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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1487 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 

Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic 

Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2011 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. JOHNSON of 

Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, 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 ‘‘Asia-Pacific Economic 

5 Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 

2 TRAVEL CARDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu4 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is author5 ized to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security may issue Asia-Pacific Economic Co7 operation Business Travel Cards (referred to in this sec8 tion as ‘‘ABT Cards’’) to any eligible person, including 

9 business leaders and United States Government officials 

10 who are actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Co11 operation business. An individual may not receive an ABT 

12 Card under this section unless the individual has been ap13 proved and is in good standing in an international trusted 

14 traveler program of the Department of Homeland Secu15 rity. 

16 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO17 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may inte18 grate application procedures for, and issuance, suspension, 

19 and revocation of, ABT Cards with other appropriate 

20 international trusted traveler programs of the Department 

21 of Homeland Security. 

22 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In 

23 carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu24 rity may consult with appropriate private sector entities. 

25 (d) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland Se26 curity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may 

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1 prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry 

2 out this section, including regulations regarding conditions 

3 of or limitations on eligibility for an ABT Card. 

4 (e) FEE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

6 Security may— 

7 (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the 

8 issuance of ABT Cards; and 

9 (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Sec10 retary determines to be necessary to comply 

11 with paragraph (2). 

12 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

13 Security shall ensure that the total amount of the 

14 fees collected under paragraph (1) during any fiscal 

15 year is sufficient to offset the direct and indirect 

16 costs associated with carrying out this section during 

17 such fiscal year. 

18 (3) ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTIONS.—There is es19 tablished in the Treasury of the United States an 

20 ‘‘APEC Business Travel Card Account’’ into which 

21 the fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be de22 posited as offsetting receipts. 

23 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited into 

24 the APEC Business Travel Card Account— 

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1 (A) shall be credited to the appropriate ac2 count of the Department of Homeland Security 

3 for expenses incurred in carrying out this sec4 tion; and 

5 (B) shall remain available until expended. 

6 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to im9 plement this section. 

10 (g) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

11 Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 

12 State, may terminate activities under this section if the 

13 Secretary of Homeland Security determines such action 

14 to be in the interest of the United States. 

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