PUBLIC LAW 107-117—JAN. 10, 2002 115 STAT. 2283 SEC. 8155. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide", $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for a grant or grants to the Somerset County Board of Commissioners (in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), to design and construct a memorial (including operating and maintenance expenses for appropriate security measures to protect the site) at the airplane crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania honoring the brave men, women, and children who perished following a valiant struggle with terrorists aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. SEC. 8156. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) in times when our national security is threatened by possible attacks from foreign and domestic enemies, it is necessary that the United States have a sufficient supply of certain products that are essential for defending this Nation; and (2) it has been the consistent intent of Congress that the Department of Defense, when purchasing items to support the Armed Forces, choose items that are wholly of domestic content and manufacture, especially items identified as essential to our national defense. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that— (1) it is vital that the United States maintain a domestic manufacturing base for certain products necessary to national security, so that our Nation does not become reliant on foreign sources for such products and thereby vulnerable to disruptions in international trade; and (2) in cases where such domestic manufacturing base is threatened, the United States should take action to preserve such manufacturing base. SEC. 8157. (a) Not later than February 1, 2002, the Secretary Deadline. of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees Reports. on the status of the safety and security of munitions shipments that use commercial trucking carriers within the United States. (b) REPORT ELEMENTS. —The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the Department of Defense's policies and practices for conducting background investigations of current and prospective drivers of munitions shipments. (2) A description of current requirements for periodic safety and security reviews of commercial trucking carriers that carry munitions. (3) A review of the Department of Defense's efforts to establish uniform safety and security standards for cargo terminals not operated by the Department that store munitions shipments. (4) An assessment of current capabilities to provide for escort security vehicles for shipments that contain dangerous munitions or sensitive technology, or pass through high-risk areas. (5) A description of current requirements for depots and other defense facilities to remain open outside normal operating hours to receive munitions shipments. (6) Legislative proposals, if any, to correct deficiencies identified by the Department of Defense in the report under subsection (a).
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