[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5014]
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  SA 3195. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE AND AIRCRAFT MANIFEST 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1431) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Each of the following shall have a 
     manifest that complies with the requirements prescribed under 
     subsection (d):
       ``(1) Every vessel required to make entry under section 434 
     or obtain clearance under section 60105 of title 46, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Every vehicle and aircraft arriving in the United 
     States that was required by U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection to have a manifest before the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2026.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subparagraph (2)'' and all that follows through ``public 
     disclosure'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), when included in 
     a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft manifest, the following 
     information shall be available for public disclosure''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``vessel, aircraft, or 
     carrier'' and inserting ``vessel, vehicle, or aircraft''.
       (b) Bond Requirement for Trucks.--Section 431(d)(1) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) require each truck arriving in the United States and 
     required under subsection (a) to have a manifest to post a 
     bond to ensure compliance with that requirement.''.
       (c) Definition of Aircraft.--Section 401 of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(u) Aircraft.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     term `aircraft' has the meaning given that term in section 
     40102 of title 49, United States Code.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--The term `aircraft' does not include a 
     public aircraft (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, 
     United States Code)''.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to each vessel, vehicle, and 
     aircraft arriving in the United States on or after the date 
     that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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