A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.

Bill: 117-s-1159
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs enforcement

Intellectual property
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to request assistance from any appropriate party with an interest in imported merchandise when determining whether the merchandise is imported in violation of certain trademark and copyright laws. To permit the party to conduct examination and testing, CBP must provide them with specified information that appears on the merchandise, including its packaging and packing materials (including labels).</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 Mr. Grassley 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 enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties.

1. Enhanced authority to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights Section 628A of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1628a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) shall provide to the person information that appears on the merchandise, including— (A) its packaging, materials, and containers, including labels; and (B) its packing materials and containers, including labels; and ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner. .