HR 4251 · 112th Congress · Emergency Management

SMART Port Security Act

Introduced 2012-03-22· Sponsored by Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2012-06-29)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2012-06-28
Roll #438
Yea 402Nay 21
Democrats
182 Yea·3 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·18 Nay
PassedHouse · 2012-06-28
Roll #438
Yea 402Nay 21
Democrats
182 Yea·3 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·18 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act or the SMART Port Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through DHS's Office of Operations Coordination and Planning: (1) by July 1, 2014, to submit a plan for the coordination and cooperation of maritime operations undertaken by DHS agencies that updates the plan released by DHS in July 2011; and (2) by July 1, 2019, to submit an additional update to such plan. Requires any new asset deployment by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Office of Air and Marine to occur in accordance with a risk-based assessment that considers mission needs, performance results, threats, costs, and other specified factors. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to consider potential savings from co-locating aviation and maritime operational assets of Office locations that are within 25 miles of locations where any other DHS agency also operates such assets. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review port security and maritime law enforcement operations within DHS to identify initiatives and programs with duplicative, overlapping, or redundant goals and ac…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4251, SMART Port Security Act

Jun 11, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 6, 2012

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Cosponsors (10)

7 Democrats3 Republicans