1.This Act may be cited as the
Securing Maritime Activities through
Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act
or the
SMART Port Security
Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is the following:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—Department of Homeland Security port security
programs
Sec. 101. Updates of maritime operations coordination
plan.
Sec. 102. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and
Marine Asset Deployment.
Sec. 103. Cost-benefit analysis of co-locating operational
entities.
Sec. 104. Study of maritime security redundancies.
Sec. 105. Acquisition and strategic sourcing of marine and
aviation assets.
Sec. 106. Port security grant program management.
Sec. 107. Port security grant funding for mandated security
personnel.
Sec. 108. Interagency operational centers for port
security.
Sec. 109. Report on DHS aviation assets.
Sec. 110. Small vessel threat analysis.
Sec. 111. U.S. Customs and Border Protection workforce
plan.
Sec. 112. Integrated cross-border maritime operations between
the United States and Canada.
Sec. 113. Training and certification of training for port
security.
Sec. 114. Northern border unmanned aerial vehicle pilot
project.
Sec. 115. Recognition of port security assessments conducted by
other entities.
Sec. 116. Use of port security grant funds for replacement of
security equipment or facilities.
Title II—Maritime supply chain security
Sec. 201. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the
international supply chain.
Sec. 202. Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism.
Sec. 203. Recognition of other countries’ trusted shipper
programs.
Sec. 204. Pilot program for inclusion of non-asset based third
party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism.
Sec. 205. Transportation Worker Identification Credential
process reform.
Sec. 206. Expiration of certain transportation worker
identification credentials.
Sec. 207. Securing the Transportation Worker Identification
Credential against use by unauthorized aliens.
Sec. 208. Report on Federal transportation security
credentialing programs.
3.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe
term appropriate congressional committees has the meaning given
such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
(2)The term Department means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(3)The
term function includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges,
immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and
responsibilities.
(4)The term local government means—
(A)a county,
municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of
whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation
under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or
instrumentality of a local government;
(B)an Indian tribe or
authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska
Regional Native Corporation; and
(C)a rural community,
unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
(5)The
term personnel means officers and employees.
(6)The term Secretary means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(7)The
term State means any State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
possession of the United States.
(8)The
term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
(9)The term United
States, when used in a geographic sense, means any State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, any possession of the United States, and any waters within the
jurisdiction of the United States.
<enum>I</enum><header>Department of
Homeland Security port security programs</header>
<section id="HA414220F382D4F3BB064F4663CBFD2BD"><enum>101.</enum><header>Updates of
maritime operations coordination plan</header>
<subsection id="H5E96F87FBA1B411CB89CAFCF41483807"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2014, the Secretary shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a maritime operations coordination
plan for the coordination and cooperation of maritime operations undertaken by
the agencies within the Department. Such plan shall update the maritime
operations coordination plan released by the Department in July 2011, and shall
address the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H70B615060707463D846D65387A96CAB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coordination of
planning, integration of maritime operations, and development of joint
situational awareness of any office or agency of the Department with
responsibility for maritime homeland security missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DD774F41EC44D279359BD627555B9AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintaining
effective information sharing and, as appropriate, intelligence integration,
with Federal, State, and local officials and the private sector, regarding
threats to maritime security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6925A2780FE40B98A4FAFFD96614179"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging existing departmental
coordination mechanisms, including the Interagency Operational Centers, as
authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107A">section 70107A</external-xref> of title 46,
United States Code, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine
Operations Center, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operational
Integration Center, and other regional maritime operational command
centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D9183B3669448F9AA9EC3E8BBE3DBC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Cooperation and
coordination with other agencies of the Federal Government, and State and local
agencies, in the maritime environment, in support of maritime homeland security
missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EBC18D0BF7F4CDF89DBD0DF4DF90E97"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Work conducted
within the context of other national and Department maritime security strategic
guidance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82E271C0E0024E37884A20B60EC70D1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July
1, 2019, the Secretary, acting through the Department’s Office of Operations
Coordination and Planning, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an additional update to the maritime operations coordination
plan.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H36093F9523154D44B28BF2F57F5AA416"><enum>102.</enum><header>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine Asset Deployment</header>
<subsection id="H3AFAB250767F4DD2B63DC8ED2FD713F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any new asset
deployment by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and
Marine, following the date of the enactment of this Act, shall, to the greatest
extent practicable, occur in accordance with a risk-based assessment that
considers mission needs, performance results, threats, costs, and any other
relevant factors identified by the Secretary. Specific factors to be included
in such assessment shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA23F1A942B184DBB91040ACF3EA9D367"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mission requirements that prioritize the
operational needs of field commanders to secure the United States border and
ports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA5896606C3941D59BCAA64E3FAD09C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Other Department
assets available to help address any unmet border and port security mission
needs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA31808710DF4832B3F3D039B3CAE2DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Risk analysis
showing positioning of the asset at issue to respond to intelligence on
emerging terrorist and other threats.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5EC24CD980040DEA11B4ECE1E16C4DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Cost-benefit
analysis showing the relative ability to use the asset at issue in the most
cost-effective way to reduce risk and achieve mission success.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC449F3967B1C4546AF4AEB8D85827C96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment required under subsection (a)
shall consider applicable Federal guidance, standards, and agency strategic and
performance plans, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H29182D45052D417481FE49834A9F6A8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The most recent Departmental Quadrennial
Homeland Security Review, and any follow-up guidance related to such
Review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E3C375A37D34502925260E139ACA63F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department’s
Annual Performance Plans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D942CAF0F604B2F911237353841914F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Department policy
guiding use of integrated risk management in resource allocation
decisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1E282B9BF0642958DA82116B8D7C410"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Department and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Strategic Plans and Resource Deployment
Plans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAAAD454C5F449429D19BA2BBB76B51C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Applicable
aviation guidance from the Department, including the DHS Aviation Concept of
Operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CAFA012CF31408DA1D6A578F4073C92"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Other strategic
and acquisition guidance promulgated by the Federal Government as the Secretary
determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H999C5A2B45DE4516A62E867FA7BE56E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Audit and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Department shall biennially audit the deployment of new assets within
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine and submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the compliance of the
Department with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1B6933B499654868B606B95A2119A018"><enum>103.</enum><header>Cost-benefit
analysis of co-locating operational entities</header>
<subsection id="H4B6D03BEBACF418EA261019235F76AF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For all locations in
which U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine operates
that are within 25 miles of locations where any other Department agency also
operates air and marine assets, the Secretary shall conduct a cost-benefit
analysis to consider the potential cost of and savings derived from co-locating
aviation and maritime operational assets of the different agencies of the
Department. In analyzing the potential cost savings achieved by sharing
aviation and maritime facilities, the study shall consider at a minimum the
following factors:</text>
<paragraph id="H1F6722D7CFBC4BDBA4E0EDD33A461CDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Potential enhanced cooperation derived from
Department personnel being co-located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H052732132D9241A5A701991A1400E567"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Potential cost of, and savings derived
through, shared maintenance and logistics facilities and activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26C0998B5D9F49FF85D8F1650AC0AEFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Joint use of base
and facility infrastructure, such as runways, hangars, control towers,
operations centers, piers and docks, boathouses, and fuel depots.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75BD556E80BB46E49434D21B63E6079D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Short term moving
costs required in order to co-locate facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C79EA1860694D7EBB4D637C89BFA1B2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Acquisition and
infrastructure costs for enlarging current facilities as needed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H070BED54DEC84831B003C8E7AB1CD33A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report summarizing the results of the cost-benefit
analysis required under subsection (a) and any planned actions based upon such
results.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9B86A243B46341B79475BFF4CFA0CB4E"><enum>104.</enum><header>Study of
maritime security redundancies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States
shall by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H454E33B772B14D698954B6CD93444C58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a review
of port security and maritime law enforcement operations within the Department
to identify initiatives and programs with duplicative, overlapping, or
redundant goals and activities, including the cost of such duplication;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A9A8D07BD6247DBB394326BE66BB1CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the study,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H69F7729C10C145AC99835055427ED14D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations
for consolidation, elimination, or increased cooperation to reduce unnecessary
duplication found in the study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF58D4C4EAE2344B38AEA14FD30B0AA05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of
personnel, maintenance, and operational costs related to unnecessarily
duplicative, overlapping, or redundant goals and activities found in the
study.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H748811A7E48045DA95E750E39A16A833"><enum>105.</enum><header>Acquisition and
strategic sourcing of marine and aviation assets</header>
<subsection id="H79DDEEEAF6F84F00A2B5B85B55E58C75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before initiating the
acquisition of any new boat or aviation asset, the Secretary shall coordinate
across the agencies of the Department, as appropriate, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6752006D84E40B38AAE494580B22598"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify common
mission requirements before initiating a new acquisition program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DE49356C479403087B3E0FAADA489F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>standardize, to
the extent practicable, equipment purchases, streamline the acquisition
process, and conduct best practices for strategic sourcing to improve control,
reduce cost, and facilitate oversight of asset purchases prior to issuing a
Request for Proposal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22315FE88FDD4BD7A65A3D89A0CB6EC2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
aviation and maritime coordination mechanism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a coordinating
mechanism for aviation and maritime issues, including issues related to the
acquisition, administration, operations, maintenance, and joint management
across the Department, in order to decrease procurement and operational costs
and increase efficiencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9228D967F96B4811A473C14E30CFA7B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this
section, a boat shall be considered any vessel less than 65 feet in
length.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5855B7BEEDBD4CC890360D6F74FE7595"><enum>106.</enum><header>Port security
grant program management</header>
<subsection id="H4A65E805BF554C2F95378D21B276DA73"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Determination of
applications</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section 70107(g)</external-xref> of title 46,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBDAB3D3BE9C545C3B5BE4CA3E6DEB050"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Any entity</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H6AC5CA0E8CC24FEAB81BF38CBB1EF457" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1D106A3B76FB47648951E6A82D47D64F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any entity</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAE7DA9E564C4BC1A5C7141D54462486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HF489749C875C405CB57444188A2B9636" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6B78C99217334C90AD0E467ED7ECAFCD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after
the date on which an applicant submits a complete application for a grant under
this section, either approve or disapprove the
application.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF443E7DA2D0D46F6BF17071D3BB26149"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of cost share determinations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section 70107(c)(2)</external-xref> of title 46,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5552B026CB79473EBA4B5F1BAA48DB4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H8D088B4F484E4299A7996EA3F7DA183A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H93E2D015F0764BAA88AA6E1D939ECBA5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Higher level of
support required</header><text>If the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee
determines that a proposed project merits support and cannot be undertaken
without a higher rate of Federal support, then the Secretary or the Secretary’s
designee may approve grants under this section for that project with a matching
requirement other than that specified in paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24EAA96AD6754019A68759A0F1C680A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H5B0F3522E7CC49208C43CDA6CEFFA4EE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF86CA651F8BD4CF8B6D58773C378064D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cost share
determinations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 60 days after the date on which an applicant submits a complete
application for a matching requirement waiver under this paragraph the
Secretary shall either approve or disapprove the
application.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6C9B64A98E148CB84CF06651FC710B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section 70107(i)</external-xref>
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding after paragraph (4) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H07E00AE177E64AE6BC4703C005F58DA7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF45CFF975FE04FE9B57E5809EB025E99"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Release of
funds</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
complete all necessary programmatic reviews and release grant funds awarded
under this section to the appropriate entity not later than 180 days after the
date on which an applicant submits a complete application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B8A5DD9884C41AEB0B04D9A72F02FE7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Performance
period</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize a period of performance of not
less than 3 years for expenditure of grant funds awarded under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CA9AA8EE84347B58D92DB195E23C2BE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Extension
determinations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 60 days after the date on which an applicant submits a complete
application for an extension of the period of performance for a grant, the
Secretary shall either approve or disapprove the
application.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H9C01B56A45BB4DFF9B726D9F550228DE"><enum>107.</enum><header>Port security
grant funding for mandated security personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section
70107(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking the period and inserting the following: <quote>, including overtime
and backfill costs incurred in support of other expenditures authorized under
this subsection, except that not more than 50 percent of amounts received by a
grantee under this section for a fiscal year may be used under this
paragraph.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA9EA0ACCAFFD4E49825D30B4B42C63D1"><enum>108.</enum><header>Interagency
operational centers for port security</header>
<subsection id="HA5CB75936A6F410DB7F5EDCE1A054364"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Participating
personnel</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107A">Section 70107A(b)(1)(B)</external-xref> of title
46, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31A9A5A63D2C4DA58F7CBE48B502EEB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, not less than part-time representation from U. S. Customs and Border
Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,</quote>after
<quote>the Coast Guard</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3E10D659E6546CDAA1E3F2D4D436A00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the United States Customs and Border Protection, the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC3094076B49459AA51394AF68583376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act the Secretary (as that term is used in that section)
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H64FE7A1507464A979FDFD1F230ACFECF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interagency operational centers under such
section and the implementation of the amendments made by this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C8D662DC60143EA8FF30E8E146F036D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>participation in
such centers and by Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement agencies,
port security agencies, and other public and private sector entities, including
joint daily operational coordination, training and certifying of non-Federal
law enforcement personnel, and joint training exercises;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A503E2E74F24802927EABE463BBCD94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>deployment of
interoperable communications equipment under subsection (e) of such section,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H739F4A2EA0EE4295A4121691F7ADD7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the cost-effectiveness and
utility of such equipment for Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement
agencies, port security agencies, and other public and private sector
entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE750DEEBA8C4F449848CCCF53452D00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data showing which
Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement agencies, port security
agencies, and other public and private sector entities are utilizing such
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA427BB346BB44FDB852C5DAFC00C4E13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an explanation of
the process in place to obtain and incorporate feedback from Federal agencies,
State and local law enforcement agencies, port security agencies, and other
public and private sector entities that are utilizing such equipment in order
to better meet their needs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBEABFAEE34C45DAA8ABD7EDE99712A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an updated
deployment schedule and life cycle cost estimate for the deployment of such
equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE3C6D80BB804A12B3BF7A74473EF66F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mission execution and mission support
activities of such centers, including daily coordination activities,
information sharing, intelligence integration, and operational planning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05B4BE6A76E0466483172F9B7A095AAC"><enum>109.</enum><header>Report on DHS
aviation assets</header>
<subsection id="H162A226AA4424E6A8A3D325649F78201"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that analyzes and compares the
costs, capabilities, and missions of different aviation assets, including
unmanned aerial vehicles, utilized by the Department to assess the relative
costs of unmanned aerial vehicles as compared to manned aerial vehicles, and
any increased operational benefits offered by unmanned aerial vehicles as
compared to manned aviation assets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDCF50528648450A8A96E21455169196"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
data</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include a
detailed assessment of costs for operating each type of asset described in such
report, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HD03EB6ED343147AEB4BA933659DC53B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fuel costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92768276547041B2AF5A8009B5ECF22D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>crew and staffing
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04ECCD13123C4B7ABDE1E4ABE72B14CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maintenance
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB354898D67E41E491D156E19A763559"><enum>(4)</enum><text>communication and
satellite bandwidth costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95497732260C4F3383CE457AF0CDBD76"><enum>(5)</enum><text>costs associated
with the acquisition of each type of such asset; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AC7115E0A014241981F1F9FBC14C535"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other relevant
costs necessary to provide a holistic analysis and to identify potential cost
savings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA58741FD66A74F7388D115518CCDD467"><enum>110.</enum><header>Small vessel
threat analysis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report analyzing the threat of,
vulnerability to, and consequence of an act of terrorism using a small vessel
to attack United States vessels, ports, or maritime interests.</text>
</section><section id="HB73CD8FC272B48F79FF06AFFAD3907E0"><enum>111.</enum><header>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection workforce plan</header>
<subsection id="H49F1CADAFE71403A82A9C841BDC1DC08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a plan for optimizing staffing levels
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to carry out the mission of
the Department, including optimal levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
staffing required to conduct all border security functions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H11219EB6312D4CCE933904EE1DF6655A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration of
prior staffing resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
staffing plan required under subsection (a) shall consider previous staffing
models prepared by the Department and assessments of threat and
vulnerabilities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6A2524CCCA004FC7A0E2BAE9CABCA189" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header>Integrated
cross-border maritime operations between the United States and Canada</header>
<subsection id="HCC77428BAD9B4FEA984D8D575116F61F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/201">6 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H5CBDC45520454839AE55B1CC3CC56FD8" style="OLC">
<section id="H6E15A4B3C5F34A6D9D8C4ABDBB8F7BBD"><enum>432.</enum><header>Integrated
cross-border maritime operations between the United States and Canada</header>
<subsection id="H6A04D10956394D2DA641C692F5C2F50D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to establish an Integrated Cross-Border Maritime
Operations Program to coordinate maritime security operations between the
United States and Canada (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Program</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H889134B5EE704EC5832BAE727392716D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall administer
the Program in a manner that results in a cooperative approach between the
United States and Canada to strengthen border security and detect, prevent,
suppress, investigate, and respond to terrorism and violations of law related
to border security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17960381B16241648C7E5F7CFAE40CBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, may—</text>
<paragraph id="HE544D2AC5C79451785701D397DA7BF07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish, as an
element of the Program, a training program to create designated maritime law
enforcement officers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08CCCC6EFDB34886BE598CE7DD909A52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct training
jointly with Canada, including training—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D7A2EEAB06C4F2396F389B99698BE74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the detection
and apprehension of suspected terrorists and individuals attempting to
unlawfully cross or unlawfully use the international maritime border between
the United States and Canada, to enhance border security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H060E3919902E479383069C7F55BD0DA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the
integration, analysis, and dissemination of port security information between
the United States and Canada;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB81A144C6A4483B8B7E2ECE38955ADD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on the respective
policy, regulatory, and legal considerations related to the Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96F04CC8779947908AE783AA0A03BAA4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on the use of
force and maritime security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF61E3ADFDA70471497194DF1E710DC35"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in operational
procedures and protection of information and other sensitive information;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AA4A0728B964EDC88EE469AD80BD1EF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>on preparedness
and response to maritime terrorist incidents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2CDAC86156B4E7BB6BDE983D8737D14"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall coordinate the Program with other similar
border security and antiterrorism programs within the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H516B40BFBF434A98B7542C0E5EEC84E2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Memoranda of
agreement</header><text>The Secretary may enter into any memorandum of
agreement necessary to carry out the Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7D4A5CAC7644B96BC9445F2F31BB63C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>To carry out this section there is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and
2014.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE9FFFE685E2B4142AB80FC997AB393CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB08DB98201C4AF29C5397DA42B4ED35" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H5CBDC45520454839AE55B1CC3CC56FD8" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H6E15A4B3C5F34A6D9D8C4ABDBB8F7BBD" level="section">Sec. 432. Integrated cross-border maritime operations between
the United States and
Canada.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H9557AF2231094F318626088B930A8316"><enum>113.</enum><header>Training and
certification of training for port security</header>
<subsection id="H107A4C66F37D4484881D1563CC35A12A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of port
security grant funds</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section
70107(b)(8)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H462FFAFDB43D41D79A490665C0A90F65" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBEF36E87D1B84CD3909A414B9B309122"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The cost of
training and certifying a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement
agency under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70132">section 70132</external-xref> of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5ED2F4450A3D496A8A31E34FB1ED96B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>Section 70107(c)(2)(C) of such title is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H4E111A0703C74110ADEAD14C679E98CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD993C01B6828422B935E06F26339A03A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Training and
certification</header><text>There are no matching requirements for grants under
subsection (a) to train and certify law enforcement personnel under section
70132 of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H342D043FD7E64F94AF996EFD795F1689"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credentialing
standards, training, and certification</header><text>Section 70132 of such
title is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H4F0EA6E78F3D4D158AD4813EACFA0E65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">for
State and local support for the enforcement of security zones for the
transportation of especially hazardous cargo</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">of maritime law
enforcement personnel</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06020DC8571442229FEBD49833427EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H30821913B5ED40B7AAF16259DBABCBDA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF2B67E8E7821421388054B4391106BF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish standards for training,
qualification, and certification of a law enforcement officer employed by a law
enforcement agency, to conduct or execute, pursuant to a cooperative
enforcement agreement, maritime security, maritime law enforcement, and
maritime surge capacity
activities.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA95E6D80B484C898004C273AD77A2B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In subsection
(b)(1), by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H1CF36429A126452A997417CAB319C4F8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF8C17433DE754FE280255EB091A35B83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after notice and
opportunity for public comment, may develop and publish training curricula for
the standards established under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1E9BC59D8634D31B963AB60ED0A74A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may—</text>
<clause id="H6230B9F8019744F6AE0736FD60A3DE5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>test and deliver
training for which the curriculum is developed under subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H1567196B4CD147029CFFEB1506DCB6FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enter into an
agreement under which any Federal, State, local, tribal, or private sector
entity may test and deliver such training; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8368E8D92AC84EBFBB4D827281C7F6A6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accept the
results of training conducted by any Federal, State, local, tribal, or private
sector entity under such an
agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8CABAF4A99B40BC8E650E50636D959A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>By striking
subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HB100E0CAAB3545C9A2FD8D9BD24DC8A4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8D6E4A7174EF4A388D9CE2022E190354"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any training developed under paragraph (1)
after the date of enactment of the SMART Port Security Act shall be developed
in consultation with the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2D75919163141BAACD9C67965A20CC1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In subsection
(b)(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1FCD5821BE2E480390337666B41BDBCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>any moneys,</quote> the following: <quote>other than an allocation made
under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777">16 U.S.C. 777 et
seq.</external-xref>),</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF8B93E3EE0048839428DE42A1A30D1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>training of personnel to assist in the enforcement of security zones and
limited access areas</quote> and inserting <quote>training and certifying
personnel under this section</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCF211C5F42B4041A90568130C332912"><enum>(6)</enum><text>By striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H34D2C18EAB434BFCB77B2FC6BAEA26C4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE39088E9EBAB4E16800F0BFA8C7E1C31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification of
personnel</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard may issue a
certificate to law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency,
who has successfully completed training that the Commandant has developed under
this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024C1D0FBED247EC8007B393C67339A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>By adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HDE701C5FF98C4662957BA854510A01C4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H582A1BF0B37F4A34A5AD277E3973208A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tactical
training for law enforcement personnel</header><text>The Commandant of the
Coast Guard may make such training developed under this section available to
law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency, on either a
reimbursable or a non-reimbursable basis, if the Commandant determines
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA97C5EB3C61346B8A6BA61A2ADEDF454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a member of the
Coast Guard is unable or unavailable to undertake tactical training the
authorization of which had been previously approved, and no other member of the
Coast Guard is reasonably available to undertake such training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD5C2FD120304DC4B3650BA340D5FC51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the inability or
unavailability of Coast Guard personnel to undertake such training creates
training capacity within the training program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C7C9BBDED904A2CBD8EA5898A7F2D85"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such training, if made available to such
law enforcement officers, would contribute to achievement of the purposes of
this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F5ABA53B6A8447FB9377E934A3FF929"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Chapter 701 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0600A5B54FE1488C92209DA180B894BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
heading for subchapter II and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H88C5523668B04B17A655FFB8D5E71D84" style="OLC">
<subchapter id="H7569BD5999514FA686F25EE08BE815C8"><enum>II</enum><header>Port security
training and certification</header>
</subchapter><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<subparagraph id="LEXA-Repairid3D87011B1F304B0381D4093D922C9855"><enum></enum><continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subparagraph" indent="paragraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB04E1171FE8B4EC2B846C769D6D441F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of
sections at the beginning of the chapter—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9F28ABE115646B380A00C66A87B4779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to the heading for subchapter II and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD67E3F9EE1814A7B8946746505ACCCD2" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter II—Port
security training and certification</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph" indent="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAD3E2BA5FAF439AB3E7B0998672CC1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 70132 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H6EEFC5997CB34C8598C5B7FB9255E9AB" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">70132. Credentialing
standards, training, and certification of maritime law enforcement
personnel.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H113AB2172C5743158E595FA0848D38CF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header><text>Chapter 701 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D527E8B2DD54433B2BE75AF0F9E6A5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by moving sections
70122, 70123, 70124, and 70125 so as to appear at the end of subchapter I of
such chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E33E2CFD23F4A2893028C0E37A9EF29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of
sections at the beginning of the chapter, in the item relating to section
70107A, by adding at the end a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19FA6B5A29C645A3B6409548F4B093B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
heading for section 70124 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H46776977F33F41BD9AA6B5061202F2F4" style="USC">
<section id="HA4D087CA8DE14007AB5E4CEC34F00294"><enum>70124.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H61F8AA1B8D64474993D726E9D0F3B113"><enum>114.</enum><header>Northern border
unmanned aerial vehicle pilot project</header>
<subsection id="HF5BB3F2556E045BF82A2616B9FF515E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research and
development</header><text>The Secretary shall research and develop technologies
to allow routine operation of medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles, including
autonomously piloted drones, within the national airspace for border and
maritime security missions without any degradation of existing levels of
security-related surveillance or of safety for all national airspace system
users.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E02E724E95F423F8DC4562120660BD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot
project</header><text>No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall commence a pilot project in segregated airspace
along the northern border to conduct experiments and collect data in order to
accelerate the safe integration of medium-sized unmanned aircraft systems into
the national airspace system.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE5E6138228FE49678CF20BCFF6A3AFC9"><enum>115.</enum><header>Recognition of
port security assessments conducted by other entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70108">Section 70108</external-xref> of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HF9271B7DAA184651BCAE370FB051B62B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEE547885D4D64DD080B15DA226AA1A7D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recognition of
assessment conducted by other entities</header>
<paragraph id="HD55796D1674E4A6C9E013A2840B8594C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification
and treatment of assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section and
section 70109, the Secretary may treat an assessment conducted by a foreign
government or international organization as an assessment by the Secretary
required by subsection (a), if the Secretary certifies that the assessment was
conducted in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD12DE18E5A54CCC9D02154B28CD2AA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization to
enter into agreements or arrangements</header><text>The Secretary may enter
into an agreement or arrangement with a foreign government or international
organization, under which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H400C2EBE033C4F8B9CD7FB6870C4BB71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such government or
organization may, on behalf of the Secretary, conduct an assessment required
under subsection (a), or share with the Secretary information pertaining to
such assessments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BFB71FD7CBF41C993751FE3EF2A3227"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary may,
on behalf of such foreign government or organization, conduct an assessment
described in subsection (a), or share with such foreign government or
organization information pertaining to such assessments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8A9D08EBFE74B93995AB5F4AB4C0E24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE846112186554F6787C487056EC94858"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requires the
Secretary to recognize an assessment that a foreign government or an
international organization conducts pursuant to this subsection; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB71541BE749746DEB4118DAD22106F99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limits the
discretion or ability of the Secretary to conduct an assessment under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H440727BFEE2D468AB1FF20439B8F33B0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before entering into
an agreement or arrangement with a foreign government under paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the proposed
terms of such agreement or
arrangement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HFAB113FA467E412AA27C9AA0570C5429"><enum>116.</enum><header>Use of port
security grant funds for replacement of security equipment or
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70107">Section
70107(b)(2)</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
inserting <quote>(including replacement)</quote> after
<quote>acquisition</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Maritime supply
chain security</header>
<section id="HBC87275976554EE4B37DFA96BCCF48E2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Strategic plan
to enhance the security of the international supply chain</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the SAFE Port Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/941">6 U.S.C.
941</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H128847D59AF3450A8A41F13015BDAE49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D991D1A42BC431FB7123BEAF6C95C29" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBDFE5E8E019B4E9F94910FC01930F97D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The strategic plan required under
subsection (a), and any updates to the strategic plan required under subsection
(g), shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H063B1C703A1140D6A5BFCCFD7A1A428B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify and
address gaps and unnecessary redundancies or overlaps in the roles,
responsibilities, or authorities of the agencies responsible for securing the
supply chain, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H912D5BF210D0431B8C55269F471C285F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any unnecessary
redundancies or overlaps in Federal transportation security credentialing
programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA2D770AB14D4AB99CF7A10299F48E96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any unnecessary
redundancies or overlaps in Federal trusted shipper or trusted trader
programs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03AC63CE4C8744EDB44FF70C5D9EDB4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review ongoing
efforts to align activities throughout the Federal Government to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3322F2A27CF7499483732901870CFE4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve
coordination among the agencies referred to in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49927EE2AC3D47D19698DD8FB9AF0740"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate the
efficient flow of legitimate commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F60E1CA4F4E4C7AAB71EBA27DB17218"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhance the
security of the international supply chain; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25CFDD62892D4902AC29163409B6AD37"><enum>(D)</enum><text>address any gaps
or overlaps described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82501CFDD82B401FA714106ECC12CFD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify further regulatory or
organizational changes necessary to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52A1F72A84DC4DFD85F4ED77E7932A11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve
coordination among the agencies referred to in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64EAAE6501FE4F479773A51AFEAA6EFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate the
efficient flow of legitimate commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD2DF56CB7C84B198456A69A1F9FB3C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhance the
security of the international supply chain; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CA76857DA024D6ABE23C54506E93724"><enum>(D)</enum><text>address any gaps
or overlaps described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DC73032343945F4B48F8EC11098622F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide measurable
goals, including objectives, mechanisms, and a schedule, for furthering the
security of commercial operations from point of origin to point of
destination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB9FCFA8C5564BD79231380793FA4349"><enum>(5)</enum><text>build on available
resources and consider costs and benefits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD40317731F494E2280439EBCB7B78A8E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recommend
additional incentives for voluntary measures taken by private sector entities
to enhance supply chain security, including additional incentives for such
entities participating in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism in
accordance with sections 214, 215, and 216;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H474C94AAA6B04799929C805909F171D1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>consider the
impact of supply chain security requirements on small- and medium- sized
companies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC30993DEE34A4339893B92F9DADEC452"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify a
framework for prudent and measured response in the event of a transportation
security incident involving the international supply chain;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FD4A1980F48421EB7316547321F2BF1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provide updated
protocols for the expeditious resumption of the flow of trade in accordance
with section 202;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C451382DBF8482F9C7E4AEAC9D5F999"><enum>(10)</enum><text>review and
address implementation of lessons learned from recent exercises conducted under
sections 114 and 115, and other international supply chain security, response,
or recovery exercises that the Department participates in, as
appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA3EA1905B9B431DB5A6406D6492825F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>consider the
linkages between supply chain security and security programs within other
systems of movement, including travel security and terrorism finance
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4A6CDA5B84D49DFBA54731D9EC1EDE8"><enum>(12)</enum><text>be informed by
technologies undergoing research, development, testing, and evaluation by the
Department; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D0E11FBB95C470298655B78898EA3EC"><enum>(13)</enum><text>expand upon and
relate to existing strategies and plans for securing supply chains, including
the National Response Plan, the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan,
the National Strategy for Maritime Security, and the eight supporting plans of
such National Strategy for Maritime Security, as required by Homeland Security
Presidential Directive
13.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0E167B7E4114A7B91EB69221207A0D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H35811511BB504E44ACB9003A2B89706A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading for
paragraph (2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Final</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Updated</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1608DC339B284741BE959D3F6F266591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA33499D28962416B901122C1EF230AC1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H45616E75C8884917AB758DAF6ECFF885"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than two
years after the date on which the update of the strategic plan is submitted
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains a further update of the
strategic plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA700CEAA0FEC4D5B81FAAD38B74EBD4B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year
after the date on which the final update of the strategic plan is submitted
under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an implementation plan for carrying out the strategic
plan.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90DE0B4E323E4EC18EC36C07BDFFCB8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22D748ED4711458CACBCB4FD399A02A7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H52F52BDF31B04D44BCC82963B7A03B09"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Threat
assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the
reports and implementation plan required under subsection (g), the Secretary
shall take into account an assessment of the current threats to the global
supply
chain.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0FC424E4107941EC9F37FA0C2007B453"><enum>202.</enum><header>Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism</header>
<subsection id="H590D61DAFDD545B6924805E59089C4C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unannounced
inspections</header><text>Section 217(a) of the SAFE Port Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/967">6 U.S.C. 967(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2E788091077B4568969FC75325B32CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>If at any time</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HF19DD54755104482A5DA0612E139B51C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H37D7E7CB895843A09C6F66735AE023AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Failure to meet
requirements</header><text>If at any
time</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2093F441A8874756A2E0F6DFCED19A12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1), as redesignated, the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H1B6097004824435998EA7474570C81BF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2FA2C09969EA4FD696FDB94F4BD4EA5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unannounced
inspections</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, may
conduct an unannounced inspection of a C-TPAT participant’s security measures
and supply chain security practices if the Commissioner determines, based on
previously identified deficiencies in security measures and supply chain
security practices of the C-TPAT participant, that there is a likelihood that
such an inspection would assist in confirming the security measures in place
and further the validation
process.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AAE64E01CDB4BD68945EA1F5305C6A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Private sector
information sharing on security and terrorism threats</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 216 of the SAFE
Port Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/966">6 U.S.C.
966</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H137CEEA5DCB34EEBBAB229E60F0E08DE">
<subsection id="H92E4F3541EB9465B9E07C5B1B361090E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Private sector
information sharing on security and terrorism threats</header>
<paragraph id="HDB4EF9802D3C420599AE20F3509EB586"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall promote information sharing, as
appropriate, between and among the Department and C-TPAT participants and other
private entities regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36D64E240BE140679A07EC4638DD2711"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential
vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations of the international supply chain;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76BE11C2FAAA4833B2B273FEC3A156DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>means and methods
of preventing, responding to, and mitigating consequences from the
vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF43C349E6EF444C0887286B9ED54AF06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
information sharing required under paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CE0C953FC71499B90EAFB80BFC863A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the creation of
classified and unclassified means of accessing information that may be used by
appropriately cleared personnel and that will provide, as appropriate, ongoing
situational awareness of the security of the international supply chain;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFC24D212BBA4207A897DE40F5F2CF00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the creation of
guidelines to establish a mechanism by which owners and operators of
international supply chain infrastructure may report actual or potential
security
breaches.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8843FBE2223F4F7A9EB19D7BB1380087"><enum>203.</enum><header>Recognition of
other countries’ trusted shipper programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 218 of the SAFE Port Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/968">6 U.S.C.
968</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA06DB4067B3643959C219DEE01C78B3A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD706E68B9F4647899ED08B12D39E812B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Recognition of
other countries’ trusted shipper programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before signing an
arrangement between the United States and a foreign government providing for
mutual recognition of supply chain security practices which might result in the
utilization of benefits described in section 214, 215, or 216, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAF95D3CD35F48E380EF117E7BDFCC64"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the appropriate congressional
committees of the proposed terms of such arrangement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H782E97E50FDD4011809B2085992A4DDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine, in consultation with the
Commissioner, that the foreign government’s supply chain security program
provides comparable security as that provided by
C-TPAT.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H59C3CD054C6B4751AFCAC96393697629"><enum>204.</enum><header>Pilot program
for inclusion of non-asset based third party logistics providers in the
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1EC5D1A74C55473CAEEEE36EDF57E33E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a
pilot program to determine whether allowing non-asset based third party
logistics providers that arrange international transportation of freight to
participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, as
described in section 211 of the SAFE Port Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/961">6 U.S.C. 961</external-xref>), would enhance port
security, combat terrorism, prevent supply chain security breaches, or meet the
goals of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism established pursuant
to section 211 of the SAFE Port Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/961">6 U.S.C. 961</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA00053F194C2419E9962B51AA1AA739D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HD2AC1325D4774914B5F6D8DC85FC4E5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation
by non-asset based third party logistics providers that arrange international
transportation of freight taking part in the pilot program shall be
voluntary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CB00A8EDE8847F8AADD0E166D530C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that not fewer than five non-asset based third party logistics providers
that arrange international transportation of freight take part in the pilot
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01601E0D065641F5A31CB2BEA82B93DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program shall be conducted for a
minimum duration of one year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD22E5D7421F94A0AB25471C76F6FBF08"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the
conclusion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the findings and any recommendations of
the pilot program concerning the participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism of non-asset based third party logistics providers that
arrange international transportation of freight to combat terrorism and prevent
supply chain security breaches.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFFBE99D3053D47ABB3A680DDB046350B"><enum>205.</enum><header>Transportation
Worker Identification Credential process reform</header>
<subsection id="HA2781ECE10074875AD6BC2B329B4FC2A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To avoid further
imposing unnecessary and costly regulatory burdens on United States workers and
businesses, it is the sense of Congress that it is urgent that the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (in this section referred to as
the <quote>TWIC</quote>) application process be reformed by not later than the
end of 2012, when hundreds of thousands of current TWIC holders will begin to
face the requirement to renew their TWICs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE50FBE4EDD34ACC983494828798F3DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>TWIC application
reform</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall reform the process for the enrollment,
activation, issuance, and renewal of a TWIC to require, in total, not more than
one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center except in cases in which
there are extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, requiring
more than one such in-person visit.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD9D1943DCC284288BA9B3DCE00D53A16"><enum>206.</enum><header>Expiration of
certain transportation worker identification credentials</header>
<subsection id="H1B7083ABFED448758B8703F0DBA1299D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential
required under part 101.514 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, that was
issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall not expire before the
earlier of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7DA442CE702F4C31B85603300137773A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the deadline for
full implementation of a final rule issued by the Secretary for electronic
readers designed to work with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials
as an access control and security measure issued pursuant to the advanced
notice of proposed rulemaking published March 27, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 58), as
established by the final rule; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H788B6668C9A049C1A6DBAA09959E908D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>June 30,
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9ACE4D6FBA914023B09D8323F57DD754"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revocation
authority not affected</header><text>This section shall not be construed to
affect the authority of the Secretary to revoke a Transportation Worker
Identification Credential—</text>
<paragraph id="H8674CFA551C840B0B8B5D4459D3B45D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>based on
information that the holder is not qualified to hold such credential; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1F03F832A7E412D9BF9F4176D11F99D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the credential
is lost, damaged, or stolen.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H869F8753BDAF4061B0963CCE4E2C576B"><enum>207.</enum><header>Securing the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential against use by unauthorized
aliens</header>
<subsection id="HEE9BCADA09434BC08CBE1EF1095013A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Process</header>
<paragraph id="H46FF7645EBB44320A40719AB10A10CA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
process to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that an individual who is
not lawfully present in the United States cannot obtain or continue to use a
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (in this section referred to as
the <quote>TWIC</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24576445815B41BF8981962FDFC60F33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In
establishing the process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4983E22F26584A29804D6455C634F49B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish a list of
documents that will identify non-United States citizen TWIC applicants and
verify their immigration statuses by requiring each such applicants to produce
a document or documents that demonstrate—</text>
<clause id="H9E23F914CA7F4B7CBFAB40EDB9C2A29C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identity;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H73630FCA77BD4B7A8DA5E14F6C6E3318"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>proof of lawful
presence in the United States; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7AE0AE72CB34E7588B4DACAE2BCE0F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish training
requirements to ensure that trusted agents at TWIC enrollment centers receive
training to identify fraudulent documents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A809438883D4858829535C731094D04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expiration of
TWICs</header><text>A TWIC expires on the date of its expiration, or in the
date on which the individual to whom such a TWIC is issued is no longer
lawfully present in the United States, whichever is earlier.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D2555D14A9B48519EBC96511BE67F37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header>Report on Federal
transportation security credentialing programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that identifies unnecessary redundancies or
overlaps in Federal transportation security credentialing programs, including
recommendations to reduce or eliminate such redundancies or overlaps.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives June 28, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk