Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1960

 PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 1929

‘‘(ii) enhanced procedural fairness and transparency with respect to the regulation of imports and exports by WTO members; ‘‘(iii) transparent standards for the efficient release of cargo by WTO members, to the extent practicable; and ‘‘(iv) the protection of confidential commercial data. ‘‘(B) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—The articles of the GATT 1994 described in this subparagraph are the following: ‘‘(i) Article V (relating to transit). ‘‘(ii) Article VIII (relating to fees and formalities associated with importation and exportation). ‘‘(iii) Article X (relating to publication and administration of trade regulations). ‘‘(C) GATT 1994.—The term ‘GATT 1994’ means the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement. ‘‘(3) CUSTOMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner and in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall work with the WCO to facilitate the efficient flow of international trade, taking into account existing international agreements and the negotiating objectives of the WTO. The Commissioner shall work to— ‘‘(A) harmonize, to the extent practicable, import data collected by WCO members for customs purposes; ‘‘(B) automate and harmonize, to the extent practicable, the collection and storage of commercial data by WCO members; ‘‘(C) develop, to the extent practicable, transparent standards for the release of cargo by WCO members; ‘‘(D) develop and harmonize, to the extent practicable, standards, technologies, and protocols for physical or nonintrusive examinations that will facilitate the efficient flow of international trade; and ‘‘(E) ensure the protection of confidential commercial data. ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘Commissioner’ means the Commissioner responsible for the United States Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security.’’. SEC. 405. INTERNATIONAL TRADE DATA SYSTEM.

Section 411 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL TRADE DATA SYSTEM.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury (in this subsection, referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall oversee the establishment of an electronic trade data interchange system to be known as the ‘International Trade Data System’ (ITDS). The ITDS shall be implemented not later than the date that the Automated Commercial Environment (commonly referred to as ‘ACE’) is fully implemented. ‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the ITDS is to eliminate redundant information requirements, to efficiently regulate the flow of commerce, and to effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade, by establishing

VerDate 14-DEC-2004

13:05 Jul 12, 2007

Jkt 059194

PO 00002

Frm 00673

Fmt 6580

Sfmt 6581

E:\PUBLAW\PUBL002.109

Deadline.

APPS06

PsN: PUBL002

�