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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3586 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve border and maritime security coordination in the Department of Homeland Security, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 

Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve 

border and maritime security coordination in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border and Maritime 

5 Coordination Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BORDER AND MARITIME SECURITY EFFICIENCIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 

3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new sec5 tions: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 420. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC 

7 IDENTITY MANAGEMENT. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

9 the Department an agency to be known as the Office of 

10 Biometric Identity Management. 

11 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be at the head 

13 of the Office of Biometric Identity Management a 

14 Director of the Office of Biometric Identity Manage15 ment (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 

16 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES.—The Di17 rector shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) have a minimum of five years profes19 sional management experience; 

20 ‘‘(B) lead the Department’s biometric iden21 tity services to support anti-terrorism, counter22 terrorism, border security, national security, 

23 and public safety and enable operational mis24 sions across the Department by matching, stor25 ing, sharing, and analyzing biometric data; 


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1 ‘‘(C) deliver biometric identity information 

2 and analysis capabilities to— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Department and its compo4 nents; 

5 ‘‘(ii) appropriate Federal, state, local, 

6 and tribal agencies; 

7 ‘‘(iii) appropriate foreign govern8 ments; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) appropriate private sector enti10 ties; 

11 ‘‘(D) support the law enforcement, public 

12 safety, national security, and homeland security 

13 missions of other Federal, state, local and tribal 

14 agencies; 

15 ‘‘(E) establish and manage the operation 

16 and maintenance of the Department’s biometric 

17 repository; 

18 ‘‘(F) establish, manage, and operate Bio19 metric Support Centers to provide biometric 

20 identification and verification services to the 

21 Department, appropriate Federal, state, local, 

22 and tribal agencies, appropriate foreign govern23 ments, and appropriate private sector entities; 

24 ‘‘(G) in collaboration with the Undersecre25 tary for Science and Technology, establish a 


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1 Department-wide research and development 

2 program to support efforts in assessment, devel3 opment, and exploration of biometric advance4 ments and emerging technologies; 

5 ‘‘(H) oversee Department-wide standards 

6 for biometric conformity, and work to make 

7 such standards Government-wide; 

8 ‘‘(I) in coordination with the Department’s 

9 Office of Policy, and in consultation with rel10 evant component offices, enter into data shar11 ing agreements with appropriate Federal agen12 cies to support immigration, law enforcement, 

13 national security, and public safety missions; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(J) carry out the duties and powers pre16 scribed by law or delegated by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(c) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be in the Of18 fice of Biometric Identity Management a Deputy Director, 

19 who shall assist the Director in the management of the 

20 Office. 

21 ‘‘(d) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office 

23 of Biometric Identity Management a Chief Tech24 nology Officer. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Chief Technology Officer 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) ensure compliance with policies, proc4 esses, standards, guidelines, and procedures re5 lated to information technology systems man6 agement, enterprise architecture, and data 

7 management; 

8 ‘‘(B) provide engineering and enterprise 

9 architecture guidance and direction to the Of10 fice of Biometric Identity Management; and 

11 ‘‘(C) leverage emerging biometric tech12 nologies to recommend improvements to major 

13 enterprise applications, identify tools to opti14 mize information technology systems perform15 ance, and develop and promote joint technology 

16 solutions to improve services to enhance mission 

17 effectiveness. 

18 ‘‘(e) PRIVACY OFFICER.—There shall be in the Office 

19 of Biometric Identity Management a Privacy Officer who 

20 shall ensure privacy protections and transparency in all 

21 Office activities, and conduct reviews of data sharing with 

22 external partners to ensure compliance with legal, policy, 

23 and privacy restrictions. 

24 ‘‘(f) OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may establish 

2 such other Division Directors, agents, officers, and 

3 other offices of the Office of Biometric Identity 

4 Management as the Director determines necessary 

5 to carry out the missions, duties, functions, and au6 thorities of the Office. 

7 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Director exercises 

8 the authority provided pursuant to paragraph (1), 

9 the Director shall notify the Committee on Home10 land Security of the House of Representatives and 

11 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern12 mental Affairs of the Senate not later than 30 days 

13 before exercising such authority. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 420A. BORDER SECURITY JOINT TASK FORCES. 

15 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 

16 and operate the following departmental Joint Task Forces 

17 (in this section referred to as ‘Joint Task Force’) to con18 duct joint operations using Department component and of19 fice personnel and capabilities to secure the international 

20 borders of the United States: 

21 ‘‘(1) JOINT TASK FORCE–EAST.—Joint Task 

22 Force–East shall, at the direction of the Secretary 

23 and in coordination with Joint Task Force–West, 

24 create and execute a strategic plan to secure the 

25 land and maritime borders of the United States and 


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1 shall operate and be located in a place or region de2 termined by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(2) JOINT TASK FORCE–WEST.—Joint Task 

4 Force–West shall, at the direction of the Secretary 

5 and in coordination with Joint Task Force–East, 

6 create and execute a strategic plan to secure the 

7 land and maritime borders of the United States and 

8 shall operate and be located in a place or region de9 termined by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(3) JOINT TASK FORCE–INVESTIGATION.— 

11 Joint Task Force–Investigation shall, at the direc12 tion of the Secretary, be responsible for coordinating 

13 criminal investigations supporting Joint Task 

14 Force–West and Joint Task Force–East. 

15 ‘‘(b) JOINT TASK FORCE DIRECTORS.—The Sec16 retary shall appoint a Director to head each Joint Task 

17 Force. Each Director shall be senior official selected from 

18 a relevant component or office of the Department, rotating 

19 between relevant components and offices every two years. 

20 The Secretary may extend the appointment of a Director 

21 for up to two additional years, if the Secretary determines 

22 that such an extension is in the best interest of the De23 partment. 


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1 ‘‘(c) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 make the following appointments to the following Joint 

3 Task Forces: 

4 ‘‘(1) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 

5 East shall be a senior officer of the Coast Guard. 

6 ‘‘(2) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 

7 West shall be a senior official of U.S. Customs and 

8 Border Protection. 

9 ‘‘(3) The initial Director of Joint Task Force– 

10 Investigation shall be a senior official of U.S. Immi11 gration and Customs Enforcement. 

12 ‘‘(d) JOINT TASK FORCE DEPUTY DIRECTORS.—The 

13 Secretary shall appoint two Deputy Directors for each 

14 Joint Task Force. The Deputy Directors of a Joint Task 

15 Force shall be officials of a different component or office 

16 than the Director of each Joint Task Force. 

17 ‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Joint Task Force Di18 rector shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) identify and prioritize border and maritime 

20 security threats to the homeland; 

21 ‘‘(2) maintain situational awareness within 

22 their areas of responsibility, as determined by the 

23 Secretary; 


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1 ‘‘(3) provide operational plans and requirements 

2 for standard operating procedures and contingency 

3 operations; 

4 ‘‘(4) plan and execute Joint Task Force activi5 ties within their areas of responsibility, as deter6 mined by the Secretary; 

7 ‘‘(5) set and accomplish strategic objectives 

8 through integrated operational planning and execu9 tion; 

10 ‘‘(6) exercise operational direction over per11 sonnel and equipment from Department components 

12 and offices allocated to the respective Joint Task 

13 Force to accomplish task force objectives; 

14 ‘‘(7) establish operational and investigative pri15 orities within the Director’s operating areas; 

16 ‘‘(8) coordinate with foreign governments and 

17 other Federal, State, and local agencies, where ap18 propriate, to carry out the mission of the Director’s 

19 Joint Task Force; 

20 ‘‘(9) identify and provide to the Secretary the 

21 joint mission requirements necessary to execute the 

22 strategic plan to secure the land and maritime bor23 ders of the United States referred to in subsection 

24 (a); and 


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1 ‘‘(10) carry out other duties and powers the 

2 Secretary determines appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(f) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES OF JOINT TASK

4 FORCES.—The heads of components and offices of the De5 partment shall, upon request of the Director of a Joint 

6 Task Force, provide personnel and equipment to the re7 questing Joint Task Force on a temporary basis, if doing 

8 so does not affect the capability of such component or of9 fice to conduct its primary missions. 

10 ‘‘(g) COMPONENT RESOURCE AUTHORITY.—As di11 rected by the Secretary— 

12 ‘‘(1) each Director of a Joint Task Force shall 

13 be provided sufficient resources from relevant com14 ponents and offices of the Department and the au15 thority necessary to carry out the missions and re16 sponsibilities required under this section; 

17 ‘‘(2) the resources referred to in paragraph (1) 

18 shall be under the operational authority, direction, 

19 and control of the Director of the Joint Task Force 

20 to which such resources were assigned; and 

21 ‘‘(3) the personnel and equipment of the Joint 

22 Task Forces shall remain under the administrative 

23 direction of its primary component or office. 

24 ‘‘(h) JOINT TASK FORCE STAFF.—Each Joint Task 

25 Force shall have a staff to assist the Directors in carrying 


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1 out the mission and responsibilities of the Joint Task 

2 Forces. Such staff shall be filled by officials from relevant 

3 components and offices of the Department. 

4 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL JOINT TASK

5 FORCES.—The Secretary may establish additional Joint 

6 Task Forces for the purposes of— 

7 ‘‘(1) coordinating operations along the northern 

8 border of the United States; 

9 ‘‘(2) preventing and responding to homeland se10 curity crises, as determined by the Secretary; 

11 ‘‘(3) establishing other regionally based oper12 ations; or 

13 ‘‘(4) cybersecurity. 

14 ‘‘(j) NOTIFICATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 

16 a notification to the Committee on Homeland Secu17 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com18 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Re19 form of the Senate 90 days prior to the establish20 ment of an additional Joint Task Force under sub21 section (i). 

22 ‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

23 waive the requirement of paragraph (1) in the event 

24 of an emergency circumstance that imminently 


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1 threatens the protection of human life or the protec2 tion of property. 

3 ‘‘(k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘situa4 tional awareness’ means a knowledge and unified under5 standing of unlawful cross-border activity, including 

6 threats and trends concerning illicit trafficking and unlaw7 ful crossings, and the ability to forecast future shifts in 

8 such threats and trends, the ability to evaluate such 

9 threats and trends at a level sufficient to create actionable 

10 plans, and the operational capability to conduct contin11 uous and integrated surveillance of the international bor12 ders of the United States. 

13 ‘‘(l) SUNSET.—This section expires on September 30, 

14 2018. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 420B. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDI16 NATION PLAN. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

18 the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

20 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a maritime oper22 ations coordination plan for the coordination and coopera23 tion of maritime operations undertaken by components 

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1 time operations coordination plan released by the Depart2 ment in July 2011, and shall address the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 

4 maritime operations, and development of joint situa5 tional awareness of any component or office of the 

6 Department with responsibility for maritime home7 land security missions. 

8 ‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 

9 and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 

10 Federal, State, and local officials and the private 

11 sector, regarding threats to maritime security. 

12 ‘‘(3) Leveraging existing departmental coordi13 nation mechanisms, including the interagency oper14 ational centers as authorized under section 70107A 

15 of title 46, United States Code, Coast Guard’s Re16 gional Coordinating Mechanisms, the U.S. Customs 

17 and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations 

18 Center, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

19 Operational Integration Center, and other regional 

20 maritime operational command centers. 

21 ‘‘(4) Cooperation and coordination with other 

22 departments and agencies of the Federal Govern23 ment, and State and local agencies, in the maritime 

24 environment, in support of maritime homeland secu25 rity missions. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Work conducted within the context of 

2 other national and Department maritime security 

3 strategic guidance. 

4 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL UPDATES.—Not later than July 1, 

5 2020, the Secretary, acting through the Department’s Of6 fice of Operations Coordination and Planning, shall sub7 mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu9 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an update 

10 to the maritime operations coordination plan required 

11 under subsection (a). 

12 ‘‘SEC. 420C. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OF13 FICE OF AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 

14 ASSET DEPLOYMENT. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any new asset deployment by 

16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and 

17 Marine Operations following the date of the enactment of 

18 this section, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, occur 

19 in accordance with a risk-based assessment that considers 

20 mission needs, performance results, threats, costs, and any 

21 other relevant factors identified by the Commissioner of 

22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Specific factors to 

23 be included in such assessment shall include, at a min24 imum, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Mission requirements that prioritize the 

2 operational needs of field commanders to secure the 

3 United States border and ports. 

4 ‘‘(2) Other Department assets available to help 

5 address any unmet border and port security mission 

6 requirements, in accordance with paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(3) Risk analysis showing positioning of the 

8 asset at issue to respond to intelligence on emerging 

9 terrorist or other threats. 

10 ‘‘(4) Cost-benefit analysis showing the relative 

11 ability to use the asset at issue in the most cost-ef12 fective way to reduce risk and achieve mission suc13 cess. 

14 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—An assessment required 

15 under subsection (a) shall consider applicable Federal 

16 guidance, standards, and agency strategic and perform17 ance plans, including the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) The most recent departmental Quadrennial 

19 Homeland Security Review under section 707, and 

20 any follow-up guidance related to such Review. 

21 ‘‘(2) The Department’s Annual Performance 

22 Plans. 

23 ‘‘(3) Department policy guiding use of inte24 grated risk management in resource allocation deci25 sions. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Department and U.S. Customs and Border 

2 Protection Strategic Plans and Resource Deploy3 ment Plans. 

4 ‘‘(5) Applicable aviation guidance from the De5 partment, including the DHS Aviation Concept of 

6 Operations. 

7 ‘‘(6) Other strategic and acquisition guidance 

8 promulgated by the Federal Government as the Sec9 retary determines appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(c) AUDIT AND REPORT.—The Inspector General of 

11 the Department shall biennially audit the deployment of 

12 new assets by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Of13 fice of Air and Marine Operations and submit to the Com14 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa15 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov16 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the compli17 ance of the Department with the requirements of this sec18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(d) MARINE INTERDICTION STATIONS.—Not later 

20 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this sec21 tion, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro22 tection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu23 rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

24 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

25 Senate an identification of facilities owned by the Federal 


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1 Government in strategic locations along the maritime bor2 der of California that may be suitable for establishing Of3 fice of Air and Marine Operations marine interdiction sta4 tions. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 420D. SECURING THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER 

6 IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL AGAINST USE 

7 BY UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

10 establish a process to ensure, to the maximum extent prac11 ticable, that an individual who is not lawfully present in 

12 the United States cannot obtain or continue to use a 

13 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (in this 

14 section referred to as the ‘TWIC’). 

15 ‘‘(b) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process 

16 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) publish a list of documents that will iden18 tify non-United States citizen TWIC applicants and 

19 verify the immigration statuses of such applicants by 

20 requiring each such applicant to produce a document 

21 or documents that demonstrate— 

22 ‘‘(A) identity; and 

23 ‘‘(B) proof of lawful presence in the United 

24 States; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) establish training requirements to ensure 

2 that trusted agents at TWIC enrollment centers re3 ceive training to identify fraudulent documents. 

4 ‘‘(c) EXPIRATION OF TWICS.—A TWIC expires on 

5 the date of its expiration, or on the date on which the 

6 individual to whom such a TWIC is issued is no longer 

7 lawfully present in the United States, whichever is ear8 lier.’’. 

9 (b) LOCATION AND REPORTING STRUCTURE.—The 

10 Secretary of Homeland Security may not change the loca11 tion or reporting structure of the Office of Biometric Iden12 tity Management (established pursuant to section 420 of 

13 the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sub14 section (a) of this section) unless the Secretary of Home15 land Security receives prior authorization from Congress 

16 permitting such change. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

18 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act is amended 

19 by adding after the item relating to section 419 the fol20 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 420. Establishment of the Office of Biometric Identity Management. 

‘‘Sec. 420A. Border Security Joint Task Forces. 

‘‘Sec. 420B. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan. 

‘‘Sec. 420C. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine Operations asset deployment. 

‘‘Sec. 420D. Securing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential 

against use by unauthorized aliens.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CO-LOCATING OPER2 ATIONAL ENTITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—For all locations in which U.S. 

4 Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine 

5 Operations operates that are within 45 miles of locations 

6 where any other Department of Homeland Security agen7 cy also operates air and marine assets, the Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis 

9 to consider the potential cost of and savings derived from 

10 co-locating aviation and maritime operational assets of the 

11 respective agencies of the Department. In analyzing such 

12 potential cost savings achieved by sharing aviation and 

13 maritime facilities, such analysis shall consider, at a min14 imum, the following factors: 

15 (1) Potential enhanced cooperation derived 

16 from Department personnel being co-located. 

17 (2) Potential cost of, and savings derived 

18 through, shared maintenance and logistics facilities 

19 and activities. 

20 (3) Joint use of base and facility infrastructure, 

21 such as runways, hangars, control towers, operations 

22 centers, piers and docks, boathouses, and fuel de23 pots. 

24 (4) Short term moving costs required in order 

25 to co-locate facilities. 


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1 (5) Acquisition and infrastructure costs for en2 larging current facilities, as needed. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se6 curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

7 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

8 Senate a report summarizing the results of the cost-ben9 efit analysis required under subsection (a) and any 

10 planned actions based upon such results. 

11 SEC. 4. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE SPE12 CIALIZED FORCES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

15 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 

17 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

18 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

19 Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

20 Transportation of the Senate a report that describes and 

21 assesses the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Spe22 cialized Forces (in this section referred to as the ‘‘DSF’’). 

23 Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following ele24 ments: 


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1 (1) For each of the past three fiscal years, and 

2 for each type of DSF, the following: 

3 (A) A cost analysis, including training, op4 erating, and travel costs. 

5 (B) The number of personnel assigned. 

6 (C) The total number of units. 

7 (D) The total number of missions con8 ducted. 

9 (E) The number of missions requested by 

10 each of the following: 

11 (i) The Coast Guard. 

12 (ii) Other components or offices of the 

13 Department of Homeland Security. 

14 (iii) Other Federal departments or 

15 agencies. 

16 (iv) State agencies. 

17 (v) Local agencies. 

18 (F) The number of missions fulfilled by 

19 the entities specified in subparagraph (E). 

20 (2) Mission impact, feasibility, and cost, includ21 ing future cost savings, of consolidating DSF capa22 bilities, including the following scenarios: 

23 (A) Combining DSFs, primarily focused on 

24 counterdrug operations, under one centralized 

25 command. 


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1 (B) Distributing counter-terrorism and 

2 anti-terrorism capabilities to DSFs in each 

3 major United States port. 

4 (C) Establishing an enhanced DSF in the 

5 highest risk port on the East coast of the 

6 United States and the highest risk port on the 

7 West coast of the United States that would be 

8 capable of supplementing DSF capabilities in 

9 other ports on each of such coasts for high 

10 threat operations. 

11 (b) DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED FORCE DEFINED.— 

12 In this section, the term ‘‘Deployable Specialized Force’’ 

13 means a unit of the Coast Guard that serves as a quick 

14 reaction force designed to be deployed to handle counter15 drug, counter-terrorism, and anti-terrorism operations or 

16 other maritime threats to the United States. 

17 SEC. 5. CUSTOMS-TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST TER18 RORISM IMPROVEMENT. 

19 (a) C-TPAT EXPORTERS.—Section 212 of the Secu20 rity and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 

21 U.S.C. 962) is amended by inserting ‘‘exporters,’’ after 

22 ‘‘Importers,’’. 

23 (b) RECOGNITION OF OTHER COUNTRIES’ TRUSTED

24 SHIPPER PROGRAMS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 218 of the Security 

2 and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 

3 U.S.C. 968) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 218. RECOGNITION OF OTHER COUNTRIES’ TRUSTED 

5 SHIPPER PROGRAMS. 

6 ‘‘Not later than 30 days before signing an arrange7 ment between the United States and a foreign government 

8 providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security 

9 practices which might result in the utilization of benefits 

10 described in section 214, 215, or 216, the Secretary 

11 shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) notify the appropriate congressional com13 mittees of the proposed terms of such arrangement; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) determine, in consultation with the Com16 missioner, that such foreign government’s supply 

17 chain security program provides comparable security 

18 as that provided by C-TPAT.’’. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con20 tents in section 1(b) of the SAFE Port Act is 

21 amended by amending the item relating to section 

22 218 to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 218. Recognition of other countries’ trusted shipper programs.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF 

2 THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 

3 Paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of section 201 (6 

4 U.S.C. 941) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 270 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 

8 every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall sub9 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

10 report that contains an update of the strategic plan 

11 described in paragraph (1).’’. 

12 SEC. 7. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 

13 Subsection (l) of section 205 of the SAFE Port Act 

14 (6 U.S.C. 945) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

16 than September 30, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 

17 than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the 

18 Border and Maritime Security Coordination Im19 provement Act,’’; and 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (2). 

21 SEC. 8. REPEALS. 

22 The following provisions of the SAFE Port Act (Pub23 lic Law 109–347) are repealed: 

24 (1) Section 105 (and the item relating to such 

25 section in the table of contents of such Act). 

26 (2) Subsection (c) of section 108. 


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1 (3) Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 121 

2 (6 U.S.C. 921). 

3 (4) Section 122 (6 U.S.C. 922) (and the item 

4 relating to such section in the table of contents of 

5 such Act). 

6 (5) Section 126 (6 U.S.C. 925) (and the item 

7 relating to such section in the table of contents of 

8 such Act). 

9 (6) Section 127 (and the item relating to such 

10 section in the table of contents of such Act). 

11 (7) Subsection (d) of section 231 (6 U.S.C. 

12 981). 

13 (8) Subsection (c) of section 233 (6 U.S.C. 

14 983). 

15 (9) Section 235 (6 U.S.C. 984) (and the item 

16 relating to such section in the table of contents of 

17 such Act). 

18 (10) Section 701 (and the item relating to such 

19 section in the table of contents of such Act). 

20 (11) Section 708 (and the item relating to such 

21 section in the table of contents of such Act). 

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