[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3264-S3265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6060. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction,

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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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. 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 aircraft required to make entry and obtain 
     clearance under section 644(a).
       ``(3) Every commercial vehicle arriving in or departing 
     from the United States that is--
       ``(A) transporting merchandise for importation into or 
     exportation from the United States; and
       ``(B) required to transmit advance electronic information 
     under section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 
     1415(a)).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subparagraph (2)'' and all that follows through ``public 
     disclosure'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3), when 
     included in a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft manifest, the 
     following information shall be available for public 
     disclosure'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``vessel, aircraft, 
     or carrier'' and inserting ``vessel, vehicle, or aircraft''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(E) In the case of a vessel or aircraft--
       ``(i) the seaport or airport of loading; and
       ``(ii) the seaport or airport of discharge.
       ``(F) In the case of a vehicle, the port of entry.'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally 
     identifiable information of individuals, such as the 
     information described in clause (ii), is removed from any 
     manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically 
     transmitted under this section before access to the manifest 
     is provided to the public.
       ``(ii) The information described in this clause includes 
     the following:
       ``(I) Social Security numbers.
       ``(II) Passport numbers.
       ``(III) The following names and addresses appearing in the 
     manifest in the names and addresses associated with a 
     shipper, consignee, or notify party:
       ``(aa) Names of individuals who are end consumers.
       ``(bb) Residential addresses (excluding zip codes) that are 
     not primary addresses of a trade or business.
       ``(iii) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
     permit the removal of the name, address, or identification 
     number of a business from a manifest signed, produced, 
     delivered or electronically transmitted under this 
     section.''.
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) In the case of a manifest required by subsection 
     (a)(3) for a vehicle departing from the United States, when 
     the manifest is provided to the Automated Commercial 
     Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall process the manifest 
     and provide the information in the manifest described in 
     paragraph (1) and not excluded from disclosure under 
     paragraph (2) to the appropriate parties.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to each vessel, vehicle, and 
     aircraft arriving in or departing from the United States on 
     or after the date that is 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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