• The 21st Century Customs Framework and White Paper that was issued by the Export Modernization Working Group
• How the Framework centers around making the export manifest mandatory, followed by changes in CBP penalty guidance
• Information on best practices for compliance, based on Gerry's past experience
  

SPEAKER: 

Gerard Horner, Trade Regulations Branch, Economic Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau

Gerry Horner has been employed with the U.S. Department of Commerce for over 32 years. He rejoined the Census Bureau in the Trade Regulations Branch in December 2018, where he is responsible for assisting in the formulation of the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR); ensuring that the FTR are consistent with Partnership Federal Agencies Regulations and Statutes; contributing to the development of the Electronic Export Manifest, and managing the Voluntary Self Disclosure program. Prior to rejoining Census, Mr. Horner spent seven months in private industry, working as the Director of Training and Onboarding for OCR services, a trade-compliance software provider. Between 2006 and 2018, Mr. Horner was a Senior Analyst and Director of the Office of Technology Evaluation for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). He transformed BIS’s data-mining efforts, deployed the Consolidated Screening List and BIS license decrementation program, and assisted in the rewrite of the export clearance and destination control statement regulations. Mr. Horner liaised with the Census Bureau and U.S. Customs and Border Protection on all matters related to the Automated Export System (AES) and the U.S. Government’s single window system - the Automated Commercial Environment.

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