{"identifier":"/us/usc/t6/s965","title":6,"num":"\u00a7\u202f965.","heading":"Tier 2 participants in C\u2013TPAT","text":"\u00a7\u202f965.\nTier 2 participants in C\u2013TPAT\n(a)\nValidation\nThe Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall validate the security measures and supply chain security practices of a Tier 1 participant in accordance with the guidelines referred to in subsection (c). Such validation shall include on-site assessments at appropriate foreign locations utilized by the Tier 1 participant in its supply chain and shall, to the extent practicable, be completed not later than 1 year after certification as a Tier 1 participant.\n(b)\nBenefits\nThe Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall extend benefits to each C\u2013TPAT participant that has been validated as a Tier 2 participant under this section, which may include\u2014\n(1) reduced scores in the Automated Targeting System;\n(2) reduced examinations of cargo; and\n(3) priority searches of cargo.\n(c)\nGuidelines\nNot later than 180 days after\nOctober 13, 2006","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t6/s965.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f965."},{"t":"heading","text":"Tier 2 participants in C\u2013TPAT"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Validation"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall validate the security measures and supply chain security practices of a Tier 1 participant in accordance with the guidelines referred to in subsection (c). Such validation shall include on-site assessments at appropriate foreign locations utilized by the Tier 1 participant in its supply chain and shall, to the extent practicable, be completed not later than 1 year after certification as a Tier 1 participant.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Benefits"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall extend benefits to each C\u2013TPAT participant that has been validated as a Tier 2 participant under this section, which may include\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" reduced scores in the Automated Targeting System;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" reduced examinations of cargo; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" priority searches of cargo.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s965/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Guidelines"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 180 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 13, 2006","tail":", the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a schedule and update the guidelines for validating a participant\u2019s security measures and supply chain security practices under this section."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}