Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-998
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-05-01
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Business records

Customs enforcement

Government information and archives

Marine and inland water transportation

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2651-2652)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 998 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act . 2. Protection of personally identifiable information Paragraph (2) of section 431(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) (A) The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not be available for public disclosure if— (i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or (ii) the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5 of the United States Code. (B) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that any personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or transmitted under this section before the manifest is disclosed to the public. .