3.0.0 3174 2020-02-12T18:55:30Z 2020-02-12T18:55:30Z Senate S S 2008-06-20 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-20T16:34:00Z 2008-06-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-06-20 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-06-20 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-06-20 True Transportation and Public Works Coast guard Containerization Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Energy Environmental Protection Federal aid to transportation Foreign Trade and International Finance Fraud Freight Fuel Identification devices Import restrictions Labor and Employment Law Licenses Marine safety Marine terminals Merchant ships New Jersey New York City Nuclear terrorism Police training Private police Security measures Standards Transportation planning Transportation safety Transportation workers Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-24T15:46:19Z Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 - Amends federal port security law to revise mandatory elements of the secure system of transportation program.

Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, to establish minimum program standards and procedures for verifying, at the point goods are placed in a cargo container for shipping, that such container is free of unauthorized contents, including hazardous chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material, and is securely sealed after verification of its contents. Prohibits the entry of any container that has not complied with such standards and procedures.

Requires Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans to establish regional response and recovery protocols for transportation security incidents.

Amends the SAFE Port Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that the Port Security Exercise Program utilizes Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans in conducting port security exercises.

Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop and utilize a national standard for prioritizing and assessing security risks at U.S. ports, such as the Maritime Assessment Strategy Tool.

Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) use of the U.S. Coast Guard's Maritime Security Risk Assessment Model tool to conduct vessel and port facility security risk assessments; (2) establishment of maritime and cargo security integrated project teams; (3) sharing of port facility vulnerability assessments and integration of port security plans and systems with local port authority and law enforcement agencies; (4) policy for advanced notice of Coast Guard boarding of vessels for security or Port State Control inspections; (5) confiscation of fraudulent transportation worker identification cards (TWICs); (6) Federal Maritime Commission training and licensing of steamship agents; (7) designation of a U.S. person to be responsible for notifying emergency response entities in the event of a transportation security incident involving a U.S. or foreign vessel; (8) minimum incident command system training and performance standards for maritime security guards; (9) consideration of regional strategic risk management priorities for tier 1 and tier 2 ports in grant awards; and (10) the submission of security plans for supply, bunker, and fuel deliver and launch vessels conducting activities or providing services to other vessels at anchorage.

]]> Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 Display Title Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve port and intermodal supply chain security. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z 2008-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.