{"identifier":"/us/usc/t6/s961","title":6,"num":"\u00a7\u202f961.","heading":"Establishment","text":"\u00a7\u202f961.\nEstablishment\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThe Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, is authorized to establish a voluntary government-private sector program (to be known as the \u201cCustoms\u2013Trade Partnership Against Terrorism\u201d or \u201cC\u2013TPAT\u201d) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and United States border security, and to facilitate the movement of secure cargo through the international supply chain, by providing benefits to participants meeting or exceeding the program requirements. Participants in C\u2013TPAT shall include Tier 1 participants, Tier 2 participants, and Tier 3 participants.\n(b)\nMinimum security requirements\nThe Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall review the minimum security requirements of C\u2013TPAT at least once every year and update such requirements as necessary.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t6/s961.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s961","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f961."},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s961/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, is authorized to establish a voluntary government-private sector program (to be known as the \u201cCustoms\u2013Trade Partnership Against Terrorism\u201d or \u201cC\u2013TPAT\u201d) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and United States border security, and to facilitate the movement of secure cargo through the international supply chain, by providing benefits to participants meeting or exceeding the program requirements. Participants in C\u2013TPAT shall include Tier 1 participants, Tier 2 participants, and Tier 3 participants.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s961/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Minimum security requirements"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall review the minimum security requirements of C\u2013TPAT at least once every year and update such requirements as necessary.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}