‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than three years 
after the date on which the strategic plan is submitted 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains an update of the strategic plan. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘transpor-
tation security incident’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 70101(6) of title 46, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 1802. TRANSMISSION OF ADDITIONAL DATA ELE-
MENTS FOR IMPROVED HIGH RISK TAR-
GETING. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall require 
transmission to the Department, through an electronic data 
interchange system, of additional data elements for im-
proved high risk targeting, including appropriate security 
elements of entry data, as determined by the Secretary, to 
be provided as advanced information with respect to cargo 
destined for importation into the United States prior to 
loading of such cargo on vessels at foreign seaports. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out this section. In promulgating such 
regulations, the Secretary shall adhere to the parameters 
applicable to the development of regulations under section 
343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note), in-
cluding provisions relating to consultation, technology, 
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analysis, use of information, confidentiality, and timing re-
quirements. 
‘‘SEC. 1803. PLAN TO IMPROVE THE AUTOMATED TAR-
GETING SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop and imple-
ment a plan to improve the Automated Targeting System 
for the identification of high-risk containers moving 
through the international supply chain. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TREATMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall include in the plan required under 
subsection (a) a schedule to address the recommenda-
tions of the Comptroller General of the United States, 
the Inspector General of the Department of the Treas-
ury, and the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security with respect to the operation of 
the Automated Targeting System. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION SUBMISSIONS.—In developing 
the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consider the cost, benefit, and feasibility of— 
‘‘(A) requiring additional nonmanifest doc-
umentation for each container; 
‘‘(B) adjusting the time period allowed by 
law for revisions to a container cargo manifest; 
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‘‘(C) adjusting the time period allowed by 
law for submission of entry data for vessel or 
cargo; and 
‘‘(D) such other actions the Secretary con-
siders beneficial for improving the information 
relied upon for the Automated Targeting System 
and any other targeting systems in furthering 
the security and integrity of the international 
supply chain. 
‘‘(3) OUTSIDE
REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 
conduct, through an independent panel, a review of 
the Automated Targeting System. The results of this 
review shall be included in the plan required under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) SMART SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall con-
sider future iterations of the Automated Targeting 
System, which would incorporate smart features, such 
as more complex algorithms and real-time intel-
ligence, instead of relying solely on rule sets that are 
periodically updated. The Secretary shall also con-
sider how the Automated Targeting System could be 
improved through linkages with targeting systems in 
existence on the date of the enactment of the Security 
and Accountability For Every Port Act for travel se-
curity and terrorism finance programs. 
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‘‘(c) NEW
OR
EXPANDED
INFORMATION
SUBMIS-
SIONS.—In considering any new or expanded information 
submission requirements, the Secretary shall consult with 
stakeholders and identify the need for such information, ap-
propriate confidentiality requirements with respect to such 
information, and appropriate timing of the submission of 
such information, in the plan required under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) SECURE TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—All information required by the Department from 
supply chain partners shall be transmitted in a secure fash-
ion, as determined by the Secretary, so as to protect the 
information from unauthorized access. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 1804. CONTAINER STANDARDS AND VERIFICATION 
PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
minimum standards and verification procedures for 
securing containers in transit to the United States re-
lating to the sealing of containers. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR ENFORCEMENT.—Not later 
than two years after the date on which the standards 
and procedures are established pursuant to paragraph 
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(1), all containers bound for ports of entry in the 
United States shall meet such standards and proce-
dures. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW
AND ENHANCEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall regularly— 
‘‘(1) review the standards and procedures estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) enhance the security standards and proce-
dures, as appropriate, based on tests of technologies as 
they become commercially available to detect con-
tainer intrusion and the highest consequence threats, 
particularly weapons of mass destruction. 
‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL CARGO SECURITY STANDARDS.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
is encouraged to promote and establish international stand-
ards for the security of containers moving through the inter-
national supply chain with foreign governments and inter-
national organizations, including the International Mari-
time Organization and the World Customs Organization. 
‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AND OTHER OBLIGA-
TIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
consult with appropriate Federal departments and agencies 
and private sector stakeholders to ensure that actions under 
this section do not violate international trade obligations 
or other international obligations of the United States. 
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‘‘SEC. 1805. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI). 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish and implement a program (to be known as the 
‘Container Security Initiative’ or ‘CSI’) to identify and ex-
amine maritime containers that pose a risk for terrorism 
at foreign ports before the containers are shipped to the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT.—Before the Secretary designates 
any foreign port under CSI, the Secretary, in consultation 
with other Federal officials, as appropriate, shall conduct 
an assessment of the port, including— 
‘‘(1) the level of risk for the potential compromise 
of containers by terrorists or terrorist weapons; 
‘‘(2) the volume of regular container traffic to 
United States ports; 
‘‘(3) the results of the Coast Guard assessments 
conducted pursuant to section 70108 of title 46, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(4) the commitment of the host nation to co-
operating with the Department in sharing critical 
data and risk management information and to main-
tain programs to ensure employee integrity; and 
‘‘(5) the potential for validation of security prac-
tices by the Department. 
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‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees prior to notifying the 
public of the designation of a foreign port under CSI. 
‘‘(d) INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish technical capability criteria 
and standard operating procedures for the use of 
nonintrusive inspection and nuclear and radio-
logical detection systems in conjunction with 
CSI; 
‘‘(B) require each port designated under 
CSI to operate nonintrusive inspection and nu-
clear and radiological detection systems in ac-
cordance with the technical capability criteria 
and standard operating procedures established 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) continually monitor the technologies, 
processes, and techniques used to inspect cargo at 
ports designated under CSI. 
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY OF STANDARDS AND PROCE-
DURES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the technical 
capability criteria and standard operating procedures 
established under paragraph (1)(A) are consistent 
with such standards and procedures of any other de-
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partment or agency of the Federal government with 
respect to deployment of nuclear and radiological de-
tection systems outside the United States. 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Energy, and the heads of other Federal 
agencies, shall identify foreign assistance pro-
grams that could facilitate the implementation of 
cargo security antiterrorism measures at ports 
designated under CSI and foreign ports not des-
ignated 
under 
CSI 
that 
lack 
effective 
antiterrorism measures. 
‘‘(B) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to loan or otherwise assist in the deploy-
ment of nonintrusive inspection or nuclear and 
radiological detection systems for cargo con-
tainers at each designated CSI port under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate and to provide training for 
foreign personnel involved in CSI. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue a 
‘do not load’ order to each port designated under CSI 
to prevent the onload of any cargo that has been iden-
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tified as higher risk by the Automated Targeting Sys-
tem unless the cargo— 
‘‘(A) is scanned with a non intrusive im-
agery device and nuclear or radiological detec-
tion equipment; 
‘‘(B) is devanned and inspected with nu-
clear or radiological detection equipment; or 
‘‘(C) is determined to be of lower risk fol-
lowing additional inquiries by appropriate per-
sonnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to interfere with the 
ability of the Secretary to deny entry of any cargo 
into the United States. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees not later than March 1 
of each year a report on the status of CSI, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the security improvements 
gained through CSI; 
‘‘(2) the rationale for the continuance of each 
port designated under CSI; 
‘‘(3) an assessment of the personnel needs at each 
port designated under CSI; and 
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‘‘(4) a description of the potential for remote tar-
geting to decrease the number of personnel who are 
deployed at foreign ports under CSI. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $196,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 1806. INFORMATION SHARING RELATING TO SUPPLY 
CHAIN SECURITY COOPERATION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish continuing liaison and to pro-
vide for supply chain security cooperation between 
Department and the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) to provide for regular and timely inter-
change of information between the private sector and 
the Department concerning developments and security 
risks in the supply chain environment. 
‘‘(b) SECURE SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall develop a 
secure electronic data interchange system to collect from 
and share appropriate risk information related to securing 
the supply chain with the private sector entities determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the system under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with the Commer-
cial Operations Advisory Committee and a broad range of 
public and private sector entities likely to utilize the system, 
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