120 STAT. 1898
PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006
Subtitle C—Port Operations 6 USC 921.
SEC. 121. DOMESTIC RADIATION DETECTION AND IMAGING.
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(a) SCANNING CONTAINERS.—Subject to section 1318 of title 19, United States Code, not later than December 31, 2007, all containers entering the United States through the 22 ports through which the greatest volume of containers enter the United States by vessel shall be scanned for radiation. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall deploy next generation radiation detection technology. (b) STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall develop a strategy for the deployment of radiation detection capabilities that includes— (1) a risk-based prioritization of ports of entry at which radiation detection equipment will be deployed; (2) a proposed timeline of when radiation detection equipment will be deployed at each port of entry identified under paragraph (1); (3) the type of equipment to be used at each port of entry identified under paragraph (1), including the joint deployment and utilization of radiation detection equipment and nonintrusive imaging equipment; (4) standard operating procedures for examining containers with such equipment, including sensor alarming, networking, and communications and response protocols; (5) operator training plans; (6) an evaluation of the environmental health and safety impacts of nonintrusive imaging technology and a radiation risk reduction plan, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, that seeks to minimize radiation exposure of workers and the public to levels as low as reasonably achievable; (7) the policy of the Department for using nonintrusive imaging equipment in tandem with radiation detection equipment; and (8) a classified annex that— (A) details plans for covert testing; and (B) outlines the risk-based prioritization of ports of entry identified under paragraph (1). (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional committees. (d) UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide a more complete evaluation under subsection (b)(6). (e) OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THREATS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the feasibility of, and a strategy for, the development of equipment to detect and prevent shielded nuclear and radiological threat material and chemical, biological, and other weapons of mass destruction from entering the United States. (f) STANDARDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection and in collaboration with the
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