,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,hahn introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,security and     
,accountability ,for ,every ,port ,act  
of #bjjf 7,,safe ,port ,act7 to         
administer a pilot program for #ajj     
percent scanning of cargo containers at 
domestic ports1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,scan ,containers ,absolutely   
,now ,act or the ,,scan ,act4  #b4 #ajj 
percent scanning of cargo containers at 
domestic ports pilot program ,subtitle  
,c of the ,security and ,accountability 
,for ,every ,port ,act of #bjjf 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #bcg4 
#ajj percent scanning of cargo          
containers at domestic ports pilot      
program  7a7 ,designations  7#a7 ,in    
,general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a

 #a-year pilot program at #b domestic   
ports to evaluate the process of #ajj   
percent scanning of cargo containers and
 its potential for use at all domestic  
ports4  7#b7 ,equipment ,the ,secretary 
shall--  7,a7 select the equipment      
necessary to conduct the pilot program  
under this section prior to the         
solicitation of applications from       
domestic ports under paragraph 7#c72    
7,b7 make information about the         
equipment available to domestic ports as
 part of the application process under  
paragraph 7#c72  7,c7 purchase the      
equipment necessary to conduct the pilot
 program under this section2 and  7,d7  
permit equipment purchased and          
implemented under this section to remain
 with the selected ports upon completion
 of the pilot program4  7#c7            
,application ,process ,the ,secretary   
shall--  7,a7 conduct an application    
process by soliciting applications from 
domestic ports2 and  7,b7 select #b     
domestic ports to participate in the    

pilot program4  7b7 ,evaluation ,in     
consultation with the ,government       
,accountability ,office1 the ,secretary 
shall determine performance measures to 
be used to assess the program prior to  
the selection of participating ports    
under subsection 7a77#c74  7c7          
,implementation ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall achieve a    
full-scale implementation of the pilot  
program under this section4  7d7 ,report
 ,not later than #a year after          
completion of pilot program under this  
section1 the ,secretary shall submit a  
report to the ,house ,committee on      
,homeland ,security that includes--     
7#a7 an evaluation of the process of    
#ajj percent scanning of cargo          
containers2  7#b7 the results of        
performance measures used to assess the 
pilot program implemented under this    
section2 and  7#c7 recommendations of   
how to carry out #ajj percent scanning  
at all domestic ports4  7e7             

,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,department not to exceed #cj1jjj1jjj1 
to carry out the pilot program          
implemented under this section for      
fiscal year #bjad4  4  #c4 ,clerical    
,amendment ,the table of contents of the
 ,security and ,accountability ,for     
,every ,port ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4
 #ija et seq47 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #bcf 
the following3  ,sec4 #bcg4 #ajj percent
 scanning of cargo containers at        
domestic ports pilot program4  4