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6 U.S.C. § 215 — Functions transferred

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6 U.S.C. § 215 — Functions transferred

In accordance with subchapter XII (relating to transition provisions), there shall be transferred to the Secretary the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of— (1) the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto; (2) the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Transportation, including the functions of the Secretary of Transportation, and of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, relating thereto; (3) the Federal Protective Service of the General Services Administration, including the functions of the Administrator of General Services relating thereto; (4) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of the Treasury; and (5) the Office for Domestic Preparedness of the Office of Justice Programs, including the functions of the Attorney General relating thereto.

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19 U.S.C. § 4311 — Definitions

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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19 U.S.C. § 58c — Fees for certain customs services

**(a) Schedule of fees** In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall charge and collect the following fees (subject to adjustment under subsection (l)) for the provision of customs services in connection with the following: (1) For the arrival of a commercial vessel of 100 net tons or more, $397. (2) For the arrival of a commercial truck, $5. (3) For the arrival of each railroad car carrying passengers or commercial freight, $7.50. (4) For all arrivals made during a calendar year by a private vessel or private aircraft, $25. (5) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States (other than a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section), $5. (B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel from a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section, $1.75. (6) For each item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a customs officer (other than an item subject to a fee under subsection (b)(9)(D)), $5. (7) For each customs broker permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporate customs broker, $125 per year. (8) For the arrival of a barge or other bulk carrier from Canada or Mexico, $100. (9) (A) For the processing of merchandise that is formally entered or released during any fiscal year, a fee in an amount equal to 0.21 11 See Rates for Merchandise Processing Fees notes below. percent ad valorem, unless adjusted under subparagraph (B). (B) (i) The Secretary of the Treasury may adjust the ad valorem rate specified in subparagraph (A) to an ad valorem rate (but not to a rate of more than 0.21 1 percent nor less than 0.15 percent) an

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6 U.S.C. § 218 — Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and operational offices

**(a) In general** There is established in the Department an agency to be known as U.S. Customs and Border Protection. **(b) Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection** (1) **In general** — There shall be at the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection a Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (in this section referred to as the “Commissioner”). (2) **Committee referral** — As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination for the Commissioner submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. **(c) Duties** The Commissioner shall— (1) coordinate and integrate the security, trade facilitation, and trade enforcement functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (2) ensure the interdiction of persons and goods illegally entering or exiting the United States; (3) facilitate and expedite the flow of legitimate travelers and trade; (4) direct and administer the commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States; (5) detect, respond to, and interdict terrorists, drug smugglers and traffickers, human smugglers and traffickers, and other persons who may undermine the security of the United States, in cases in which such persons are entering, or have recently entered, the United States; (6) safeguard the borders of the United States to protect against the entry of dangerous goods; (7) ensure the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland; (8) in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, enforce and administer all immig

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6 U.S.C. § 225 — Allocation of resources by the Secretary

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall ensure that adequate staffing is provided to assure that levels of customs revenue services provided on the day before the effective date of this chapter shall continue to be provided. **(b) Notification of Congress** The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate at least 90 days prior to taking any action which would— (1) result in any significant reduction in customs revenue services, including hours of operation, provided at any office within the Department or any port of entry; (2) eliminate or relocate any office of the Department which provides customs revenue services; or (3) eliminate any port of entry. **(c) Definition** In this section, the term “customs revenue services” means those customs revenue functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) and paragraph (8) of [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section215&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 215 — Definition

Page 113 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 216 § 215. Definition In this part, the term ‘‘customs revenue func- tion’’ means the following: (1) Assessing and collecting customs duties (including antidumping and countervailing du- ties and duties imposed under safeguard provi- sions), excise taxes, fees, and penalties due on imported merchandise, including classifying and valuing merchandise for purposes of such assessment. (2) Processing and denial of entry of persons, baggage, cargo, and mail, with respect to the assessment and collection of import duties. (3) Detecting and apprehending persons en- gaged in fraudulent practices designed to cir- cumvent the customs laws of the United States. (4) Enforcing section 1337 of title 19 and pro- visions relating to import quotas and the marking of imported merchandise, and pro- viding Customs Recordations for copyrights, patents, and trademarks. (5) Collecting accurate import data for com- pilation of international trade statistics. (6) Enforcing reciprocal trade agreements. (7) Functions performed by the following personnel, and associated support staff, of the United States Customs Service on the day be- fore the effective date of this chapter, and of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the day before the effective date of the U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection Authorization Act: Import Specialists, Entry Specialists, Drawback Specialists, National Import Spe- cialist, Fines and Penalties Specialists, attor- neys of the Office of Regulations and Rulings, Customs Auditors, International Trade Spe- cialists, Financial Systems Specialists. (8) Functions performed by the following of- fices, with respect to any function described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7), and associ- ated support staff, of the

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