19 U.S.C. § 1553–1 — Report on in-bond cargo

a plan for closing in-bond entries at the port of arrival;

an assessment of the personnel required to ensure 100 percent reconciliation^* of in-bond entries between the port of arrival and the port of destination or exportation;

an assessment of the status of investigations of overdue in-bond shipments and an evaluation of the resources required to ensure adequate investigation of overdue in-bond shipments;

a plan for tracking in-bond cargo within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE);

an assessment of whether any particular technologies should be required in the transport of in-bond cargo;

an assessment of whether ports of arrival should require any additional information regarding shipments of in-bond cargo;

an evaluation of the criteria for targeting and examining in-bond cargo; and

an assessment of the feasibility of reducing the transit time for in-bond shipments, including an assessment of the impact of such a change on domestic and international trade.