Trade Transparency Unit Strategy Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires DHS, in coordination with State, Commerce, and Treasury, to submit a strategy for expanding Trade Transparency Units and requires GAO to assess that strategy. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are National Security and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. and foreign customs and financial-crime investigators using Trade Transparency Units could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS, State, Commerce, and Treasury officials coordinating the Trade Transparency Unit strategy would take on compliance duties and Trade-based money laundering networks could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Requires DHS, in coordination with State, Commerce, and Treasury, to submit a strategy for expanding Trade Transparency Units and requires GAO to assess that strategy.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires DHS, in coordination with State, Commerce, and Treasury, to submit a strategy for expanding Trade Transparency Units and requires GAO to assess that strategy.
Key Policy Areas
National Security, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires DHS, in coordination with State, Commerce, and Treasury, to submit a strategy for expanding Trade Transparency Units and requires GAO to assess that strategy.
Policy Domains
Trade Transparency Unit Strategy and Oversight
Identified Gains
- U.S. and foreign customs and financial-crime investigators using Trade Transparency Units
Identified Costs
- DHS, State, Commerce, and Treasury officials coordinating the Trade Transparency Unit strategy
- Trade-based money laundering networks
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
DHS, State, Commerce, and Treasury officials coordinating the Trade Transparency Unit strategy, U.S. and foreign customs and financial-crime investigators using Trade Transparency Units
Positive-direction: U.S. and foreign customs and financial-crime investigators using Trade Transparency Units
Negative-direction: DHS, State, Commerce, and Treasury officials coordinating the Trade Transparency Unit strategy
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cbp"
- → U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- "hsi"
- → Homeland Security Investigations
- "fincen"
- → Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- "dhs_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "state_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
- "commerce_secretary"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "treasury_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Bilateral and multilateral information-sharing relationships between U.S. and foreign customs agencies used to identify, disrupt, and dismantle trade-based money laundering networks.
The specified homeland security, foreign affairs, ways and means, finance, and foreign relations committees in the House and Senate that receive the strategy and GAO assessment.
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