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agencies to ensure the grant will not duplicate work already
being conducted with Federal funding.
‘‘(B) ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary shall by regulation
establish accounting, reporting, and review procedures to
ensure that funds made available under paragraph (1)
are used for the purpose for which they were made avail-
able, that all expenditures are properly accounted for, and
that amounts not used for such purposes and amounts
not expended are recovered.
‘‘(C) RECORDKEEPING.—Recipients of grants shall keep
all records related to expenditures and obligations of funds
provided under paragraph (1) and make them available
upon request to the Inspector General of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary
for audit and examination.
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT.—The Inspector General
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall
annually review the programs established under this subsection
to ensure that the expenditures and obligations of funds are
consistent with the purposes for which they are provided, and
report the findings to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives.’’.
SEC. 809. VESSEL AND INTERMODAL SECURITY REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating shall submit the reports and plan required
under subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (j) to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(b) REPORT REGARDING SECURITY INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND
VESSEL-BORNE
CARGO
CONTAINERS
ENTERING
THE
UNITED
STATES.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall prepare a report
regarding the numbers and types of vessels and vessel-borne
cargo containers that enter the United States in a year.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include the following:
(A) A section regarding security inspection of vessels
that includes the following:
(i) A complete breakdown of the numbers and types
of vessels that entered the United States in the most
recent 1-year period for which information is available.
(ii) The cost incurred by the Federal Government
in inspecting such vessels in such 1-year period,
including specification and comparison of such cost
for each type of vessel.
(iii) An estimate of the per-vessel cost that would
be incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting
each type of vessel that enters the United States each
year, including costs for personnel, vessels, equipment,
and funds.
(iv) An estimate of the annual total cost that would
be incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting
all vessels that enter the United States each year,
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including costs for personnel, vessels, equipment, and
funds.
(B) A section regarding security inspection of con-
tainers that includes the following:
(i) A complete breakdown of the numbers and types
of vessel-borne cargo containers that entered the
United States in the most recent 1-year period for
which information is available, including specification
of the number of 1 TEU containers and the number
of 2 TEU containers.
(ii) The cost incurred by the Federal Government
in inspecting such containers in such 1-year period,
including specification and comparison of such cost
for a 1 TEU container and for a 2 TEU container,
and the number of each inspected.
(iii) An estimate of the per-container cost that
would be incurred by the Federal Government in
inspecting each type of vessel-borne container that
enters the United States each year, including costs
for personnel, vessels, and equipment.
(iv) An estimate of the annual total cost that would
be incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting,
and where allowed by international agreement,
inspecting in a foreign port, all vessel-borne containers
that enter the United States each year, including costs
for personnel, vessels, and equipment.
(c) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING SECURE SYSTEMS OF TRANSPOR-
TATION.—The Secretary shall prepare a plan for the implementation
of section 70116 of title 46, United States Code. The plan shall—
(1) include a timeline for establishing standards and proce-
dures pursuant to section 70116(b) of title 46, United States
Code;
(2) provide a preliminary assessment of resources necessary
to evaluate and certify secure systems of transportation, and
the resources necessary to validate that the secure systems
of transportation are operating in compliance with the certifi-
cation requirements;
(3) contain an analysis of whether establishing a voluntary
user fee to fund the certification of private secure systems
of transportation, paid for by the person applying for certifi-
cation, would enhance cargo security;
(4) contain an analysis of the need for and feasibility of
establishing a system to inspect, monitor, and track intermodal
shipping containers within the United States; and
(5) contain an analysis of the need for and feasibility of
developing international standards for secure systems of
transportation, including recommendations, that includes an
examination 
of 
working 
with 
appropriate 
international
organizations to develop standards to enhance the physical
security of shipping containers consistent with section 70116
of title 46, United States Code.
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—One year
after the date on which the plan under subsection (c) is submitted
to the Congress, the Inspector General of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating shall transmit a report evaluating
the progress made by the department in implementing the plan
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
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the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives.
(e) REPORT
ON RADIATION DETECTORS.—The Secretary shall
prepare a report on progress in the installation of a system of
radiation detection at all major United States seaports, and a
timeline and expected completion date for the system. In the report,
the Secretary shall include a preliminary analysis of any issues
related to the installation or efficacy of the radiation detection
equipment, as well as a cost estimate for completing installation
of the system.
(f) REPORT ON NONINTRUSIVE INSPECTION AT FOREIGN PORTS.—
The Secretary shall prepare a report—
(1) on whether and to what extent foreign seaports have
been willing to utilize nonintrusive screening equipment at
their ports to screen cargo, including the number of cargo
containers that have been screened at foreign seaports, and
the ports where they were screened;
(2) indicating which foreign ports may be willing to utilize
nonintrusive screening equipment for cargo exported for import
into the United States; and
(3) indicating ways to increase the effectiveness of the
United States Government’s targeting and screening activities
outside the United States and to what extent additional
resources and program changes will be necessary to maximize
scrutiny of cargo in foreign seaports that is destined for the
United States.
(g) EVALUATION OF CARGO INSPECTION TARGETING SYSTEM FOR
INTERNATIONAL INTERMODAL CARGO CONTAINERS.—Within 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter,
the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating shall prepare a report that includes an assessment
of—
(1) the effectiveness of the current tracking system to deter-
mine whether it is adequate to prevent international intermodal
containers from being used for purposes of terrorism;
(2) the sources of information, and the quality of the
information at the time of reporting, used by the system to
determine whether targeting information is collected from the
best and most credible sources and evaluate data sources to
determine information gaps and weaknesses;
(3) the targeting system for reporting and analyzing inspec-
tion statistics, as well as testing effectiveness;
(4) the competence and training of employees operating
the system to determine whether they are sufficiently capable
to detect potential terrorist threats; and
(5) whether the system is an effective system to detect
potential acts of terrorism and whether additional steps need
to be taken in order to remedy deficiencies in targeting inter-
national intermodal containers for inspection.
(h) ACTION REPORT.—If the Inspector General of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating determines in any of the
reports prepared under subsection (g) that the targeting system
is insufficiently effective as a means of detecting potential acts
of terrorism utilizing international intermodal containers, then the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating
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shall, within 90 days, submit a report to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representa-
tives on what actions will be taken to correct deficiencies identified
in the Inspector General Report.
(i) COMPLIANCE
WITH
SECURITY
STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLANS.—Within
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating shall prepare a report on compliance and steps
taken to ensure compliance by ports, terminals, vessel operators,
and shippers with security standards established pursuant to sec-
tion 70103 of title 46, United States Code. The reports shall also
include a summary of security standards established pursuant to
such section during the previous year. The Secretary shall submit
the reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(j) EMPTY CONTAINERS.—The Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall prepare a report on
the practice and policies in place at United States ports to secure
shipment of empty containers and trailers. The Secretary shall
include in the report recommendations with respect to whether
additional Federal actions are necessary to ensure the safe and
secure delivery of cargo and to prevent potential acts of terrorism
involving such containers and trailers.
(k) REPORT
AND
PLAN
FORMATS.—The Secretary and the
Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating may submit any plan or report required by this section
in both classified and redacted formats, if the Secretary determines
that it is appropriate or necessary.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.