[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6876 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6876

    To require a pilot program on the participation of third-party 
logistics providers in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2023

 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Miller-
    Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require a pilot program on the participation of third-party 
logistics providers in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 2023'' or the ``CTPAT Pilot Program Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTICIPATION OF THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS 
              PROVIDERS IN CTPAT.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        carry out a pilot program to assess whether allowing entities 
        described in subsection (b) to participate in CTPAT would 
        enhance port security, combat terrorism, prevent United States 
        supply chain security breaches, or otherwise satisfy the goals 
        of CTPAT.
            (2) Federal register notice.--Not later than one year after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security shall publish in the Federal Register a 
        notice for entities described in subsection (b) to apply to 
        participate in the pilot program required under paragraph (1).
    (b) Entities Described.--An entity described in this subsection 
is--
            (1) a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider that--
                    (A) arranges international transportation of 
                freight and is licensed or bonded by the Federal 
                Maritime Commission, the Transportation Security 
                Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or 
                the Department of Transportation; and
                    (B) satisfies such other requirements as the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security specifies in the Federal 
                Register notice required pursuant to subsection (a)(2); 
                or
            (2) an asset-based third-party logistics provider that--
                    (A) facilitates cross border activity and is 
                licensed or bonded by the Federal Maritime Commission, 
                the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. 
                Customs and Border Protection, or the Department of 
                Transportation;
                    (B) manages and executes logistics services using 
                its own warehousing assets and resources on behalf of 
                its customers; and
                    (C) satisfies such other requirements as the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security specifies in the Federal 
                Register notice required pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Application.--An entity that wants to participate in the pilot 
program under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) ensure that--
                    (A) not more than ten entities described in 
                paragraph (1) of subsection (b) participate in the 
                pilot program; and
                    (B) not more than ten entities described in 
                paragraph (2) of such subsection participate in the 
                pilot program;
            (2) provide for the participation of each of such 
        categories of entities on a voluntary basis; and
            (3) continue the pilot program for a period of not less 
        than one and not more than five years after the date on which 
        the Secretary publishes the Federal Register notice required 
        pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
    (e) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the termination 
of the pilot program under subsection (d)(3), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the findings of, and any recommendations arising from, the 
pilot program relating to the participation in CTPAT of entities 
described in subsection (b), including an assessment of participation 
by such entities.
    (f) Report on Effectiveness of CTPAT.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report assessing the effectiveness of CTPAT.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An analysis of--
                            (i) security incidents in the United States 
                        cargo supply chain during the five-year period 
                        preceding submission of the report that 
                        involved criminal activity, including drug 
                        trafficking, human smuggling, or terrorist 
                        activity; and
                            (ii) whether such incidents involved 
                        entities participating in CTPAT or entities not 
                        participating in CTPAT.
                    (B) An analysis of causes for the suspension or 
                removal of entities from participating in CTPAT as a 
                result of security incidents during the five-year 
                period referred to in paragraph (1).
                    (C) An analysis of the number of active CTPAT 
                participants involved in one or more security incidents 
                while maintaining their status as participants.
                    (D) An analysis of CTPAT's benefits for its 
                participants.
                    (E) Recommendations, as appropriate, to the 
                Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
                improvements to CTPAT, including with respect to 
                preventing security incidents in the United States 
                cargo supply chain and enhancing CTPAT benefits for 
                participants.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of 
                the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) CTPAT.--The term ``CTPAT'' means the Customs Trade 
        Partnership Against Terrorism established under subtitle B of 
        title II of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act 
        of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.).
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