TPAT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall establish sufficient internal quality controls and record management to support the management systems of C–TPAT. In managing the program, the Secretary shall ensure that the program includes: (1) STRATEGIC PLAN.—A 5-year plan to identify outcomebased goals and performance measures of the program. (2) ANNUAL PLAN.—An annual plan for each fiscal year designed to match available resources to the projected workload. (3) STANDARDIZED WORK PROGRAM.—A standardized work program to be used by agency personnel to carry out the certifications, validations, and revalidations of participants. The Secretary shall keep records and monitor staff hours associated with the completion of each such review. (b) DOCUMENTATION OF REVIEWS.—The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall maintain a record management system to document determinations on the reviews of each C– TPAT paricipant, including certifications, validations, and revalidations. (c) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SAFEGUARDS.—In consultation with the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop and implement procedures to ensure the protection of confidential data collected, stored, or shared with government agencies or as part of the application, certification, validation, and revalidation processes. (d) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STAFFING PLAN.—The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall— (1) develop a staffing plan to recruit and train staff (including a formalized training program) to meet the objectives identified in the strategic plan of the C–TPAT program; and (2) provide cross-training in postincident trade resumption for personnel who administer the C–TPAT program. (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—In connection with the President’s annual budget submission for the Department, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made by the Commissioner to certify, validate, and revalidate C– TPAT participants. Such report shall be due on the same date that the President’s budget is submitted to the Congress. SEC. 222. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

For fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Commissioner shall increase by not less than 50 the number of full-time personnel engaged in the validation and revalidation of C–TPAT participants (over the number of such personnel on the last day of the previous fiscal year), and shall provide appropriate training and support to such additional personnel.

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