CIT Jurisdiction Legislation
The Proposed "United States Court of International Trade Improvement Act"
For several years, CITBA has been working in close collaboration with the United States Court of International Trade to facilitate the consideration of legislation that will improve access to judicial review under the U.S. Customs and international trade laws.
The proposed legislation has several purposes. One is to correct judicial anomalies that have come to light in case law since the United States Court of International Trade was created in the Customs Court Act of 1980. A second purpose is to mesh the Court's jurisdiction more closely with current agency procedures, notably including the widespread use of post-entry customs audits. A third purpose is to expand the Court's jurisdiction to include more U.S. statutes governing international trade. A fourth and related purpose is to rebalance the workload in the federal judiciary by giving the Court jurisdiction over areas of the law that are logically related to its current role.
Summaries of the September 2008 and revised June 2009 proposed legislation, along with the actual language, can be found below.
Proposed Legislation (September 2008)
Summary of September 2008 Legislation
Proposed September 2008 Legislation
Proposed Legislation (June 2009)
Summary of June 2009 Legislation
Proposed June 2009 Legislation (Redline Version)
Proposed June 2009 Legislation (Non-Redline)
If you have any comments on either proposal, please contact CITBA President Patrick Reed by clicking here.