Article: NAM Urges Homeland Security Department to Honor Congressional Request for Pilot Program

The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release:

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today called upon the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to honor a request from a bipartisan group of 20 legislators to conduct a pilot program on the proposed 10+2 rule. In January 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed a new rule known as 10+2 that will negatively impact just-in-time manufacturing and require importers to completely restructure their supply chains. The rule has not been, and is currently not planned to be, tested for feasibility or effectiveness. "Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff needs to step back and take a hard ...

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