Sec. 23. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS
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## SEC. 23 TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS **[**[46 U.S.C. 70105 note](/us/usc/t46/s70105)**]** ###
(a)Definition of Direct Assistance to a United States Port In this section: ####
(1)In general The term “direct assistance to a United States port” means the transportation of cargo directly to or from a United States port. ####
(2)Exclusions The term “direct assistance to a United States port” does not include— #####
(A)the transportation of a mixed load of cargo that includes— ######
(i)cargo that does not originate from a United States port; or ######
(ii)a container or cargo that is not bound for a United States port; #####
(B)any period during which a motor carrier or driver is operating in interstate commerce to transport cargo or provide services not in support of transportation to or from a United States port; or #####
(C)the period after a motor carrier dispatches the applicable driver or commercial motor vehicle of the motor carrier to another location to begin operation in interstate commerce in a manner that is not in support of transportation to or from a United States port. ###
(b)Transportation Worker Identification Credentials The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall jointly prioritize and expedite the consideration of applications for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential with respect to applicants that reasonably demonstrate that the purpose of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential is for providing, within the interior of the United States, direct assistance to a United States port.
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TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS
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