PUBLIC LAW 96-275—JUNE 17, 1980
94 STAT. 539
Public Law 96-275 96th Congress An Act To protect the confidentiality of Shippers' Export Declarations, and to standardize export data submission and disclosure requirements.
June 17, 1980 [H.R. 6842]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 301 ofShippers' Export title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof Declarations, confidentiality. the following new subsection: "(g) Shippers' Export Declarations (or any successor document), wherever located, shall be exempt from public disclosure unless the Secretary determines that such exemption would be contrary to the national interest.". SEC. 2. Section 4199 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 93)" is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4199. (a) Copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial Export dataand documents relating to all cargo encompassed by the manifest re- submission disclosure quired under this chapter shall be attached to such manifest and requirement delivered to the appropriate officer of the United States Customs standardization. Service at the time such manifest is delivered. "(b) The following information shall be included on such manifest, or on attached copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial documents: "(1) Name and address of shipper. "(2) Description of the cargo. "(3) Number of packages and gross weight. "(4) Name of vessel or carrier. "(5) Port of exit. "(6) Port of destination. "(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the following information contained on such manifest, or on attached copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial documents, shall be available for public disclosure: "(1) Name and address of shipper, unless the shipper has made a biennial certification claiming confidential treatment pursuant to procedures adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury. "(2) General character of the cargo. "(3) Number of packages and gross weight. "(4) Name of vessel or carrier. "(5) Port of exit. "(6) Port of destination. "(7) Country of destination. "(d) The information listed in subsection (c) shall not be available Disclosure, exemptions. for public disclosure if^ "(1) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or "(2) the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5 of the United States Code.
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