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Union Calendar No. 250 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4954 
[Report No. 109–447] 
To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2006 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. DICKS, Mr. SOUDER, 
Mr. HOYER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. JINDAL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. DENT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SIM-
MONS, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. BONO, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. GIB-
BONS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CARDOZA, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
BERRY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LEE, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. FORD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
APRIL 28, 2006 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than May 1, 2006, 
for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall 
within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(r), rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 1, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LINDER, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. KLINE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
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CASE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. INSLEE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Ms. WATSON, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. COSTA 
MAY 1, 2006 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 14, 2006] 
A BILL 
To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced 
layered defenses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Se-
curity and Accountability For Every Port Act’’ or ‘‘SAFE 
Port Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SECURITY OF UNITED STATES SEAPORTS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 101. Definition of transportation security incident. 
Sec. 102. Protocols for resumption of trade. 
Sec. 103. Requirements relating to maritime facility security plans. 
Sec. 104. Unannounced inspections of maritime facilities. 
Sec. 105. Verification of individuals with access to secure areas of seaports. 
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Sec. 106. Clarification on eligibility for transportation security cards. 
Sec. 107. Long-range vessel tracking. 
Sec. 108. Maritime security command centers. 
Subtitle B—Grant and Training Programs 
Sec. 111. Port security grant program. 
Sec. 112. Port security training program. 
Sec. 113. Port security exercise program. 
Sec. 114. Reserve officers and junior reserve officers training pilot project. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 121. Increase in port of entry inspection officers. 
Sec. 122. Acceleration of Integrated Deepwater System. 
Sec. 123. Border Patrol unit for United States Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 124. Report on ownership and operation of United States seaports. 
Sec. 125. Report on security operations at certain United States seaports. 
Sec. 126. Report on arrival and departure manifests for certain commercial ves-
sels in the United States Virgin Islands. 
TITLE II—SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
Sec. 201. Security of the international supply chain. 
Sec. 202. Next generation supply chain security technologies. 
Sec. 203. Uniform data system for import and export information. 
Sec. 204. Foreign port assessments. 
Sec. 205. Pilot program to improve the security of empty containers. 
Sec. 206. Study and report on advanced imagery pilot programs. 
TITLE III—DIRECTORATE FOR POLICY, PLANNING, AND 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
Sec. 301. Establishment of Directorate. 
TITLE IV—OFFICE OF DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION 
Sec. 401. Establishment of Office. 
Sec. 402. Nuclear and radiological detection systems. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Maritime vessels are the primary mode of 
transportation for international trade and they carry 
over 80 percent of international trade by volume. 
(2) In 2004, maritime vessels carried approxi-
mately 9,700,000 shipping containers into United 
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States seaports at an average of 27,000 containers per 
day. 
(3) The security of the international container 
supply chain and the maritime transportation system 
is critical for the prosperity and liberty of all coun-
tries. 
(4) In its final report, the National Commission 
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States noted, 
‘‘While commercial aviation remains a possible tar-
get, terrorists may turn their attention to other modes 
of transportation. Opportunities to do harm are as 
great, or greater in maritime or surface transpor-
tation.’’. 
(5) In May 2002, the Brookings Institution esti-
mated that costs associated with United States port 
closures from a detonated terrorist weapon could add 
up to $1 trillion from the resulting economic slump 
and changes in our Nation’s inability to trade. An-
ticipated port closures on the west coast of the United 
States could cost the United States economy $1 billion 
per day for the first five days after a terrorist attack. 
(6) Significant steps have been taken since the 
terrorist attacks against the United States that oc-
curred on September 11, 2001: 
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(A) Congress passed the Maritime Trans-
portation Security Act of 2002 on November 14, 
2002. 
(B) The Coast Guard issued a comprehen-
sive set of port security regulations on October 
22, 2003. 
(C) The International Maritime Organiza-
tion adopted the International Ship and Port 
Facility (ISPS) Code in December 2002. 
(D) The White House issued Homeland Se-
curity Presidential Directive-13 in September 
2005 which lays out requirements for a com-
prehensive maritime security policy. 
(7) Through both public and private projects, the 
private sector in the United States and overseas has 
worked with the Department of Homeland Security to 
improve the security of the movement of cargo through 
the international supply chain. 
(8) Despite these steps, security gaps in the mar-
itime transportation system remain, resulting in 
high-risk container systems not being checked overseas 
or domestically and ports that are vulnerable to ter-
rorist attacks similar to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole. 
(9) Significant enhancements can be achieved by 
applying a multi-layered approach to supply chain 
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security, in a coordinated fashion. Current supply 
chain programs within the Federal Government have 
been independently operated, often falling short of 
gains which could have been made if such programs 
were operated in a coordinated manner with clear 
system standards and a framework that creates incen-
tives for security investments. 
(10) While it is impossible to completely remove 
the risk of a terrorist attack, security measures in the 
supply chain can add certainty and stability to the 
global economy, raise investor confidence, and facili-
tate trade. Some counterterrorism costs are integral to 
the price that must be paid to protect society. How-
ever, counterterrorism measures also present an op-
portunity to increase the efficiency of the global trade 
system through international harmonization of such 
measures. These efficiency gains are maximized when 
all countries adopt such counterterrorism measures. 
(11) Increasing transparency in the supply 
chain will assist in mitigating the impact of a ter-
rorist attack by allowing for a targeted shutdown of 
the international supply chain and expedited restora-
tion of commercial traffic. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2(2) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101(2)). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The term 
‘‘international supply chain’’ means the end-to-end 
process for shipping goods from a point of origin 
overseas to and from the United States. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
TITLE I—SECURITY OF UNITED 
STATES SEAPORTS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY IN-
CIDENT. 
Section 70101(6) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘economic disruption’’ the fol-
lowing ‘‘(other than economic disruption caused by acts 
that are unrelated to terrorism and are committed during 
a labor strike, demonstration, or other type of labor un-
rest)’’. 
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SEC. 102. PROTOCOLS FOR RESUMPTION OF TRADE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70103(a)(2)(J) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(J)’’ and inserting ‘‘(J)(i)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) The plan required by clause (i) shall in-
clude protocols for the resumption of trade in the 
event of a transportation security incident that neces-
sitates the suspension of trade through contingency 
and continuity planning that ensures trade lanes are 
restored as quickly as possible. The protocols shall 
provide for— 
‘‘(I) coordination with appropriate Federal, 
State, and local agencies, the private sector, and 
appropriate overseas entities in developing such 
contingency and continuity planning; 
‘‘(II) coordination with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies and the private 
sector on law enforcement actions, inter-modal 
rerouting 
plans, 
and 
identification 
and 
prioritization of goods that may enter the United 
States; and 
‘‘(III) designation of appropriate Federal 
officials to work with port authorities to reestab-
lish the flow of cargo by prioritizing shipments 
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based on appropriate factors, including factors 
relating to public health, national security, and 
economic need.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall develop the protocols described in section 
70103(a)(2)(J)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MARITIME FACIL-
ITY SECURITY PLANS. 
(a) FACILITY SECURITY PLANS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall require that a security plan for 
a facility required under section 70103(c) of title 46, United 
States Code, shall be resubmitted for approval upon transfer 
of ownership or operation of such facility. 
(b) FACILITY SECURITY OFFICERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
that the qualified individual having full authority to 
implement security actions who is required to be 
identified under section 70103(c)(3)(B) of title 46, 
United States Code, for a facility described in section 
70103(c)(2) of that title shall be a citizen of the 
United States. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re-
quirement of paragraph (1) with respect to an indi-
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vidual if the Secretary determines that it is appro-
priate to do so based on a complete background check 
of the individual and a review of all terrorist 
watchlists to ensure that the individual is not identi-
fied on any such terrorist watchlist. 
(c) 
FACILITY
SECURITY
ACCESS.—Section 
70103(c)(3)(C)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: 
‘‘, including access by individuals engaged in the surface 
transportation of intermodal containers in or out of a port 
facility’’. 
SEC. 104. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS OF MARITIME FA-
CILITIES. 
Subparagraph (D) of section 70103(c)(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) verify the effectiveness of each such facility 
security plan periodically, but not less than twice an-
nually, at least one of which shall be an inspection 
of the facility that is conducted without notice to the 
facility.’’. 
SEC. 105. VERIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO 
SECURE AREAS OF SEAPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
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(1) not later than July 15, 2006, issue a notice 
of proposed rulemaking for regulations required to 
implement section 70105 of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(2) not later than November 15, 2006, issue final 
regulations required to implement that section; and 
(3) begin issuing transportation security cards to 
individuals at seaports facilities under subsection (b) 
of that section in accordance with the schedule con-
tained in subsection (b)(2) of this section. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARDS.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Final regulations issued 
under subsection (a)(2) shall provide for Federal 
management of the system for issuing transportation 
security cards. 
(2) SCHEDULE
FOR
ISSUING
TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY CARDS AT SEAPORTS.— 
(A) Not later than May 15, 2007, the Sec-
retary shall begin issuing transportation security 
cards to individuals at the first 25 seaport facili-
ties listed on the facility vulnerability assessment 
issued by the Secretary under section 70102 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(B) Not later than November 15, 2007, the 
Secretary shall begin issuing transportation se-
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curity cards to individuals at the next 30 sea-
port facilities listed on that assessment. 
(C) Not later than November 15, 2008, the 
Secretary shall issue transportation security 
cards to individuals at all other seaport facili-
ties. 
(c) INTERIM VERIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) TERRORIST WATCH LIST COMPARISON AND 
IMMIGRATION RECORDS CHECK.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) complete a comparison of each indi-
vidual who has unescorted access to a secure area 
of a seaport facility (as designated in an ap-
proved facility security plan in accordance with 
section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code) 
against terrorist watch lists to determine if the 
individual poses a threat; and 
(B) determine whether each such individual 
may be denied admission to the United States, 
or removed from the United States, under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
(2) CONTINUING REQUIREMENT.—In the case of 
an individual who is given unescorted access to a se-
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cure area of a seaport facility after the date on which 
the Secretary completes the requirements of para-
graph (1) and before the date on which the Secretary 
begins issuing transportation security cards at the 
seaport facility, the Secretary shall conduct a com-
parison of the individual against terrorist watch lists 
and determine whether the individual is lawfully 
present in the United States. 
(3) INTERIM FINAL REGULATIONS.—In order to 
carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall issue in-
terim final regulations to require submission to the 
Secretary of information necessary to carry out the 
requirements of paragraph (1). 
(4) PRIVACY
REQUIREMENTS.—Terrorist watch 
list comparisons and immigration records checks 
under this subsection shall be carried out in accord-
ance with the requirements of section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(5) RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND MAINTENANCE OF 
INFORMATION.— 
(A) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE.—Infor-
mation obtained by the Secretary in the course 
of comparing the individual against terrorist 
watch lists under this subsection may not be 
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made available to the public, including the indi-
vidual’s employer. 
(B) CONFIDENTIALITY; USE.—Any informa-
tion constituting grounds for prohibiting the em-
ployment of an individual in a position de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) shall be maintained 
confidentially by the Secretary and may be used 
only for making determinations under this sec-
tion. The Secretary may share any such infor-
mation with appropriate Federal, State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement agencies. 
(6) TERRORIST WATCH LISTS DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘terrorist watch lists’’ means all 
available information on known or suspected terror-
ists or terrorist threats. 
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining information on— 
(1) the number of matches made in conducting 
terrorist watch list comparisons, and the number of 
individuals found to be unlawfully present in the 
United States, under subsection (c); 
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(2) the corresponding seaport facilities at which 
the matches and unlawfully present individuals were 
identified; and 
(3) the actions taken as a result of the terrorist 
watchlist comparisons and immigration records 
checks under subsection (c). 
(e) TREATMENT
OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HAZ-
ARDOUS MATERIALS ENDORSEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent the Secretary 
determines that the background records check con-
ducted under section 5103a of title 49, United States 
Code, and the background records check conducted 
under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, 
are equivalent, the Secretary shall determine that an 
individual does not pose a risk warranting denial of 
a transportation security card issued under section 
70105 of title 46, United States Code, if such indi-
vidual— 
(A) has successfully completed a background 
records check under section 5103a of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(B) possesses a current and valid hazardous 
materials endorsement in accordance with sec-
tion 1572 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may deny an individual a trans-
portation security card under section 70105 of title 
46, United States Code, if the Secretary has substan-
tial evidence that the individual poses a risk to na-
tional security. 
(3) REDUCTION IN FEES.—The Secretary shall 
reduce, to the extent practicable, any fees associated 
with obtaining a transportation security card under 
section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, for any 
individual referred to in paragraph (1). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 106. CLARIFICATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY CARDS. 
Section 70105(c)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of’’ 
before ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
SEC. 107. LONG-RANGE VESSEL TRACKING. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Section 70115 of title 46, United 
States Code is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than April 1, 
2007, the Secretary’’. 
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(b) VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security may issue regulations to establish a vol-
untary long-range automated vessel tracking system for ves-
sels described in section 70115 of title 46, United States 
Code, during the period before regulations are issued under 
subsection (a) of such section. 
SEC. 108. MARITIME SECURITY COMMAND CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 701 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 70122. Maritime security command centers 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an integrated network of virtual and physical maritime se-
curity command centers at appropriate United States sea-
ports and maritime regions, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to— 
‘‘(1) enhance information sharing; 
‘‘(2) facilitate day-to-day operational coordina-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a transportation security in-
cident, facilitate incident management and response. 
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.—Each maritime security 
command center described in subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be regionally based and utilize where avail-
able the compositional and operational characteris-
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tics, facilities and information technology systems of 
current operational centers for port and maritime se-
curity and other similar existing facilities and sys-
tems; 
‘‘(2) be adapted to meet the security needs, re-
quirements, and resources of the seaport and mari-
time region the center will cover; and 
‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, not in-
volve the construction of new facilities, but shall uti-
lize information technology, virtual connectivity, and 
existing facilities to create an integrated, real-time 
communication and information sharing network. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION.—The following entities shall par-
ticipate in the integrated network of maritime security 
command centers described in subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(3) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
‘‘(4) Other appropriate Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each maritime security 
command center described in subsection (a) shall— 
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‘‘(1) assist, as appropriate, in the implementa-
tion of maritime transportation security plans devel-
oped under section 70103; 
‘‘(2) implement the transportation security inci-
dent response plans required under section 70104; 
‘‘(3) carry out information sharing activities 
consistent with those activities required under section 
1016 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act 
of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) and the Homeland Security 
Information Sharing Act (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.); 
‘‘(4) conduct short- and long-range vessel track-
ing under sections 70114 and 70115; and 
‘‘(5) carry out such other responsibilities as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The Secretary shall 
sponsor and expedite individuals participating in a mari-
time security command center described in subsection (a) 
in gaining or maintaining their security clearances. 
Through the Captain of the Port, the Secretary may iden-
tify key individuals who should participate. In addition, 
the port or other entities may appeal to the Captain of the 
Port for sponsorship. 
‘‘(f) SECURITY INCIDENTS.—During a transportation 
security incident involving the port, the Coast Guard Cap-
tain of the Port designated by the Commandant of the Coast 
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Guard in a maritime security command center described 
in subsection (a) shall act as the incident commander, un-
less otherwise directed by the President. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the normal command and 
control procedures for operational entities in the Depart-
ment, unless so directed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out this section 
and section 108(c) of the Security and Accountability For 
Every Port Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘70122. Maritime security command centers.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND BUDGET ANALYSIS.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a plan for the imple-
mentation of section 70122 of title 46, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), and a budget analysis for the 
implementation of such section, including additional cost- 
sharing arrangements with other Federal departments and 
agencies and other participants involved in the maritime 
security command centers described in such section, not 
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later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle B—Grant and Training 
Programs 
SEC. 111. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 510 (as 
added by section 7303(d) of Public Law 108–458 (118 
Stat. 3844)) as section 511; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 512. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a grant program to allocate Federal financial assist-
ance to United States seaports on the basis of risk and need. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall conduct an assess-
ment of United States seaports to develop a prioritization 
for awarding grants authorized under subsection (a) based 
upon— 
‘‘(1) the most current risk assessment available 
from the Department; 
‘‘(2) the national economic and strategic defense 
considerations of individual ports; and 
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