I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2831 
To improve the port and maritime security functions of the Department 
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2017 
Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. DONOVAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the port and maritime security functions of the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Security Co-
ordination Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF 
THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 201(g) of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
941(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that contains an update of the strategic plan 
required by subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 3. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Subsection (l) of section 205 of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 945) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than September 30, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Border and Maritime Security Coordination Im-
provement Act,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and 
by moving the margins of such paragraphs (as so re-
designated) two ems to the left; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
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SEC. 4. CYBER AT PORTS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO MARITIME 
SECURITY ACTIVITIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
70112(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
clauses (ii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(i) shall facilitate the sharing of information 
relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such 
terms are defined in section 227 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)) to address 
port-specific cybersecurity risks and incidents, which 
may include the establishment of a working group of 
members of such committees to address such port- 
specific cybersecurity risks and incidents;’’. 
(b) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND SECURITY 
PLANS.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) of section 70102(b)(1), 
by inserting ‘‘cybersecurity,’’ after ‘‘physical secu-
rity,’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(C) 
of 
section 
70103(c)(3)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘cybersecu-
rity,’’ after ‘‘physical security,’’; 
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