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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6923 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to require a State to enter into 
a data sharing agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Secretary of Transportation in order to be eligible for the 
port security grant program and the port infrastructure development 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2024 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to require a State 
to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Trans-
portation in order to be eligible for the port security 
grant program and the port infrastructure development 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘States Helping Appre-
hend Rogue Exports Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE DATA 
SHARING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 54301(a)(5) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VE-
HICLE DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.—To be el-
igible for a grant under this subsection or sub-
section (b), the State or States with respect to 
which a grant is being provided shall have in ef-
fect a data sharing agreement that requires the 
State or States to provide, upon request of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Sec-
retary of Transportation, identifying informa-
tion regarding any motor vehicle registered in 
the State, including registration, title, and vehi-
cle identification number.’’. 
(b) PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 
70107(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE 
DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, the State in which the enti-
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ty subject to an Area Maritime Transportation Secu-
rity Plan is located shall have in effect a data shar-
ing agreement that requires the State to provide, 
upon request of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Secretary of Transportation, identifying infor-
mation regarding any motor vehicle registered in the 
State, including registration, title, and vehicle identi-
fication number.’’. 
(c) AIRPORT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 
47106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)(E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (7)(D) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) the State in which the project is located 
has in effect a data sharing agreement with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
Transportation that requires the State to provide, 
upon request of either such Secretary, identifying in-
formation regarding any motor vehicle registered in 
the State, including registration, title, and vehicle 
identification number.’’. 
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