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B-243759 1 (1991-06-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablga0001 and id is 1 raw text is: General Gwoernrnent Diisionl B-243759 CCAR 91-0397 June 5, 1991 The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Philip M. Crane Ranking Republican Member Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives This letter responds to your March 13, 1991, request for our comments on two legislative proposals--the Customs Informed Compliance and Automation Act of 1991 (Compliance Act) and the Customs Modernization Act of 1990 (Modernization Act).1 The proposals contain many similar provisions. For example, they both would authorize major automation changes dealing with the electronic (paperless) (1) transmission of information on imports that are subject to duties and (2) filing of import information with the Customs Service at Customs' locations other than the port where the merchandise arrives. The filing provision is called national entry processing. However, the two proposals contain differences in the time frames for implementing automation changes and in provisions dealing with fraud investigations, import examinations, duty payments, and debt collection. If enacted, the automation changes in the two proposals dealing with paperless and national entry processing could result in major changes in the way Customs would do business into the next century. These potentially costly changes could affect Customs' organization, staffing, and interaction with the trade community. Consequently, we believe it would be useful if the Subcommittee were to explore the following two issues as it considers the proposed legislation: -- the development of a strategy for operating in a fully automated environment, and -- the time frame for implementing automation enhancements. IThese proposals have not been introduced; therefore, bill , /- numbers have not been assigned. O )-%4-% /J 4 W

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