REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT BY CANADIAN CUSTOMS AGENTS.

SEC. 654. REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT BY CANADIAN CUSTOMS AGENTS. (a) Study and Review.— (1) In general.— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the United States Customs Service shall initiate a study of harassment by Canadian customs agents allegedly undertaken for the purpose of deterring cross-border commercial activity along the United States-New Brunswick border. Such study shall include a review of the possible connection between any incidents of harassment and the discriminatory imposition of the New Brunswick provincial sales tax on goods purchased in the United States by New Brunswick residents, and with any other actions taken by the Canadian provincial governments to deter cross-border commercial activities. (2) Consultation.— In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the United States Customs Service shall consult with representatives of the State of Maine, 110 STAT. 3009–715local governments, local businesses, and any other knowledgeable persons who the Commissioner considers to be important to the completion of the study. (b) Report.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the United States Customs Service shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the study and review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations for steps that the United States Government can take to help end any harassment by Canadian customs agents that is found to have occurred.