Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 28 — Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
§ 4348. International cooperation and information sharing
Statutory text
Cooperation
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the competent law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries, including by sharing information relevant to enforcement actions, to enhance the efforts of the United States and such authorities to enforce intellectual property rights.
Technical assistance
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide technical assistance to competent law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries to enhance the ability of such authorities to enforce intellectual property rights.
Interagency collaboration
The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall lead interagency efforts to collaborate with law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries to enforce intellectual property rights.
Legislative history
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–125 title III § 309 · 130 Stat. 122
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 4348
(Pub. L. 114–125, title III, § 309, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 153.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–125, title III, § 309, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 153.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 309. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INFORMATION SHARING. (a) Cooperation.— The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the competent law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries, including by sharing information relevant to enforcement actions, to enhance the efforts of the United States and such authorities to enforce intellectual property rights. (b) Technical Assistance.— The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide technical assistance to competent law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries to enhance the ability of such authorities to enforce intellectual property rights. (c) Interagency Collaboration.— The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall lead interagency efforts to collaborate with law enforcement and customs authorities of foreign countries to enforce intellectual property rights.
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