[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3432 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3432

 To require that the Coast Guard Sea Marshal program be carried out in 
   the 20 ports in the United States considered by the Secretary of 
    Transportation to be the most vulnerable to attack by use of a 
 commercial vessel as a terrorist instrument, to authorize additional 
     personnel and funds for such program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2001

 Mr. Cooksey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require that the Coast Guard Sea Marshal program be carried out in 
   the 20 ports in the United States considered by the Secretary of 
    Transportation to be the most vulnerable to attack by use of a 
 commercial vessel as a terrorist instrument, to authorize additional 
     personnel and funds for such program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seaport Security Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR COAST GUARD SEA MARSHAL PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion of Program.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
carry out the Coast Guard Sea Marshal program in the 20 ports in the 
United States considered by the Secretary to be the most vulnerable to 
attack by use of a commercial vessel as a terrorist instrument.
    (b) Authorization of Additional Personnel and Appropriations.--To 
carry out this section--
            (1) the authorized end-of-year strength for active duty 
        personnel of the Coast Guard as of September 30, 2002, is 
        increased by 1,000; and
            (2) there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
        of Transportation such additional funds as are necessary for 
        activities of such additional personnel.

SEC. 3. CONTINUING EFFECT OF REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              NOTIFICATION OF ARRIVAL IN UNITED STATES PORTS.

    The regulations published on October 4, 2001, establishing 
requirements for notification of arrival in United States ports (66 
Fed. Reg. 50565) shall be in effect until the Secretary of 
Transportation publishes a finding that such regulations should 
terminate.
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