Senate Finance to Hold Hearing on its Customs Reauthorization Bill on October 20, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee has announced that it will be holding an October 20, 2009 hearing on S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 20091.
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Among other things, S. 1631 would emphasize U.S. Customs and Border Protection's commercial responsibilities, provide for additional Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism benefits, establish a new entry facilitation trade partnership, create an interagency import safety working group, strengthen IPR enforcement, strengthen and expand the forced/child labor law, revise the drawback statute, require a Joint Strategic Plan, provide for more advance trade/congressional consultation, designate enforcement officers at 40 ports, raise the informal entry limit, and amend HTS Chapter 98, allow $325 million in MPF collections for ACE/ITDS, etc.
Private Sector Witnesses Scheduled to Testify at Hearing
According to the Senate Finance Committee, private sector witnesses representing Hanesbrand Inc., NBC Universal, Target Corporation, and UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. are scheduled to testify at the October 20, 2009 hearing.
1S. 1631 is also referred to as the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/22/09 news, 09092215, for the final part of BP's series of summaries of S. 1631, with links to the other parts in the series.)
Senate Finance Committee hearing announcement available at http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing102009.htm.