Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, during the seven-year period ending on September 30, 2018, to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to eligible persons, including business leaders and U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, who are in good standing in an international trusted traveler program of DHS.

Authorizes the DHS Secretary to collect a fee for the issuance of such cards that is sufficient to offset the costs associated with carrying out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury an APEC Business Travel Card Account into which such fees shall be deposited.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3312 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3312

 To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with 
 the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific 
  Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2011

     Mr. Brady of Texas (for himself and Mr. Larsen of Washington) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with 
 the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific 
  Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Business Travel Cards Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS.

    (a) In General.--During the 7-year period ending on September 30, 
2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to issue Asia-Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Business Travel Cards (referred to in this section as ``ABT 
Cards'') to any eligible person, including business leaders and United 
States Government officials who are actively engaged in Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation business. An individual may not receive an ABT 
Card under this section unless the individual has been approved and is 
in good standing in an international trusted traveler program of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
    (b) Integration With Existing Travel Programs.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may integrate application procedures for, and 
issuance, suspension, and revocation of, ABT Cards with other 
appropriate international trusted traveler programs of the Department 
of Homeland Security.
    (c) Cooperation With Private Entities.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary of Homeland Security may consult with 
appropriate private sector entities.
    (d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, may prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section, including 
regulations regarding conditions of or limitations on eligibility for 
an ABT Card.
    (e) Fee.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may--
                    (A) prescribe and collect a fee for the issuance of 
                ABT Cards; and
                    (B) adjust such fee to the extent the Secretary 
                determines to be necessary to comply with paragraph 
                (2).
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        ensure that the total amount of the fees collected under 
        paragraph (1) during any fiscal year is sufficient to offset 
        the direct and indirect costs associated with carrying out this 
        section during such fiscal year, including the costs associated 
        with establishing the program.
            (3) Account for collections.--There is established in the 
        Treasury of the United States an ``APEC Business Travel Card 
        Account'' into which the fees collected under paragraph (1) 
        shall be deposited as offsetting receipts.
            (4) Use of funds.--Amounts deposited into the APEC Business 
        Travel Card Account--
                    (A) shall be credited to the appropriate account of 
                the Department of Homeland Security for expenses 
                incurred in carrying out this section; and
                    (B) shall remain available until expended.
    (f) Termination of Program.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, may terminate activities 
under this section if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
such action to be in the interest of the United States.
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