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SEC. 713. SEASONAL WORKERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the effects that the Trans-
portation Worker Identification Card (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘TWIC’’) required by section 70105 of title 
46, United States Code, has on companies that employ 
seasonal employees. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 
the results of the study, including— 
(1) costs associated in requiring seasonal em-
ployees to obtain TWIC cards on companies 
(2) whether the Coast Guard and Transpor-
tation Security Administration are processing TWIC 
applications quickly enough for seasonal workers to 
obtain TWIC certification; 
(3) whether TWIC compliance costs or other 
factors have led to a reduction in service; 
(3) the impact of TWIC on the recruiting and 
hiring of seasonal and other temporary employees; 
and 
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(4) an assessment of possible alternatives to 
TWIC certification that may be used for seasonal 
employees including any security vulnerabilities cre-
ated by those alternatives. 
SEC. 714. COMPARATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF VESSEL- 
BASED AND FACILITY-BASED LIQUEFIED NAT-
URAL GAS REGASIFICATION PROCESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
shall enter into an arrangement for the performance of 
an independent study to conduct a comparative risk as-
sessment examining the relative safety and security risk 
associated with vessel-based and facility-based liquefied 
natural gas regasification processes conducted within 3 
miles from land versus such processes conducted more 
than 3 miles from land. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Commandant, shall provide a re-
port on the findings and conclusions of the study required 
by this section to the Committees on Homeland Security, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
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tees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 715. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FINGERPRINTING OF MARI-
TIME WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall establish procedures providing for an individual 
who is required to be fingerprinted for purposes of obtain-
ing a transportation security card under section 70105 of 
title 46, United States Code, to be fingerprinted at any 
facility operated by or under contract with an agency of 
the Department of Homeland Security that fingerprints 
the public for the Department. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—This section expires on December 
31, 2012. 
SEC. 716. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARDS ON VESSELS. 
Section 70105(b)(2) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 
‘‘title’’ the following: ‘‘allowed unescorted access to 
a secure area designated in a vessel security plan ap-
proved under section 70103 of this title’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting after 
‘‘tank vessel’’ the following: ‘‘allowed unescorted ac-
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cess to a secure area designated in a vessel security 
plan approved under section 70103 of this title’’. 
SEC. 717. INTERNATIONAL LABOR STUDY. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of methods to conduct a background secu-
rity investigation of an individual who possesses a biomet-
ric identification card that complies with International 
Labor Convention number 185 that are equivalent to the 
investigation conducted on individuals applying for a visa 
to enter the United States. The Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the study within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 718. MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b)(5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5)(A) The National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee shall be composed of— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 individual who represents the in-
terests of the port authorities; 
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‘‘(ii) at least 1 individual who represents the in-
terests of the facilities owners or operators; 
‘‘(iii) at least 1 individual who represents the 
interests of the terminal owners or operators; 
‘‘(iv) at least 1 individual who represents the 
interests of the vessel owners or operators; 
‘‘(v) at least 1 individual who represents the in-
terests of the maritime labor organizations; 
‘‘(vi) at least 1 individual who represents the 
interests of the academic community; 
‘‘(vii) at least 1 individual who represents the 
interests of State or local governments; and 
‘‘(viii) at least 1 individual who represents the 
interests of the maritime industry. 
‘‘(B) Each Area Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee shall be composed of individuals who rep-
resents the interests of the port industry, terminal 
operators, port labor organizations, and other users 
of the port areas.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘2008;’’ and inserting ‘‘2010;’’; 
(B) by repealing paragraph (2); 
(C) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
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