Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§4346 Personnel Dedicated to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Title 19 › Chapter 28— TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter III— IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › § 4346

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

CBP and ICE leaders must keep enough staff to stop imported goods that violate intellectual property rights. The CBP Commissioner must assign at least 3 full-time CBP employees to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and make sure ports of entry have enough staff to follow the Center’s directions.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4346

Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned throughout U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, respectively, who have responsibility for preventing the importation into the United States of merchandise that infringes intellectual property rights.

(b)The Commissioner shall—

(1)assign not fewer than 3 full-time employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center established under section 4344 of this title; and

(2)ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned to United States ports of entry to carry out the directives of the Center.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4346

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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