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Calendar No. 723 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1633 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 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 6, 2009 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. BOND) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

DECEMBER 21, 2010 

Reported by Mr. KERRY, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 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 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 

2 TRAVEL CARDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2010, 

4 the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 

5 the Secretary of State, shall establish a program called 

6 the ‘‘APEC Business Travel Program’’ to issue Asia-Pa7 cific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 

8 (ABTC) to eligible United States citizen business leaders 

9 and senior United States Government officials actively en10 gaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) busi11 ness. 

12 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO13 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall inte14 grate application procedures for and issuance of ABTC 

15 with other appropriate international registered traveler 

16 programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such 

17 as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI. 

18 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In 

19 carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu20 rity shall work in conjunction with appropriate private sec21 tor entities to ensure that applicants for ABTC satisfy 

22 ABTC requirements. The Secretary of Homeland Security 

23 may utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTC to 

24 qualified applicants. 

25 (d) FEE.— 


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

2 Security may impose a fee for the issuance of 

3 ABTC, and may modify such fee from time to time 

4 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

5 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

6 Security shall ensure that the total amount of any 

7 fees imposed under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year 

8 does not exceed the costs associated with carrying 

9 out this section in such fiscal year. 

10 (3) CREDITING TO APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT.— 

11 Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be credited 

12 to the appropriate account of the Department of 

13 Homeland Security and are authorized to remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

17 Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010’’. 

18 SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 

19 TRAVEL CARDS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu21 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is author22 ized to establish a program within 12 months from the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, to be known as the ‘‘APEC 

24 Business Travel Program’’, under which the Secretary may 

25 issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel 


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1 Cards (in this Act referred to as ‘‘ABT Cards’’) to eligible 

2 United States citizens, including business leaders and 

3 United States Government officials actively engaged in 

4 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business. To be 

5 eligible for an ABT Card issued under this section, an indi6 vidual must first be approved in one of the international 

7 trusted traveler programs described in subsection (b). 

8 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO9 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may inte10 grate application procedures for, and issuance of, ABT 

11 Cards with other appropriate international trusted traveler 

12 programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such 

13 as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI. 

14 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In car15 rying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

16 may consult with appropriate private sector entities. 

17 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu18 rity, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may pre19 scribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement 

20 the APEC Business Travel Program. 

21 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland 

23 Security such sums as may be necessary to establish the 

24 APEC Business Travel Program. 

25 (f) FEE.— 


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

2 Security may prescribe and collect a fee for the 

3 issuance of ABT Cards, and may modify such fee 

4 from time to time as the Secretary determines appro5 priate. 

6 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security shall ensure that the total amount of any 

8 fees imposed under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year 

9 does not exceed the costs associated with carrying out 

10 this section in such fiscal year. 

11 (3) ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTIONS.—There is here12 by established in the Treasury of the United States an 

13 ‘‘APEC Business Travel Program Account’’, into 

14 which the fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 deposited as offsetting receipts. 

16 (4) USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT.—The 

17 funds in the APEC Business Travel Program Account 

18 may be credited to the appropriate account of the De19 partment of Homeland Security for expenses incurred 

20 in carrying out this section. Such funds shall remain 

21 available until expended. 

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

23 Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 

24 State, may cease issuance of the ABT Cards if the Secretary 

25 deems it in the interest of the United States to do so. 


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Calendar No. 723 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1633 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 

other purposes. Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for tablish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic consultation with the Secretary of State, to esDECEMBER 21, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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