S.Amdt. 3719

SA 3719. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE AND AIRCRAFT MANIFEST
INFORMATION.

(a) In General.--Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1431) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--Each of the following shall have a
manifest that complies with the requirements prescribed under
subsection (d):
``(1) Every vessel required to make entry under section 434
or obtain clearance under section 60105 of title 46, United
States Code.
``(2) Every aircraft required to make entry and obtain
clearance under section 644(a).
``(3) Every commercial vehicle arriving in or departing
from the United States that is--
``(A) transporting merchandise for importation into or
exportation from the United States; and
``(B) required to transmit advance electronic information
under section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C.
1415(a)).''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``subparagraph (2)'' and all that follows through ``public
disclosure'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3), when
included in a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft manifest, the
following information shall be available for public
disclosure'';
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``vessel, aircraft,
or carrier'' and inserting ``vessel, vehicle, or aircraft'';
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or airport of
loading'' and inserting ``, airport, or other point of
loading''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or airport of
discharge'' and inserting ``, airport, or other point of
unlading'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:
``(B)(i) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally
identifiable information of individuals, such as the
information described in clause (ii), is removed from any
manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically
transmitted under this section before access to the manifest
is provided to the public.
``(ii) The information described in this clause includes
the following:
``(I) Social Security numbers.
``(II) Passport numbers.
``(III) The following names and addresses appearing in the
manifest in the names and addresses associated with a
shipper, consignee, or notify party:
``(aa) Names of individuals who are end consumers.
``(bb) Residential addresses (excluding zip codes) that are
not primary addresses of a trade or business.
``(iii) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to
permit the removal of the name, address, or identification
number of a business from a manifest signed, produced,
delivered or electronically transmitted under this
section.''.
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) In the case of a manifest required by subsection
(a)(3) for a vehicle departing from the United States, when
the manifest is provided to the Automated Commercial
Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border

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Protection, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall process
the manifest and provide the information in the manifest
described in paragraph (1) and not excluded from disclosure
under paragraph (2) to the appropriate parties.''.
(b) Bond Requirement for Trucks.--Section 431(d)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) require each vehicle arriving in the United States
and required under subsection (a) to have a manifest to post
a bond to ensure compliance with that requirement.''.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) shall apply with respect to each vessel, vehicle, and
aircraft arriving in or departing from the United States on
or after the date that is 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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