Bush Signs Maritime, Air Cargo Inspection Bill @ The Latest for Security Executives SecurityInfoWatch.com

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?id=12049&siteSection=305: "In a decision that will have a major impact on how cargo moves through the global supply chain, President George W. Bush officially signed into law ?H.R. 1 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007? earlier this month. This bill, which was signed off on by the United States Senate and House of Representatives in late July, is expected to significantly alter how maritime and air cargo is inspected. The bill calls for the 100-percent scanning of maritime cargo?before it?s loaded onto vessels heading for the United States?to be required within the next five years. "