[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5455 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5455
To amend the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006
(``SAFE Port Act'') to administer a pilot program for 100 percent
scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2014
Ms. Hahn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To amend the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006
(``SAFE Port Act'') to administer a pilot program for 100 percent
scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports, 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 ``Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act''
or the ``SCAN Act''.
SEC. 2. 100 PERCENT SCANNING OF CARGO CONTAINERS AT DOMESTIC PORTS
PILOT PROGRAM.
Subtitle C of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of
2006 (6 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 237. 100 PERCENT SCANNING OF CARGO CONTAINERS AT DOMESTIC PORTS
PILOT PROGRAM.
``(a) Designations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 1-year
pilot program at 2 domestic ports to evaluate the process of
100 percent scanning of cargo containers and its potential for
use at all domestic ports.
``(2) Equipment.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) select the equipment necessary to conduct the
pilot program under this section prior to the
solicitation of applications from domestic ports under
paragraph (3);
``(B) make information about the equipment
available to domestic ports as part of the application
process under paragraph (3);
``(C) purchase the equipment necessary to conduct
the pilot program under this section; and
``(D) permit equipment purchased and implemented
under this section to remain with the selected ports
upon completion of the pilot program.
``(3) Application process.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) conduct an application process by soliciting
applications from domestic ports; and
``(B) select 2 domestic ports to participate in the
pilot program.
``(b) Evaluation.--In consultation with the Government
Accountability Office, the Secretary shall determine performance
measures to be used to assess the program prior to the selection of
participating ports under subsection (a)(3).
``(c) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall achieve a full-scale
implementation of the pilot program under this section.
``(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after completion of pilot
program under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
House Committee on Homeland Security that includes--
``(1) an evaluation of the process of 100 percent scanning
of cargo containers;
``(2) the results of performance measures used to assess
the pilot program implemented under this section; and
``(3) recommendations of how to carry out 100 percent
scanning at all domestic ports.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Department not to exceed $30,000,000, to carry out
the pilot program implemented under this section for fiscal year
2014.''.
SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
The table of contents of the Security and Accountability For Every
Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 236 the following:
``Sec. 237. 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports
pilot program.''.
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