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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2042 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2011 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, to establish a program 
to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business 
Travel Cards, and for other purposes. 
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 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS 
TRAVEL CARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 11, 
2011, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall establish a program 
called the ‘‘APEC Business Travel Program’’ to issue 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards 
(ABTC) to eligible United States citizen business leaders 
and senior United States Government officials actively en-
gaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) busi-
ness. 
(b) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING TRAVEL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall inte-
grate application procedures for and issuance of ABTC 
with other appropriate international registered traveler 
programs of the Department of Homeland Security, such 
as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI. 
(c) COOPERATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES.—In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall work in conjunction with appropriate private sec-
tor entities to ensure that applicants for ABTC satisfy 
ABTC requirements. The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTC to 
qualified applicants. 
(d) FEE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may impose a fee for the issuance of 
ABTC, and may modify such fee from time to time 
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that the total amount of any 
fees imposed under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year 
does not exceed the costs associated with carrying 
out this section in such fiscal year. 
(3) CREDITING TO APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT.— 
Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be credited 
to the appropriate account of the Department of 
Homeland Security and are authorized to remain 
available until expended. 
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