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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 

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 (‘‘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) purchase the equipment necessary to 

23 conduct the pilot program under this section; 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(D) permit equipment purchased and im26 plemented under this section to remain with the 


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1 selected ports upon completion of the pilot pro2 gram. 

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

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) conduct an application process by so6 liciting applications from domestic ports; and 

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

8 in the pilot program. 

9 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—In consultation with the Govern10 ment Accountability Office, the Secretary shall determine 

11 performance measures to be used to assess the program 

12 prior to the selection of participating ports under sub13 section (a)(3). 

14 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 achieve a full-scale implementation of the pilot program 

17 under this section. 

18 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after comple19 tion of pilot program under this section, the Secretary 

20 shall submit a report to the House Committee on Home21 land Security that includes— 

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

23 scanning of cargo containers; 


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

2 to assess the pilot program implemented under this 

3 section; and 

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

5 percent scanning at all domestic ports. 

6 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to the Department not 

8 to exceed $30,000,000, to carry out the pilot program im9 plemented under this section for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 

11 The table of contents of the Security and Account12 ability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) 

13 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

14 236 the following: 

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

program.’’. 

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