SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUSTED IMPORTER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, shall establish a program to 
certify an importer as a ‘‘Trusted Importer’’ (hereinafter 
the ‘‘certification program’’) based on the following cri-
teria: 
(1) Compliance with applicable trade and cus-
toms laws. 
(2) Supply chain security and internal controls. 
(3) Financial solvency and operational capacity. 
(4) Promotion of manufacturing competitive-
ness of the United States. 
(b) ISSUANCE
OF GENERAL IMPORT LICENSE.— 
Upon certification under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and the United States 
Trade Representative, shall issue a Trusted Importer a 
‘‘general import license’’ to pay reduced or waived tariffs 
or other duties on each article determined under sub-
section (d). 
(c) DURATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.—A gen-
eral import license shall be valid for 10 years and may 
be renewed by a Trusted Importer for a successive 10- 
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year period upon demonstration of continued compliance 
with the certification program. 
(d) TARIFF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (3), the President, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Commerce and the United States 
Trade Representative, shall reduce or waive tariffs 
or other duties on any article imported by a Trusted 
Importer, based on the criteria under paragraph (2), 
to strengthen the United States economy to the 
maximum extent practical. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In determining such reductions, 
the President shall consider the— 
(A) competitiveness of United States man-
ufacturers; 
(B) protection of domestic supply chains; 
and 
(C) promotion of new market access for ar-
ticles originating in the United States. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The President may not re-
duce or waive a tariff or duty— 
(A) imposed pursuant to— 
(i) a countervailing duty or anti-
dumping duty order under Title VII of the 
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Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1653 et 
seq.); or 
(ii) an investigation under section 201 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2251); 
(B) imposed before January 1, 2025; or 
(C) to amount below that set forth in col-
umn 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States. 
(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall coordinate with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to ensure proper reporting, 
verification, and enforcement of the certification program. 
(f) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, may revoke or suspend a license for— 
(1) failure to maintain compliance with the cer-
tification program; 
(2) knowingly or negligently submitting materi-
ally false or misleading information; or 
(3) conduct undermining the integrity of the 
certification program, including— 
(A) fraud, misrepresentation, or conceal-
ment of a material fact in connection with the 
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application for, or use of, a general import li-
cense; 
(B) willful or repeated violations of any— 
(i) United States customs or trade 
laws; or 
(ii) Regulation administered by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or the Secretary of 
Commerce; 
(C) failure to maintain or produce any 
record as required under this Act or under any 
regulation issued pursuant to this Act; 
(D) facilitation of smuggling, unlawful 
transshipment, diversion of goods, or any other 
act that materially threatens public safety, na-
tional security, or the integrity of the United 
States supply chain; or 
(E) a demonstrated pattern of abuse or 
gross negligence in complying with the require-
ments of this Act or regulations issued pursu-
ant to this Act. 
(g) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN RESTRICTIONS.— 
An entity is ineligible to apply for the certification pro-
gram and receive a general import license if it is— 
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(1) a Prohibited Foreign Entity (as such term 
is defined in section 70512 of Public Law 119–21 
(commonly known as the ‘‘One Big Beautiful Bill 
Act’’)), including entities with substantial ownership, 
control, or influence by specified foreign entities of 
concern; or 
(2) engaged in activities detrimental to United 
States national security, including transactions with 
any such Prohibited Foreign Entity. 
(h) DIRECTED
RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, shall issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to implement this section, including 
procedures to apply for a general import license, review 
and appeal the denial of a general import license, and 
renew and repeal a general import license. 
(i) REPORTING.—Not later than two years after en-
actment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall report to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
the— 
(1) licenses issued, renewed, or revoked under 
the certification program; 
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(2) volume and value of articles imported under 
a general import license; 
(3) compliance and enforcement actions under 
the certification program; and 
(4) impact of the certification program on man-
ufacturing competitiveness of the United States, in-
cluding the potential impacts and harm to domestic 
manufacturing. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit, restrict, or otherwise af-
fect the authority of the President to impose, modify, or 
maintain any duty, tariff, import restriction, or other 
trade measure under any provision of law. 
(k) APPLICABILITY.—This Act shall apply to with re-
spect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the date that is 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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