22 U.S.C. § 6962 — Functions of Task Force

Page 1880 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6961 participation by publishing a notice in the Fed- eral Register and holding a public hearing. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 421, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.) SUBCHAPTER IV—TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PART A—TASK FORCE ON PROHIBITION OF IM- PORTATION OF PRODUCTS OF FORCED OR PRIS- ON LABOR FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA § 6961. Establishment of Task Force There is hereby established a task force on prohibition of importation of products of forced or prison labor from the People’s Republic of China (hereafter in this part referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 501, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.) § 6962. Functions of Task Force The Task Force shall monitor and promote ef- fective enforcement of and compliance with sec- tion 1307 of title 19 by performing the following functions: (1) Coordinate closely with the United States Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Cus- toms Service of section 1307 of title 19 with re- spect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its investigations of allegations that goods are being entered into the United States, or that such entry is being attempted, in violation of the prohibition in section 1307 of title 19 on entry into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured whol- ly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. Such investiga- tions may include visits to foreign sites where goods allegedly are being mined, produced, or manufactured in a manner that would lead to prohibition of their importation into the United States under section 1307 of title 19. (2) Make recommendations to the Customs Service on seeking new agreements with the People’s Republic of China to allow Customs Service officials to visit sites where goods may be mined, produced, or manufactured by con- vict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. (3) Work with the Customs Service to assist the People’s Republic of China and other for- eign governments in monitoring the sale of goods mined, produced, or manufactured by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions to ensure that such goods are not exported to the United States. (4) Coordinate closely with the Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 1307 of title 19 with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Cus- toms Service shall keep the Task Force in- formed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its monitoring of ports of the United States to ensure that goods mined, produced, or manu- factured wholly or in part in the People’s Re- public of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions are not imported into the United States. (5) Advise the Customs Service in per- forming such other functions, consistent with existing authority, to ensure the effective en- forcement of section 1307 of title 19. (6) Provide to the Customs Service all infor- mation obtained by the departments rep- resented on the Task Force relating to the use of convict labor, forced labor, or/and inden- tured labor under penal sanctions in the min- ing, production, or manufacture of goods which may be imported into the United States. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 502, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 903.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Sec- retary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of re- lated references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of Novem- ber 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Se- curity, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended gen- erally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6. § 6963. Composition of Task Force The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Sec- retary of State, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection, and the heads of other executive branch agencies, as appropriate, acting through their respective designees at or above the level of Deputy Assistant Secretary, or in the case of the Customs Service, at or above the level of Assistant Commissioner, shall compose the Task Force. The designee of the Secretary of the Treasury shall chair the Task Force. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title V, § 503, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(d)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 210.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion’’ substituted for ‘‘Commissioner of Customs’’ in text on authority of section 802(d)(2) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6, Domestic Security. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the United States Customs Service of the