Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2805
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-07
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia

Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Immigration status and procedures

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong></strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business travel card program. (The program, which provides persons who are engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business with expedited airport processing, is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018.) </p>

action_date: 2017-08-08
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABT Card) to an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen who has been approved and is in good standing in an existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) international trusted traveler program, and (2) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region or is a U.S. government official engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business.</p> <p>The bill: (1) transfers card program authority from the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (APECBTC Act) to the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and (2) makes the program, which is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018, permanent. </p> <p>The CBP shall: (1) integrate application procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT cards with existing DHS international trusted traveler programs; (2) prescribe and collect a fee for card issuance and renewal, and (3) notify Congress if card program expenditures exceed collected amounts. </p> <p>The bill establishes in the Treasury an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account (Account).</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Amounts in the travel card account under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 are transferred to the Account and shall be available for expenses incurred with any card.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) The APECBTC Act is repealed. A card issued pursuant to such Act before the date of enactment of this bill shall remain valid until it expires. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2805 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2017 Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Donovan , Mr. Reichert , and Mr. Larsen of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.

1. Permanent authorization Section 2(a) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 ( 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by striking During the 7-year period ending on September 30, 2018, the Secretary and inserting The Secretary .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 194 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2805 [Report No. 115–274] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2017 Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Donovan , Mr. Reichert , and Mr. Larsen of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security August 8, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Royce of California , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Heck , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Williams , and Mrs. Wagner August 8, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 2017 A BILL To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 . 2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (a) In general Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 417 the following new section: 418. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (a) In general The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (referred to in this section as an ABT Card ) to an individual described in subsection (b). (b) Card issuance An individual described in this subsection is an individual— (1) who— (A) is a citizen of the United States; and (B) has been approved and is in good standing in an existing international trusted traveler program of the Department; and (2) who— (A) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region, as determined by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; or (B) is a United States Government official actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business, as determined by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (c) Integration with existing travel programs The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall integrate application procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT Cards with existing international trusted traveler programs of the Department. (d) Cooperation with private entities and nongovernmental organizations In carrying out this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may consult with appropriate private sector entities and nongovernmental organizations, including academic institutions. (e) Fee (1) In general The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall— (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of ABT Cards; and (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Commissioner determines necessary to comply with paragraph (2). (2) Limitation The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that the total amount of the fees collected under paragraph (1) during any fiscal year is sufficient to offset the direct and indirect costs associated with carrying out this section during such fiscal year, including the costs associated with operating and maintaining the ABT Card issuance and renewal processes. (3) Account for collections There is established in the Treasury of the United States an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account into which the fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be deposited as offsetting receipts. (4) Use of funds Amounts deposited into the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account described in paragraph (3) shall— (A) be credited to the appropriate account of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for expenses incurred in carrying out this section; and (B) remain available until expended. (f) Notification The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate within 60 days of any expenses incurred to operate and provide ABT Card services beyond the amounts collected pursuant subsection (e). (g) Trusted traveler program defined In this section, the term trusted traveler program means a voluntary program of the Department that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers arriving in the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 417 the following new item: Sec. 418. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards. . 3. Account (a) In general Notwithstanding the repeal of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–54 ; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) pursuant to section 4(b) of this Act, amounts deposited into the APEC Business Travel Card Account established pursuant to such Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby transferred to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account established pursuant to subsection (e) of section 418 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this Act), and shall be available without regard to whether such amounts are expended in connection with expenses incurred with respect to an ABT Card issued at any time before or after such date of enactment. (b) Availability Amounts deposited in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account established pursuant to subsection (e) of section 418 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 shall, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts are available pursuant to such subsection, also be available for expenditure in connection with expenses incurred with respect to ABT Cards issued at any time before the date of the enactment of such section. (c) Termination After the transfer described in subsection (a) has been carried out, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account established pursuant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 is closed. 4. Conforming amendments and repeal (a) Conforming amendments Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (17), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (19); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph: (18) carry out section 418, relating to the issuance of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards; and . (b) Repeal (1) In general The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–54 ; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is repealed. (2) Saving clause Notwithstanding the repeal under paragraph (1), an ABT Card issued pursuant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 before the date of the enactment of this Act that, as of such date, is still valid, shall continue to remain valid on and after such date until such time as such Card would otherwise expire.

August 8, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed