{"identifier":"/us/usc/t19/s4312","title":19,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4312.","heading":"Priorities and performance standards for customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs","text":"\u00a7\u202f4312.\nPriorities and performance standards for customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs\n(a)\nPriorities and performance standards\n(1)\nIn general\nThe Commissioner, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, shall establish priorities and performance standards to measure the development and levels of achievement of the customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs described in subsection (b).\n(2)\nMinimum priorities and standards\nSuch priorities and performance standards shall, at a minimum, include priorities and standards relating to efficiency, outcome, output, and other types of applicable measures.\n(b)\nFunctions and programs described\nThe functions and programs referred to in subsection (a) are the following:\n(1) The Automated Commercial Environment.\n(2) Each of the priority trade issues described in\nsection 4322 of this title\n(3) The Centers of Excellence and Expertise described in\nsection 4317 of this title\n(4) Drawback for exported merchandise under section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (\n19 U.S.C. 1313\n(5) Transactions relating to imported merchandise in bond.\n(6) Collection of countervailing duties assessed under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (\n19 U.S.C. 1671\n19 U.S.C. 1673\n(7) The expedited clearance of cargo.\n(8) The issuance of regulations and rulings.\n(9) The issuance of Regulatory Audit Reports.\n(c)\nConsultations and notification\n(1)\nConsultations\nThe consultations required by subsection (a)(1) shall occur, at a minimum, on an annual basis.\n(2)\nNotification\nThe Commissioner shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any changes to the priorities or performance standards referred to in subsection (a) not later than 30 days before such changes are to take effect.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t19/s4312.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4312."},{"t":"heading","text":"Priorities and performance standards for customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Priorities and performance standards"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commissioner, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, shall establish priorities and performance standards to measure the development and levels of achievement of the customs modernization, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions and programs 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the priority trade issues described in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4322 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t19/s4322","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" The Centers of Excellence and Expertise described in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4317 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t19/s4317","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" Drawback for exported merchandise under section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"19 U.S.C. 1313","href":"/us/usc/t19/s1313","tail":"), as amended by section 906 of this Act."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" Transactions relating to imported merchandise in bond.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" Collection of countervailing duties assessed under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"19 U.S.C. 1671","href":"/us/usc/t19/s1671","tail":" et seq.) and antidumping duties assessed under subtitle B of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("},{"t":"ref","text":"19 U.S.C. 1673","href":"/us/usc/t19/s1673","tail":" et seq.)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" The expedited clearance of cargo.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" The issuance of regulations and rulings.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/b/9","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(9)"},{"t":"content","text":" The issuance of Regulatory Audit Reports.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Consultations and notification"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Consultations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The consultations required by subsection (a)(1) shall occur, at a minimum, on an annual basis.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4312/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Notification"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commissioner shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any changes to the priorities or performance standards referred to in subsection (a) not later than 30 days before such changes are to take effect.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}