,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,carper1 and ,mr4 ,scott
 of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,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     
,pilot program on participation of      
non-asset-based third-party logistics   
providers in ,customs-,trade            
,partnership ,against ,terrorism  7a7   
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       

,security shall issue a final rule to   
carry out a pilot program to assess     
whether allowing entities described in  
subsection 7b7 to participate in the    
,customs-,trade ,partnership ,against   
,terrorism under subtitle ,b of title ,i
 of the ,,safe ,port ,act 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 
#ifa et seq47 would enhance port        
security1 combat terrorism1 prevent     
supply chain security breaches1 or      
otherwise meet the goals of the         
,customs-,trade ,partnership ,against   
,terrorism4  7b7 ,entities described ,an
 entity described in this subsection is 
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    
establishes in the rule required by     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,requirements ,in  
carrying out the pilot program required 
by subsection 7a71 the ,secretary       
shall-- 7#a7 ensure that not more than  

#aj entities described in subsection 7b7
 participate in the pilot 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 issues the final   
rule required by subsection 7a72 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 ,congress a  
report on the findings of1 and any      
recommendations arising from1 the pilot 
program concerning the participation in 
the ,customs-,trade ,partnership        
,against ,terrorism of entities         
described in subsection 7b74