,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,lankford7 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 use  
of big data analytics to identify       
vessels evading sanctions and export    
controls and to require a report on the 
availability in the ,united ,states of  
emerging and foundational technologies  
subject to export controls4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,vessel ,tracking for ,sanctions        
,enforcement ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,pilot 
program on use of big data analytics to 
identify vessels evading sanctions and  
export controls  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,commissioner of     

,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 shall establish a pilot program at the 
,national ,targeting ,center to assess  
the feasibility and advisability of     
using big data analytics to identify and
 predict instances in which disabling or
 manipulating the ,automatic            
,identification ,system on a vessel is  
an indication that there is a high risk 
that the vessel is transporting goods in
 a manner that evades sanctions or      
export controls imposed by the ,united  
,states4  7b7 ,law enforcement use ,the 
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall design the pilot   
program required by subsection 7a7 to   
provide actionable intelligence with    
respect to instances described in       
subsection 7a7 to-- 7#a7 operational    
components of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 including ,u4,s4   
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
and the ,coast ,guard2  7#b7 other      
,federal law enforcement agencies2 and  
7#c7 such agencies of foreign countries 

that are partners of the ,united ,states
 as the ,secretary considers            
appropriate4  7c7 ,data elements  7#a7  
,in general ,in developing the pilot    
program required by subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall consider the       
inclusion of the following data with    
respect to a vessel described in that   
subsection3 7,a7 ,the type of goods     
being transported on the vessel4  7,b7  
,the destination of the vessel4  7,c7   
,the ownership and nationality of the   
vessel1 the shipper1 and the importer4  
7,d7 ,the ownership and nationality of  
vessels located in close proximity to   
the vessel while the ,automatic         
,identification ,system was disabled or 
being manipulated4  7,e7 ,the period of 
time for which the ,automatic           
,identification ,system on the vessel   
was disabled or being manipulated4  7,f7
 ,the frequency of issues with the      
,automatic ,identification ,system on   
that vessel4  7#b7 ,data models ,the    

pilot program required by subsection 7a7
 may include multiple data models to    
account for different behavior patterns 
for different shippers and different    
types of goods4  7d7 ,interagency       
coordination ,the ,secretary1 acting    
through the ,commissioner1 shall        
coordinate with the ,secretary of       
,commerce and the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence in developing and        
carrying out the pilot program required 
by subsection 7a74  7e7 ,termination    
,the pilot program required by          
subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the   
date that is #d years after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7f7 ,report
 required ,not later than #d years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,commerce and the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence1 shall submit to         
,congress a report-- 7#a7 assessing the 
usefulness of the pilot program required
 by subsection 7a7 in identifying and   

predicting instances described in that  
subsection2  7#b7 with respect to each  
instance in which a vessel was          
identified under the pilot program as   
posing a high risk of transporting goods
 in a manner that evades sanctions or   
export controls imposed by the ,united  
,states and the vessel was successfully 
interdicted by the ,united ,states or a 
country that is a partner of the ,united
 ,states-- 7,a7 specifying whether or   
not the vessel was confirmed to be      
evading such sanctions or export        
controls2  7,b7 if the vessel was       
confirmed to be evading such sanctions  
or export controls1 specifying the      
penalty imposed2 and  7,c7 if the vessel
 was not confirmed to be evading such   
sanctions or export controls1 specifying
 whether a ,united ,states agency took  
action against the vessel based on      
reasonable suspicion2  7#c7 with respect
 to each instance in which a vessel was 
identified under the pilot program as   
posing a high risk of transporting goods

 in a manner that evades sanctions or   
export controls imposed by the ,united  
,states and the vessel was not          
successfully interdicted by the ,united 
,states or a country that is a partner  
of the ,united ,states1 specifying      
whether the vessel traveled to-- 7,a7 a 
country with respect to which the       
,united ,states has imposed sanctions or
 export controls with respect to goods  
suspected of being transported on the   
vessel2  7,b7 a country not described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 but that the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security has   
identified as a country posing a high   
risk of transshipment of goods suspected
 of being transported on the vessel to a
 country described in subparagraph 7,a72
 or  7,c7 a country not described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 and  7#d7    
making recommendations with respect to  
whether big data analytics should be    
used to identify and predict instances  
described in subsection 7a7 in the      
future4