163 
(iii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘3- 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘5-year’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
periods of time for retaining records set forth 
in subsection (t) of this section and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the period of time for retaining records 
set forth in’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) All drawback claims filed on and after the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
Act of 2015 (or, if later, the effective date provided 
for in section 406(q)(2)(B) of that Act) shall be filed 
electronically.’’. 
(k) DESIGNATION
OF
MERCHANDISE
BY
SUC-
CESSOR.—Section 313(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1313(s)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
subsection (j), imported merchandise, other 
merchandise classifiable under the same 8-digit 
HTS subheading number as such imported 
merchandise, or any combination of such im-
ported merchandise and such other merchan-
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dise, that the predecessor received, before the 
date of succession, from the person who im-
ported and paid any duties, taxes, and fees due 
on the imported merchandise;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘certifies 
that’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘certifies 
that the transferred merchandise was not and will 
not be claimed by the predecessor.’’. 
(l) DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES.—Section 313 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (t). 
(m) DRAWBACK FOR RECOVERED MATERIALS.—Sec-
tion 313(x) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(x)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c), and 
(j)’’. 
(n) DEFINITIONS.—Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(z) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTLY.—The term ‘directly’ means a 
transfer of merchandise or an article from one per-
son to another person without any intermediate 
transfer. 
‘‘(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 
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‘‘(3) INDIRECTLY.—The term ‘indirectly’ means 
a transfer of merchandise or an article from one per-
son to another person with one or more intermediate 
transfers.’’. 
(o) RECORDKEEPING.—Section 508(c)(3) of the Tar-
iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1508(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3rd’’ and inserting ‘‘5th’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘payment’’ and inserting ‘‘liq-
uidation’’. 
(p) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the issuance of the regulations required by sub-
section (l)(2) of section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as added by subsection (g), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the modernization of draw-
back and refunds under section 313 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended by this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) include the following: 
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(A) An assessment of the modernization of 
drawback and refunds under section 313 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by this section. 
(B) A description of drawback claims that 
were permissible before the effective date pro-
vided for in subsection (q) that are not permis-
sible after that effective date and an identifica-
tion of industries most affected. 
(C) A description of drawback claims that 
were not permissible before the effective date 
provided for in subsection (q) that are permis-
sible after that effective date and an identifica-
tion of industries most affected. 
(q) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall— 
(A) take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) apply to drawback claims filed on or 
after the date that is 2 years after such date 
of enactment. 
(2) REPORTING
OF
OPERABILITY
OF
AUTO-
MATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT COMPUTER SYS-
TEM.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not later than 2 years 
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after such date of enactment, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(A) the date on which the Automated Com-
mercial Environment will be ready to process 
drawback claims; and 
(B) the date on which the Automated Ex-
port System will be ready to accept proof of ex-
portation under subsection (i) of section 313 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by sub-
section (d). 
(3) TRANSITION
RULE.—During the one-year 
period beginning on the date that is 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act (or, if later, 
the effective date provided for in paragraph (2)(B)), 
a person may elect to file a claim for drawback 
under— 
(A) section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended by this section; or 
(B) section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 607. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REP-
RESENTATIVE. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE AGREEMENTS PRO-
GRAM AND NATIONAL TRADE POLICY AGENDA.—Section 
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163(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the operation of all United States 
Trade Representative-led interagency programs 
during the preceding year and for the year in 
which the report is submitted.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The report shall include, with respect to 
the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(C), infor-
mation regarding— 
‘‘(A) the objectives and priorities of all 
United States Trade Representative-led inter-
agency programs for the year, and the reasons 
therefor; 
‘‘(B) the actions proposed, or anticipated, 
to be undertaken during the year to achieve 
such objectives and priorities, including actions 
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