3.0.0 860 2019-02-20T23:05:12Z 2019-02-23T20:34:59Z Senate S S 2011-04-14 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-14T22:58:03Z 2011-04-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2533-2534) IntroReferral 2011-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2533) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-04-14 True Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Motor carriers Nuclear weapons Solid waste and recycling Terrorism Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-21T15:14:24Z Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP): (1) to report on whether the methodologies and technologies used by  CBP to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as those used to screen for such materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport; and (2) if such waste screening measures are less effective, to report on the actions CBP will take to achieve the same level of effectiveness.

Bars entry of such waste into the United States if such actions are not fully implemented within a specified period following such report until such screening measures are certified to be as effective for such waste as for other items entering U.S. commerce.

]]> A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport. Display Title A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport. Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s860is/xml/BILLS-112s860is.xml 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2533-2534) 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.