3.0.0 376 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z Senate S S 2005-02-15 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-15T16:11:27Z 2005-02-15 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 S1415-1417) IntroReferral 2005-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1415) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY N 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 Federal advisory bodies Federal law enforcement officers Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) 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 Searches and seizures Security measures Standards Strategic planning Technological innovations Terrorism Trade agreements Transportation planning Transportation safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-11T21:36:52Z Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act - Directs the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to take into account a certain National Maritime Transportation Security Plan 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 Congress 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 develop solutions to conflicts among constituent agencies regarding intermodal shipping container security.

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.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) report to Congress 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.

Directs the Under Secretary to implement a plan for random inspection of shipping containers in addition to any targeted or preshipment inspection of such containers required by law. Sets forth civil penalties for discrepancies found in container manifests.

]]> Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Short Titles as Introduced Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Popular Titles Port Security bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve intermodal shipping container transportation security. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-15T05:00:00Z 2005-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1415-1417) 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.