PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006
120 STAT. 1923
significant impact on international trade and customs revenue functions. (2) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days prior to the finalization of any Department policies, initiatives, or actions that will have a major impact on trade and customs revenue functions. Such notifications shall include a description of the proposed policies, initiatives, or actions and any comments or recommendations provided by the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee and other relevant groups regarding the proposed policies, initiatives, or actions. (B) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to finalize any Department policies, initiatives, or actions prior to the consultation described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— (i) notify and provide any recommendations of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee received to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 45 days after the date on which the policies, initiatives, or actions are finalized; and (ii) to the extent appropriate, modify the policies, initiatives, or actions based upon the consultations with the appropriate congressional committees. (d) NOTIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION OF CUSTOMS REVENUE FUNCTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 45 days prior to any change in the organization of any of the customs revenue functions of the Department, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives of the specific assets, functions, or personnel to be transferred as part of such reorganization, and the reason for such transfer. The notification shall also include— (A) an explanation of how trade enforcement functions will be impacted by the reorganization; (B) an explanation of how the reorganization meets the requirements of section 412(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) that the Department not diminish the customs revenue and trade facilitation functions formerly performed by the United States Customs Service; and (C) any comments or recommendations provided by the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee regarding such reorganization. (2) ANALYSIS.—Any congressional committee referred to in paragraph (1) may request that the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee provide a report to the committee analyzing the impact of the reorganization and providing any recommendations for modifying the reorganization. (3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after any reorganization referred to in paragraph (1) takes place, the Secretary, in
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