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the tremendous strategic, economic, and techno-
logical value of cooperation with Israel; 
(2) recognizes the benefit of cooperation with 
Israel to United States companies, including by im-
proving American competitiveness in global markets; 
(3) recognizes the importance of trade and com-
mercial relations to the pursuit and sustainability of 
peace, and supports efforts to bring together the 
United States, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and 
others in enhanced commerce; 
(4) opposes politically motivated actions that 
penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations spe-
cifically with Israel such as boycotts, divestment or 
sanctions; 
(5) notes that the boycott, divestment, and 
sanctioning of Israel by governments, governmental 
bodies, quasi-governmental bodies, international or-
ganizations, and other such entities is contrary to 
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
(GATT) principle of non-discrimination; 
(6) encourages the inclusion of politically moti-
vated actions that penalize or otherwise limit com-
mercial relations specifically with Israel such as boy-
cotts, divestment from, or sanctions against Israel as 
a topic of discussion at the U.S.-Israel Joint Eco-
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nomic Development Group (JEDG) and other areas 
to support the strengthening of the United States- 
Israel commercial relationship and combat any com-
mercial discrimination against Israel; 
(7) supports efforts to prevent investigations or 
prosecutions by governments or international organi-
zations of United States persons on the sole basis of 
such persons doing business with Israel, with Israeli 
entities, or in Israeli-controlled territories; and 
(8) supports American States examining a com-
pany’s promotion or compliance with unsanctioned 
boycotts, divestment from, or sanctions against 
Israel as part of its consideration in awarding grants 
and contracts and supports the divestment of State 
assets from companies that support or promote ac-
tions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel. 
(c) PRINCIPAL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES OF 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Among the 
principal trade negotiating objectives of the United 
States for proposed trade agreements with foreign 
countries regarding commercial partnerships are the 
following: 
(A) To discourage actions by potential 
trading partners that directly or indirectly prej-
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udice or otherwise discourage commercial activ-
ity solely between the United States and Israel. 
(B) To discourage politically motivated ac-
tions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel 
and to seek the elimination of politically moti-
vated non-tariff barriers on Israeli goods, serv-
ices, or other commerce imposed on the State of 
Israel. 
(C) To seek the elimination of state-spon-
sored unsanctioned foreign boycotts against 
Israel or compliance with the Arab League Boy-
cott of Israel by prospective trading partners. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection takes 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
applies with respect to negotiations commenced be-
fore, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) REPORT ON POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ACTS OF 
BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT FROM, AND SANCTIONS AGAINST 
ISRAEL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the President shall submit to Con-
gress a report on politically motivated acts of boy-
cott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the establishment of 
barriers to trade, including non-tariff barriers, 
investment, or commerce by foreign countries or 
international 
organizations 
against 
United 
States persons operating or doing business in 
Israel, with Israeli entities, or in Israeli-con-
trolled territories. 
(B) A description of specific steps being 
taken by the United States to encourage foreign 
countries and international organizations to 
cease creating such barriers and to dismantle 
measures already in place and an assessment of 
the effectiveness of such steps. 
(C) A description of specific steps being 
taken by the United States to prevent investiga-
tions or prosecutions by governments or inter-
national organizations of United States persons 
on the sole basis of such persons doing business 
with Israel, with Israeli entities, or in Israeli- 
controlled territories. 
(D) Decisions by foreign persons, including 
corporate entities and state-affiliated financial 
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institutions, that limit or prohibit economic re-
lations with Israel or persons doing business in 
Israel or in Israeli controlled territories. 
(e) ISRAEL TRADE AND COMMERCE BOYCOTT RE-
PORTING.—Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(s) ISRAEL TRADE AND COMMERCE BOYCOTT RE-
PORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each foreign issuer re-
quired to file an annual or quarterly report under 
subsection (a) shall disclose in that report— 
‘‘(A) whether the issuer has discriminated 
against doing business with Israel in the last 
calendar year and in such cases an issuer shall 
provide a description of the discrimination. 
‘‘(B) whether the issuer has been advised 
by a foreign government or a non-member state 
of the United Nations to discriminate against 
doing business with Israel, entities owned or 
controlled by the government of Israel, or enti-
ties operating in Israel or Israeli-controlled ter-
ritory; and 
‘‘(C) any instances where the issuer has 
learned that a person, foreign government, or a 
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non-member state of the United Nations is boy-
cotting the issuer, divesting themselves of an 
ownership interest in the issuer, or placing 
sanctions on the issuer because of the issuer’s 
relationship with Israel, entities owned or con-
trolled by the government of Israel, or entities 
operating in Israel or Israeli-controlled terri-
tory. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) FOREIGN ISSUER.—The term ‘foreign 
issuer’ means an issuer that is not incorporated 
in the United States. 
‘‘(B) 
NON-MEMBER
STATES
OF
THE 
UNITED
NATIONS.—The term ‘non-member 
states of the United Nations’ has the meaning 
given such term by the United Nations.’’. 
(f) FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AGAINST UNITED STATES 
PERSONS.—No court in the United States may recognize 
or enforce any judgment which is entered by a foreign 
court against a United States person carrying out business 
operations in Israel or in any territory controlled by Israel 
and on which is based a determination by the foreign court 
that the location in Israel, or in any territory controlled 
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by Israel, of the facilities at which the business operations 
are carried out is sufficient to constitute a violation of law. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT FROM, AND SANC-
TIONS AGAINST ISRAEL.—The term ‘‘boycott, divest-
ment from, and sanctions against Israel’’ means ac-
tions by states, non-member states of the United 
Nations, international organizations, or affiliated 
agencies of international organizations that are po-
litically motivated and are intended to penalize or 
otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with 
Israel or persons doing business in Israel or in 
Israeli-controlled territories. 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means— 
(A) any natural person who is not lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence (as defined in 
section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)) or who is 
not a protected individual (as defined in section 
274B(a)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); 
and 
(B) any foreign corporation, business asso-
ciation, partnership, trust, society or any other 
entity or group that is not incorporated or orga-
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nized to do business in the United States, as 
well as any international organization, foreign 
government and any agency or subdivision of 
foreign government, including a diplomatic mis-
sion. 
(3) PERSON.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ 
means— 
(i) a natural person; 
(ii) a corporation, business associa-
tion, partnership, society, trust, financial 
institution, insurer, underwriter, guar-
antor, and any other business organization, 
any other nongovernmental entity, organi-
zation, or group, and any governmental en-
tity operating as a business enterprise; and 
(iii) any successor to any entity de-
scribed in clause (ii). 
(B) APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENTAL EN-
TITIES.—The term ‘‘person’’ does not include a 
government or governmental entity that is not 
operating as a business enterprise. 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
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(A) a natural person who is a national of 
the United States (as defined in section 
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); and 
(B) a corporation or other legal entity 
which is organized under the laws of the United 
States, any State or territory thereof, or the 
District of Columbia, if natural persons de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) own, directly or in-
directly, more than 50 percent of the out-
standing capital stock or other beneficial inter-
est in such legal entity. 
SEC. 609. ELIMINATION OF CONSUMPTIVE DEMAND EXCEP-
TION TO PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS 
MADE 
WITH 
CONVICT 
LABOR, 
FORCED LABOR, OR INDENTURED LABOR; RE-
PORT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF CONSUMPTIVE DEMAND EX-
CEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘The provisions of this section’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘of the United States.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
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is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report 
on compliance with section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1307) that includes the following: 
(1) The number of instances in which merchan-
dise was denied entry pursuant to that section dur-
ing the 1-year period preceding the submission of 
the report. 
(2) A description of the merchandise denied 
entry pursuant to that section. 
(3) Such other information as the Commis-
sioner considers appropriate with respect to moni-
toring and enforcing compliance with that section. 
SEC. 610. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(C) Fees may be charged under paragraphs (9) and 
(10) of subsection (a) during the period beginning on July 
8, 2025, and ending on July 28, 2025.’’. 
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— 
Section 503 of the United States–Korea Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 125 
Stat. 460) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For the period’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the period’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PERIOD.—For the period begin-
ning on July 1, 2025, and ending on July 14, 2025, sec-
tion 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be 
applied and administered— 
‘‘(1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting 
‘0.3464’ for ‘0.21’; and 
‘‘(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting 
‘0.3464’ for ‘0.21’.’’. 
SEC. 611. REPORT ON CERTAIN U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after en-
tering into an agreement under a program specified in 
subsection (b), and annually thereafter until the termi-
nation of the program, the Commissioner shall submit to 
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the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives a report that includes the following: 
(1) A description of the development of the pro-
gram. 
(2) A description of the type of entity with 
which U.S. Customs and Border Protection entered 
into the agreement and the amount that entity reim-
bursed U.S. Customs and Border Protection under 
the agreement. 
(3) An identification of the type of port of entry 
to which the agreement relates and an assessment of 
how the agreement provides economic benefits at the 
port of entry. 
(4) A description of the services provided by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the 
agreement during the year preceding the submission 
of the report. 
(5) The amount of fees collected under the 
agreement during that year. 
(6) A detailed accounting of how the fees col-
lected under the agreement have been spent during 
that year. 
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(7) A summary of any complaints or criticism 
received by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
during that year regarding the agreement. 
(8) An assessment of the compliance of the en-
tity described in paragraph (2) with the terms of the 
agreement. 
(9) Recommendations with respect to how ac-
tivities conducted pursuant to the agreement could 
function more effectively or better produce economic 
benefits. 
(10) A summary of the benefits to and chal-
lenges faced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and the entity described in paragraph (2) under the 
agreement. 
(b) PROGRAM SPECIFIED.—A program specified in 
this subsection is— 
(1) the program for entering into reimbursable 
fee agreements for the provision of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection services established by section 
560 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 
113–6; 127 Stat. 378); or 
(2) the pilot program authorizing U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to enter into partnerships 
with private sector and government entities at ports 
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of entry established by section 559 of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division F of Public Law 113–76; 6 U.S.C. 
211 note). 
Æ 
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