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 PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 1931

‘‘(A) the status of the ITDS implementation; ‘‘(B) the extent of participation in the ITDS by Federal agencies; ‘‘(C) the remaining barriers to any agency’s participation; ‘‘(D) the consistency of the ITDS with applicable standards established by the World Customs Organization and the World Trade Organization; ‘‘(E) recommendations for technological and other improvements to the ITDS; and ‘‘(F) the status of the development, implementation, and management of the Automated Commercial Environment within the United States Customs and Border Protection. ‘‘(5) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that agency participation in the ITDS is an important priority of the Federal Government and that the Secretary shall coordinate the operation of the ITDS closely among the participating agencies and the office within the United States Customs and Border Protection that is responsible for maintaining the ITDS. ‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as amending or modifying subsection (g) of section 301 of title 13, United States Code. ‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—The term ‘Commercial Operations Advisory Committee’ means the Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) or any successor committee.’’. SEC. 406. IN-BOND CARGO.

Title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 553 the following: ‘‘SEC. 553A. REPORT ON IN-BOND CARGO.

19 USC 1553–1.

‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2007, the Commissioner shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that includes— ‘‘(1) a plan for closing in-bond entries at the port of arrival; ‘‘(2) an assessment of the personnel required to ensure 100 percent reconciliation of in-bond entries between the port of arrival and the port of destination or exportation; ‘‘(3) an assessment of the status of investigations of overdue in-bond shipments and an evaluation of the resources required to ensure adequate investigation of overdue in-bond shipments; ‘‘(4) a plan for tracking in-bond cargo within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE); ‘‘(5) an assessment of whether any particular technologies should be required in the transport of in-bond cargo; ‘‘(6) an assessment of whether ports of arrival should require any additional information regarding shipments of inbond cargo;

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