19 USC 1411 - Sec. 1411. National Customs Automation Program
19 USC - U.S. Code - Title 19: Customs Duties (January 2004)
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(a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish the National Customs Automation Program (hereinafter in this subpart referred to as the "Program") which shall be an automated and electronic system for processing commercial importations and shall include the following existing and planned components: (1) Existing components: (A) The electronic entry of merchandise. (B) The electronic entry summary of required information. (C) The electronic transmission of invoice information. (D) The electronic transmission of manifest information. (E) Electronic payments of duties, fees, and taxes. (F) The electronic status of liquidation and reliquidation. (G) The electronic selection of high risk entries for examination (cargo selectivity and entry summary selectivity). (2) Planned components: (A) The electronic filing and status of protests. (B) The electronic filing (including remote filing under section 1414 of this title) of entry information with the Customs Service at any location. (C) The electronic filing of import activity summary statements and reconciliation. (D) The electronic filing of bonds. (E) The electronic penalty process. (F) The electronic filing of drawback claims, records, or entries. (G) Any other component initiated by the Customs Service to carry out the goals of this subpart. (b) Participation in Program The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the eligibility criteria for participation in the Program.
The Secretary may, by regulation, require the electronic submission of information described in subsection (a) of this section or any other information required to be submitted to the Customs Service separately pursuant to this subpart. (c) Foreign-trade zones Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary shall provide for the inclusion of commercial importation data from foreign-trade zones under the Program.Amendments 2002 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-210 inserted second sentence and struck out former second sentence which read as follows: "Participation in the Program is voluntary." 1999 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-36 added subsec. (c). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-210 applicable to petitions for certification filed under part 2 or 3 of subchapter II of chapter 12 of this title on or after the date that is 90 days after Aug. 6, 2002, except as otherwise provided, see section 151 of Pub. L. 107-210, set out as a note preceding section 2271 of this title. Transfer Of Functions For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in sections 1401, 1413, 1641 of this title.
