,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #c1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,/eel introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on ,=eign     
,affairs1 & ,homel& ,security1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation & 
! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]
 ,protection to develop an alt]native   
plat=m to ,,log9k1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,alt]native network requir$ ,!      
,secret>y ( ,transportation & !         
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection %all take su* /eps z may be 
necess>y-- 7#a7 to "w ) ! ,int]national 
,m>itime ,organization1 ! ,european     
,commission1 & appropriate int]national 
gov]nm5tal organizations to develop a   
secure plat=m1 ) ar*itecture t _c be    

manipulat$1 manag$1 op]at$1 or          
infiltrat$ by =eign adv]s>ies1 z an     
alt]native to ! public1 op51 %>$        
logi/ics in=mation network kn[n z !     
,national ,public ,in=mation ,plat=m =  
,transportation  ,logi/ics 7,,log9k7    
ma9ta9$ by ! ,m9i/ry ( ,transport ( ,*9a
 9 support ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty & 
,*9a's ,/ate ,c\ncil transportation     
sup]p[] plans2 &  7#b7 to develop /&>ds 
= ,unit$ ,/ates & global logi/ics       
in=mation networks to protect ,unit$    
,/ates national & economic security     
int]e/s1 z well z ^? ( alli$ & p>tn]    
c\ntries1 f pot5tial espionage or       
sabotage4  #b4 ,reports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report describ+--  7#a7 !  
possible national security ?reats t     
,unit$ ,/ates & int]national ports & o!r
 critical infra/ructure may enc\nt] due 
to ! use ( ,,log9k2  7#b7 ! possible    
?reats on ! comm]cial op]ations ( ,unit$

 ,/ates & int]national ports & o!r      
critical infra/ructure due to ! use (   
,,log9k2 &  7#c7 /eps tak5 to protect   
,unit$ ,/ates national & economic       
security int]e/s ) respect to logi/ics  
in=mation networks4  7b7 ,appropriate   
congressional committees ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means--  7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security1 ! ,committee on     
,ways & ,means1 & ! ,committee on       
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 ! ,committee on   
,f9ance1 & ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1    
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4