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19 U.S.C. § 6 — Designation of customs officers for foreign service; status; rejection of designated customs officer; applicability of civil service laws
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Any officer of the customs service designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for foreign service, shall, through the Department of State, be regularly and officially attached to the diplomatic missions of the United States in the countries in which they are to be stationed, and when such officers are assigned to countries in which there are no diplomatic missions of the United States, appropriate recognition and standing with full facilities for discharging their official duties shall be arranged by the Department of State. The Secretary of State may reject the name of any such officer whose assignment to the foreign post for which he has been designated would, in his judgment, be prejudicial to the public policy of the United States. The appointment of such customs officers shall be made pursuant to the civil service laws and regulations upon the nomination of the principal officer in charge of the office to which such appointments are to be made.
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Any officer of the customs service designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for foreign service, shall, through the Department of State, be regularly and officially attached to the diplomatic missions of the United States in the countries in which they are to be stationed, and when such officers are assigned to countries in which there are no diplomatic missions of the United States, appropriate recognition and standing with full facilities for discharging their official duties shall be arranged by the Department of State. The Secretary of State may reject the name of any such officer whose assignment to the foreign post for which he has been designated would, in his judgment, be prejudicial to the public policy of the United States. The appointment of such customs officers shall be made pursuant to the civil service laws and regulations upon the nomination of the principal officer in charge of the office to which such appointments are to be made.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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Except as hereinafter provided the reorganization of the customs service made by the President and communicated to Congress under date of March 3, 1913, shall, until otherwise provided by Congress, constitute the permanent organization of the customs service.
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The Customs Service shall, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
**(a)** fix the final appraisement of merchandise by ascertaining or estimating the value thereof, under [section 1401a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1401a&num=0&edition=prelim), by all reasonable ways and means in his power, any statement of cost or costs of production in any invoice, affidavit, declaration, other document to the contrary notwithstanding;
**(b)** fix the final classification and rate of duty applicable to such merchandise;
**(c)** fix the final amount of duty to be paid on such merchandise and determine any increased or additional duties, taxes, and fees due or any excess of duties, taxes, and fees deposited;
**(d)** liquidate the entry and reconciliation, if any, of such merchandise; and
**(e)** give or transmit, pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, notice of such liquidation to the importer, his consignee, or agent in such form and manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under [section 188(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section188/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism.
**(b) Laboratory described** The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory—
(1) known, as of December 27, 2021, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; and
(2) transferred to the Department pursuant to [section 183(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section183/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Laboratory activities** The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory shall—
(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers;
(2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and
(3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(d) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Automated Commercial Environment** — The term “Automated Commercial Environment” means the Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under [section 58c(f)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section58c/f/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection** — The term “commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” includes—
(A) administering any customs revenue function (as defined in [section 215 of title 6](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section215&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) coordinating efforts of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(C) coordinating with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to—
(i) investigations relating to trade enforcement; and
(ii) the development and implementation of the joint strategic plan required by [section 4314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4314&num=0&edition=prelim);
(D) coordinating, on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, efforts among Federal agencies to facilitate legitimate trade and to enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States, including representing the Department of Homeland Security in interagency fora addressing such efforts;
(E) coordinating with customs authorities of foreign countries to facilitate legitimate international trade and enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States and the customs and trade laws of foreign countries;
(F) collecting, assessing, and disseminating information as appropriate and in accordance with any law r
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The Court of International Trade may appoint a clerk, a chief deputy clerk, an assistant clerk, deputy clerks, and such deputies, assistants, and other employees as may be necessary for the effective dispatch of the business of the court, who shall be subject to removal by the court.
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**(a) Retention of Customs revenue functions by Secretary of the Treasury**
(1) **Retention of authority** — Notwithstanding section 203(a)(1) 11 So in original. Probably should be section “203(1)”. of this title, authority related to Customs revenue functions that was vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by law before the effective date of this chapter under those provisions of law set forth in paragraph (2) shall not be transferred to the Secretary by reason of this chapter, and on and after the effective date of this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury may delegate any such authority to the Secretary at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary regarding the exercise of any such authority not delegated to the Secretary.
(2) **Statutes** — The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: the Tariff Act of 1930 [[19 U.S.C. 1202](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1202&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; section 249 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ([19 U.S.C. 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3&num=0&edition=prelim)); section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1923 ([19 U.S.C. 6](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section6&num=0&edition=prelim)); section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ([19 U.S.C. 58c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section58c&num=0&edition=prelim)); section 251 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ([19 U.S.C. 66](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section66&num=0&edition=prelim)); section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1930 ([19 U
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 6
to authorize their performance or performance of any
of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and
employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. July
31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appen-
dix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employ-
ees.
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation to Secretary of the Treasury of au-
thority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord.
No. 10289, § 1(a), Sept. 17, 1951, 16 F.R. 9499, set out as a
note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
§ 3. Superintendence of collection of import du-
ties
The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the
superintendence of the collection of the duties
on imports as he shall judge best.
(R.S. § 249.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 249 derived from act May 8, 1792, ch. 37, § 6, 1
Stat. 280.
Section, prior to its incorporation into the Code, con-
tained the words ‘‘and tonnage,’’ after ‘‘duties on im-
ports’’. These words were omitted as superseded by sec-
tion 3 of the former Appendix to Title 46, Shipping,
which charged the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
and Steamboat Inspection with the execution of the
laws relating to the collection of the tonnage tax. Sec-
tion 3 of the former Appendix to Title 46 was repealed
by Pub. L. 109–304, § 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ANALYSIS REGARDING THE CES PROGRAM; EFFECT ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM
Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9501(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1330–380, as amended by Pub. L. 103–182, title VI,
§ 691(b)(1), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2224; Pub. L. 114–125,
title VIII, § 802(d)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 210, provided
that:
‘‘(1) The Comptroller General of the United States
shall co
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