"9/11 Bill" Bush 서명

올해 1/9 美 하원을 통과한 9/11 Commission Act(Bill)이 7월 27일 상원을 통과하였고 이 법이 아주 신속하게 부시 대통령의 서명으로 8월 3일 법제화 완료되었습니다.

해당 법안은 SAFE PORT ACT를 지원하는 법안으로 미국으로 향하는 수출 물량을 해외 수출항에서 100% scanning토록 의무화하는 것입니다. 해상 화물은 5년이내 항공 화물은 3년이내에  실시하는 것으로 규정하고 있습니다.

통상 랜덤 샘플링으로 통관을 진행하는데 100% 한다는 것은 도대체 그 많은 물량을 어떻게 하려고 하는것인지...통관하는 쪽은 죽어나겠네요.

Bush signs cargo scan legislation

President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law legislation implementing the unfinished homeland security recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.

Included in the act is the requirement that the Department of Homeland Security set up imaging and radiation detection systems at foreign ports to scan all ocean containers within five years.

The provision was vigorously opposed by industry groups involved in international trade. But Democrats were able to win Senate agreement for the strict inspection regime despite concerns that the technology and logistical arrangements to conduct such operations in busy ports are not well developed. The House voted for the measure at the beginning of the year.

Opponents argued that trying to inspect all cargo would be prohibitively expensive and would result in bottlenecks, slowing transit times for companies that rely on international shipments.

The legislation provides DHS some leeway in implementing the inspection by allowing it to seek two-year extensions for ports that are unable to set up systems or if the detection machines are not commercially available. The operational and diplomatic hurdles to implement the program are extensive, raising the possibility that the program may never get off the ground without the cooperation of countries around the world.

"I will also continue to work with Congress to ensure the workability of the cargo screening provisions in a way that increases our vigilance on homeland security while ensuring the continuance of vital commerce," President Bush said in a signing ceremony statement.

The legislation also requires all cargo on passenger planes to be inspected within three years.

* Link : http://www.americanshipper.com/SNW_story_main.asp?news=65701