House Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Reauthorize C-TPAT
Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., on July 28 introduced legislation that would reauthorize the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) for the first time in 11 years, McSally’s office announced. The bill would ensure the program provides C-TPAT participants “tangible benefits” and…
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that it is updated to “meet the dynamic threats” facing the global supply chain, the announcement says. “CBP’s partnership with entities throughout the global supply chain helps ensure high standards of security, and it also streamlines cross-border commerce by pre-vetting companies, allowing their cargo to be expedited through our overburdened and undermanned ports of entry,” McSally said in a statement. “It’s been eleven years since this program first began, and it is time for it to be updated to reflect our modern global economy.”