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B-169347 1 (1981-03-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjzu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WASN-ON 1.-75 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ' > . WASHINGTON. D.C. 205.48 B-169347 March 30, 1901 The Honorable Walter B. Jones Chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: orj Your letter of February 4, 1981, asked folr our views and recommendations on H.R. 19, 97th Congressj a bill To provide a comprehensive program to improve cargo security for property being transported in interstate and foreign commerce. H.R. 19 is identical to H.R. 655, 96th Congress, which we commented on in a letter dated April 20, 1979, to the former Chairman, the Honorable John M. Murphy. Most of our comments on H.R. 655 also apply to H.R. 19, and these comments, together with additional comments, are summarized below. At the request of the Subcommittee on Surface Trans- portation, House Committee on Public Works and Transpor- tation, we reviewed the Department of Transportation's (DOT) efforts to promote cargo security, and issued a report on March 31, 1980, entitled Promotion of Cargo Security Receives Limited Support (CED-80-81). We also testified at hearings on cargo security held by this Subcommittee on December 3, 1980. In our report, we indicated that DOT's ability to reduce cargo theft was hindered by limited authority and resources. However, we did not address the merits or cost-benefits of a regu- latory program, and have no special information on the bill. The bill provides new authority for reporting require- ments which it seems could be met under existing authority. under Sections 101(a) and 202(a), the Secretaries of Trans- portation and Treasury may require transportation firms to report cargo losses to the appropriate modal transportation regulatory agency and the Bureau of Customs. In addition, Sections 109 and 110 amRend the Shipping Act of 1916 and the Interstate Commerce Act, to require water and certain motor carriers to report cargo losses to the appropriate regula- tory agency. These requirements seem unnecessary since it

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