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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4402 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inland Waters Security 

3 Review Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

10 of the House of Representatives; 

11 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 and Government Affairs of the Senate; and 

13 (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

14 and Transportation of the Senate. 

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

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

17 83.03 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 

18 SEC. 3. INLAND WATERS THREAT ANALYSIS. 

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

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home21 land Security shall submit to the appropriate congres22 sional committees an inland waters threat analysis that 

23 includes an identification and description of the following: 

24 (1) Current and potential terrorism and crimi25 nal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking 

26 to— 


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1 (A) enter the United States through inland 

2 waters; or 

3 (B) exploit security vulnerabilities on in4 land waters. 

5 (2) Security challenges at United States inland 

6 waters ports regarding— 

7 (A) terrorism and instruments of terror 

8 entering the United States; and 

9 (B) criminal activity, as measured by the 

10 total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, re11 lated to the inland waters. 

12 (3) Security mitigation efforts with respect to 

13 the inland waters to— 

14 (A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 

15 terror from entering the United States; and 

16 (B) reduce criminal activity related to the 

17 inland waters. 

18 (4) Vulnerabilities related to cooperation be19 tween State, local, Tribal, and territorial law en20 forcement, or international agreements, that hinder 

21 effective security, counterterrorism, anti-trafficking 

22 efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade with respect 

23 to inland waters. 


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1 (5) Metrics and performance measures used by 

2 the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate 

3 inland waters security, as appropriate. 

4 (b) ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the 

5 threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Sec6 retary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine 

7 the following: 

8 (1) Technology needs and challenges. 

9 (2) Personnel needs and challenges. 

10 (3) The roles of State, local, Tribal, and terri11 torial law enforcement, as well as private sector 

12 partners and the public, relating to inland waters se13 curity. 

14 (4) The need for cooperation among Federal, 

15 State, local, Tribal, territorial, and international 

16 partner law enforcement, as well as private sector 

17 partners and the public, relating to inland waters se18 curity. 

19 (5) The challenges posed by geography with re20 spect to inland waters security. 

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

22 possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 

23 the threat analysis required under subsection (a) in un24 classified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of 


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1 the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary de2 termines that such is appropriate. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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