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New Legislation Would Eliminate 100 Percent Scanning Requirement For Maritime Containers

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Friday, April 15th, 2011

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Legislation introduced yesterday by two senators extends key provisions of the 2005 Safe Port Security Act, although it eliminates one key mandate, a 2012 deadline requiring the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that 100 percent of all maritime containers are screened by X-ray systems before departing a foreign port for the United States. Instead, the SAFE Port Act for 2011 calls for the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify the "effectiveness of individual security measures" of the layered security…

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