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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

Short Titles as Introduced

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

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Official Title as Introduced

To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.


Actions Overview (2)

Date Actions Overview
08/08/2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-274.
06/07/2017Introduced in House

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Date All Actions
08/08/2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/08/2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-274.
07/26/2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Homeland Security
07/26/2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Homeland Security
06/20/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Action By: Committee on Homeland Security
06/07/2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Action By: House of Representatives
06/07/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Homeland Security06/07/2017 Referred to
07/26/2017 Markup by
08/08/2017 Reported by H. Rept. 115-274
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security06/20/2017 Referred to

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Reported to House with amendment(s) (08/08/2017)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABT Card) to an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen who has been approved and is in good standing in an existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) international trusted traveler program, and (2) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region or is a U.S. government official engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business.

The bill: (1) transfers card program authority from the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (APECBTC Act) to the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and (2) makes the program, which is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018, permanent.

The CBP shall: (1) integrate application procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT cards with existing DHS international trusted traveler programs; (2) prescribe and collect a fee for card issuance and renewal, and (3) notify Congress if card program expenditures exceed collected amounts.

The bill establishes in the Treasury an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account (Account).

(Sec. 3) Amounts in the travel card account under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 are transferred to the Account and shall be available for expenses incurred with any card.

(Sec. 4) The APECBTC Act is repealed. A card issued pursuant to such Act before the date of enactment of this bill shall remain valid until it expires.