Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§965 Tier 2 Participants in C–tpat

Title 6 › Chapter 3— SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY PORT › Subchapter II— SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN › Part B— Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism › § 965

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Check Tier 1 participants' security and supply‑chain practices with on‑site checks at foreign locations, and finish those checks within 1 year after Tier 1 certification. A C‑TPAT participant checked as Tier 2 must get benefits like lower Automated Targeting System scores, fewer cargo exams, and priority searches. By 180 days after October 13, 2006, the Secretary, through the Commissioner, must set a schedule and update the validation guidelines.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §965

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(a)The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall validate the security measures and supply chain security practices of a Tier 1 participant in accordance with the guidelines referred to in subsection (c). Such validation shall include on-site assessments at appropriate foreign locations utilized by the Tier 1 participant in its supply chain and shall, to the extent practicable, be completed not later than 1 year after certification as a Tier 1 participant.

(b)The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall extend benefits to each C–TPAT participant that has been validated as a Tier 2 participant under this section, which may include—

(1)reduced scores in the Automated Targeting System;

(2)reduced examinations of cargo; and

(3)priority searches of cargo.

(c)Not later than 180 days after October 13, 2006, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a schedule and update the guidelines for validating a participant’s security measures and supply chain security practices under this section.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 965

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60