Manifest Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3217
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2023 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the requirements relating to disclosure of vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manifest Modernization Act of 2023 . 2. Disclosure of vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest information (a) Expansion and clarification of disclosure requirement Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1431 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 46 U.S.C. App. 91 ) and inserting section 60105 of title 46, United States Code, and every aircraft or vehicle arriving in the United States as described in section 433, ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (2) and all that follows through shall be available and inserting paragraph (2), the following information, when contained in a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle manifest, shall be available ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the end period the following: and the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under which the cargo is classifiable ; and (C) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following: (G) The country in which the cargo was produced and the last country through which the cargo was transported. . (b) Protection of personally identifiable information Section 431(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1431(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (B) by inserting (A) after (2) ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) The Secretary shall ensure that the following information is removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section before access to the manifest is provided to the public: (i) Social Security numbers. (ii) Passport numbers. (iii) Dates of birth. (iv) Personal phone numbers. (v) Personal email addresses. (vi) Driver’s license and State identification numbers. (vii) Residential addresses that are not the primary address of the trade or business (excluding ZIP Codes). (viii) Names of individuals who are end-consumers. (C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to permit the removal from a manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section of the name, address, or identification number of a business. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Each manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section shall include a checkbox to indicate whether the shipment is going to a private individual or a company. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.