The Vessel Tracking for Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2025 directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish an 18-month pilot program at its National Targeting Center to test whether big data analytics can identify ships that are disabling their tracking systems to illegally transport goods in violation of U.S. sanctions and export controls. The program will analyze vessel data such as cargo types, destinations, ownership, and patterns of disabled tracking systems, and will share findings with federal law enforcement agencies and foreign partners to intercept suspicious shipments. The pilot program will run for up to four years and does not require additional appropriated funding, but Customs and Border Protection must report to Congress on the program's effectiveness, details of vessels that were successfully interdicted, and whether the government should continue using this approach in the future. The bill emphasizes that the program cannot collect new information beyond what federal agencies are already authorized to gather under existing law.
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