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Calendar No. 216 

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, and Mr. INOUYE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asia-Pacific Economic 

3 Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 

5 TRAVEL CARDS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu7 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is author8 ized to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security may issue Asia-Pacific Economic Co10 operation Business Travel Cards (referred to in this sec11 tion as ‘‘ABT Cards’’) to any eligible person, including 

12 business leaders and United States Government officials 

13 who are actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Co14 operation business. An individual may not receive an ABT 

15 Card under this section unless the individual has been ap16 proved and is in good standing in an international trusted 

17 traveler program of the Department of Homeland Secu18 rity. 

19 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO20 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may inte21 grate application procedures for, and issuance, suspension, 

22 and revocation of, ABT Cards with other appropriate 

23 international trusted traveler programs of the Department 

24 of Homeland Security. 


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1 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In 

2 carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu3 rity may consult with appropriate private sector entities. 

4 (d) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland Se5 curity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may 

6 prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry 

7 out this section, including regulations regarding conditions 

8 of or limitations on eligibility for an ABT Card. 

9 (e) FEE.— 

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

11 Security may— 

12 (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the 

13 issuance of ABT Cards; and 

14 (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Sec15 retary determines to be necessary to comply 

16 with paragraph (2). 

17 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

18 Security shall ensure that the total amount of the 

19 fees collected under paragraph (1) during any fiscal 

20 year is sufficient to offset the direct and indirect 

21 costs associated with carrying out this section during 

22 such fiscal year. 

23 (3) ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTIONS.—There is es24 tablished in the Treasury of the United States an 

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


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1 the fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be de2 posited as offsetting receipts. 

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

4 the APEC Business Travel Card Account— 

5 (A) shall be credited to the appropriate ac6 count of the Department of Homeland Security 

7 for expenses incurred in carrying out this sec8 tion; and 

9 (B) shall remain available until expended. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 

12 Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to im13 plement this section. 

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

15 Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 

16 State, may terminate activities under this section if the 

17 Secretary of Homeland Security determines such action 

18 to be in the interest of the United States. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asia-Pacific Economic 

21 Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011’’. 

22 SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 

23 TRAVEL CARDS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the 7-year period ending 

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1 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is author2 ized to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 

3 Travel Cards (referred to in this section as ‘‘ABT Cards’’) 

4 to any eligible person, including business leaders and 

5 United States Government officials who are actively en6 gaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business. An 

7 individual may not receive an ABT Card under this section 

8 unless the individual has been approved and is in good 

9 standing in an international trusted traveler program of 

10 the Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO12 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may inte13 grate application procedures for, and issuance, suspension, 

14 and revocation of, ABT Cards with other appropriate inter15 national trusted traveler programs of the Department of 

16 Homeland Security. 

17 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In car18 rying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

19 may consult with appropriate private sector entities. 

20 (d) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu21 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may pre22 scribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 

23 this section, including regulations regarding conditions of 

24 or limitations on eligibility for an ABT Card. 

25 (e) FEE.— 


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

2 Security may— 

3 (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the 

4 issuance of ABT Cards; and 

5 (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Sec6 retary determines to be necessary to comply with 

7 paragraph (2). 

8 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security shall ensure that the total amount of the fees 

10 collected under paragraph (1) during any fiscal year 

11 is sufficient to offset the direct and indirect costs asso12 ciated with carrying out this section during such fis13 cal year, including the costs associated with estab14 lishing the program. 

15 (3) ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTIONS.—There is estab16 lished in the Treasury of the United States an 

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

18 the fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be depos19 ited as offsetting receipts. 

20 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited into the 

21 APEC Business Travel Card Account— 

22 (A) shall be credited to the appropriate ac23 count of the Department of Homeland Security 

24 for expenses incurred in carrying out this sec25 tion; and 


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1 (B) shall remain available until expended. 

2 (f) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 

3 Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 

4 State, may terminate activities under this section if the 

5 Secretary of Homeland Security determines such action to 

6 be in the interest of the United States. 


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Calendar No. 216 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1487 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

other purposes. Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for tablish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic in coordination with the Secretary of State, to esNOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Reported with an amendment 


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