New Senate bills tackle customs operations, China competition issues

Senators, including several on the Senate Finance Committee, have been busy on the trade front recently, introducing a handful of bills they say will strengthen customs operations, enforcement and security, and address competition with China. The bills – the “Fighting Trade Cheats Act”, the “Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act,” the “American Innovation and Jobs Act” and a fourth as-yet-unnamed bid to establish a “China Grand Strategy Commission” – are all notably bipartisan, and the latter two have more...