In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, port security has emerged as a significant part of the overall debate on U.S. homeland security. Many security experts believe ports are vulnerable to terrorist attack because of their size, easy accessibility by water and land, and the tremendous amount of cargo they handle. To raise port security standards, Congress passed the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-295) in November 2002. In the 108th Congress, there is growing debate about whether current efforts to improve port security are proceeding at sufficient pace and whether the nation is devoting enough resources for this purpose. This report will be updated periodically.
Maritime Security: Overview of Issues
2003
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine & Waterway Transportation , Behavior & Society , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Marine transportation , Protection , Terrorism , Federal law , Cargo ships , Homeland security , Ports(Facilities) , Congress , United States government , Smuggling , Counterterrorism , Coast Guard , Law enforcement , Shipping containers , Merchant vessels , Attack , Vulnerability , Port security , Maritime security , Maritime Transportation Security Act , Cruise ships , Foreign-flag ships , CBP(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection) , DHS(Department of Homeland Security) , TSA(Transportation Security Administration) , Commercial ships , MDS(Maritime Domain Awareness) , CSI(Container security initiative) , US ports , Foreign ports , C-TPAT(Customs-trade partnership against terrorism) , OSC(Operation safe commerce) , Point of origin cargo security
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