(II) for any purpose other than 
the remediation of land designated 
under subsection (e)(1)(B). 
(4) RECALL OF INTERMODAL EQUIPMENT.—To 
protect the national security of the United States, 
the Secretary may recall any intermodal equipment 
loaned to a trucking company under this subsection 
by issuing to the trucking company a notice not 
later than 72 hours before the time at which the 
intermodal equipment is required to be returned to 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF CHASSIS IMPORTED 
FROM COUNTRIES WITH COLLECTIVE DE-
FENSE 
ARRANGEMENTS 
WITH 
UNITED 
STATES. 
During the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, a finished or unfinished chassis 
classified 
under 
statistical 
reporting 
number 
8716.39.0090, 8716.90.5010, or 8716.90.5060 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and im-
ported from a country with which the United States has 
in effect a collective defense arrangement as of such date 
of enactment shall enter the United States free of duty. 
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SEC. 5. USE OF UNITED STATES INLAND PORTS FOR STOR-
AGE AND TRANSFER OF CARGO. 
(a) MEETING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration and the Chairperson of the Federal 
Maritime Commission, acting jointly, shall convene a 
meeting of representatives of entities described in sub-
section (b) to discuss the long-term feasibility of, and 
strategies for, using land or property under the jurisdic-
tion of United States inland ports for the storage and 
transfer of cargo containers. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—The entities re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) major gateway ports in the United States; 
(2) ocean carriers; 
(3) railroads; 
(4) trucking companies; and 
(5) United States inland port authorities. 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY AT 
UNITED STATES PORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the adoption 
of technology at United States ports, as compared to that 
adoption at foreign ports, including— 
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(1) the technological capabilities of United 
States ports, including the use of automated tech-
nology, as compared to foreign ports; 
(2) an assessment of whether the adoption of 
automated technology at United States ports could 
lower the costs of cargo handling; and 
(3) an assessment of regulatory and other bar-
riers to the adoption of automated technology at 
United States ports. 
SEC. 7. ALLIED PARTNERSHIP AND PORT MODERNIZATION. 
(a) DREDGING.—Section 55109 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) DREDGING BY NATO-AFFILIATED VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A vessel described in para-
graph (2) may engage in dredging in the navigable 
waters of the United States. 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF VESSELS.—A vessel re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is a vessel— 
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‘‘(A) documented under the laws of a coun-
try that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; 
‘‘(B) built by— 
‘‘(i) a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or 
‘‘(ii) a major non-NATO ally (as de-
fined in section 2350a(i) of title 10); and 
‘‘(C) a majority of the owners and opera-
tors of which are entities incorporated in a 
country that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization.’’. 
(b) EXCLUDING DREDGED MATERIAL FROM TRANS-
PORTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 55110 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘or 
dredged material’’ and inserting ‘‘(ex-
cluding dredged material)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or dredged material’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(excluding dredged material)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis 
for chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is 
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amended by striking the item relating to section 
55110 and inserting the following: 
‘‘55110. Transportation of valueless material (excluding dredged material).’’. 
Æ 
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