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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2534 

To amend the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 

(the SAFE PORT Act) to administer a pilot program for 100 percent 

scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2015 

Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Security and Accountability For Every Port 

Act of 2006 (the SAFE PORT Act) to administer a 

pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports, 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 ‘‘Scan Containers Abso5 lutely Now Act’’ or the ‘‘SCAN Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. 100 PERCENT SCANNING OF CARGO CONTAINERS AT 

2 DOMESTIC PORTS PILOT PROGRAM. 

3 Subtitle C of the Security and Accountability For 

4 Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 237. 100 PERCENT SCANNING OF CARGO CONTAINERS 

7 AT DOMESTIC PORTS PILOT PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con10 duct a 1-year pilot program at 2 domestic ports to 

11 evaluate the process of 100 percent scanning of 

12 cargo containers and its potential for use at all do13 mestic ports. 

14 ‘‘(2) EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) select the equipment necessary to 

16 conduct the pilot program under this section 

17 prior to the solicitation of applications from do18 mestic ports under paragraph (3); 

19 ‘‘(B) make information about the equip20 ment available to domestic ports as part of the 

21 application process under paragraph (3); 

22 ‘‘(C) acquire the equipment necessary to 

23 conduct the pilot program under this section; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(D) permit equipment acquired and used 

2 under this section to remain with the selected 

3 ports upon completion of the pilot program. 

4 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) conduct an application process by so7 liciting applications from domestic ports; and 

8 ‘‘(B) select 2 domestic ports to participate 

9 in the pilot program. 

10 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—In consultation with the Govern11 ment Accountability Office, the Secretary shall determine 

12 performance measures to be used to assess the program 

13 prior to the selection of participating ports under sub14 section (a)(3). 

15 ‘‘(c) EQUIPMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SCAN16 NING.—The Secretary may— 

17 ‘‘(1) purchase or lease equipment necessary to 

18 carry out the pilot program; and 

19 ‘‘(2) contract for performance of scanning of 

20 cargo under the pilot program. 

21 ‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

22 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

23 Secretary shall achieve full-scale implementation of the 

24 pilot program under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after comple2 tion of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary 

3 shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Se4 curity of the House of Representatives that includes— 

5 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the process of 100 percent 

6 scanning of cargo containers; 

7 ‘‘(2) the results of performance measures used 

8 to assess the pilot program implemented under this 

9 section; and 

10 ‘‘(3) recommendations of how to carry out 100 

11 percent scanning at all domestic ports. 

12 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 is authorized to be appropriated to the Department not 

14 to exceed $30,000,000, to carry out the pilot program im15 plemented under this section for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 

17 The table of contents of the Security and Account18 ability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) 

19 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

20 236 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 237. 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports pilot 

program.’’. 

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