3.0.0 2297 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z Senate S S 2004-04-07 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-07T20:42:43Z 2004-04-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3931-3932) IntroReferral 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2004-04-07 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Business records Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Containerization Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Department of Homeland Security EBB Terrorism Federal advisory bodies Federal law enforcement officers Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Freight Freight forwarders Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Intermodal transportation International Affairs Law Legislation Marine terminals Marine transportation Risk Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Standards Strategic planning Technological innovations Terrorism Trade agreements Transportation planning Transportation safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-17T18:35:15Z Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act - Directs the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, in carrying out his transportation security duties, to take into account a certain National Maritime Transportation Security Plan in order to ensure that the strategy for dealing with threats to transportation security incorporates relevant aspects of the Plan and addresses all modes of commercial transportation to, from, and within the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan for integrating security for all modes of transportation by which intermodal shipping containers arrive, depart, or move in interstate commerce. Establishes the Senior Steering Group to meet from time to time to develop solutions to jurisdictional and other conflicts among agencies represented in the Group with respect to the security of intermodal shipping containers, improving coordination and information-sharing among them, and addressing other related matters.

Amends Federal shipping law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop a system to increase the number of intermodal shipping containers physically inspected (including nonintrusive inspection by scanning technology), monitored, and tracked within the United States. Requires, beginning in 2007, no less than 50 percent of all ocean-borne shipping containers entering the United States to incorporate "Smart Box" or equivalent technology. Prohibits from entering the United States, beginning 2009, any container not incorporating such technology.

Sets forth requirements calling for the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) report to specified congressional committees a preliminary plan for strengthening the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's container targeting system; (2) issue regulations reducing from 60 days to 45 days after arrival at a U.S. port the time period for revisions to a container manifest that is submitted to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; (3) develop a system to share threat and vulnerability information with all of the industries in the supply chain; and (4) substantially increase under the Container Security Initiative the number of U.S. Customs Service inspectors assigned to duty outside of the United States with responsibility for inspecting intermodal shipping containers being shipped to the United States.

]]> Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Display Title Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve intermodal shipping container transportation security. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Introduced in Senate 2004-04-07T04:00:00Z 2004-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3931-3932) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.