118 STAT. 1086 PUBLIC LAW 108–293—AUG. 9, 2004 including costs for personnel, vessels, equipment, and funds. (B) A section regarding security inspection of con tainers that includes the following: (i) A complete breakdown of the numbers and types of vessel borne cargo containers that entered the United States in the most recent 1 year period for which information is available, including specification of the number of 1 TEU containers and the number of 2 TEU containers. (ii) The cost incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting such containers in such 1 year period, including specification and comparison of such cost for a 1 TEU container and for a 2 TEU container, and the number of each inspected. (iii) An estimate of the per container cost that would be incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting each type of vessel borne container that enters the United States each year, including costs for personnel, vessels, and equipment. (iv) An estimate of the annual total cost that would be incurred by the Federal Government in inspecting, and where allowed by international agreement, inspecting in a foreign port, all vessel borne containers that enter the United States each year, including costs for personnel, vessels, and equipment. (c) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING SECURE SYSTEMS OF TRANSPOR TATION.—The Secretary shall prepare a plan for the implementation of section 70116 of title 46, United States Code. The plan shall— (1) include a timeline for establishing standards and proce dures pursuant to section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code; (2) provide a preliminary assessment of resources necessary to evaluate and certify secure systems of transportation, and the resources necessary to validate that the secure systems of transportation are operating in compliance with the certifi cation requirements; (3) contain an analysis of whether establishing a voluntary user fee to fund the certification of private secure systems of transportation, paid for by the person applying for certifi cation, would enhance cargo security; (4) contain an analysis of the need for and feasibility of establishing a system to inspect, monitor, and track intermodal shipping containers within the United States; and (5) contain an analysis of the need for and feasibility of developing international standards for secure systems of transportation, including recommendations, that includes an examination of working with appropriate international organizations to develop standards to enhance the physical security of shipping containers consistent with section 70116 of title 46, United States Code. (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—One year after the date on which the plan under subsection (c) is submitted to the Congress, the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall transmit a report evaluating the progress made by the department in implementing the plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
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