Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 10 — Customs Service
§ 2083. Annual national trade and customs law violation estimates and enforcement strategy
Statutory text
Violation estimates
Not later than 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year after fiscal year 1991, the Commissioner of Customs 1 shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Committees”) a report that contains estimates of—
the number and extent of violations of the trade, customs, and illegal drug control laws listed under subsection (b) that will likely occur during the fiscal year; and
the relative incidence of the violations estimated under paragraph (1) among the various ports of entry and customs regions within the customs territory.
Applicable statutory provisions
The Commissioner of Customs,1 after consultation with the Committees—
shall, within 60 days after , prepare a list of those provisions of the trade, customs, and illegal drug control laws of the United States for which the United States Customs Service has enforcement responsibility and to which the reports required under subsection (a) will apply; and
may from time-to-time amend the listing developed under paragraph (1).
Enforcement strategy
Within 90 days after submitting a report under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the Commissioner of Customs 1 shall—
develop a nationally uniform enforcement strategy for dealing during that year with the violations estimated in the report; and
submit to the Committees a report setting forth the details of the strategy.
Compliance program
The Commissioner of Customs 1 shall—
devise and implement a methodology for estimating the level of compliance with the laws administered by the Customs Service; and
include as an additional part of the report required to be submitted under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, an evaluation of the extent to which such compliance was obtained during the 12-month period preceding the 60th day before each such fiscal year.
Confidentiality
The contents of any report submitted to the Committees under subsection (a) or (c)(2) are confidential and disclosure of all or part of the contents is restricted to—
officers and employees of the United States designated by the Commissioner of Customs; 1
the chairman of each of the Committees; and
those members of each of the Committees and staff persons of each of the Committees who are authorized by the chairman thereof to have access to the contents.
Footnotes
- 1 See Change of Name note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Customs and Trade Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–382 title I § 123 · 104 Stat. 629
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2083
Pub. L. 101–382, title I, § 123, Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 642
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 101–382, title I, § 123, Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 642Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 123. ANNUAL NATIONAL TRADE AND CUSTOMS LAW VIOLATION ESTIMATES AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY. (a) Violation Estimates.— Not later than 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year after fiscal year 1991, the Commissioner of Customs shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Committees”) a report that contains estimates of— (1) the number and extent of violations of the trade, customs, and illegal drug control laws listed under subsection (b) that will likely occur during the fiscal year; and (2) the relative incidence of the violations estimated under paragraph (1) among the various ports of entry and customs regions within the customs territory. (b) Applicable Statutory Provisions.— The Commissioner of Customs, after consultation with the Committees— (1) shall, within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prepare a list of those provisions of the trade, customs, and illegal drug control laws of the United States for which the United States Customs Service has enforcement responsibility and to which the reports required under subsection (a) will apply; and (2) may from time-to-time amend the listing developed under paragraph (1). (c) Enforcement Strategy.— Within 90 days after submitting a report under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the Commissioner of Customs shall— (1) develop a nationally uniform enforcement strategy for dealing during that year with the violations estimated in the report; and (2) submit to the Committees a report setting forth the details of the strategy. (d) Confidentiality.— The contents of any report submitted to the Committees under subsection (a) or (c)(2) are confidential and disclosure of all or part of the contents is restricted to— (1) officers and employees of the United States designated by the Commissioner of Customs; (2) the chairman of each of the Committees; and (3) those members of each of the Committees and staff persons of each of the Committees who are authorized by the chairman thereof to have access to the contents.North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub. L. 103–182 title VI § 691(c) · 107 Stat. 2057
Added · 19 U.S.C. § 2083(d); 19 U.S.C. § 2083(e)
Pub. L. 103–182 added subsec. (d)
Redesignated · 19 U.S.C. § 2083(d); 19 U.S.C. § 2083(e)
Pub. L. 103–182 redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 103–182 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Compliance With Customs Laws.— Section 123 of the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 2083) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: “(d) Compliance Program.— The Commissioner of Customs shall— “(1) devise and implement a methodology for estimating the level of compliance with the laws administered by the Customs Service; and “(2) include as an additional part of the report required to be submitted under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, an evaluation of the extent to which such compliance was obtained during the 12-month period preceding the 60th day before each such fiscal year.”.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 103–182 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Reference to Commissioner of Customs deemed to be reference to Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to section 802(d)(2) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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 , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of , see section 211 of Title 6, as amended generally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6.