S 3524 · 112th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-09-10· Sponsored by Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.(2012-09-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2012 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), upon the filing of an allegation or a referral from another federal agency, to investigate claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States. Defines "evasion" to mean entering covered merchandise into U.S. customs territory by means (except in the case of clerical error) of any document or electronically transmitted data or information, written or oral statement, or act that is material and false, or any material omission, which results in reduction or non-application of any cash deposit or other security or any amount of applicable antidumping or countervailing duties. Requires the Commissioner, if after the initiation of an investigation and a finding of reasonable suspicion, as an interim measure to: (1) suspend liquidation of each unliquidated entry of covered merchandise, (2) extend the period for liquidating each unliquidated entry entered before the date of such investigation, and (3) take such additional measures to …

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