I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1916 
To reauthorize trade enforcement and trade facilitation functions and 
activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2015 
Mr. LEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize trade enforcement and trade facilitation 
functions and activities, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT 
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Sec. 101. Improving partnership programs. 
Sec. 102. Report on effectiveness of trade enforcement activities. 
Sec. 103. Priorities and performance standards for customs modernization, 
trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and pro-
grams. 
Sec. 104. Educational seminars to improve efforts to classify and appraise im-
ported articles, to improve trade enforcement efforts, and to 
otherwise facilitate legitimate international trade. 
Sec. 105. Joint strategic plan. 
Sec. 106. Automated Commercial Environment. 
Sec. 107. International Trade Data System. 
Sec. 108. Consultations with respect to mutual recognition arrangements. 
Sec. 109. Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 110. Centers of Excellence and Expertise. 
Sec. 111. Commercial Targeting Division and National Targeting and Analysis 
Groups. 
Sec. 112. Report on oversight of revenue protection and enforcement measures. 
Sec. 113. Report on security and revenue measures with respect to merchandise 
transported in bond. 
Sec. 114. Importer of record program. 
Sec. 115. Customs broker identification of importers. 
Sec. 116. Establishment of new importer program. 
Sec. 117. Requirements applicable to non-resident importers. 
Sec. 118. Single entry bond for suspected evasion. 
TITLE II—IMPORT HEALTH AND SAFETY 
Sec. 201. Interagency import safety working group. 
Sec. 202. Joint import safety rapid response plan. 
Sec. 203. Training. 
TITLE III—IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS 
Sec. 301. Definition of intellectual property rights. 
Sec. 302. Exchange of information related to trade enforcement. 
Sec. 303. Seizure of circumvention devices. 
Sec. 304. Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of works for 
which copyright registration is pending. 
Sec. 305. National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. 
Sec. 306. Joint strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property 
rights. 
Sec. 307. Personnel dedicated to the enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
Sec. 308. Training with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property 
rights. 
Sec. 309. International cooperation and information sharing. 
Sec. 310. Report on intellectual property rights enforcement. 
Sec. 311. Information for travelers regarding violations of intellectual property 
rights. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. De minimis value. 
Sec. 402. Consultation on trade and customs revenue functions. 
Sec. 403. Penalties for customs brokers. 
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Sec. 404. Amendments to chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States. 
Sec. 405. Exemption from duty of residue of bulk cargo contained in instru-
ments of international traffic previously exported from the 
United States. 
Sec. 406. Drawback and refunds. 
Sec. 407. Elimination of consumptive demand exception to prohibition on im-
portation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or in-
dentured labor; report. 
TITLE V—PREVENTION OF EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING AND 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS 
Subtitle A—Actions Relating to Enforcement of Trade Remedy Laws 
Sec. 501. Prevention and investigation of evasion. 
Sec. 502. Application to Canada and Mexico. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 511. Definitions. 
Sec. 512. Allocation and training of personnel. 
Sec. 513. Regulations. 
Sec. 514. Annual report on prevention of evasion of antidumping and counter-
vailing duty orders. 
Sec. 515. Government Accountability Office report on reliquidation authority. 
Sec. 516. Addressing circumvention by new shippers. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AUTOMATED
COMMERCIAL
ENVIRON-
MENT.—The term ‘‘Automated Commercial Environ-
ment’’ means the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment computer system authorized under section 
13031(f)(4) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(4)). 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner responsible for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
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(3) CUSTOMS
AND
TRADE
LAWS
OF
THE 
UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘customs and trade 
laws of the United States’’ includes the following: 
(A) The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1202 et seq.). 
(B) Section 249 of the Revised Statutes 
(19 U.S.C. 3). 
(C) Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1923 
(42 Stat. 1453, chapter 251; 19 U.S.C. 6). 
(D) The Act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 
1381, chapter 348; 19 U.S.C. 2071 et seq.). 
(E) Section 13031 of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
(19 U.S.C. 58c). 
(F) Section 251 of the Revised Statutes 
(19 U.S.C. 66). 
(G) Section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1930 
(46 Stat. 817, chapter 617; 19 U.S.C. 68). 
(H) The Foreign Trade Zones Act (19 
U.S.C. 81a et seq.). 
(I) Section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1911 
(36 Stat. 965, chapter 191; 19 U.S.C. 198). 
(J) The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2102 et seq.). 
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(K) The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 
(19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.). 
(L) The North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
3301 et seq.). 
(M) The Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
(19 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
(N) The Caribbean Basin Economic Recov-
ery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(O) The Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
U.S.C. 3201 et seq.). 
(P) The African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 
(Q) The Customs Enforcement Act of 
1986 (Public Law 99–570; 100 Stat. 3207–79). 
(R) The Customs and Trade Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101–382; 104 Stat. 629). 
(S) The Customs Procedural Reform and 
Simplification Act of 1978 (Public Law 95– 
410; 92 Stat. 888). 
(T) The Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–210; 116 Stat. 933). 
(U) The Convention on Cultural Property 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 
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(V) The Act of March 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 
374, chapter 266; 19 U.S.C. 2077 et seq.) 
(W) The Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 
1263, chapter 566). 
(X) Any other provision of law imple-
menting a trade agreement. 
(Y) Any other provision of law vesting cus-
toms revenue functions in the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
(Z) Any other provision of law relating to 
trade facilitation or trade enforcement that is 
administered by U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection on behalf of any Federal agency that is 
required to participate in the International 
Trade Data System. 
(AA) Any other provision of customs or 
trade law administered by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement. 
(4) PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY.—The term ‘‘pri-
vate sector entity’’ means— 
(A) an importer; 
(B) an exporter; 
(C) a forwarder; 
(D) an air, sea, or land carrier or shipper; 
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(E) a contract logistics provider; 
(F) a customs broker; or 
(G) any other person (other than an em-
ployee of a government) affected by the imple-
mentation of the customs and trade laws of the 
United States, including a domestic producer. 
(5) TRADE ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘‘trade 
enforcement’’ means the enforcement of the customs 
and trade laws of the United States. 
(6) TRADE
FACILITATION.—The term ‘‘trade 
facilitation’’ refers to policies and activities of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection with respect to fa-
cilitating the movement of merchandise into and out 
of the United States in a manner that complies with 
the customs and trade laws of the United States. 
TITLE I—TRADE FACILITATION 
AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. IMPROVING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to advance the security, 
trade enforcement, and trade facilitation missions of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, the Commissioner shall 
ensure that partnership programs of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection established before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, such as the Customs–Trade Partnership 
Against Terrorism established under subtitle B of title II 
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of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.), and partnership programs 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection established after 
such date of enactment, provide trade benefits to private 
sector entities that meet the requirements for participation 
in those programs established by the Commissioner under 
this section. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In developing and operating part-
nership programs under subsection (a), the Commissioner 
shall— 
(1) consult with private sector entities, the pub-
lic, and other Federal agencies when appropriate, to 
ensure that participants in those programs receive 
commercially significant and measurable trade bene-
fits, including providing pre-clearance of merchan-
dise for qualified persons that demonstrate the high-
est levels of compliance with the customs and trade 
laws of the United States, regulations of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, and other requirements 
the Commissioner determines to be necessary; 
(2) ensure an integrated and transparent sys-
tem of trade benefits and compliance requirements 
for all partnership programs of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection; 
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