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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6876 

To require a pilot program on the participation of third-party logistics providers in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2023 

Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mrs. MILLERMEEKS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require a pilot program on the participation of thirdparty logistics providers in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Customs Trade Part5 nership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2023’’ 

6 or the ‘‘CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTICIPATION OF THIRD8 PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDERS IN CTPAT. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

2 Security shall carry out a pilot program to assess 

3 whether allowing entities described in subsection (b) 

4 to participate in CTPAT would enhance port secu5 rity, combat terrorism, prevent United States supply 

6 chain security breaches, or otherwise satisfy the 

7 goals of CTPAT. 

8 (2) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.—Not later 

9 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pub11 lish in the Federal Register a notice for entities de12 scribed in subsection (b) to apply to participate in 

13 the pilot program required under paragraph (1). 

14 (b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described in 

15 this subsection is— 

16 (1) a non-asset-based third-party logistics pro17 vider that— 

18 (A) arranges international transportation 

19 of freight and is licensed or bonded by the Fed20 eral Maritime Commission, the Transportation 

21 Security Administration, U.S. Customs and 

22 Border Protection, or the Department of Trans23 portation; and 

24 (B) satisfies such other requirements as 

25 the Secretary of Homeland Security specifies in 


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1 the Federal Register notice required pursuant 

2 to subsection (a)(2); or 

3 (2) an asset-based third-party logistics provider 

4 that— 

5 (A) facilitates cross border activity and is 

6 licensed or bonded by the Federal Maritime 

7 Commission, the Transportation Security Ad8 ministration, U.S. Customs and Border Protec9 tion, or the Department of Transportation; 

10 (B) manages and executes logistics services 

11 using its own warehousing assets and resources 

12 on behalf of its customers; and 

13 (C) satisfies such other requirements as 

14 the Secretary of Homeland Security specifies in 

15 the Federal Register notice required pursuant 

16 to subsection (a)(2). 

17 (c) APPLICATION.—An entity that wants to partici18 pate in the pilot program under subsection (a)(1) shall 

19 submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security an applica20 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

21 information as the Secretary may require. 

22 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro23 gram under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Homeland 

24 Security shall— 

25 (1) ensure that— 


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1 (A) not more than ten entities described in 

2 paragraph (1) of subsection (b) participate in 

3 the pilot program; and 

4 (B) not more than ten entities described in 

5 paragraph (2) of such subsection participate in 

6 the pilot program; 

7 (2) provide for the participation of each of such 

8 categories of entities on a voluntary basis; and 

9 (3) continue the pilot program for a period of 

10 not less than one and not more than five years after 

11 the date on which the Secretary publishes the Fed12 eral Register notice required pursuant to subsection 

13 (a)(2). 

14 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the termination of the pilot program under sub16 section (d)(3), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

17 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re18 port on the findings of, and any recommendations arising 

19 from, the pilot program relating to the participation in 

20 CTPAT of entities described in subsection (b), including 

21 an assessment of participation by such entities. 

22 (f) REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CTPAT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

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1 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

2 report assessing the effectiveness of CTPAT. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by sub4 section (a) shall include the following: 

5 (A) An analysis of— 

6 (i) security incidents in the United 

7 States cargo supply chain during the five8 year period preceding submission of the re9 port that involved criminal activity, includ10 ing drug trafficking, human smuggling, or 

11 terrorist activity; and 

12 (ii) whether such incidents involved 

13 entities participating in CTPAT or entities 

14 not participating in CTPAT. 

15 (B) An analysis of causes for the suspen16 sion or removal of entities from participating in 

17 CTPAT as a result of security incidents during 

18 the five-year period referred to in paragraph 

19 (1). 

20 (C) An analysis of the number of active 

21 CTPAT participants involved in one or more se22 curity incidents while maintaining their status 

23 as participants. 

24 (D) An analysis of CTPAT’s benefits for 

25 its participants. 


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1 (E) Recommendations, as appropriate, to 

2 the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

3 Protection for improvements to CTPAT, includ4 ing with respect to preventing security incidents 

5 in the United States cargo supply chain and en6 hancing CTPAT benefits for participants. 

7 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 

13 on Finance of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

15 and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 

16 House of Representatives. 

17 (2) CTPAT.—The term ‘‘CTPAT’’ means the 

18 Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism es19 tablished under subtitle B of title II of the Security 

20 and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 

21 U.S.C. 961 et seq.). 

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