Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§923 Random Searches of Containers
Title 6 › CHAPTER 3 — SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY PORT › SUBCHAPTER I — SECURITY OF UNITED STATES SEAPORTS › Part B — Port Operations › § 923
Summary
The Secretary, via the Commissioner, must within 1 year after October 13, 2006, create and use a scientific random‑sampling plan to do random searches of containers in addition to required inspections, and it does not stop other searches.
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Title 6, §923
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Not later than 1 year after October 13, 2006, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop and implement a plan, utilizing best practices for empirical scientific research design and random sampling, to conduct random searches of containers in addition to any targeted or preshipment inspection of such containers required by law or regulation or conducted under any other program conducted by the Secretary. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that implementation of the random sampling plan precludes additional searches of containers not inspected pursuant to the plan.
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6 U.S.C. § 923
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102