Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on crime involving the theft and illegal diversion of goods and merchandise in domestic and international shipping.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify the categories of illegal activities associated with domestic and international commercial shipping; (2) identify the commercial losses to the shipping industry attributable to employee theft, the use of counterfeit labels, and fraudulent practices on the part of the shipping industry management; (3) identify the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies involved in investigations of crime in commercial shipping; (4) calculate the annual expenditures made by the Federal government for enforcement measures to counter these crimes; (5) analyze the impact of such crime on profitability and consumer costs; (6) analyze the effectiveness of security systems utilized within the shipping industry and those conducted by independent contactors to prevent crime.
Requires the Secretary to report the findings of such study to the Congress within one year.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Treasury, HHS, Commerce, State, DOT.
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOT, OMB.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
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