Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 
TRAVEL CARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 417 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 418. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSI-
NESS TRAVEL CARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection is authorized to issue Asia-Pa-
cific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (referred 
to in this section as an ‘ABT Card’) to an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CARD ISSUANCE.—An individual described in 
this subsection is an individual— 
‘‘(1) who— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) has been approved and is in good 
standing in an existing international trusted 
traveler program of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) who— 
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‘‘(A) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pa-
cific region, as determined by the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; or 
‘‘(B) is a United States Government official 
actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Co-
operation business, as determined by the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall integrate application procedures for, and 
issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT Cards with exist-
ing international trusted traveler programs of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES
AND 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection may consult with appropriate private sector en-
tities and nongovernmental organizations, including aca-
demic institutions. 
‘‘(e) FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall— 
‘‘(A) prescribe and collect a fee for the 
issuance and renewal of ABT Cards; and 
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‘‘(B) adjust such fee to the extent the Com-
missioner determines necessary to comply with 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that the 
total amount of the fees collected under paragraph (1) 
during any fiscal year is sufficient to offset the direct 
and indirect costs associated with carrying out this 
section during such fiscal year, including the costs as-
sociated with operating and maintaining the ABT 
Card issuance and renewal processes. 
‘‘(3) ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTIONS.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States an 
‘Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel 
Card Account’ into which the fees collected under 
paragraph (1) shall be deposited as offsetting receipts. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited into 
the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
Travel Card Account described in paragraph (3) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) be credited to the appropriate account 
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
expenses incurred in carrying out this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) remain available until expended. 
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‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection shall notify the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate within 60 days of any expenses incurred 
to operate and provide ABT Card services beyond the 
amounts collected pursuant subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘trusted traveler program’ means a 
voluntary program of the Department that allows U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection to expedite clearance of pre- 
approved, low-risk travelers arriving in the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 417 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 418. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards.’’. 
SEC. 3. ACCOUNT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the repeal of the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 
Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–54; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) pur-
suant to section 4(b) of this Act, amounts deposited into 
the APEC Business Travel Card Account established pursu-
ant to such Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
are hereby transferred to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-
operation Business Travel Card Account established pursu-
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ant to subsection (e) of section 418 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this Act), and 
shall be available without regard to whether such amounts 
are expended in connection with expenses incurred with re-
spect to an ABT Card issued at any time before or after 
such date of enactment. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited in the Asia- 
Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Ac-
count established pursuant to subsection (e) of section 418 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 shall, in addition 
to the purposes for which such amounts are available pursu-
ant to such subsection, also be available for expenditure in 
connection with expenses incurred with respect to ABT 
Cards issued at any time before the date of the enactment 
of such section. 
(c) TERMINATION.—After the transfer described in sub-
section (a) has been carried out, the Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Card Account established pur-
suant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
Travel Cards Act of 2011 is closed. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL. 
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (c) of 
section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
211) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para-
graph (19); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) carry out section 418, relating to the 
issuance of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Busi-
ness Travel Cards; and’’. 
(b) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (Pub-
lic Law 112–54; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is repealed. 
(2) SAVING
CLAUSE.—Notwithstanding the re-
peal under paragraph (1), an ABT Card issued pur-
suant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Busi-
ness Travel Cards Act of 2011 before the date of the 
enactment of this Act that, as of such date, is still 
valid, shall continue to remain valid on and after 
such date until such time as such Card would other-
wise expire. 
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Union Calendar No. 194 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2805 
[Report No. 115–274] 
A BILL 
To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Eco-
nomic Cooperation Business Travel Card Pro-
gram. 
AUGUST 8, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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