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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5329 

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance transparency 

with respect to shipments seeking an administrative exemption from 

duties for low-value entries, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2024 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. BROWN, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. 

CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance 

transparency with respect to shipments seeking an administrative exemption from duties for low-value entries, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting Illicit Goods, 

5 Helping Trustworthy Importers, and Netting Gains for 

6 America Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘FIGHTING for America 

7 Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) driven by the COVID–19 pandemic and 

4 other global factors, the volume of low-value imports 

5 into the United States that are eligible for an ad6 ministrative exemption from duties under section 

7 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321), 

8 known as the ‘‘de minimis’’ exemption, has acceler9 ated in recent years; 

10 (2) as the patterns of trade change, it is nec11 essary to periodically review customs procedures to 

12 ensure that those procedures are sufficient to protect 

13 the revenue of the United States, provide for the 

14 interdiction of illicit goods, and otherwise facilitate 

15 legitimate trade and the appropriate use of customs 

16 resources; 

17 (3) since the amendment to section 321 of the 

18 Tariff Act of 1930 made by section 901 of the 

19 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 

20 2015 (Public Law 114–125; 130 Stat. 223), growth 

21 in the direct-to-consumer model of business has ac22 celerated attempts to ship illicit drugs and other un23 authorized products through low-value shipments 

24 and tariff-based remedies seeking to ensure a level 

25 playing field for United States workers have in26 creased; and 


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1 (4) as such, the conditions of trade require 

2 Congress to reevaluate the purpose and intent of the 

3 powers delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury 

4 under section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as so 

5 amended, to both protect the revenue of the United 

6 States and properly scrutinize shipments subject to 

7 an administrative exemption established under that 

8 section. 

9 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF PRIORITY TRADE ISSUE. 

10 Section 117(a) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 

11 Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4322(a)) is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(8) The smuggling of fentanyl, other illicit 

14 drugs, and related material by abusing entry proce15 dures for merchandise qualifying for an administra16 tive exemption pursuant to section 321 of the Tariff 

17 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321).’’. 

18 SEC. 4. ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY FOR SHIPMENTS. 

19 Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

20 1321) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SUP22 PORTING ELIGIBILITY FOR EXEMPTION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

25 the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 


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1 the Postmaster General, shall prescribe regulations 

2 to require the provision to U.S. Customs and Border 

3 Protection, separate from any entry filing, of such 

4 documentation or information with respect to an ar5 ticle that may qualify for an administrative exemp6 tion under subsection (a)(2)(C) as the Secretary de7 termines is reasonably necessary for U.S. Customs 

8 and Border Protection to determine the admissibility 

9 of the article and the eligibility of the article for the 

10 exemption when in a postal or other shipment. 

11 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMA12 TION.—Pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 

13 may require, with respect to an article that may 

14 qualify for an administrative exemption under sub15 section (a)(2)(C), documentation or information re16 garding— 

17 ‘‘(A) the offer for sale or purchase, or the 

18 subsequent sale, purchase, transportation, im19 portation, or warehousing of, the article, includ20 ing documentation or information related to the 

21 offering of the article for sale or purchase with22 in the United States through a commercial or 

23 marketing platform, including an electronic 

24 commerce platform or marketplace, if applica25 ble; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the identity of the seller, the shipper, 

2 the carrier, the final delivery party, or the pur3 chaser of the article, as applicable; 

4 ‘‘(C) the fair retail value in the country of 

5 shipment; and 

6 ‘‘(D) other information determined to be 

7 necessary to protect the revenue and prevent 

8 unlawful importations. 

9 ‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION OF HARMONIZED TARIFF

10 SCHEDULE CLASSIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any 

11 other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation 

12 with the Postmaster General, shall require, with re13 spect to an article claimed as qualifying for an ad14 ministrative exemption under subsection (a)(2)(C), 

15 the submission of the following information as part 

16 of the entry filing: 

17 ‘‘(A) The identification of the 10-digit sta18 tistical reporting number of the Harmonized 

19 Tariff Schedule of the United States under 

20 which the article is classifiable. 

21 ‘‘(B) A description of the article with suffi22 cient specificity to allow U.S. Customs and Bor23 der Protection to evaluate the correctness of the 

24 statistical reporting number for the article iden25 tified under subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(C) The country of origin of the article. 

2 ‘‘(4) PARTIES PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION

3 AND INFORMATION.—The documentation or infor4 mation required pursuant to paragraph (1) with re5 spect to an article that may qualify for an adminis6 trative exemption under subsection (a)(2)(C) may be 

7 provided by a party or parties other than one of the 

8 parties qualifying to make entry, as specified by the 

9 Secretary by regulations prescribed under section 

10 498. 

11 ‘‘(5) VERACITY OF DOCUMENTATION AND IN12 FORMATION.—A person providing documentation or 

13 information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

14 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall ensure that the doc15 umentation or information is true and correct to the 

16 best of the person’s knowledge and belief, subject to 

17 any penalties authorized by law. 

18 ‘‘(6) USE OF INFORMATION.—U.S. Customs 

19 and Border Protection may use documentation or in20 formation provided pursuant to paragraph (1) for 

21 any lawful purpose necessary to fulfill the mission of 

22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

23 ‘‘(7) PENALTIES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person 

2 that violates the regulations prescribed 

3 under this subsection is liable for a civil 

4 penalty in an amount not to exceed— 

5 ‘‘(I) $1,000 for the first viola6 tion; and 

7 ‘‘(II) $5,000 for each subsequent 

8 violation. 

9 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.—A 

10 penalty imposed under this subparagraph 

11 shall be in addition to any other penalty 

12 provided by law. 

13 ‘‘(iii) REMISSION; MITIGATION.— 

14 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

15 provided by subclause (II), a penalty 

16 imposed under this subparagraph may 

17 be remitted or mitigated on a per 

18 package or shipment basis, as appro19 priate, under section 618. 

20 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—If a penalty 

21 is being considered with respect to a 

22 fourth or subsequent violation de23 scribed in clause (i) by the same per24 son, the maximum penalty under 


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1 clause (i)(II) shall be imposed with re2 spect to the violation. 

3 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A person commits 

5 fraud if the person provides a false state6 ment to U.S. Customs and Border Protec7 tion with respect to an article and U.S. 

8 Customs and Border Protection— 

9 ‘‘(I) permits the entry of that ar10 ticle at less than the proper rate of 

11 duty; or 

12 ‘‘(II) improperly treats that arti13 cle as qualifying for an administrative 

14 exemption under subsection (a)(2)(C). 

15 ‘‘(ii) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that 

16 engages in conduct described in clause (i) 

17 is liable for a civil penalty in an amount 

18 not to exceed— 

19 ‘‘(I) $5,000 for the first instance 

20 of such conduct; and 

21 ‘‘(II) $10,000 for each subse22 quent instance of such conduct. 

23 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.—A 

24 penalty imposed under this subparagraph 

25 shall be in addition to any other penalty 


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1 provided by section 592 or any other provi2 sion of law. 

3 ‘‘(iv) REMISSION; MITIGATION.— 

4 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

5 provided by subclause (II), a penalty 

6 imposed under this subparagraph may 

7 be remitted or mitigated on a per 

8 package or shipment basis, as appro9 priate, under section 618. 

10 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—If a penalty 

11 is being considered with respect to a 

12 fourth or subsequent violation de13 scribed in clause (i) by the same per14 son, the maximum penalty under 

15 clause (ii)(II) shall be imposed with 

16 respect to the violation. 

17 ‘‘(8) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the 

18 terms ‘provide’, ‘providing’, and ‘provision’, with re19 spect to documentation or information provided to 

20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, include the 

21 submission, transmission, or otherwise making avail22 able of the documentation or information to U.S. 

23 Customs and Border Protection.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON EXEMPTION FROM DUTIES. 

2 Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

3 1321) is amended by striking ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the 

4 Treasury’’ and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

7 Treasury may not exempt from duties and taxes 

8 under subsection (a)(2)(C)— 

9 ‘‘(A) any article that is— 

10 ‘‘(i) subject to an antidumping or 

11 countervailing duty determination, instruc12 tion, or order under title VII of this Act; 

13 ‘‘(ii) subject to a tariff-rate quota or 

14 other quota; 

15 ‘‘(iii) subject to a tax imposed under 

16 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is 

17 collected by U.S. Customs and Border Pro18 tection; 

19 ‘‘(iv) subject to an action taken 

20 under— 

21 ‘‘(I) section 201(a) or 301(c) of 

22 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

23 2251(a) and 2411(c)); or 

24 ‘‘(II) section 232(c) of the Trade 

25 Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 

26 1862(c)); or 


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1 ‘‘(v) as of January 1, 2025, not des2 ignated by the President under section 503 

3 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) 

4 as an eligible article for purposes of the 

5 Generalized System of Preferences under 

6 title V of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 et 

7 seq.), as reflected in the Harmonized Tar8 iff Schedule of the United States, without 

9 regard to whether the Generalized System 

10 of Preferences otherwise applies to the ar11 ticle, including for reasons of country of 

12 origin of the article or expiration of the 

13 Generalized System of Preferences; or 

14 ‘‘(B) any article of a type or class that the 

15 Secretary determines is not able to be exempted 

16 from duties and taxes under subsection (a) in 

17 a manner that will protect the revenue and pre18 vent unlawful importations because the type or 

19 class is subject to— 

20 ‘‘(i) a significant increase in imports 

21 over the trend for a recent representative 

22 base period; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) persistent and significant evi24 dence of hiding the shipment of illicit 


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1 goods, fraud, counterfeiting, or other mal2 feasance. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIST OF ARTICLES DETERMINED UNABLE

4 TO BE EXEMPTED.—The Secretary shall identify any 

5 article of a type or class that the Secretary deter6 mines under paragraph (1)(B) is not able to be ex7 empted from duties and taxes under subsection (a) 

8 on a list maintained on a publicly accessible website 

9 and reviewed not less frequently than annually by 

10 the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(3) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary’’. 

12 SEC. 6. DISPOSITION OF DETAINED MERCHANDISE. 

13 Section 499 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

14 1499) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

18 (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), 

19 respectively, and by moving such clauses, 

20 as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘The Customs Service 

22 shall’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—U.S. Customs and 

24 Border Protection shall’’; and 


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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(B) MERCHANDISE FOR WHICH ENTRY

4 SOUGHT UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION

5 FROM DUTIES.—In the case of detained mer6 chandise for which entry under an administra7 tive exemption under section 321(a)(2)(C) is 

8 claimed— 

9 ‘‘(i) U.S. Customs and Border Protec10 tion shall provide the notice required by 

11 subparagraph (A) to each party that ap12 pears to have an interest in the merchan13 dise, based on information reasonably 

14 available to U.S. Customs and Border Pro15 tection, in such form and manner as the 

16 Secretary shall by regulation prescribe; 

17 ‘‘(ii) in addition to the matter re18 quired by clauses (i) through (v) of sub19 paragraph (A), the notice shall advise the 

20 interested party that, instead of providing 

21 information in response to subparagraph 

22 (A)(v), the interested party may volun23 tarily abandon the merchandise; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) if U.S. Customs and Border 

25 Protection does not receive a response 


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1 from an interested party by the date that 

2 is 15 days after the date of the notice— 

3 ‘‘(I) the merchandise shall be 

4 deemed abandoned; and 

5 ‘‘(II) title to the merchandise 

6 shall be vested in the United States 

7 and disposed of in accordance with 

8 law.’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) do 

12 not apply with respect to merchandise for which 

13 entry under an administrative exemption under 

14 section 321(a)(2)(C) is claimed.’’; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘The Customs Service’’ each 

16 place it appears and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and 

17 Border Protection’’; and 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘the Customs Service’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and 

20 Border Protection’’. 

21 SEC. 7. REPORT ON REVIEW OF MERCHANDISE BY PART22 NER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 

23 Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall sub25 mit to Congress a report on the engagement of partner 


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1 government agencies of U.S. Customs and Border Protec2 tion in the review and detention of merchandise for which 

3 an administrative exemption under section 321 of the Tar4 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is claimed that includes 

5 recommendations for improving such engagement and the 

6 interdiction of merchandise inconsistent with the require7 ments of such agencies. 

8 SEC. 8. SUMMARY FORFEITURE OF CERTAIN MERCHAN9 DISE IMPORTED CONTRARY TO LAW. 

10 Section 596 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

11 1595a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) SUMMARY FORFEITURE.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Merchandise described in 

14 paragraph (2) may be summarily forfeited to the 

15 United States and title shall vest immediately in the 

16 United States. 

17 ‘‘(2) MERCHANDISE DESCRIBED.—Merchandise 

18 described in this paragraph is merchandise being im19 ported or attempted to be imported— 

20 ‘‘(A) for which an administrative exemp21 tion under section 321(a)(2)(C) is claimed; and 

22 ‘‘(B) that is described in paragraph (1), 

23 (2), or (3) of section 596(c). 

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1 section, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 

2 notify the carrier of the merchandise, and may no3 tify a customs broker involved in the importation or 

4 attempted importation of the merchandise, in such 

5 form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by 

6 regulation, which may include communication 

7 through an authorized electronic data interchange 

8 system.’’. 

9 SEC. 9. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR AIDING UNLAW10 FUL IMPORTATION. 

11 Section 596(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

12 1595a(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the preceding sub13 section’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘subsection (a) shall be liable, without regard to whether 

15 the article or articles introduced or attempted to be intro16 duced were seized, for a penalty equal to the greater of— 

17 ‘‘(1) the domestic value of the article or arti18 cles; or 

19 ‘‘(2) $5,000.’’. 

20 SEC. 10. SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 

21 SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF INTELLECTUAL 

22 PROPERTY RIGHTS. 

23 Section 628A(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

24 1628a(a)) is amended— 

25 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘suspects’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘has a reasonable suspicion’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘testing—’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘testing, may—’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘shall’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

8 semicolon; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘may,’’; and 

11 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

12 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) provide to the person nonpublic informa15 tion about the merchandise that was— 

16 ‘‘(A) generated by an online marketplace 

17 or other similar market platform, an express 

18 consignment operator, a freight forwarder, or 

19 any other entity that plays a role in the sale or 

20 importation of merchandise into the United 

21 States or the facilitation of such sale or impor22 tation, including copies or images of packaging, 

23 materials, labeling, or containers; and 

24 ‘‘(B) provided to, shared with, or obtained 

25 by, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.’’. 


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1 SEC. 11. CUSTOMS USER FEE FOR PROCESSING SHIP2 MENTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(a)(10) of the Con4 solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

5 U.S.C. 58c(a)(10)) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in8 serting a semicolon; 

9 (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(iv) $2 for each shipment, to be paid 

14 by the party making entry, if the entry or 

15 release of that shipment, whether auto16 mated or manual, is made under section 

17 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

18 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)).’’; and 

19 (2) in the flush text at the end, by adding at 

20 the end the following: ‘‘In the case of shipments the 

21 entry or release of which is made under section 

22 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

23 1321(a)(2)(C)) that are sent to the United States 

24 through the international postal network, the Sec25 retary, in consultation with the Postmaster General, 

26 shall determine whether it is appropriate to impose 


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1 fees that are the same or similar as the fees applica2 ble to shipments under subparagraph (C)(iv) on 

3 shipments by the United States Postal Service. If 

4 the Secretary determines that such requirements are 

5 appropriate, such requirements shall be prescribed 

6 by regulation.’’. 

7 (b) PAYMENT.—Section 13031(b)(8)(D)(i) of the 

8 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 

9 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)(i)) is amended by inserting after 

10 ‘‘merchandise’’ the following: ‘‘, except in the case of fees 

11 charged under subsection (a)(10)(C)(iv), in which case 

12 such fees shall be paid by the party making entry’’. 

13 SEC. 12. REPORT ON USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMP14 TIONS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

17 the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

18 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

19 shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 

20 and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

21 Representatives a report, followed by a briefing, on the 

22 use of administrative exemptions under section 321 of the 

23 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321). 


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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

2 (a) shall include, for the year preceding submission of the 

3 report, the following: 

4 (1) An assessment of the volume of imports 

5 claiming an administrative exemption under section 

6 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

7 1321(a)(2)(C)), including— 

8 (A) the total number of shipments of im9 ports claiming such an exemption; and 

10 (B) the volume of merchandise claiming 

11 such an exemption, identified by— 

12 (i) the 4-digit heading of the Har13 monized Tariff Schedule of the United 

14 States under which the merchandise was 

15 classified; and 

16 (ii) the country of origin of the mer17 chandise. 

18 (2) An assessment of the total revenue forgone 

19 by the United States Government as a result of per20 mitting the entry of merchandise free of duty pursu21 ant to that section. 

22 (3) The number and a description of the type 

23 of violations of the regulations prescribed under sub24 section (c) of section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

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1 ing an administrative exemption under that section, 

2 and penalties applied to such shipments, including a 

3 description of the type and frequency of mitigation 

4 actions applicable to such shipments. 

5 (4) A detailed description of shipments, 

6 disaggregated by port of entry, for which an admin7 istrative exemption under section 321(a)(2)(C) of 

8 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)) 

9 was claimed that were subject to detention or for10 feiture and the reasons for the detention or for11 feiture. 

12 (5) A description of any merchandise or ship13 ments under evaluation as ineligible, under sub14 section (b)(1)(B) of section 321 of the Tariff Act of 

15 1930, as amended by section 5, for such an adminis16 trative exemption. 

17 (6) The average number of referrals of criminal 

18 matters to the Department of Justice or Homeland 

19 Security Investigations made on a monthly basis for 

20 merchandise for which such an administrative ex21 emption was claimed. 

22 (7) A description of the use of administrative 

23 exemptions under section 321 of the Tariff Act of 

24 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) for merchandise shipped 

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1 ing the volume and type of such merchandise for 

2 which such an exemption was claimed, and any 

3 trends in the use of such exemptions. 

4 (8) A description of current staffing, risk miti5 gation, and other actions to ensure that administra6 tive exemptions under section 321 of the Tariff Act 

7 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) are used in compliance 

8 with United States law. 

9 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 

10 The amendments made by this Act shall— 

11 (1) take effect on the date that is 60 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

13 (2) apply with respect to articles entered on or 

14 after the date that is 30 days after the effective date 

15 of the regulations prescribed under subsection (c) of 

16 section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by 

17 section 4. 

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