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Maritime security : the SAFE Port Act: status and implementation one year later : testimony before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives /

Because the safety and economic security of the United States depend in substantial part on the security of its 361 seaports, the United States has a vital national interest in maritime security. The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act), modified existing legislation and cr...

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Main Author: Caldwell, Stephen L.
Corporate Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, United States. Government Accountability Office
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Series:Testimony ; GAO-08-126 T.
Subjects:
United States. > Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
Ports of entry > Security measures > United States.
Customs administration > United States.
Online Access:http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?rptno=GAO-08-126T&accno=A77791
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS88575
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Summary:Because the safety and economic security of the United States depend in substantial part on the security of its 361 seaports, the United States has a vital national interest in maritime security. The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE Port Act), modified existing legislation and created and codified new programs related to maritime security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its U.S. Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have key maritime security responsibilities. This testimony synthesizes the results of GAO's completed work and preliminary observations from GAO's ongoing work related to the SAFE Port ...
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2007).
"For release on delivery ... October 30, 2007."
Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
Includes list of related GAO products.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:51 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 10/31/07: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08126t.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.