CBP Makes Changes to COAC Under Customs Reauthorization Law

CBP terminated the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations and established the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), CBP said in a notice (here). The change is a result of the customs reauthorization law (see 1602170074). The repeal of the statute that created the old COAC will be effective on the date new COAC is created by the Homeland Security and Treasury Secretaries, said CBP. The new COAC will be made up of 20 members, including the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department and the CBP Commissioner, who will jointly co-chair meetings of the COAC. The Assistant Secretary for Policy at DHS and the Director of ICE will serve as deputy co-chairs of meetings of the COAC, CBP said. The Treasury and DHS Secretaries can transfer the current members of the committee to the new COAC, said CBP. The COAC will also be required to submit annual reports to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees, starting Dec. 31, the agency said.