Ongoing challenges resulting from the pandemic that risk disruptions to trade and travel

• Preventing disruptions to trade and travel
• Anticipating surges in asylum-seeking migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
• Ensuring all work performed in FTZs qualifies for USMCA
• Congressional participation in and oversight of tariff policy, including Sec. 232 tariffs

Preventing supply chain disruptions

Promoting free trade in North America

Achieving economic growth and security

• Ensuring all work performed in FTZs qualifies for USMCA
• Promoting a trade agenda that is not calibrated around trade deficits
• Congressional participation in and oversight of tariff policy, including Sec. 232 and Sec. 301

Innovative trade processing solutions

• 21st Century Customs Framework
• Unified Cargo Processing
• Technological pre-inspection
• Trade-friendly public-private partnerships

Improving trade efficiencies

• Implement consistent metrics for border wait times

Promoting cross-border travel

• Strengthening trusted traveler programs
• Supporting policies that encourage tourism
• Reforming visa policy

Strengthening trusted shipper programs

• Making trusted shipper programs more attractive to business
• Encourage the U.S. and Mexico to develop mutually beneficial relationships
• Harmonization of standards where possible
• Monitor progress of USDA organic certification program
• Advocate for consistent enforcement of USDA regulations on wood pallets and wood packaging materials

Ensuring strong diplomatic ties

Properly resourced ports of entry

• Staffing levels commensurate with trade and travel policies

A transparent enforcement regime

Cross-border cooperation and harmonization

• Resist growth of non-tariff barriers to trade
• Harmonization of standards where possible
• Monitor progress of USDA organic certification program

Technology, policies and procedures that facilitate trade, reduce delays

• Seek funding for additionl non-intrusive inspection technology equipment at the major produce-crossing land ports
• Increase refrigerated inspection capacity
• Ensure Unified Cargo Processing encompasses all trade, including produce and livestock

Representation for agricultural trade needs in Congress

• Border state representation on relevant committees

Support a long-term, pro-trade transportation plan

• Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Improving border infrastructure, especially in and around ports of entry

• Improving the Donation Acceptance Program
• Upgrading border region environmental infrastructure and technology
• The development of new infrastructure financing options

Enhancing technological infrastructure

• Dramatically increasing broadband access at ports of entry
• Shift to command center model
• Deploy leading-edge non-intrusive inspection equipment that can lead to 100 percent inspections

A regulatory environment to encourage trade throughput and enhance border infrastructure

• Improve the permitting process
• A multi-modal freight strategy is beneficial

Esuring safe cross-border transportation

• Consistently applied, border-wide safety inspection regime

Increasing freight capacity at seaports