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House Calendar No. 111 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 549 

[Report No. 110–324] 

Recognizing the importance of America’s Waterway Watch program, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2007 

Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Ms. GINNY

BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. 

MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MICA, Mr. BRADY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DRAKE, and Mr. GONZALEZ

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of America’s Waterway Watch 

program, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the United States has a maritime border that exceeds 95,000 miles; 


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Whereas the Department of Homeland Security has begun to 

focus greater attention on potential security threats from 

small vessels and the importance of increasing maritime 

domain awareness; 

Whereas the Coast Guard currently conducts a maritime 

homeland security public awareness program called 

America’s Waterway Watch program; 

Whereas America’s Waterway Watch is a public outreach 

program to encourage America’s 70,000,000 boaters and 

others who live, work, or engage in recreational activities 

around America’s waterways to maintain a heightened 

sense of awareness in the maritime domain and report 

suspicious and unusual activities to the Coast Guard National Response Center and other appropriate law enforcement agencies; 

Whereas America’s Waterway Watch program educates the 

public on what suspicious activity is and provides a tollfree telephone number, (877) 24–WATCH, for the public 

to report such activity to prevent terrorism and other 

criminal acts; 

Whereas the Coast Guard promotes this program by distributing educational materials, boat decals, posters, and reporting forms to recreational boaters, marine dealers, 

marinas, and other businesses located near waterways; 

Whereas America’s Waterway Watch program acts as a force 

multiplier for the Coast Guard and local law enforcement 

and builds on local and regional security programs; 

Whereas the Department of Homeland Security conducted a 

National Small Vessel Security Summit on June 19 and 

June 20, 2007, to educate small vessel operators and 

other stakeholders on current security risks and initiate 


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dialogue on possible solutions to mitigate gaps in United 

States maritime domain awareness; and 

Whereas, during the National Small Vessel Security Summit, 

participants highlighted America’s Waterway Watch program and recognized its importance to increasing maritime domain awareness: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the importance of increasing 

3 maritime domain awareness; 

4 (2) encourages those who live, work, or engage 

5 in recreational activities around America’s water6 ways to maintain a heightened sense of awareness in 

7 the maritime domain and report suspicious and un8 usual activities to appropriate authorities; and 

9 (3) supports the goals of America’s Waterway 

10 Watch program. 


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House Calendar No. 111 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 549 

[Report No. 110

–324] 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of America’s Waterway 

Watch program, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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