Customs Informed Compliance and Automation Act of 1990

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Customs Informed Compliance and Automation Act of 1990 - Title I: Improvements in Customs Enforcement - Amends Federal law with respect to administrative rulemaking and procedure to the U.S. customs laws. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to except imported merchandise which could be subject to a civil penalty under such Act from ordinary seizure authority for violations of the U.S. customs laws. Defines fraud, gross negligence, and negligence with respect to customs violations. Provides for: (1) disclosure requirements with respect to violations of the customs laws; (2) regulatory audits of the Customs Service; and (3) accreditation of private laboratories. Limits the detention of imported merchandise to five days unless the Customs Service provides a detailed account of why it should be held longer, together with an estimate of the length of such detention. Title II: National Customs Automation Program - National Customs Automation Act - Subtitle A: General Program Provisions - Establishes the National Customs Automation Program for the modernization of customs laws, regulations, and procedures to permit the transmission, on a periodic basis, by electronic and other means, of informa…