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H.R. 1568: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act


The text of the bill below is as of Mar 10, 2023 (Introduced).


I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1568

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 10, 2023

(for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act.

2.

Protection of personally identifiable information

(a)

In general

Paragraph (2) of section 431(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431) is amended to read as follows:

(2)
(A)

The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not be available for public disclosure if—

(i)

the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or

(ii)

the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.

(B)

The Secretary shall ensure that any personally identifiable information, including Social Security numbers and passport numbers, is removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section before access to the manifest is provided to the public.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.