‘‘(C) on the respective policy, regulatory, 
and legal considerations related to the Program; 
‘‘(D) on the use of force and maritime se-
curity; 
‘‘(E) in operational procedures and protec-
tion of information and other sensitive informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(F) on preparedness and response to 
maritime terrorist incidents. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall coordinate the 
Program with other similar border security and 
antiterrorism programs within the Department. 
‘‘(e) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
may enter into any memorandum of agreement necessary 
to carry out the Program. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section there is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 432. Integrated cross-border maritime operations between the United 
States and Canada.’’.
SEC. 113. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING FOR 
PORT SECURITY. 
(a) USE OF PORT SECURITY GRANT FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 70107(b)(8) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) The cost of training and certifying a law 
enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement 
agency under section 70132 of this title.’’. 
(b) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
70107(c)(2)(C) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TRAINING
AND
CERTIFICATION.— 
There are no matching requirements for grants 
under subsection (a) to train and certify law en-
forcement personnel under section 70132 of 
this title.’’. 
(c) CREDENTIALING STANDARDS, TRAINING, AND 
CERTIFICATION.—Section 70132 of such title is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In the section heading, by striking ‘‘for 
State and local support for the enforce-
ment of security zones for the transpor-
tation of especially hazardous cargo’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of maritime law enforcement 
personnel’’. 
(2) By amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) STANDARDS.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall establish standards for training, qualification, 
and certification of a law enforcement officer employed by 
a law enforcement agency, to conduct or execute, pursuant 
to a cooperative enforcement agreement, maritime secu-
rity, maritime law enforcement, and maritime surge ca-
pacity activities.’’. 
(3) In subsection (b)(1), by amending subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) after notice and opportunity for pub-
lic comment, may develop and publish training 
curricula for the standards established under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) may— 
‘‘(i) test and deliver training for which 
the curriculum is developed under subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(ii) enter into an agreement under 
which any Federal, State, local, tribal, or 
private sector entity may test and deliver 
such training; and 
‘‘(iii) accept the results of training 
conducted by any Federal, State, local, 
tribal, or private sector entity under such 
an agreement.’’.
(4) By striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) Any training developed under paragraph 
(1) after the date of enactment of the SMART Port 
Security Act shall be developed in consultation with 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.’’. 
(5) In subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘any moneys,’’ the 
following: ‘‘other than an allocation made under 
the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.),’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training of personnel to 
assist in the enforcement of security zones and 
limited access areas’’ and inserting ‘‘training 
and certifying personnel under this section’’. 
(6) By striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF PERSONNEL.—The Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard may issue a certificate to 
law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement 
agency, who has successfully completed training that the 
Commandant has developed under this section.’’. 
(7) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TACTICAL TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
PERSONNEL.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard may
make such training developed under this section available 
to law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement 
agency, on either a reimbursable or a non-reimbursable 
basis, if the Commandant determines that— 
‘‘(1) a member of the Coast Guard is unable or 
unavailable to undertake tactical training the au-
thorization of which had been previously approved, 
and no other member of the Coast Guard is reason-
ably available to undertake such training; 
‘‘(2) the inability or unavailability of Coast 
Guard personnel to undertake such training creates 
training capacity within the training program; and 
‘‘(3) such training, if made available to such 
law enforcement officers, would contribute to 
achievement of the purposes of this section.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 701 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading for subchapter II 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subchapter II—Port Security Training and 
Certification’’; 
and 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
the chapter—
(A) by striking the item relating to the 
heading for subchapter II and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PORT SECURITY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 
70132 and inserting the following: 
‘‘70132. Credentialing standards, training, and certification of maritime law en-
forcement personnel.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Chapter 701 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by moving sections 70122, 70123, 70124, 
and 70125 so as to appear at the end of subchapter 
I of such chapter; 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
the chapter, in the item relating to section 70107A, 
by adding at the end a period; and 
(3) by striking the heading for section 70124 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 70124. Regulations’’. 
SEC. 114. NORTHERN BORDER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHI-
CLE PILOT PROJECT. 
(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary 
shall research and develop technologies to allow routine 
operation of medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles, in-
cluding autonomously piloted drones, within the national
airspace for border and maritime security missions with-
out any degradation of existing levels of security-related 
surveillance or of safety for all national airspace system 
users. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.—No later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com-
mence a pilot project in segregated airspace along the 
northern border to conduct experiments and collect data 
in order to accelerate the safe integration of medium-sized 
unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace sys-
tem. 
SEC. 115. RECOGNITION OF PORT SECURITY ASSESSMENTS 
CONDUCTED BY OTHER ENTITIES. 
Section 70108 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) RECOGNITION OF ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY 
OTHER ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF AS-
SESSMENTS.—For the purposes of this section and 
section 70109, the Secretary may treat an assess-
ment conducted by a foreign government or inter-
national organization as an assessment by the Sec-
retary required by subsection (a), if the Secretary
certifies that the assessment was conducted in ac-
cordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AGREE-
MENTS
OR
ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into an agreement or arrangement with a for-
eign government or international organization, under 
which— 
‘‘(A) such government or organization 
may, on behalf of the Secretary, conduct an as-
sessment required under subsection (a), or 
share with the Secretary information pertaining 
to such assessments; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary may, on behalf of such 
foreign government or organization, conduct an 
assessment described in subsection (a), or share 
with such foreign government or organization 
information pertaining to such assessments. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) requires the Secretary to recognize an 
assessment that a foreign government or an 
international organization conducts pursuant to 
this subsection; or
‘‘(B) limits the discretion or ability of the 
Secretary to conduct an assessment under this 
section. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
before entering into an agreement or arrangement 
with a foreign government under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the proposed terms of such agreement 
or arrangement.’’. 
SEC. 116. USE OF PORT SECURITY GRANT FUNDS FOR RE-
PLACEMENT OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT OR 
FACILITIES. 
Section 70107(b)(2) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including replacement)’’ after 
‘‘acquisition’’. 
TITLE II—MARITIME SUPPLY 
CHAIN SECURITY 
SEC. 201. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF 
THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Section 201 of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 941) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategic plan required 
under subsection (a), and any updates to the strategic 
plan required under subsection (g), shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and address gaps and unnecessary 
redundancies or overlaps in the roles, responsibil-
ities, or authorities of the agencies responsible for 
securing the supply chain, including— 
‘‘(A) any unnecessary redundancies or 
overlaps in Federal transportation security 
credentialing programs; and 
‘‘(B) any unnecessary redundancies or 
overlaps in Federal trusted shipper or trusted 
trader programs; 
‘‘(2) review ongoing efforts to align activities 
throughout the Federal Government to— 
‘‘(A) improve coordination among the 
agencies referred to in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient flow of legiti-
mate commerce; 
‘‘(C) enhance the security of the inter-
national supply chain; or 
‘‘(D) address any gaps or overlaps de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) identify further regulatory or organiza-
tional changes necessary to—
‘‘(A) improve coordination among the 
agencies referred to in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) facilitate the efficient flow of legiti-
mate commerce; 
‘‘(C) enhance the security of the inter-
national supply chain; or 
‘‘(D) address any gaps or overlaps de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(4) provide measurable goals, including objec-
tives, mechanisms, and a schedule, for furthering the 
security of commercial operations from point of ori-
gin to point of destination; 
‘‘(5) build on available resources and consider 
costs and benefits; 
‘‘(6) recommend additional incentives for vol-
untary measures taken by private sector entities to 
enhance supply chain security, including additional 
incentives for such entities participating in the Cus-
toms-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism in ac-
cordance with sections 214, 215, and 216; 
‘‘(7) consider the impact of supply chain secu-
rity requirements on small- and medium- sized com-
panies; 
‘‘(8) identify a framework for prudent and 
measured response in the event of a transportation
security incident involving the international supply 
chain; 
‘‘(9) provide updated protocols for the expedi-
tious resumption of the flow of trade in accordance 
with section 202; 
‘‘(10) review and address implementation of les-
sons learned from recent exercises conducted under 
sections 114 and 115, and other international supply 
chain security, response, or recovery exercises that 
the Department participates in, as appropriate; 
‘‘(11) consider the linkages between supply 
chain security and security programs within other 
systems of movement, including travel security and 
terrorism finance programs; 
‘‘(12) be informed by technologies undergoing 
research, development, testing, and evaluation by the 
Department; and 
‘‘(13) expand upon and relate to existing strate-
gies and plans for securing supply chains, including 
the National Response Plan, the National Maritime 
Transportation Security Plan, the National Strategy 
for Maritime Security, and the eight supporting 
plans of such National Strategy for Maritime Secu-
rity, as required by Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive 13.’’;