§ 1683e. Verification

• (a) The Secretary of Treasury shall periodically verify the declarations made by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(c) of this title , including by determining whether—
  • (1) the export price declared by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(b)(1) of this title is the same as the export price provided on the export permit, if any, issued by the country of export; and
  • (2) the estimated export charge declared by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(b)(2) of this title is consistent with the determination published by the Under Secretary for International Trade pursuant to section 1683c(b) of this title .
• (b)
  • (1) Any record relating to the importer declaration program required under section 1683a of this title shall be treated as a record required to be maintained and produced under title V of this Act. 1 1 See References in Text note below.
  • (2) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to take such action, and examine such records, under section 1509 of this title , as the Secretary determines necessary to verify the declarations made pursuant to section 1683a(c) of this title are true and accurate.