With the Senate in full session and the House meeting in pro
forma yesterday there were 16 bills introduced. Only one of those may be of
interest to readers of this blog:
• HR
5531 To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve maritime
transportation, and for other purposes. Rep.
Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
This is the bill that I mentioned yesterday as being scheduled
for markup on Thursday. In that post I suggested that the bill might include
maritime security provisions. A draft copy
of the proposed bill is available on the Committee web site. There are no
maritime security provisions but there is a requirement for the Coast Guard to
establish a land-based “land-based positioning, navigation, and timing
system [emphasis added] to provide a complement to and backup for the Global
Positioning System” {new 46 USC 80701(a)}. The current language does not
mention the fact some SCADA systems use the GPS timing system for control
system synchronization, it would be nice if that were specifically addressed in
the bill.
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