#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bcbb  ,,an ,,act  ,to require a pilot  
program on the participation of         
non-asset-based third-party logistics   
providers in the ,customs-,trade        
,partnership ,against ,terrorism4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,customs ,trade ,partnership        
,against ,terrorism ,pilot ,program ,act
 of #bjba or the ,,ctpat ,pilot ,program
 ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate            
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
and the ,committee on ,finance of the   
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security and the ,committee  
on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,,ctpat ,the    
term ,,ctpat means the ,customs ,trade  
,partnership ,against ,terrorism        
established under subtitle ,b of title  
,,ii of the ,security and               

,accountability for ,every ,port ,act   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ifa et seq474  #c4 ,pilot
 program on participation of third-party
 logistics providers in ,,ctpat  7a7    
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess     
whether allowing entities described in  
subsection 7b7 to participate in ,,ctpat
 would enhance port security1 combat    
terrorism1 prevent supply chain security
 breaches1 or otherwise meet the goals  
of ,,ctpat4  7#b7 ,federal ,register    
notice ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall publish in the     
,federal ,register a notice specifying  
the requirements for the pilot program  
required by paragraph 7#a74  7b7        
,entities described ,an entity described
 in this subsection is-- 7#a7 a         
non-asset-based third-party logistics   
provider that-- 7,a7 arranges           
international transportation of freight 
and is licensed by the ,department of   

,transportation2 and  7,b7 meets such   
other requirements as the ,secretary    
specifies in the ,federal ,register     
notice required by subsection 7a77#b72  
or  7#b7 an asset-based third-party     
logistics provider that-- 7,a7          
facilitates cross border activity and is
 licensed or bonded by the ,federal     
,maritime ,commission1 the              
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 or the ,department 
of ,transportation2  7,b7 manages and   
executes logistics services using its   
own warehousing assets and resources on 
behalf of its customers2 and  7,c7 meets
 such other requirements as the         
,secretary specifies in the ,federal    
,register notice required by subsection 
7a77#b74  7c7 ,requirements ,in carrying
 out the pilot program required by      
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary      
shall-- 7#a7 ensure that-- 7,a7 not more
 than #aj entities described in         
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b7        

participate in the pilot program2 and   
7,b7 not more than #aj entities         
described in paragraph 7#b7 of that     
subsection participate in the program2  
7#b7 provide for the participation of   
those entities on a voluntary basis2    
7#c7 continue the program for a period  
of not less than one year after the date
 on which the ,secretary publishes the  
,federal ,register notice required by   
subsection 7a77#b72 and  7#d7 terminate 
the pilot program not more than #e years
 after that date4  7d7 ,report required 
,not later than #ahj days after the     
termination of the pilot program under  
subsection 7c77#d71 the ,secretary shall
 submit to the appropriate congressional
 committees a report on the findings of1
 and any recommendations arising from1  
the pilot program concerning the        
participation in ,,ctpat of entities    
described in subsection 7b71 including  
an assessment of participation by those 
entities4  #d4 ,report on effectiveness 
of ,,ctpat  7a7 ,in general ,not later  

than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report assessing the       
effectiveness of ,,ctpat4  7b7 ,elements
 ,the report required by subsection 7a7 
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an   
analysis of-- 7,a7 security incidents in
 the cargo supply chain during the      
#e-year period preceding submission of  
the report that involved criminal       
activity1 including drug trafficking1   
human smuggling1 commercial fraud1 or   
terrorist activity2 and  7,b7 whether   
those incidents involved participants in
 ,,ctpat or entities not participating  
in ,,ctpat4  7#b7 ,an analysis of causes
 for the suspension or removal of       
entities from participating in ,,ctpat  
as a result of security incidents during
 that #e-year period4  7#c7 ,an analysis
 of the number of active ,,ctpat        
participants involved in one or more    
security incidents while maintaining    

their status as participants4  7#d7     
,recommendations to the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 for improvements to ,,ctpat to improve 
prevention of security incidents in the 
cargo supply chain involving            
participants in ,,ctpat4  ,passed the   
,senate ,may #bf1 #bjbb4,secretary