A bill to protect the confidentially of shipper's export declarations, and to standardize export data submission and disclosure requirements.

Summary

Exempts Shippers' Export Declarations from public disclosure unless the Secretary of Commerce determines that such exemption would be contrary to the national interest. Requires the person in command of a ship bound for a foreign port to attach bills of lading or equivalent documents to the manifest of the ship's cargo which is required to be submitted to the appropriate United States Customs Service officer to obtain clearance for the ship. Specifies the information to be included on such manifest or attached documents and the elements of such information which shall be available for public disclosure. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish procedures to provide access to the information which may be disclosed and protection for the information not available for disclosure.

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Timeline

1. 12 March 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 March 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 June 1980

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S. Rept. 96-796.

   Source: Committee

4. 4 June 1980

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S. Rept. 96-796.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 June 1980

   Floor

   Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H. R. 6842 for similar provisions).

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 March 1980

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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