SAFE Port Act

SAFE Port Act
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Other short titles
  • Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
  • Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act
Long titleAn Act to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)SPA
NicknamesSecurity and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006
Enacted bythe 109th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 13, 2006
Citations
Public law109-347
Statutes at Large120 Stat. 1884
Codification
Titles amended
U.S.C. sections created6 U.S.C. ch. 3 § 901 et seq.
U.S.C. sections amended46 U.S.C. ch. 701, subch. I § 70101 et seq.
Legislative history

The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, Pub. L. 109–347 (text) (PDF)[1]) was an Act of Congress in the United States covering port security and to which an online gambling measure was added at the last moment. The House and Senate passed the conference report on September 30, 2006, and President Bush signed the Act into law on October 13, 2006.[2][3]

  1. ^ Text of the SAFE Port Act, via House.gov
  2. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "George W. Bush: "Remarks on Signing the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006," October 13, 2006". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  3. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "George W. Bush: "Statement on Signing the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006," October 13, 2006". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.