3.0.0 5346 2023-01-11T13:20:09Z 2023-01-11T13:20:09Z House H HR 2010-05-19 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-27T15:42:52Z Referred to 2010-05-19T14:01:50Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-20T14:17:52Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-20T14:17:35Z Referred to 2010-05-19T14:02:25Z Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 111 3619 HR 2010-10-15 Became Public Law No: 111-281. Related bill CRS 2010-05-27 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2010-05-20 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2010-05-20 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2010-05-19 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2010-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-19 Referred to House Homeland Security IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2010-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N Emergency Management Advisory bodies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Border security and unlawful immigration Coast guard Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Law enforcement administration and funding Mammals Marine and inland water transportation Michigan Navigation, waterways, harbors Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Temporary and part-time employment Terrorism Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Emergency Management 00 2010-05-19 Introduced in House 2010-10-26T14:45:39Z America's Waterway Watch Act - Establishes within the Coast Guard the America's Waterway Watch Program to promote voluntary reporting of activities indicating a threat or act of terrorism against a vessel, facility, port, or waterway.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) report to specified congressional committees and to the Comptroller General on the pilot program to test the business processes, technology, and operational impacts required to deploy transportation security card readers at secure areas of the marine transportation system; (2) report to specified congressional committees on the establishment of Interagency Operational Centers for Port Security and on the threat, vulnerability, and consequence of a terrorist attack on gasoline and chemical cargo shipments in port activity areas; (3) establish no less than two maritime security response teams to act as the Coast Guard's counterterrorism and law enforcement response units; (4) increase the number of detection canine teams certified by the Coast Guard for maritime-related security; (5) conduct a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security; (6) establish a pilot program to test and deploy preventive radiological or nuclear detection equipment on Coast Guard vessels to enhance border security; (7) establish procedures for fingerprinting applicants for transportation security cards and prepare an assessment of the enrollment sites for such cards; and (8) initiate a national study to identify measures for improving the security of maritime transportation of certain dangerous cargo and coordinate an evaluation of the waterside security of vessels carrying, and waterfront facilities handling, certain dangerous cargo.

Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) study the effects that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) has on companies that employ seasonal employees; (2) study methods to conduct a background security investigation of an individual who possesses a biometric identification card that complies with International Labor Convention number 185; and (3) report to specified congressional committees regarding background checks and forms of identification required under state and local transportation security programs.

Requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to promote maritime security and ensure appropriate coverage of maritime security missions within the workforce. Authorizes the Commandant to establish and operate one or more centers of expertise for maritime security.

]]> To enhance homeland security in the ports and waterways of the United States, and for other purposes. Display Title To enhance homeland security in the ports and waterways of the United States, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To enhance homeland security in the ports and waterways of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill America's Waterway Watch Act Introduced in House 2010-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5346ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5346ih.xml 2010-05-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.