Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§967 Consequences for Lack of Compliance

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 › § 967

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commissioner can take away some or all C‑TPAT benefits if a member’s security or supply chain practices do not meet the program’s rules. The Commissioner must make procedures to protect members before benefits are taken away, but those procedures cannot stop actions needed to protect national security. If a member knowingly gives false or misleading information during validation, the Commissioner must suspend or remove that member for an appropriate time and may publish a list of suspended or expelled members in the Federal Register and share it with other members. A member can appeal a denial of benefits to the Secretary within 90 days of the decision; the Secretary must decide within 180 days after the appeal is filed. A member can appeal a suspension or expulsion to the Secretary within 30 days of the decision; the Secretary must decide within 180 days after that appeal is filed.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §967

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(a)If at any time a C–TPAT participant’s security measures and supply chain security practices fail to meet any of the requirements under this part, the Commissioner may deny the participant benefits otherwise available under this part, in whole or in part. The Commissioner shall develop procedures that provide appropriate protections to C–TPAT participants before benefits are revoked. Such procedures may not limit the ability of the Commissioner to take actions to protect the national security of the United States.

(b)If a C–TPAT participant knowingly provides false or misleading information to the Commissioner during the validation process provided for under this part, the Commissioner shall suspend or expel the participant from C–TPAT for an appropriate period of time. The Commissioner, after the completion of the process under subsection (c), may publish in the Federal Register a list of participants who have been suspended or expelled from C–TPAT pursuant to this subsection, and may make such list available to C–TPAT participants.

(c)(1)A C–TPAT participant may appeal a decision of the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a). Such appeal shall be filed with the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of the decision, and the Secretary shall issue a determination not later than 180 days after the appeal is filed.

(2)A C–TPAT participant may appeal a decision of the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (b). Such appeal shall be filed with the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of the decision, and the Secretary shall issue a determination not later than 180 days after the appeal is filed.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 967

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60