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Washington Notebook: U.S. House to finalize port security bill

Security

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday is scheduled to edit H.R. 4251, the SMART Port Security Act. The bill is designed to authorize and enhance existing Department of Homeland Security programs for port and cargo security that are based on risk management principles. The full title of the bill is the "Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act." Among other things it would require DHS to: Look for red...

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