
An executive steering committee co-chaired by DOT and
CBP will select projects for funding and provide oversight
for the program. The committee also includes representa-
tives from TSA; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Departments of
State, Justice, and Commerce; and the White House Office
of Homeland Security.
“Securing America’s ports is essential for protecting our homeland,
which is why I developed Operation Safe Commerce and pushed it
through congress,” said Sen. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate
Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. “Container traffic is
critical to the health of our economy, but we do not know enough
about what is in the more than ...