[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2534

      To reduce crime and prevent terrorism at America's seaports.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2002

Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Specter) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
      To reduce crime and prevent terrorism at America's seaports.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Crime and Terrorism at 
America's Seaports Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) With the vast majority of America's overseas trade 
        moving by sea, United States seaports are critical to the 
        Nation's commerce. The United States marine transportation 
        system moves more than 2,000,000,000 tons of domestic and 
        international freight, imports 3,300,000,000 tons of domestic 
        oil, transports 134,000,000 passengers by ferry, serves 
        78,000,000 Americans engaged in recreational boating, and hosts 
        more than 5,000,000 cruise ship passengers. The sheer magnitude 
        of traffic and activity on America's marine systems makes it a 
        prime target for criminal and terrorist activity.
            (2) The presence at seaports of crimes and conspiracies 
        associated with those crimes jeopardizes United States citizens 
        and property (including critical infrastructures) and 
        potentially threatens national security, especially where the 
        illegal transfer of goods involves weapons, munitions and 
        critical technology.
            (3) Ports connect American consumers with global products 
        and United States farmers and manufacturers with overseas 
        markets. So, in addition to the threats described above, the 
        presence of crime at seaports undermines the free and steady 
        flow of commerce, making the security of ports an important 
        factor in building and sustaining a stable national economy.
            (4) The ability of Federal, State, and local governments to 
        secure ports is compromised in part by inadequate and outdated 
        requirements that enable criminals to evade detection by 
        underreporting and misreporting the content of cargo. Vessel 
        manifest information is often wrong or incomplete, making it 
        difficult to assess risks or control the import and export of 
        cargo.
            (5) While by all accounts the amount of crime at United 
        States seaports is great (for example, the cost of cargo crime 
        alone amounts to an estimated $12,000,000,000 per year), there 
        exists no national data collection and reporting systems that 
        capture serious crime in seaports. Indeed, the Interagency 
        Commission on Crime and Security in United States Seaports 
        (``Interagency Commission'') concluded that it was unable to 
        determine the full extent of serious crime at the Nation's 361 
        United States seaports, primarily because there is no 
        consolidated database that coordinates Federal, State, or local 
        information on crime at seaports.
            (6) Moreover, as the Interagency Commission concluded, 
        cargo is especially ``vulnerable to theft, pilferage, and 
        unauthorized access'' during transport of goods between 
        facilities within a seaport or where lax security practices 
        exist at cargo-handling facilities.
            (7) Comprehensive and effective port security will require 
        an interagency, intergovernmental strategy that works to 
        prevent and deter criminal and terrorist activity and, where 
        those efforts fail, detect any wrongdoing before harm or 
        destruction results. Such a strategy must be developed through 
        partnerships between the public and private sectors, and with 
        the objective of protecting the Nation without sacrificing the 
        country's economic health.

SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH MANIFEST 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Reporting, Entry, Clearance Requirements.--Section 436(b) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1436(b)) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``or aircraft pilot'' and inserting ``, 
        aircraft pilot, operator, or owner of such vessel, vehicle, or 
        aircraft,'';
            (2) striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
            (3) striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
    (b) Criminal Penalty.--Section 436(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1436(c)) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting 
``$10,000''.
    (c) Falsity or Lack of Manifest.--Section 584(a)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1584(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``$1,000'' 
and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 4. ADEQUATE CARGO DESCRIPTION ON A MANIFEST.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Customs Service shall issue guidelines for shippers regarding what 
constitutes an adequate cargo description on a manifest in accordance 
with Federal law as amended by this Act.

SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR INTENTIONAL FALSIFICATION OF A CERTIFICATE 
              OF ORIGIN.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 554. False certifications relating to exports
    ``Whoever knowingly transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any 
false or fraudulent certificate of origin, invoice, declaration, 
affidavit, letter, paper, or statement, whether written or otherwise, 
which represents explicitly or implicitly that goods, wares, or 
merchandise to be exported qualify for purposes of any international 
trade agreement to which the United States is a signatory shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 27 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``554. False certifications relating to exports.''.

SEC. 6. MANDATORY ADVANCED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FOR CARGO AND 
              PASSENGERS AND OTHER IMPROVED CUSTOMS REPORTING 
              PROCEDURES.

    (a) Cargo Information.--
            (1) In general.--Section 431(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
        (19 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Any manifest'' and inserting 
                ``(1) Any manifest''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) In addition to any other requirement under this section, 
for every land, air, or vessel carrier required to present a manifest 
pursuant to this title, the pilot, master, operator, person in charge, 
or owner of such carrier (or the authorized agent of such owner or 
operator) shall transmit pursuant to an electronic data interchange 
system information described in subparagraph (B) prior to lading of 
cargo and in advance of entry or clearance in such manner, time, and 
form as the Secretary shall prescribe. The Secretary may exclude any 
class of vessel, vehicle, or aircraft for which he concludes the 
requirements of this subparagraph are not necessary.
    ``(B) The information described in this subparagraph is as follows:
            ``(i) The port of arrival or departure, whichever is 
        applicable.
            ``(ii) The carrier code (SCAC, IATA, prefix, etc.) master 
        or house as applicable.
            ``(iii) The flight, voyage, or trip number.
            ``(iv) The date of scheduled arrival or date of scheduled 
        departure, as the case may be.
            ``(v) The request for permit to proceed to the destination, 
        if applicable.
            ``(vi) The numbers and quantities from the carrier's master 
        air waybill, bills of lading, or ocean bills of lading.
            ``(vii) The first port of lading of the cargo (for inbound, 
        the foreign lading port; for outbound, the United States city 
        where the carrier takes receipt of the cargo).
            ``(viii) A description (or HTS or Schedule B number) and 
        weight of the cargo or, for a sealed container, the shipper's 
        declared description and weight of the cargo.
            ``(ix) The shipper's name and address, or an identification 
        number, from all air waybills and bills of lading.
            ``(x) The consignee's name and address, or an 
        identification number, from all air waybills and bills of 
        lading.
            ``(xi) Notice that actual boarded quantities are not equal 
        to air waybill or bills of lading quantities, except that a 
        carrier is not required by this clause to verify boarded 
        quantities of cargo in sealed containers.
            ``(xii) Transfer or transit information for the cargo while 
        it has been under the control of the carrier.
            ``(xiii) Warehouse or other location of the cargo while it 
        has been under the control of the carrier.
            ``(xiv) The carrier customer's name and address, or an 
        identification number (e.g., forwarder, nonvessel operating 
        common carrier, consolidator).
            ``(xv) Mode of transportation.
            ``(xvi) The conveyance name, national flag, and tail 
        number, vessel number, or train number, as applicable.
            ``(xvii) Country of origin (inbound) or ultimate 
        destination (outbound), as applicable.
            ``(xviii) Shipper's reference number (booking or bill 
        number, etc.).
            ``(xix) Hazardous material indicator.
            ``(xx) License information (license code, license number, 
        or exemption code).
            ``(xxi) Container number (for containerized shipments).
            ``(xxii) Representative certifying container empty (as 
        applicable).
            ``(xxiii) Any additional information that the Secretary by 
        regulation determines is reasonably necessary to ensure 
        aviation, maritime, and surface transportation safety pursuant 
        to those laws enforced and administered by the Customs Service.
    ``(3) The Secretary by regulation shall require nonvessel operating 
common carriers and any other entity required to file manifest 
information to meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
    ``(4) Ship's company representatives shall examine and seal empty 
containers prior to lading aboard vessels entering or departing from 
the United States, and provide certification, as applicable, under 
paragraph (2)(B)(xxii).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Regulations.--Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of 
                section 431(d)(1) of such Act are each amended by 
                inserting ``or subsection (b)(2)'' before the 
                semicolon.
                    (B) Manifests.--Section 431(a) of such Act is 
                amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Inbound manifests.--The Secretary may require the 
        presentation of a manifest for merchandise destined for the 
        United States, including in advance of arrival and prior to 
        lading at the foreign port.
            ``(2) Outbound manifests.--The Secretary may require the 
        presentation of a manifest for merchandise leaving the United 
        States in advance of departure, including prior to lading at 
        the United States port of departure.
            ``(3) Responsible parties.--The Secretary may require such 
        manifest in manner, time, and form as the Secretary may 
        prescribe, of any party transporting passengers or merchandise 
        into or out of the United States by air, land, or sea, 
        including of masters, persons in charge of vehicles, pilots of 
        aircraft, nonvessel operating common carriers, owners of such 
        vessels, vehicles, or aircraft, or their agents.''.
                    (C) Automation program.--Section 411(b) of such Act 
                (19 U.S.C. 1411(b)), is amended by striking the second 
                sentence and inserting ``The Secretary may, by 
                regulation, require the electronic submission of 
                information described subsection (a) or any other 
                information required to be submitted to Customs 
                separately pursuant to this chapter.''.
    (b) Documentation of Cargo.--Part II of title IV of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 431 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 431A. DOCUMENTATION OF WATERBORNE CARGO.

    ``(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply to all cargo to be 
exported moving by a vessel carrier from a port in the United States.
    ``(b) Documentation Required.--(1) No shipper of cargo subject to 
this section (including an ocean transportation intermediary that is a 
nonvessel-operating common carrier (as defined in section 3(17)(B) of 
the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702(17)(B)) may tender or 
cause to be tendered to a vessel carrier cargo subject to this section 
for loading on a vessel in a United States port, unless such cargo is 
properly documented pursuant to this subsection.
    ``(2) For the purposes of this subsection, cargo shall be 
considered properly documented if the shipper submits to the vessel 
carrier or its agent a complete set of shipping documents no later than 
72 hours prior to departure of the vessel.
    ``(3) A complete set of shipping documents shall include--
            ``(A) for shipments for which a shipper's export 
        declaration is required a copy of the export declaration or, if 
        the shipper files such declarations electronically in the 
        Automated Export System, the complete bill of lading, and the 
        master or equivalent shipping instructions including the 
        Internal Transaction Number (ITN); or
            ``(B) for those shipments for which a shipper's export 
        declaration is not required, a shipper's export declaration 
        exemption statement and such other documents or information as 
        the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the time, manner, 
and form by which shippers shall transmit documents or information 
required under this subsection to the Customs Service.
    ``(c) Loading Undocumented Cargo Prohibited.--(1) No marine 
terminal operator (as defined in section 3(14) of the Shipping Act of 
1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702(14))) may load, or cause to be loaded, any 
cargo subject to this section on a vessel unless instructed by the 
vessel carrier operating the vessel that such cargo has been properly 
documented in accordance with this section.
    ``(2) When cargo is booked by 1 vessel carrier to be transported on 
the vessel of another vessel carrier, the booking carrier shall notify 
the operator of the vessel to which cargo has been transported that the 
cargo has been properly documented in accordance with this section. The 
operator of the vessel may rely on such notification in releasing the 
cargo for loading aboard the vessel.
    ``(d) Reporting of Undocumented Cargo.--A vessel carrier shall 
notify the United States Customs Service of any cargo tendered to such 
carrier that is not properly documented pursuant to this section and 
that has remained in the marine terminal for more than 48 hours after 
being delivered to the marine terminal, and the location of the cargo 
in the marine terminal. For vessel carriers that are members of vessel 
sharing agreements (or any other arrangement whereby a carrier moves 
cargo on another carrier's vessel), the vessel carrier accepting the 
booking shall be responsible for reporting undocumented  cargo, without 
regard to whether it operates the vessel on which the transportation is 
to be made.
    ``(e) Assessment of Penalties.--Whoever violates subsection (b) of 
this section shall be liable to the United States for civil penalties 
in a monetary amount up to the value of the cargo, or the actual cost 
of the transportation, whichever is greater.
    ``(f) Seizure of Undocumented Cargo.--(1) Any cargo that is not 
properly documented pursuant to this section and has remained in the 
marine terminal for more than 48 hours after being delivered to the 
marine terminal operator shall be subject to search, seizure, and 
forfeiture.
    ``(2) The shipper of any such cargo is liable to the marine 
terminal operator and to the ocean carrier for demurrage and other 
applicable charges for any undocumented cargo which has been notified 
to or searched or seized by the Customs Service for the entire period 
the cargo remains under the order and direction of the Customs Service. 
Unless the cargo is seized by the Customs Service and forfeited, the 
marine terminal operator and the ocean carrier shall have a lien on the 
cargo for the amount of the demurrage and other charges.
    ``(g) Effect on Other Provisions.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed, interpreted, or applied to relieve or excuse any party from 
compliance with any obligation or requirement arising under any other 
law, regulation, or order with regard to the documentation or carriage 
of cargo.''.
    (c) Passenger Information.--Part II of title IV of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by inserting 
after section 431A the following:

``SEC. 431B. PASSENGER AND CREW MANIFEST INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR 
              CARRIERS.

    ``(a) In General.--For each person arriving or departing on an air, 
land, or vessel carrier, the pilot, master, operator, or owner of such 
carrier (or the authorized agent of such owner or operator) shall 
provide by electronic transmission manifest information described in 
subsection (b) in advance of such entry or clearance in such manner, 
time, and form as the Secretary shall prescribe.
    ``(b) Information Described.--The information described in this 
subsection shall include for each person:
            ``(1) Full name.
            ``(2) Date of birth and citizenship.
            ``(3) Gender.
            ``(4) Passport number and country of issuance.
            ``(5) United States visa number or resident alien card 
        number, as applicable.
            ``(6) Passenger name record.
            ``(7) Such additional information that the Secretary, by 
        regulation, determines is reasonably necessary to secure 
        passengers and merchandise pursuant to the laws enforced or 
        administered by the Customs Service.''.
    (d) Definition.--Section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(t) Land, Air, and Vessel Carrier.--The terms `land carrier', 
`air carrier', and `vessel carrier' mean a carrier that transports by 
land, air, or water, respectively, goods or passengers for payment or 
other consideration, including money or services rendered.''.
    (e) Other Requirements for Improved Reporting Procedures.--In 
addition to the promulgation of manifesting information, the United 
States Customs Service shall improve reporting of goods arriving at 
United States ports--
            (1) by promulgating regulations to require, notwithstanding 
        sections 552 and 553 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1552 
        and 1553), at such times as Customs may require prior to the 
        arrival of an in-bond movement of goods at the initial port of 
        unlading, that--
                    (A) information shall be filed electronically 
                identifying the consignor, consignee, country of 
                origin, and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
                United States 6-digit classification of the goods; and
                    (B) such information shall not be considered the 
                entry for the goods under sections 552 or 553 of that 
                Act (19 U.S.C. 1552 and 1553; and
            (2) by distributing the information reported under the 
        regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) or section 
        431(b)(2), 431A, or 431B of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a real-
        time basis to any Federal, State, or local government agency 
        that has a regulatory or law enforcement interest in the goods.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) through 
(d) of this section shall take effect 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. UNIFORM SYSTEM OF SECURING OR SEALING AT LOADING ALL CONTAINERS 
              ORIGINATING IN OR DESTINED FOR THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Customs Service shall--
            (1) develop a uniform system of securing or sealing at 
        loading all containers originating in or destined for the 
        United States; and
            (2) submit a report to Congress regarding its proposed 
        system.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
            (1) information regarding appropriate container security 
        standards and details regarding implementation of the system 
        (including necessary recordkeeping);
            (2) guidelines that should be followed at each interchange 
        and when a carrier receives a container that is compromised (a 
        container with no seal, broken seal, or seal discrepancy); and
            (3) the availability of technology to assist with 
        implementation of the uniform container security system.

SEC. 8. VIOLENCE AT UNITED STATES SEAPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 555. Violence at United States seaports
    ``(a) Offense.--A person who unlawfully and intentionally, using 
any device, substance, or weapon--
            ``(1) performs an act of violence against a person at a 
        seaport serving international maritime or maritime vessels that 
        causes or is likely to cause serious bodily injury (as defined 
        in section 1365 of this title) or death; or
            ``(2) destroys or seriously damages the facilities of a 
        seaport serving international maritime or maritime vessels not 
        in service located thereon or disrupts the services of the 
        seaport;
if such an act endangers or is likely to endanger safety at that 
seaport, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if 
the death of any person results from conduct prohibited by this 
subsection, shall be fined under this title, punished by imprisonment 
for any term of years or for life, or both.
    ``(b) Jurisdiction.--There is jurisdiction over the prohibited 
activity in subsection (a) if--
            ``(1) the prohibited activity takes place in the United 
        States; or
            ``(2)(A) the prohibited activity takes place outside the 
        United States; and
            ``(B)(i) the offender is later found in the United States; 
        or
            ``(ii) the offender or a victim is a national of the United 
        States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 27 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``555. Violence at United States seaports.''.

SEC. 9. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR THEFT FROM CUSTOMS.

    (a) Increased Penalties for Theft From Customs Custody.--Section 
549 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``two 
years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (b) Increased Penalties for Those Who Steal Funds Earmarked for the 
Payment of Customs Duties, Taxes, or Fees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 542 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting at the end of the title the 
                following: ``, theft, embezzlement, or misapplication 
                of duties'';
                    (B) by striking the dash at the end of the second 
                undesignated paragraph and inserting ``; or'';
                    (C) by inserting after the second undesignated 
                paragraph the following:
    ``Whoever embezzles, steals, abstracts, purloins, willfully 
misapplies, willfully permits to be misapplied, or wrongfully converts 
to his own use, or to the use of another, monies, funds, credits, 
assets, securities, or other property entrusted to his or her custody 
or care, or to the custody or care of another for the purpose of paying 
any lawful duties--''; and
                    (D) by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``5 
                years''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
        chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 542 and inserting the 
        following:

``542. Entry of goods by means of false statements, theft, 
                            embezzlement, or misapplication of 
                            duties.''.

SEC. 10. ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.

    Section 16 of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or attempt to 
        violate'' after ``violate'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or attempts to 
        violate'' after ``violates''.

SEC. 11. EXEMPTION FOR UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS INTO UNLAWFUL ARMS 
              TRAFFICKING FROM SANCTIONS ON STATE SPONSORS OF 
              INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

    Section 40(h) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(h)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Exemptions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The prohibitions contained in this 
        section do not apply with respect to--
                    ``(A) any transaction subject to reporting 
                requirements under title V of the National Security Act 
                of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq; relating to 
                congressional oversight of intelligence activities); or
                    ``(B) any transaction conducted by a United States 
                law enforcement agent if--
                            ``(i) the President determines that the 
                        transaction is essential to the national 
                        security interests of the United States or that 
                        there exists an imminent threat of harm to 
                        United States persons or property; and
                            ``(ii) within 48 hours of the transaction, 
                        the President satisfies the requirements of 
                        subsection (g)(2) with respect to the 
                        transaction.
            ``(2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) 
        supersedes, modifies, or otherwise affects any requirement in 
        law applicable to the licensing or interagency approval of any 
        shipment or to any interagency guideline that controls the 
        review or conduct of any undercover investigation.''.

SEC. 12. ENHANCED DATA COLLECTION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall--
            (1) promulgate regulations to require the reporting by a 
        carrier and port owner or operator which is the victim of a 
        cargo theft offense to the Attorney General of information on 
        the cargo theft offense (including such offenses occurring 
        outside such ports) that identifies the port of entry, the port 
        where the shipment originated, where the theft occurred, and 
        any other information specified by the Attorney General;
            (2) create a database for reports made under the 
        regulations and integrate them, to the extent feasible, with 
        other noncriminal justice and intelligence data, such as 
        insurer bill of lading, cargo contents and value, point of 
        origin, and lienholder filings; and
            (3) prescribe by regulation procedures for access to the 
        database created under paragraph (2) by appropriate Federal, 
        State, and local governmental agencies and private companies or 
        organizations, while limiting access to information contained 
        in the database in accordance with Federal laws relating to the 
        protection of individual privacy and nonpublic business 
        information.
    (b) Harmonization of Data.--
            (1) Federal agencies.--Each Federal agency designated under 
        paragraph (2) shall, to the extent feasible, modify its 
        information databases to ensure the collection and 
        retrievability of data relating to crime and terrorism and 
        related activities at or affecting United States ports.
            (2) Designation of agencies.--The Attorney General, after 
        consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and 
        Transportation, shall designate agencies with significant 
        regulatory or law enforcement responsibilities at United States 
        ports to which paragraph (1) applies.
    (c) Coordination With Other Federal, State, and Local Agencies.--
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
Treasury and Transportation, the National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee established under section 7(d) of the Ports and Maritime 
Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 2116(d)), and appropriate Federal and State 
agencies, shall establish an outreach program to work with State and 
local law enforcement officials to harmonize the reporting of data on 
cargo theft among the States, localities, and with the United States 
Government's reports and to work with local port security committees to 
disseminate cargo theft information to appropriate law enforcement 
officials.
    (d) Limited Program.--
            (1) In general.--This section shall apply for a period of 3 
        years to the Port of Charleston, in Charleston, South Carolina; 
        Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California; Philadelphia 
        Regional Port Authority, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 
        Port of Wilmington, in Wilmington, Delaware.
            (2) Report.--At the end of the 3-year period provided in 
        subsection (d), the Attorney General shall report to the 
        Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives on the implementation of this section and make 
        recommendations regarding the merits of applying this section 
        to all United States seaports.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006 to carry out the requirements of 
this section, such sums to remain available until expended.
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