H.R. 4899 · 109th Congress
Port Security bill
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jerrold Nadler
- Introduced
- 2006-03-08
- Latest action
- 2006-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Summary
Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006 - Amends federal shipping law to to authorize an ocean shipping container to enter the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, only if the container is scanned with equipment, and secured with a seal, that meets certain standards before it is loaded on the vessel for shipment to the United States.