On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has clarified its orders in which it granted three Chinese carriers exemption from certain provisions of Section 9(c) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 USC app. 1708) (Controlled Carrier Act).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release announcing a contract with Northrop Grumman to design, implement and operate the Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN). The HSDN will provide DHS officials with a modern IT infrastructure for securely communicating classified information. According to DHS, when completed, the HSDN will be a private, certified, and accredited network that will fully support the DHS' mission goals. (DHS press release dated 04/12/04, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=3444)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have clarified/re-issued an earlier administrative message regarding the full implementation of Automated Broker Interface (ABI) edits for FDA Prior Notice (PN) of imported food.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified and corrected a system problem which caused erroneous transmission of the error message "Warning - PN Not Required" for transmissions which do require prior notice (PN). CBP states that any such messages transmitted on April 15, 2004 should be disregarded. According to CBP, no PN confirmation numbers will be issued for the lines affected by the message.
| The budget overview for the Department of Treasury | 04/20/04 | Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General Government; Senate Committee on Appropriations |
| A ten year perspective and implications for the future regarding NAFTA | 04/20/04 | Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| U.S.-China relations and the status of reforms in China | 04/22/04 | Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| The effectiveness of the federal government's current efforts to enforce existing intellectual property rights and how current U.S. intellectual property enforcement policies relates to the loss of manufacturing jobs | 04/20/04 | Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia; Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs |
| The Taiwan Relations Act: The Next Twenty-Five Years | 04/21/04 | House Committee on International Relations |
| Standards, Sharing, Collaboration: Tools of Trade | 04/22/04 | Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the following vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) operational:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued notices announcing that the visa requirements for Poland cats 335, 338/339, 410, 433, 434, 435, 443, 611, and 645/646 will remain in effect through December 31, 2004.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing that it will conduct a series of seminars in Asia on the implementation of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.