United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 46. SHIPPING |
SubTitle VII. Security and Drug Enforcement |
Chapter 701. PORT SECURITY |
SubChapter I. GENERAL |
§ 70116. Secure systems of transportation
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(a) In General.— The Secretary, in consultation with the Transportation Security Oversight Board, shall establish a program to evaluate and certify secure systems of international intermodal transportation. (b) Elements of Program.— The program shall include— (1) establishing standards and procedures for screening and evaluating cargo prior to loading in a foreign port for shipment to the United States either directly or via a foreign port; (2) establishing standards and procedures for securing cargo and monitoring that security while in transit; (3) developing performance standards to enhance the physical security of shipping containers, including standards for seals and locks; (4) establishing standards and procedures for allowing the United States Government to ensure and validate compliance with this program; and (5) any other measures the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the security and integrity of international intermodal transport movements.
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 110(c), “Within 1 year after the secure system of transportation program is implemented under section 70116 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall transmit a report to the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Finance and the House of Representatives Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means that—
[For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of
[For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of
Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 111,
[For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of