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Calendar No. 217 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2042 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 31, 2011 

Received 

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

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, 


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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.—Not later than November 11, 

7 2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

8 with the Secretary of State, shall establish a program 

9 called the ‘‘APEC Business Travel Program’’ to issue 

10 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 

11 (ABTC) to eligible United States citizen business leaders 

12 and senior United States Government officials actively en13 gaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) busi14 ness. 

15 (b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO16 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall inte17 grate application procedures for and issuance of ABTC 

18 with other appropriate international registered traveler 

19 programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such 

20 as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI. 

21 (c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In 

22 carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu23 rity shall work in conjunction with appropriate private sec24 tor entities to ensure that applicants for ABTC satisfy 

25 ABTC requirements. The Secretary of Homeland Security 


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1 may utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTC to 

2 qualified applicants. 

3 (d) FEE.— 

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

5 Security may impose a fee for the issuance of 

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

7 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

8 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security shall ensure that the total amount of any 

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

11 does not exceed the costs associated with carrying 

12 out this section in such fiscal year. 

13 (3) CREDITING TO APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT.— 

14 Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be credited 

15 to the appropriate account of the Department of 

16 Homeland Security and are authorized to remain 

17 available until expended. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 

2011. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 217 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2042 

AN ACT 

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 esNOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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