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who shall be subject to the direction and control of the official designated pursuant to paragraph (1). The Director shall— (A) advise the official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding all aspects of Department policies relating to the trade and customs revenue functions of the Department; (B) coordinate the development of Department-wide policies regarding trade and customs revenue functions and trade facilitation; and (C) coordinate the trade and customs revenue-related policies of the Department with the policies of other Federal departments and agencies. (b) STUDY; REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study evaluating the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security is meeting its obligations under section 412(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) with respect to the maintenance of customs revenue functions. (2) ANALYSIS.—The study shall include an analysis of— (A) the extent to which the customs revenue functions carried out by the former United States Customs Service have been consolidated with other functions of the Department (including the assignment of noncustoms revenue functions to personnel responsible for customs revenue collection), discontinued, or diminished following the transfer of the United States Customs Service to the Department; (B) the extent to which staffing levels or resources attributable to customs revenue functions have decreased since the transfer of the United States Customs Service to the Department; and (C) the extent to which the management structure created by the Department ensures effective trade facilitation and customs revenue collection. (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (4) MAINTENANCE OF FUNCTIONS.—Not later than September 30, 2007, the Secretary shall ensure that the requirements of section 412(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) are fully satisfied and shall report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives regarding implementation of this paragraph. (5) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘customs revenue functions’’ means the functions described in section 412(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)(2)). (c) CONSULTATION ON TRADE AND CUSTOMS REVENUE FUNCTIONS.— (1) BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary shall consult with representatives of the business community involved in international trade, including seeking the advice and recommendations of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, on Department policies and actions that have a

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