A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   (a) In general. Subject to subsections (c) and (d), if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspectshas a reasonable suspicion that merchandise is being imported into the United States in violation of section 1526 of this title or section 602, 1201(a)(2), or 1201(b)(1) of title 17 and determines that the examination or testing of the merchandise by a person…

   The bill says: in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "suspects" and inserting "has a reasonable suspicion";

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

2. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)(1)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   (1) shall provide to the person information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging , packing materials, containers, and labels, including unredacted images of the merchandise and its packaging and labels; and

   The bill says: by inserting ", packing materials, containers," after "its packaging" the first place it appears;

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

3. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)(1)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   (1) shall provide to the person information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging and labels, its packaging, packing materials, containers, and labels, including unredacted images of the merchandise and its packaging and labels; and

   The bill says: by striking "and its packaging and labels" after "images of the merchandise" and inserting ", its packaging, packing materials, containers, and labels"; and

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

4. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)(1)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   (1) shall provide to the person information that appears on the merchandise and its packaging and labels, including unredacted images of the merchandise and its packaging and labels; and

   The bill says: by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon;

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

5. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)(2)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   The bill says: in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

6. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(a)added (3)by S. 2677 Sec. 1(1)

   (3) may provide to the person nonpublic information about the merchandise that was generated by an online marketplace or other similar market platform, express consignment operator, freight forwarder, or any other entity that plays a role in the sale or importation of merchandise, or the facilitation thereof, into the United States that has been provided to, shared with, or obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and(4) in the case of the provision of nonpublic information described in paragraph (3), shall provide to the person notification of the information transmitted, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.

   The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

7. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(b)(3)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(2)

   (3) in the case of merchandise suspected of being primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under that title, and being imported in violation of section 1201(a)(2) of that title, the owner of a copyright in the work; and

   The bill says: in paragraph (3), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon;

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

8. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(b)(4)changedby S. 2677 Sec. 1(2)

   The bill says: in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

9. 19 U.S.C. 1628a(b)added (5)by S. 2677 Sec. 1(2)

   (5) any other party with an interest in the merchandise, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner.

   The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (19 U.S.C. 1628a)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.