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19 U.S. Code § 1593a - Penalties for false drawback claims
§ 1593a.
(1) General ruleNo person, by fraud, or negligence—
(A) In generalIf the Customs Service has reasonable cause to believe that there has been a violation of subsection (a) and determines that further proceedings are warranted, the Customs Service shall issue to the person concerned a written notice of intent to issue a claim for a monetary penalty. Such notice shall—
(A) In generalSubject to subparagraph (B), if the person concerned discloses the circumstances of a violation of subsection (a) before, or without knowledge of the commencement of, a formal investigation of such violation, the monetary penalty assessed under this subsection may not exceed—
(2) CertificationA party may be certified as a participant in the drawback compliance program after meeting the general requirements established under the program or after negotiating an alternative program suited to the needs of the party and the Customs Service. Certification requirements shall take into account the size and nature of the party’s drawback program and the volume of claims. In order to be certified, the participant must be able to demonstrate that it—
(1) In generalWhen a party that—
has been certified as a participant in the drawback compliance program under subsection (e); and
(2) Contents of noticeA notice of violation issued under paragraph (1) shall—
state that the party has violated subsection (a);
warn the party that future violations of subsection (a) may result in the imposition of monetary penalties.
If a party that has been certified as a participant in the drawback compliance program under subsection (e) commits an alleged violation which was not repetitive, the party shall be issued a “warning letter”, and, for any subsequent violation, shall be subject to the same maximum penalty amounts stated in paragraph (1).
(i) Court of International Trade proceedingsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in any proceeding commenced by the United States in the Court of International Trade for the recovery of any monetary penalty claimed under this section—
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 593A, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 622(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2181; amended Pub. L. 108–429, title I, § 1563(f), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2587.)
2004—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 108–429 substituted “subsections (c) and (g)” for “subsection (g)”.
Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 622(b), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2186, provided that:
“The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] applies to drawback claims filed on and after the nationwide operational implementation of an automated drawback selectivity program by the Customs Service. The Customs Service shall publish notice of this date in the Customs Bulletin.”