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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4402 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct an inland waters 

threat analysis, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 

Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 

an inland waters threat analysis, 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 ‘‘Inland Waters Security 

5 Review Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 of the House of Representatives; 

3 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

4 and Government Affairs of the Senate; and 

5 (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

6 and Transportation of the Senate. 

7 (2) INLAND WATERS.—The term ‘‘inland 

8 waters’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

9 83.03 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 

10 SEC. 3. INLAND WATERS THREAT ANALYSIS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home13 land Security shall submit to the appropriate congres14 sional committees an inland waters threat analysis that 

15 includes an identification and description of the following: 

16 (1) Current and potential terrorism and crimi17 nal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking 

18 to— 

19 (A) enter the United States through inland 

20 waters; or 

21 (B) exploit security vulnerabilities on in22 land waters. 

23 (2) Security challenges at United States inland 

24 waters ports regarding— 


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1 (A) terrorism and instruments of terror 

2 entering the United States; and 

3 (B) criminal activity, as measured by the 

4 total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, re5 lated to the inland waters. 

6 (3) Security mitigation efforts with respect to 

7 the inland waters to— 

8 (A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 

9 terror from entering the United States; and 

10 (B) reduce criminal activity related to the 

11 inland waters. 

12 (4) Vulnerabilities related to cooperation be13 tween State, local, Tribal, and territorial law en14 forcement, or international agreements, that hinder 

15 effective security, counterterrorism, anti-trafficking 

16 efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade with respect 

17 to inland waters. 

18 (5) Metrics and performance measures used by 

19 the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate 

20 inland waters security, as appropriate. 

21 (b) ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the 

22 threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine 

24 the following: 

25 (1) Technology needs and challenges. 


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1 (2) Personnel needs and challenges. 

2 (3) The roles of State, local, Tribal, and terri3 torial law enforcement, as well as private sector 

4 partners and the public, relating to inland waters se5 curity. 

6 (4) The need for cooperation among Federal, 

7 State, local, Tribal, territorial, and international 

8 partner law enforcement, as well as private sector 

9 partners and the public, relating to inland waters se10 curity. 

11 (5) The challenges posed by geography with re12 spect to inland waters security. 

13 (c) CLASSIFIED THREAT ANALYSIS.—To the extent 

14 possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 

15 the threat analysis required under subsection (a) in un16 classified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of 

17 the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary de18 termines that such is appropriate. 

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