[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2322 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2322

  To require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based 
   third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership 
                           Against Terrorism.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2021

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based 
   third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership 
                           Against Terrorism.

    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 ``Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2021'' or the ``CTPAT Pilot Program Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTICIPATION OF NON-ASSET-BASED THIRD-PARTY 
              LOGISTICS PROVIDERS IN CUSTOMS-TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST 
              TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a 
final rule to carry out a pilot program to assess whether allowing 
entities described in subsection (b) to participate in the Customs-
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism under subtitle B of title I of the 
SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.) would enhance port security, 
combat terrorism, prevent supply chain security breaches, or otherwise 
meet the goals of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.
    (b) Entities Described.--An entity described in this subsection is 
a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider that--
            (1) arranges international transportation of freight and is 
        licensed by the Department of Transportation; and
            (2) meets such other requirements as the Secretary 
        establishes in the rule required by subsection (a).
    (c) Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that not more than 10 entities described in 
        subsection (b) participate in the pilot program;
            (2) provide for the participation of those entities on a 
        voluntary basis;
            (3) continue the program for a period of not less than one 
        year after the date on which the Secretary issues the final 
        rule required by subsection (a); and
            (4) terminate the pilot program not more than 5 years after 
        that date.
    (d) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the termination 
of the pilot program under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the findings of, and any recommendations 
arising from, the pilot program concerning the participation in the 
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism of entities described in 
subsection (b).
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