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(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any
other requirement under this section, every air
carrier required to make entry or obtain clear-
ance under the customs laws of the United
States, the pilot, the master, operator, or owner
of such carrier (or the authorized agent of such
owner or operator) shall provide by electronic
transmission cargo manifest information speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) in advance of such
entry or clearance in such manner, time, and
form as the Secretary shall prescribe. The Sec-
retary may exclude any class of air carrier for
which the Secretary concludes the requirements
of this subparagraph are not necessary.
‘‘(B) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The infor-
mation specified in this subparagraph is as fol-
lows:
‘‘(i) The port of arrival or departure,
whichever is applicable.
‘‘(ii) The carrier code, prefix code, or,
both.
‘‘(iii) The flight or trip number.
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‘‘(iv) The date of scheduled arrival or
date of scheduled departure, whichever is
applicable.
‘‘(v) The request for permit to proceed
to the destination, if applicable.
‘‘(vi) The numbers and quantities from
the master and house air waybill or bills of
lading.
‘‘(vii) The first port of lading of the
cargo.
‘‘(viii) A description and weight of the
cargo.
‘‘(ix) The shippers name and address
from all air waybills or bills of lading.
‘‘(x) The consignee name and address
from all air waybills or bills of lading.
‘‘(xi) Notice that actual boarded quan-
tities are not equal to air waybill or bills
of lading quantities.
‘‘(xii) Transfer or transit information.
‘‘(xiii) Warehouse or other location of
the cargo.
‘‘(xiv) Such other information as the
Secretary, by regulation, determines is rea-
sonably necessary to ensure aviation trans-
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portation safety pursuant to the laws en-
forced or administered by the Customs Serv-
ice.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Informa-
tion provided under paragraph (2) may be shared
with other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government, including the Department of Transpor-
tation and the law enforcement agencies of the Fed-
eral Government, for purposes of protecting the na-
tional security of the United States.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subparagraphs
(A) and (C) of section 431(d)(1) of such Act are each
amended by inserting before the semicolon ‘‘or sub-
section (b)(2)’’.
(b) PASSENGER INFORMATION.—Part II of title IV of
the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section
431 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 432. PASSENGER AND CREW MANIFEST INFORMATION
REQUIRED FOR AIR CARRIERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For every person arriving or de-
parting on an air carrier required to make entry or obtain
clearance under the customs laws of the United States, the
pilot, the master, operator, or owner of such carrier (or the
authorized agent of such owner or operator) shall provide,
by electronic transmission, manifest information specified
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in subsection (b) in advance of such entry or clearance in
such manner, time, and form as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe.
‘‘(b) INFORMATION.—The information specified in this
subsection with respect to a person is—
‘‘(1) full name;
‘‘(2) date of birth and citizenship;
‘‘(3) sex;
‘‘(4) passport number and country of issuance;
‘‘(5) United States visa number or resident alien
card number, as applicable;
‘‘(6) passenger name record; and
‘‘(7) such other information as the Secretary, by
regulation, determines is reasonably necessary to en-
sure aviation transportation safety pursuant to the
laws enforced or administered by the Customs Service.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY
OF INFORMATION.—Information
provided under this section may be shared with other de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Government, includ-
ing the Department of Transportation and the law enforce-
ment agencies of the Federal Government, for purposes of
protecting the national security of the United States.’’.
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
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‘‘(t) AIR
CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’
means an air carrier transporting goods or pas-
sengers for payment or other consideration, including
money or services rendered.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 45 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Attest:
Secretary.