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(1) develop a staffing plan to recruit and train
staff (including a formalized training program) to
meet the objectives identified in the strategic plan of
the C–TPAT program; and
(2) provide cross-training in post-incident trade
resumption for personnel who administer the C–
TPAT program.
SEC. 222. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
In each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009, the Com-
missioner shall increase by not less than 50 the number of
full-time personnel engaged in the validation and revalida-
tion of C–TPAT participants (over the number of such per-
sonnel on the last day of the previous fiscal year), and shall
provide appropriate training and support to such addi-
tional personnel.
SEC. 223. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) C–TPAT.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the United States Customs and Border Protection
in the Department of Homeland Security to carry out the
provisions of sections 211 through 221 to remain available
until expended—
(1) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(2) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(3) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2010.
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(b) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—In addition to any
monies hereafter appropriated to the United States Customs
and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, there are authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
pose of meeting the staffing requirement provided for in sec-
tion 222, to remain available until expended—
(1) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(2) $17,600,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(3) $27,300,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(4) $28,300,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(5) $29,200,000 for fiscal year 2011.
SEC. 224. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
In connection with the President’s annual budget sub-
mission for the Department of Homeland Security, the Sec-
retary shall report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the progress made by the Commissioner to certify,
validate, and revalidate C–TPAT participants. Such report
shall be due on the same date that the President’s budget
is submitted to the Congress.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 231. PILOT INTEGRATED SCANNING SYSTEM.
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall des-
ignate 3 foreign seaports through which containers pass or
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are transshipped to the United States for the establishment
of pilot integrated scanning systems that couple nonintru-
sive imaging equipment and radiation detection equipment.
In making the designations under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall consider 3 distinct ports with unique features
and differing levels of trade volume.
(b) COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collabo-
rate with the Secretary of Energy and cooperate with
the private sector and the foreign government of each
country in which a foreign seaport is designated pur-
suant to subsection (a) to implement the pilot sys-
tems.
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Energy to—
(A) provide radiation detection equipment
required to support the pilot-integrated scanning
system established pursuant to subsection (a)
through the Department of Energy’s Second Line
of Defense and Megaports programs; or
(B) work with the private sector to obtain
radiation detection equipment that meets both
the Department’s and the Department of Ener-
gy’s technical specifications for such equipment.
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall achieve
a full-scale implementation of the pilot integrated screening
system, which shall—
(1) scan all containers destined for the United
States that transit through the port;
(2) electronically transmit the images and infor-
mation to the container security initiative personnel
in the host country and customs personnel in the
United States for evaluation and analysis;
(3) resolve every radiation alarm according to
established Department procedures;
(4) utilize the information collected to enhance
the Automated Targeting System or other relevant
programs; and
(5) store the information for later retrieval and
analysis.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after achieving
full-scale implementation under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and
the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees, that includes—
(1) an evaluation of the lessons derived from the
pilot system implemented under this subsection;
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(2) an analysis of the efficacy of the Automated
Targeting System or other relevant programs in uti-
lizing the images captured to examine high-risk con-
tainers;
(3) an evaluation of software that is capable of
automatically identifying potential anomalies in
scanned containers;
(4) an analysis of the need and feasibility of ex-
panding the integrated scanning system to other con-
tainer security initiative ports, including—
(A) an analysis of the infrastructure re-
quirements;
(B) a projection of the effect on current av-
erage processing speed of containerized cargo;
(C) an evaluation of the scalability of the
system to meet both current and future forecasted
trade flows;
(D) the ability of the system to automati-
cally maintain and catalog appropriate data for
reference and analysis in the event of a transpor-
tation disruption;
(E) an analysis of requirements to install
and maintain an integrated scanning system;
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(F) the ability of administering personnel
to efficiently manage and utilize the data pro-
duced by a non-intrusive scanning system;
(G) the ability to safeguard commercial
data generated by, or submitted to, a non-intru-
sive scanning system; and
(H) an assessment of the reliability of cur-
rently available technology to implement an in-
tegrated scanning system.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—As soon as practicable and
possible after the date of enactment of this Act, an inte-
grated scanning system shall be implemented to scan all
containers entering the United States prior to arrival in
the United States.
SEC. 232. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COORDINA-
TION.
(a) INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of En-
ergy, and appropriate representatives of other Federal
agencies, may provide technical assistance, equip-
ment, and training to facilitate the implementation of
supply chain security measures at ports designated
under the Container Security Initiative and at other
foreign ports, as appropriate.