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6 U.S.C. § 962 — Establishment
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, is authorized to establish a voluntary government-private sector program (to be known as the “Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism” or “C–TPAT”) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and United States border security, and to facilitate the movement of secure cargo through the international supply chain, by providing benefits to participants meeting or exceeding the program requirements. Participants in C–TPAT shall include Tier 1 participants, Tier 2 participants, and Tier 3 participants.
**(b) Minimum security requirements** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall review the minimum security requirements of C–TPAT at least once every year and update such requirements as necessary.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, is authorized to establish a voluntary government-private sector program (to be known as the “Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism” or “C–TPAT”) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and United States border security, and to facilitate the movement of secure cargo through the international supply chain, by providing benefits to participants meeting or exceeding the program requirements. Participants in C–TPAT shall include Tier 1 participants, Tier 2 participants, and Tier 3 participants.
**(b) Minimum security requirements** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall review the minimum security requirements of C–TPAT at least once every year and update such requirements as necessary.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall establish and implement a program (referred to in this section as the “Container Security Initiative” or “CSI”) to identify and examine or search maritime containers that pose a security risk before loading such containers in a foreign port for shipment to the United States, either directly or through a foreign port.
**(b) Assessment** The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, may designate foreign seaports to participate in the Container Security Initiative after the Secretary has assessed the costs, benefits, and other factors associated with such designation, including—
(1) the level of risk for the potential compromise of containers by terrorists, or other threats as determined by the Secretary;
(2) the volume of cargo being imported to the United States directly from, or being transshipped through, the foreign seaport;
(3) the results of the Coast Guard assessments conducted pursuant to [section 70108 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section70108&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) the commitment of the government of the country in which the foreign seaport is located to cooperating with the Department in sharing critical data and risk management information and to maintain programs to ensure employee integrity; and
(5) the potential for validation of security practices at the foreign seaport by the Department.
**(c) Notification** The Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the designation of a foreign port under the Container Security Initiative or the revocation of such a designation before notifying the public of such designation or revocation.
**(d) Negotiations** The Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 962
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) ensure that—
‘‘(A) not more than 10 entities described in para-
graph (1) of subsection (b) participate in the pilot
program; and
‘‘(B) not more than 10 entities described in para-
graph (2) of that subsection participate in the pro-
gram;
‘‘(2) provide for the participation of those entities
on a voluntary basis;
‘‘(3) continue the program for a period of not less
than one year after the date on which the Secretary
publishes the Federal Register notice required by
subsection (a)(2); and
‘‘(4) terminate the pilot program not more than 5
years after that date.
‘‘(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after
the termination of the pilot program under subsection
(c)(4), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the findings of,
and any recommendations arising from, the pilot pro-
gram concerning the participation in CTPAT of enti-
ties described in subsection (b), including an assess-
ment of participation by those entities.
‘‘SEC. 4. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CTPAT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 2024], the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report
assessing the effectiveness of CTPAT.
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
‘‘(1) An analysis of—
‘‘(A) security incidents in the cargo supply chain
during the 5-year period preceding submission of
the report that involved criminal activity, includ-
ing drug trafficking, human smuggling, commercial
fraud, or terrorist activity; and
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