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
‘‘Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies Authoriza-
tion Act of 2004’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of appropriations; related provisions
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system; re-
ports.
Sec. 103. Study and report relating to customs user fees.
Sec. 104. Report relating to One Face at the Border Initiative.
Subtitle B—Technical amendments relating to entry and protest
Sec. 111. Entry of merchandise.
Sec. 112. Limitation on liquidations.
Sec. 113. Protests.
Sec. 114. Review of protests.
Sec. 115. Refunds and errors.
Sec. 116. Definitions and miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 117. Voluntary reliquidations.
Sec. 118. Effective date.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 121. Designation of San Antonio International Airport for Customs proc-
essing of certain private aircraft arriving in the United States.
Sec. 122. Authority for the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection
Areas at the United States-Canada border.
Sec. 123. Designation of foreign law enforcement officers.
Sec. 124. Customs services.
Sec. 125. Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions.
Sec. 126. Technical amendments.
TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I—BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
AND 
BORDER 
PROTECTION
AND BUREAU OF IMMIGRA-
TION 
AND 
CUSTOMS 
EN-
FORCEMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of
Appropriations; Related Provisions
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 301 of
the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of
1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
‘‘(1) For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2004, and
each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Department of Homeland Security for
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement only
such sums as may hereafter be authorized by law.’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); and
(4) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and the Assistant Sec-
retary for United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, respectively,’’ after ‘‘Com-
missioner of Customs’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Customs Service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Bureau of Customs and Border Pro-
tection and the Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement’’.
(b) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—Subsection (b) of
such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION.—
‘‘(A) There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the salaries and expenses of the Bu-
reau of Customs and Border Protection not to
exceed the following:
‘‘(i) $6,203,000,000 for fiscal year
2005.
‘‘(ii) $6,469,729,000 for fiscal year
2006.
‘‘(B)(i) The monies authorized to be ap-
propriated under subparagraph (A) with respect
to customs revenue functions for any fiscal
year, except for such sums as may be necessary
for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection that are in-
curred in connection with the processing of
merchandise that is exempt from the fees im-
posed under paragraphs (9) and (10) of section
13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)),
shall be appropriated from the Customs User
Fee Account.
‘‘(ii) In clause (i), the term ‘customs rev-
enue function’ means the following:
‘‘(I) Assessing and collecting customs
duties (including antidumping and counter-
vailing duties and duties imposed under
safeguard provisions), excise taxes, fees,
and penalties due on imported merchan-
dise, including classifying and valuing mer-
chandise for the purposes of such assess-
ment.
‘‘(II) Processing and denial of entry
of persons, baggage, cargo, and mail, with
respect to the assessment and collection of
import duties.
‘‘(III) Detecting and apprehending
persons engaged in fraudulent practices
designed to circumvent the customs laws of
the United States.
‘‘(IV) Enforcing section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 and provisions relating
to import quotas and the marking of im-
ported merchandise, and providing Cus-
toms Recordations for copyrights, patents,
and trademarks.
‘‘(V) Collecting accurate import data
for compilation of international trade sta-
tistics.
‘‘(VI) 
Enforcing 
reciprocal 
trade
agreements.
‘‘(VII) Functions performed by the
following personnel, and associated support
staff, of the United States Customs Service
prior to the establishment of the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection: Import
Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback
Specialists, National Import Specialists,
Fines and Penalties Specialists, attorneys
of the Office of Regulations and Rulings,
Customs Auditors, International Trade
Specialists, and Financial System Special-
ists.
‘‘(VIII) Functions performed by the
following offices, with respect to any func-
tion described in any of subclauses (I)
through (VII), and associated support
staff, of the United States Customs Service
prior to the establishment of the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection: the Office
of Information and Technology, the Office
of Laboratory Services, the Office of the
Chief Counsel, the Office of Congressional
Affairs, the Office of International Affairs,
and the Office of Training and Develop-
ment.
‘‘(2) BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to ex-
ceed the following:
‘‘(A) $4,011,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(B) 
$4,335,891,000 
for 
fiscal 
year
2006.’’.
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; REPORTS.
Section 334 of the Customs and Border Security Act
of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 2082 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 334. ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; REPORTS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; CUS-
TOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September
30, 2005, the Commissioner of Customs shall, in ac-
cordance with the audit of the Customs Service’s fis-
cal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as
contained in the report of the Office of Inspector
General of the Department of the Treasury issued
on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a
cost accounting system—
‘‘(A) for expenses incurred in both com-
mercial and noncommercial operations of the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of
the Department of Homeland Security, which
system should specifically identify and distin-
guish expenses incurred in commercial oper-
ations and expenses incurred in noncommercial
operations; and
‘‘(B) for expenses incurred both in admin-
istering and enforcing the customs laws of the
United States and the Federal immigration
laws, which system should specifically identify
and distinguish expenses incurred in admin-
istering and enforcing the customs laws of the
United States and the expenses incurred in ad-
ministering and enforcing the Federal immigra-
tion laws.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The cost ac-
counting system described in paragraph (1) shall
provide for an identification of expenses based on
the type of operation, the port at which the oper-
ation took place, the amount of time spent on the
operation by personnel of the Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection, and an identification of ex-
penses based on any other appropriate classification
necessary to provide for an accurate and complete
accounting of expenses.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION; IMMI-
GRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September
30, 2005, the Assistant Secretary for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, in ac-
cordance with the audit of the Customs Service’s fis-
cal years 2000 and 1999 financial statements (as
contained in the report of the Office of Inspector
General of the Department of the Treasury issued
on February 23, 2001), establish and implement a
cost accounting system—
‘‘(A) for expenses incurred in both com-
mercial and noncommercial operations of the
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security,
which system should specifically identify and
distinguish expenses incurred in commercial op-
erations and expenses incurred in noncommer-
cial operations;
‘‘(B) for expenses incurred both in admin-
istering and enforcing the customs laws of the
United States and the Federal immigration
laws, which system should specifically identify
and distinguish expenses incurred in admin-
istering and enforcing the customs laws of the
United States and the expenses incurred in ad-
ministering and enforcing the Federal immigra-
tion laws.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The cost ac-
counting system described in paragraph (1) shall
provide for an identification of expenses based on
the type of operation, the amount of time spent on
the operation by personnel of the Bureau of Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, and an identi-
fication of expenses based on any other appropriate
classification necessary to provide for an accurate
and complete accounting of expenses.
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF THE COST ACCOUNTING
SYSTEMS.—Beginning on the date of the enactment
of the Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies
Authorization Act of 2004 and ending on the date
on which the cost accounting systems described in
subsections (a) and (b) are fully implemented, the
Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Sec-
retary for United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare and submit
to Congress on a quarterly basis a report on the
progress of implementing the cost accounting sys-
tems pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Beginning one year
after the date on which the cost accounting systems
described in subsections (a) and (b) are fully imple-
mented, the Commissioner of Customs and the As-
sistant Secretary for United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, respectively, shall prepare
and submit to Congress on an annual basis a report
itemizing the expenses identified in subsections (a)
and (b).
‘‘(3) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
Not later than March 31, 2006, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security shall
prepare and submit to Congress a report analyzing
the level of compliance with this section and detail-
ing any additional steps that should be taken to im-
prove compliance with this section.’’.
SEC. 103. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CUSTOMS
USER FEES.
(a) STUDY.—Beginning 180 days after the date on
which the cost accounting systems described in section
334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 (as
amended by section 102 of this Act) are fully imple-
mented, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study on
the extent to which the amount of each customs user fee
imposed under section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C.
58c(a)) approximates the cost of services provided by the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security relating to the fee so imposed.
The study shall include an analysis of the use of each such
customs user fee by the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
on which the cost accounting systems described in section
334 of the Customs and Border Security Act of 2002 are
fully implemented, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a report in classified form containing—
(1) the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a); and
(2) 
recommendations 
for 
the 
appropriate
amount of the customs user fees if such results indi-
cate that the fees are not commensurate with the
level of services provided by the Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection.
SEC. 104. REPORT RELATING TO ONE FACE AT THE BOR-
DER INITIATIVE.
Not later than September 30 of each of the calendar
years 2005 and 2006, the Commissioner of Customs shall
prepare and submit to Congress a report—
(1) analyzing the effectiveness of the One Face
at the Border Initiative at enhancing security and
facilitating trade;
(2) providing a breakdown of the number of
personnel of the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection that were personnel of the United States
Customs Service prior to the establishment of the
Department of Homeland Security, that were per-
sonnel of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice prior to the establishment of the Department of
Homeland Security, and that were hired after the
establishment of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity;
(3) describing the training time provided to
each employee on an annual basis for the various
training components of the One Face at the Border
Initiative; and
(4) outlining the steps taken by the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection to ensure that ex-
pertise is retained with respect to customs, immigra-
tion, and agriculture inspection functions under the
One Face at the Border Initiative.
Subtitle B—Technical Amendments
Relating to Entry and Protest
SEC. 111. ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 484 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after
‘‘entry’’ the following: ‘‘, or substitute 1 or more
reconfigured entries on an import activity summary
statement,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) in the second sentence, by inserting
after ‘‘statements,’’ the following: ‘‘and permit
the filing of reconfigured entries,’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Entries filed under paragraph (1)(A) shall not
be liquidated if covered by an import activity
summary statement, but instead each reconfig-
ured entry in the import activity summary
statement shall be subject to liquidation or re-
liquidation pursuant to section 500, 501, or
504.’’.
(b) RECONCILIATION.—Subsection (b)(1) of such sec-
tion is amended in the fourth sentence by striking ‘‘15
months’’ and inserting ‘‘21 months’’.
SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON LIQUIDATIONS.
Section 504 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1504) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (3);
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘filed;’’
and inserting ‘‘filed, whichever is earlier; or’’;
and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
‘‘(5) if a reconfigured entry is filed under an
import activity summary statement, the date the im-
port activity summary statement is filed or should
have been filed, whichever is earlier;’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘at the time of entry’’ each
place it appears.
SEC. 113. PROTESTS.
Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1514) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘(relating to refunds and errors) of
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘(relating to refunds),
any clerical error, mistake of fact, or other in-
advertence, whether or not resulting from or
contained in an electronic transmission, adverse
to the importer, in any entry, liquidation, or re-
liquidation, and’’;
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding the liquidation of an entry, pursuant to
either section 500 or section 504’’ after ‘‘there-
of’’; and
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘(c) or’’;
and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), in the sixth sentence,
by striking ‘‘A protest may be amended,’’ and
inserting ‘‘Unless a request for accelerated dis-
position is filed under section 515(b), a protest
may be amended,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘ninety days’’ and
inserting ‘‘180 days’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘notice of’’ and inserting ‘‘date of’’; and
(iii) in the second sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days’’.
SEC. 114. REVIEW OF PROTESTS.
Section 515(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1515(b)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
‘‘after ninety days’’ and inserting ‘‘concurrent with or’’.
SEC. 115. REFUNDS AND ERRORS.
Section 520(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1520(c)) is repealed.
SEC. 116. DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1401) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(t) RECONFIGURED ENTRY.—The term ‘reconfig-
ured entry’ means an entry filed on an import activity
summary statement which substitutes for all or part of
1 or more entries filed under section 484(a)(1)(A) or filed
on a reconciliation entry that aggregates the entry ele-
ments to be reconciled under section 484(b) for purposes
of liquidation, reliquidation, or protest.’’.
SEC. 117. VOLUNTARY RELIQUIDATIONS.
Section 501 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1501) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or
504’’ after ‘‘section 500’’.
SEC. 118. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 121. DESIGNATION OF SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FOR CUSTOMS PROCESSING OF
CERTAIN PRIVATE AIRCRAFT ARRIVING IN
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1453(a) of the Tariff Sus-
pension and Trade Act of 2000 is amended by striking
‘‘2-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘6-year period’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be effective as of November 9, 2002.
SEC. 122. AUTHORITY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INTE-
GRATED BORDER INSPECTION AREAS AT THE
UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The increased security and safety concerns
that developed in the aftermath of the terrorist at-
tacks in the United States on September 11, 2001,
need to be addressed.
(2) One concern that has come to light is the
vulnerability of the international bridges and tunnels
along the United States borders.
(3) It is necessary to ensure that potentially
dangerous vehicles are inspected prior to crossing
these bridges and tunnels; however, currently these
vehicles are not inspected until after they have
crossed into the United States.
(4) Establishing Integrated Border Inspection
Areas (IBIAs) would address these concerns by in-
specting vehicles before they gained access to the in-
frastructure of international bridges and tunnels
joining the United States and Canada.
(b) CREATION OF INTEGRATED BORDER INSPECTION
AREAS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commissioner of the
Customs Service, in consultation with the Canadian
Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), shall seek to
establish 
Integrated 
Border 
Inspection 
Areas
(IBIAs), such as areas on either side of the United
States-Canada border, in which United States Cus-
toms officers can inspect vehicles entering the
United States from Canada before they enter the
United States, or Canadian Customs officers can in-
spect vehicles entering Canada from the United
States before they enter Canada. Such inspections
may include, where appropriate, employment of re-
verse inspection techniques.
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The Commis-
sioner of Customs, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration when
appropriate, shall seek to carry out paragraph (1) in
a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the
surrounding community.
(3) ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.—Using the
authority granted by this section and under section
629 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Commissioner of
Customs, in consultation with the Canadian Customs
and Revenue Agency, shall seek to—
(A) locate Integrated Border Inspection
Areas in areas with bridges or tunnels with
high traffic volume, significant commercial ac-
tivity, and that have experienced backups and
delays since September 11, 2001;
(B) ensure that United States Customs of-
ficers stationed in any such IBIA on the Cana-
dian side of the border are vested with the max-
imum authority to carry out their duties and
enforce United States law;
(C) ensure that United States Customs of-
ficers stationed in any such IBIA on the Cana-
dian side of the border shall possess the same
immunity that they would possess if they were
stationed in the United States; and
(D) encourage appropriate officials of the
United States to enter into an agreement with
Canada permitting Canadian Customs officers
stationed in any such IBIA on the United
States side of the border to enjoy such immuni-
ties as permitted in Canada.
SEC. 123. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.
(a) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—Section 401(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(i)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘, including foreign law enforcement offi-
cers,’’ after ‘‘or other person’’.
(b) INSPECTIONS AND PRECLEARANCE IN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.—Section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1629) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or subse-
quent to their exit from,’’ after ‘‘prior to their ar-
rival in’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or exportation’’ after
‘‘relating to the importation’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or exit’’ after ‘‘port of
entry’’;
(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) STATIONING OF FOREIGN CUSTOMS AND AGRI-
CULTURE
INSPECTION
OFFICERS
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, may enter into
agreements with any foreign country authorizing the sta-
tioning in the United States of customs and agriculture
inspection officials of that country (if similar privileges are
extended by that country to United States officials) for
the purpose of insuring that persons and merchandise
going directly to that country from the United States, or
that have gone directly from that country to the United
States, comply with the customs and other laws of that
country governing the importation or exportation of mer-
chandise. Any foreign customs or agriculture inspection
official stationed in the United States under this sub-
section may exercise such functions, perform such duties,
and enjoy such privileges and immunities as United States
officials may be authorized to perform or are afforded in
that foreign country by treaty, agreement, or law.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) PRIVILEGES
AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person
designated to perform the duties of an officer of the Cus-
toms Service pursuant to section 401(i) of this Act shall
be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as an
officer of the Customs Service with respect to any actions
taken by the designated person in the performance of such
duties.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 127 of the
Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003, is hereby
repealed.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 124. CUSTOMS SERVICES.
Section 13031(e)(1) of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(e)(1))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding section
451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451) or
any other provision of law (other than paragraph
(2)),’’ and inserting:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) 
SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS.—Notwith-
standing section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1451) or any other provision of law
(other than subparagraph (B) and paragraph
(2)),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) CHARTER FLIGHTS.—If a charter air
carrier (as defined in section 40102(13) of title
49, United States Code) specifically requests
that customs border patrol services for pas-
sengers and their baggage be provided for a
charter flight arriving after normal operating
hours at a customs border patrol serviced air-
port and overtime funds for those services are
not available, the appropriate customs border
patrol officer may assign sufficient customs em-
ployees (if available) to perform any such serv-
ices, which could lawfully be performed during
regular hours of operation, and any overtime
fees incurred in connection with such service
shall be paid by the charter air carrier.’’.
SEC. 125. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERPRETATION OF
TEXTILE AND APPAREL PROVISIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Cus-
toms and Border Protection of the Department of Home-
land Security should interpret, implement, and enforce the
provisions of section 112 of the African Growth and Op-
portunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721), section 204 of the Ande-
an Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203), and section
213 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703), relating to preferential treatment of textile
and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by