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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3273 

To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security or of any other department in which the Coast Guard 

is operating to enter into agreements with foreign governments or international organizations for the performance of port security assessments 

on behalf of the Secretary, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 27, 2011 

Mr. RIGELL 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 title 46, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Homeland Security or of any other department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enter 

into agreements with foreign governments or international organizations for the performance of port security assessments on behalf of the Secretary, 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 ‘‘Port Security Effi3 ciency Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF PORT SECURITY ASSESSMENTS 

5 CONDUCTED BY OTHER ENTITIES. 

6 Section 70108 of title 46, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(f) RECOGNITION OF ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY

10 OTHER ENTITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF AS12 SESSMENTS.—For the purposes of this section and 

13 section 70109, the Secretary may treat an assess14 ment conducted by a foreign government or inter15 national organization as an assessment by the Sec16 retary required by subsection (a), if the Secretary 

17 certifies that the assessment was conducted in ac18 cordance with subsection (b). 

19 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AGREE20 MENTS.—The Secretary may enter into agreements 

21 with a foreign government or international organiza22 tion, under which— 

23 ‘‘(A) such government or organization 

24 may, on behalf of the Secretary, conduct an as25 sessment required under subsection (a), or 


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1 share with the Secretary information pertaining 

2 to such assessments; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Secretary may, on behalf of such 

4 foreign government or organization, conduct an 

5 assessment described in subsection (a), or share 

6 with such foreign government or organization 

7 information pertaining to such assessments. 

8 ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) Nothing in this subsection— 

10 ‘‘(i) requires the Secretary to recog11 nize an assessment that a foreign govern12 ment or an international organization con13 ducts pursuant to this subsection; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) limits the discretion or ability of 

15 the Secretary to conduct an assessment 

16 under this section. 

17 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may not delegate the 

18 authority of the Secretary under this subsection 

19 to any other officer of the department in which 

20 the Coast Guard is operating.’’. 

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