Port Protection Act of 2002

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HR 5420

Introduced

Sep 19, 2002

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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for ...

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Airports Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Coast guard Container ships Containerization Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Foreign Trade and International Finance Freight Import restrictions International Affairs Marine terminals Merchant ships Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons Searches and seizures Terrorism Transport aircraft Transportation and Public Works

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Port Protection Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require the inspection, contents verification, and sealing by personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, at ports or airports outside the United States, of any cargo containers destined for the United States. States that the Customs Service shall not allow the entry of any noncontainerized cargo by any means other than a vessel or airplane until it has verified that it does not contain a chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon.

Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to inspect, at least 200 miles from the United States, any cargo vessel carrying cargo destined for the United States and verify that it does not have a chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon.

Requires the Secretary to deny entry into the United States to cargo vessels that: (1) are carrying cargo not in compliance with this Act; or (2) are not inspected by the Commandant of the Coast Guard in accordance with this Act or that fail such an inspection.

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Sep 19, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 19, 2002

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