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sideration to those applicants that have conducted port se-
curity exercises under this section. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that, in carrying out the Program, the Office of Grants 
and Training shall consult with— 
‘‘(1) a geographic and substantive cross section 
of governmental and nongovernmental emergency re-
sponse providers; and 
‘‘(2) commercial seaport personnel and manage-
ment. 
‘‘(f) 
COMMERCIAL
SEAPORT
PERSONNEL
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘commer-
cial seaport personnel’ means any person engaged in an 
activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the 
movement or tracking of cargo, the maintenance and re-
pair of intermodal equipment, the operation of cargo-re-
lated equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), 
and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when a ves-
sel is made fast or let go, in the United States or the 
coastal waters thereof.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (116 
Stat. 2135), as amended by section 112, is further amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 802 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 803. Port security exercise program.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 121. INCREASE IN PORT OF ENTRY INSPECTION OFFI-
CERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall increase by not less than 200 the number of posi-
tions for full-time active duty port of entry inspection offi-
cers of the Department of Homeland Security for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out subsection (a) the following amounts for the following 
fiscal years: 
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(6) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 123. BORDER PATROL UNIT FOR UNITED STATES VIR-
GIN ISLANDS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
establish at least one Border Patrol unit for the Virgin 
Islands of the United States. 
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SEC. 124. REPORT ON OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF 
UNITED STATES SEAPORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that contains— 
(1) the name of each individual or entity that 
leases, operates, manages, or owns real property or 
facilities at each United States seaport; and 
(2) any other information that the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 125. REPORT ON SECURITY OPERATIONS AT CERTAIN 
UNITED STATES SEAPORTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study on the adequacy of security oper-
ations at the ten United States seaports that load and un-
load the largest amount of containers. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the results of the study required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 126. REPORT ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE MANI-
FESTS FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL VESSELS 
IN THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
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submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the impact of implementing the requirements of 
section 231 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1221) (relating to providing United States border 
officers with arrival and departure manifests) with respect 
to commercial vessels that are fewer than 300 gross tons 
and operate exclusively between the territorial waters of 
the United States Virgin Islands and the territorial waters 
of the British Virgin Islands. 
SEC. 127. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR MARITIME DOMAIN 
AWARENESS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Home-
land Security shall establish a university-based Center for 
Excellence for Maritime Domain Awareness following the 
merit-review processes and procedures that have been es-
tablished by the Secretary for selecting university program 
centers of excellence. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall— 
(1) prioritize its activities based on the ‘‘Na-
tional Plan to Improve Maritime Domain Aware-
ness’’ published by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity in October 2005; 
(2) recognize the extensive previous and ongo-
ing work and existing competence in the field of 
maritime domain awareness at numerous academic 
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and research institutions, such as the Naval Post-
graduate School; 
(3) leverage existing knowledge and continue 
development of a broad base of expertise within aca-
demia and industry in maritime domain awareness; 
and 
(4) provide educational, technical, and analyt-
ical assistance to Federal agencies with responsibil-
ities for maritime domain awareness, including the 
Coast Guard, to focus on the need for interoper-
ability, information sharing, and common informa-
tion technology standards and architecture. 
SEC. 128. REPORT ON SECURITY AND TRADE AT UNITED 
STATES LAND PORTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study on the challenges to balance the need 
for greater security while maintaining the efficient flow 
of trade at United States land ports. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the results of the study required by subsection (a). 
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