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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6923 

To amend title 46, United States Code, to require a State to enter into 

a data sharing agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security 

and the Secretary of Transportation in order to be eligible for the 

port security grant program and the port infrastructure development 

program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2024 

Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 46, United States Code, to require a State 

to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation in order to be eligible for the port security 

grant program and the port infrastructure development 

program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘States Helping Appre3 hend Rogue Exports Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE DATA 

5 SHARING AGREEMENTS. 

6 (a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO7 GRAM.—Section 54301(a)(5) of title 46, United States 

8 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VE10 HICLE DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.—To be el11 igible for a grant under this subsection or sub12 section (b), the State or States with respect to 

13 which a grant is being provided shall have in ef14 fect a data sharing agreement that requires the 

15 State or States to provide, upon request of the 

16 Secretary of Homeland Security or the Sec17 retary of Transportation, identifying informa18 tion regarding any motor vehicle registered in 

19 the State, including registration, title, and vehi20 cle identification number.’’. 

21 (b) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 

22 70107(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

23 adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(5) STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE

25 DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.—To be eligible for a 

26 grant under this section, the State in which the entiVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:58 Jan 10, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6923.IH H6923
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1 ty subject to an Area Maritime Transportation Secu2 rity Plan is located shall have in effect a data shar3 ing agreement that requires the State to provide, 

4 upon request of the Secretary of Homeland Security 

5 or the Secretary of Transportation, identifying infor6 mation regarding any motor vehicle registered in the 

7 State, including registration, title, and vehicle identi8 fication number.’’. 

9 (c) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 

10 47106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (6)(E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

12 the end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (7)(D) by striking the period 

14 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(8) the State in which the project is located 

17 has in effect a data sharing agreement with the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 

19 Transportation that requires the State to provide, 

20 upon request of either such Secretary, identifying in21 formation regarding any motor vehicle registered in 

22 the State, including registration, title, and vehicle 

23 identification number.’’. 

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