I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2846 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2011 Mr. Rigell (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Long) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to provide immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, activities, and occurrences that involve a vessel, facility, port, or waterway, and for other purposes.

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This Act may be cited as the Suspected Maritime Activities Reporting of Terrorism Immunity Act or the SMART Immunity Act.

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Immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, etc. involving a vessel, facility, port, or waterway

Section 1206(d)(2) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1104(d)(2)) is amended— (1)by striking directed against a passenger transportation system and inserting the following: directed against—(1)a passenger transportation system— ; (2)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), and moving them 2 ems to the right; (3)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (4)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B)a vessel, facility (as that term is defined in section 70101 of title 46, United States Code), port, or waterway, whether or not a passenger is threatened, indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to— (i)a threat to a vessel, facility (as so defined), port, or waterway; or (ii)an act of terrorism (as that term is defined in section 3077 of title 18, United States Code) against a vessel, facility, port, or waterway. .