§901 — Title 6 Domestic Security | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the Act. "Appropriate congressional committees" means several named Senate and House committees (for example, Appropriations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Finance; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Homeland Security; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means) and any other congressional committees as needed. "Commercial Operations Advisory Committee" refers to the advisory group set up under section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) or a successor. "Commercial seaport personnel" means people who load or unload cargo or passengers, move or track cargo, fix or maintain intermodal equipment, operate cargo equipment, or handle mooring lines when a vessel is secured or released in the United States. "Commissioner" means the official in charge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "Container" uses the meaning in the International Convention for Safe Containers (Geneva, December 2, 1972) (29 UST 3707). A "container security device" is a system that identifies a container, detects and records unauthorized entry, protects against tampering through the supply chain, and has a low false alarm rate as set by the Secretary. "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security. "Examination," "inspection," "scan," "screening," and "search" are defined as different types of checks of cargo and containers, from automated reviews and imaging to opening and unloading containers for visual inspection. "Radiation detection equipment" finds nuclear or radiological materials or devices. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Homeland Security. "Transportation disruption" is a major delay or stoppage of trade caused by a natural disaster, higher threat level, terrorism, or a transportation security incident (as defined in section 70101(6) of title 46). "Transportation security incident" has the meaning given in section 70101(6) of title 46.

Title 6, §901

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In this Act:

(1)Except as otherwise provided, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(B)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;

(C)the Committee on Finance of the Senate;

(D)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(E)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

(F)the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;

(G)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;

(H)the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and

(I)other congressional committees, as appropriate.

(2)The term “Commercial Operations Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) 11 See References in Text note below. or any successor committee.

(3)The term “commercial seaport personnel” includes any person engaged in an activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo or passengers, the movement or tracking of cargo, the maintenance and repair of intermodal equipment, the operation of cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when a vessel is made fast or let go in the United States.

(4)The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner responsible for the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

(5)The term “container” has the meaning given the term in the International Convention for Safe Containers, with annexes, done at Geneva, December 2, 1972 (29 UST 3707).

(6)The term “container security device” means a device, or system, designed, at a minimum, to identify positively a container, to detect and record the unauthorized intrusion of a container, and to secure a container against tampering throughout the supply chain. Such a device, or system, shall have a low false alarm rate as determined by the Secretary.

(7)The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.

(8)The term “examination” means an inspection of cargo to detect the presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items that utilizes nonintrusive imaging and detection technology.

(9)The term “inspection” means the comprehensive process used by the United States Customs and Border Protection to assess goods entering the United States to appraise them for duty purposes, to detect the presence of restricted or prohibited items, and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws. The process may include screening, conducting an examination, or conducting a search.

(10)The term “international supply chain” means the end-to-end process for shipping goods to or from the United States beginning at the point of origin (including manufacturer, supplier, or vendor) through a point of distribution to the destination.

(11)The term “radiation detection equipment” means any technology that is capable of detecting or identifying nuclear and radiological material or nuclear and radiological explosive devices.

(12)The term “scan” means utilizing nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, or both, to capture data, including images of a container.

(13)The term “screening” means a visual or automated review of information about goods, including manifest or entry documentation accompanying a shipment being imported into the United States, to determine the presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items and assess the level of threat posed by such cargo.

(14)The term “search” means an intrusive examination in which a container is opened and its contents are devanned and visually inspected for the presence of misdeclared, restricted, or prohibited items.

(15)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(16)The term “transportation disruption” means any significant delay, interruption, or stoppage in the flow of trade caused by a natural disaster, heightened threat level, an act of terrorism, or any transportation security incident (as defined in section 70101(6) 1 of title 46).

(17)The term “transportation security incident” has the meaning given the term in section 70101(6) 1 of title 46.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 109–347, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1884, known as the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 or the SAFE Port Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, referred to in par. (2), is section 9503(c) of title IX of Pub. L. 100–203, which was set out as a note under section 2071 of Title 19, Customs Duties, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–125, title I, § 109(g)(1), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 137. For establishment of successor committee, see section 4316(a) of Title 19. section 70101(6) of title 46, referred to in pars. (16) and (17), was redesignated section 70101(7) of title 46 by Pub. L. 115–254, div. J, § 1805(b)(1), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3534.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 109–347, § 1(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1884, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006’ or the ‘SAFE Port Act’.”

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