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‘‘(A) improve coordination among the 
agencies referred to in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient flow of legiti-
mate commerce; 
‘‘(C) enhance the security of the inter-
national supply chain; or 
‘‘(D) address any gaps or overlaps de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(4) provide measurable goals, including objec-
tives, mechanisms, and a schedule, for furthering the 
security of commercial operations from point of ori-
gin to point of destination; 
‘‘(5) build on available resources and consider 
costs and benefits; 
‘‘(6) recommend additional incentives for vol-
untary measures taken by private sector entities to 
enhance supply chain security, including additional 
incentives for such entities participating in the Cus-
toms-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism in ac-
cordance with sections 214, 215, and 216; 
‘‘(7) consider the impact of supply chain secu-
rity requirements on small- and medium- sized com-
panies; 
‘‘(8) identify a framework for prudent and 
measured response in the event of a transportation 
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security incident involving the international supply 
chain; 
‘‘(9) provide updated protocols for the expedi-
tious resumption of the flow of trade in accordance 
with section 202; 
‘‘(10) review and address implementation of les-
sons learned from recent exercises conducted under 
sections 114 and 115, and other international supply 
chain security, response, or recovery exercises that 
the Department participates in, as appropriate; 
‘‘(11) consider the linkages between supply 
chain security and security programs within other 
systems of movement, including travel security and 
terrorism finance programs; 
‘‘(12) be informed by technologies undergoing 
research, development, testing, and evaluation by the 
Department; and 
‘‘(13) expand upon and relate to existing strate-
gies and plans for securing supply chains, including 
the National Response Plan, the National Maritime 
Transportation Security Plan, the National Strategy 
for Maritime Security, and the eight supporting 
plans of such National Strategy for Maritime Secu-
rity, as required by Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive 13.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the heading for paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘FINAL’’ and inserting ‘‘UPDATED’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date on which the update of the strategic 
plan is submitted under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains a further update 
of the strategic plan. 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 
one year after the date on which the final update of 
the strategic plan is submitted under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an implementation plan for 
carrying out the strategic plan.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) THREAT ASSESSMENT.—In developing the re-
ports and implementation plan required under subsection 
(g), the Secretary shall take into account an assessment 
of the current threats to the global supply chain.’’. 
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SEC. 202. CUSTOMS-TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST TER-
RORISM. 
(a) UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS.—Section 217(a) 
of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 967(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If at any time’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—If at 
any time’’; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1), as redesig-
nated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Commissioner, may con-
duct an unannounced inspection of a C-TPAT par-
ticipant’s security measures and supply chain secu-
rity practices if the Commissioner determines, based 
on previously identified deficiencies in security meas-
ures and supply chain security practices of the C- 
TPAT participant, that there is a likelihood that 
such an inspection would assist in confirming the se-
curity measures in place and further the validation 
process.’’. 
(b) PRIVATE SECTOR INFORMATION SHARING ON SE-
CURITY AND TERRORISM THREATS.—Subsection (d) of 
section 216 of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 966) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(d) PRIVATE SECTOR INFORMATION SHARING ON 
SECURITY AND TERRORISM THREATS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro-
mote information sharing, as appropriate, between 
and among the Department and C-TPAT partici-
pants and other private entities regarding— 
‘‘(A) potential vulnerabilities, attacks, and 
exploitations of the international supply chain; 
and 
‘‘(B) means and methods of preventing, re-
sponding to, and mitigating consequences from 
the vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The information sharing re-
quired under paragraph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) the creation of classified and unclas-
sified means of accessing information that may 
be used by appropriately cleared personnel and 
that will provide, as appropriate, ongoing situa-
tional awareness of the security of the inter-
national supply chain; and 
‘‘(B) the creation of guidelines to establish 
a mechanism by which owners and operators of 
international supply chain infrastructure may 
report actual or potential security breaches.’’. 
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