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SEC. 903. CRUISE VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3507. Passenger vessel security and safety require-
ments 
‘‘(a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 
AND RETROFITTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each vessel to which this 
subsection applies shall comply with the following de-
sign and construction standards: 
‘‘(A) The vessel shall be equipped with ship 
rails that are located not less than 42 inches 
above the cabin deck. 
‘‘(B) Each passenger stateroom and crew 
cabin shall be equipped with entry doors that in-
clude peep holes or other means of visual identi-
fication. 
‘‘(C) For any vessel the keel of which is laid 
after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 
Security and Safety Act of 2009, each passenger 
stateroom and crew cabin shall be equipped 
with— 
‘‘(i) security latches; and 
‘‘(ii) time-sensitive key technology. 
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‘‘(D) The vessel shall integrate technology 
that can be used for capturing images of pas-
sengers or detecting passengers who have fallen 
overboard, to the extent that such technology is 
available. 
‘‘(E) The vessel shall be equipped with a 
sufficient number of operable acoustic hailing or 
other such warning devices to provide commu-
nication capability around the entire vessel when 
operating in high risk areas (as defined by the 
United States Coast Guard). 
‘‘(2) FIRE SAFETY CODES.—In administering the 
requirements of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall 
take into consideration fire safety and other applica-
ble emergency requirements established by the U.S. 
Coast Guard and under international law, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the requirements of para-
graph (1) shall take effect 18 months after the 
date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security 
and Safety Act of 2009. 
‘‘(B) LATCH
AND
KEY
REQUIREMENTS.— 
The requirements of paragraph (1)(C) take effect 
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on the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Se-
curity and Safety Act of 2009. 
‘‘(b) VIDEO RECORDING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
MAINTAIN
SURVEIL-
LANCE.—The owner of a vessel to which this section 
applies shall maintain a video surveillance system to 
assist in documenting crimes on the vessel and in 
providing evidence for the prosecution of such crimes, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—The owner of 
a vessel to which this section applies shall provide to 
any law enforcement official performing official du-
ties in the course and scope of an investigation, upon 
request, a copy of all records of video surveillance that 
the official believes may provide evidence of a crime 
reported to law enforcement officials. 
‘‘(c) SAFETY INFORMATION.—The owner of a vessel to 
which this section applies shall provide in each passenger 
stateroom, and post in a location readily accessible to all 
crew and in other places specified by the Secretary, infor-
mation regarding the locations of the United States embassy 
and each consulate of the United States for each country 
the vessel will visit during the course of the voyage. 
‘‘(d) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The owner of a vessel to 
which this section applies shall— 
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‘‘(1) maintain on the vessel adequate, in-date 
supplies of anti-retroviral medications and other 
medications designed to prevent sexually transmitted 
diseases after a sexual assault; 
‘‘(2) maintain on the vessel equipment and ma-
terials for performing a medical examination in sex-
ual assault cases to evaluate the patient for trauma, 
provide medical care, and preserve relevant medical 
evidence; 
‘‘(3) make available on the vessel at all times 
medical staff who have undergone a credentialing 
process to verify that he or she— 
‘‘(A) possesses a current physician’s or reg-
istered nurse’s license and— 
‘‘(i) has at least 3 years of post-grad-
uate or post-registration clinical practice in 
general and emergency medicine; or 
‘‘(ii) holds board certification in emer-
gency medicine, family practice medicine, 
or internal medicine; 
‘‘(B) is able to provide assistance in the 
event of an alleged sexual assault, has received 
training in conducting forensic sexual assault 
examination, and is able to promptly perform 
such an examination upon request and provide 
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proper medical treatment of a victim, including 
administration of anti-retroviral medications 
and other medications that may prevent the 
transmission of human immunodeficiency virus 
and other sexually transmitted diseases; and 
‘‘(C) meets guidelines established by the 
American College of Emergency Physicians relat-
ing to the treatment and care of victims of sex-
ual assault; 
‘‘(4) prepare, provide to the patient, and main-
tain written documentation of the findings of such ex-
amination that is signed by the patient; and 
‘‘(5) provide the patient free and immediate ac-
cess to— 
‘‘(A) contact information for local law en-
forcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the United States Coast Guard, the nearest 
United States consulate or embassy, and the Na-
tional Sexual Assault Hotline program or other 
third party victim advocacy hotline service; and 
‘‘(B) a private telephone line and Internet- 
accessible computer terminal by which the indi-
vidual may confidentially access law enforcement 
officials, an attorney, and the information and 
support services available through the National 
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Sexual Assault Hotline program or other third 
party victim advocacy hotline service. 
‘‘(e) CONFIDENTIALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM-
INATION AND SUPPORT INFORMATION.—The master or other 
individual in charge of a vessel to which this section applies 
shall— 
‘‘(1) treat all information concerning an exam-
ination under subsection (d) confidential, so that no 
medical information may be released to the cruise 
line or other owner of the vessel or any legal rep-
resentative thereof without the prior knowledge and 
approval in writing of the patient, or, if the patient 
is unable to provide written authorization, the pa-
tient’s next-of-kin, except that nothing in this para-
graph prohibits the release of— 
‘‘(A) information, other than medical find-
ings, necessary for the owner or master of the 
vessel to comply with the provisions of subsection 
(g) or other applicable incident reporting laws; 
‘‘(B) information to secure the safety of pas-
sengers or crew on board the vessel; or 
‘‘(C) any information to law enforcement 
officials performing official duties in the course 
and scope of an investigation; and 
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‘‘(2) treat any information derived from, or ob-
tained in connection with, post-assault counseling or 
other supportive services confidential, so no such in-
formation may be released to the cruise line or any 
legal representative thereof without the prior knowl-
edge and approval in writing of the patient, or, if the 
patient is unable to provide written authorization, 
the patient’s next-of-kin. 
‘‘(f) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS.— 
The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and implement procedures and re-
strictions concerning— 
‘‘(A) which crew members have access to 
passenger staterooms; and 
‘‘(B) the periods during which they have 
that access; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions 
are fully and properly implemented and periodically 
reviewed. 
‘‘(g) LOG BOOK AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to 
which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(A) record in a log book, either electroni-
cally or otherwise, in a centralized location read-
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ily accessible to law enforcement personnel, a re-
port on— 
‘‘(i) all complaints of crimes described 
in paragraph (3)(A)(i), 
‘‘(ii) all complaints of theft of property 
valued in excess of $1,000, and 
‘‘(iii) all complaints of other crimes, 
committed on any voyage that embarks or dis-
embarks passengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) make such log book available upon re-
quest to any agent of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, any member of the United States 
Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer 
performing official duties in the course and scope 
of an investigation. 
‘‘(2) DETAILS REQUIRED.—The information re-
corded under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) the vessel operator; 
‘‘(B) the name of the cruise line; 
‘‘(C) the flag under which the vessel was op-
erating at the time the reported incident oc-
curred; 
‘‘(D) the age and gender of the victim and 
the accused assailant; 
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‘‘(E) the nature of the alleged crime or com-
plaint, as applicable, including whether the al-
leged perpetrator was a passenger or a crew 
member; 
‘‘(F) the vessel’s position at the time of the 
incident, if known, or the position of the vessel 
at the time of the initial report; 
‘‘(G) the time, date, and method of the ini-
tial report and the law enforcement authority to 
which the initial report was made; 
‘‘(H) the time and date the incident oc-
curred, if known; 
‘‘(I) the total number of passengers and the 
total number of crew members on the voyage; 
and 
‘‘(J) the case number or other identifier 
provided by the law enforcement authority to 
which the initial report was made. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT
CRIMES
AND 
OTHER INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to 
which this section applies (or the owner’s des-
ignee)— 
‘‘(i) shall contact the nearest Federal 
Bureau of Investigation Field Office or 
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Legal Attache by telephone as soon as pos-
sible after the occurrence on board the vessel 
of an incident involving homicide, sus-
picious death, a missing United States na-
tional, kidnapping, assault with serious 
bodily injury, any offense to which section 
2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244 (a) or (c) of title 
18 applies, firing or tampering with the 
vessel, or theft of money or property in ex-
cess of $10,000 to report the incident; 
‘‘(ii) shall furnish a written report of 
the incident to the Secretary via an Inter-
net based portal; 
‘‘(iii) may report any serious incident 
that does not meet the reporting require-
ments of clause (i) and that does not require 
immediate attention by the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation via the Internet based por-
tal maintained by the Secretary of Trans-
portation; and 
‘‘(iv) may report any other criminal 
incident involving passengers or crew mem-
bers, or both, to the proper State or local 
government law enforcement authority. 
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‘‘(B) INCIDENTS TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH 
(A) APPLIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies to an 
incident involving criminal activity if— 
‘‘(i) the vessel, regardless of registry, is 
owned, in whole or in part, by a United 
States person, regardless of the nationality 
of the victim or perpetrator, and the inci-
dent occurs when the vessel is within the ad-
miralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 
United States and outside the jurisdiction 
of any State; 
‘‘(ii) the incident concerns an offense 
by or against a United States national 
committed outside the jurisdiction of any 
nation; 
‘‘(iii) the incident occurs in the Terri-
torial Sea of the United States, regardless of 
the nationality of the vessel, the victim, or 
the perpetrator; or 
‘‘(iv) the incident concerns a victim or 
perpetrator who is a United States national 
on a vessel during a voyage that departed 
from or will arrive at a United States port. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
INCIDENT
DATA
VIA 
INTERNET.— 
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‘‘(A) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall maintain a statistical compila-
tion of all incidents described in paragraph 
(3)(A)(i) on an Internet site that provides a nu-
merical accounting of the missing persons and 
alleged crimes recorded in each report filed 
under paragraph (3)(A)(i) that are no longer 
under investigation by the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation. The data shall be updated no less 
frequently than quarterly, aggregated by— 
‘‘(i) cruise line, with each cruise line 
identified by name; and 
‘‘(ii) whether each crime was com-
mitted by a passenger or a crew member. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS
TO
WEBSITE.—Each cruise 
line taking on or discharging passengers in the 
United States shall include a link on its Internet 
website to the website maintained by the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(h) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person that vio-
lates this section or a regulation under this sec-
tion shall be liable for a civil penalty of not 
more than $25,000 for each day during which 
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the violation continues, except that the max-
imum penalty for a continuing violation is 
$50,000. 
‘‘(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person that 
willfully violates this section or a regulation 
under this section shall be fined not more than 
$250,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
both. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL
OF
ENTRY.—The Secretary may 
deny entry into the United States to a vessel to which 
this section applies if the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(A) commits an act or omission for which 
a penalty may be imposed under this subsection; 
or 
‘‘(B) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subsection. 
‘‘(i) PROCEDURES.—Within 6 months after the date 
of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 
of 2009, the Secretary shall issue guidelines, training cur-
ricula, and inspection and certification procedures nec-
essary to carry out the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation 
and the Commandant shall each issue such regulations as 
are necessary to implement this section. 
‘‘(k) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—This section and section 
3508 apply to a passenger vessel (as defined in sec-
tion 2101(22)) that— 
‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas-
sengers; 
‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each 
passenger; 
‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis-
embarks passengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This sec-
tion and section 3508 do not apply to a vessel that 
is owned and operated by the United States Govern-
ment or a vessel that is owned and operated by a 
State. 
‘‘(l) OWNER DEFINED.—In this section and section 
3508, the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, man-
aging operator, master, or other individual in charge of a 
vessel. 
‘‘§ 3508. Crime scene preservation training for pas-
senger vessel crew members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 
2009, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maritime Ad-
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ministrator, shall develop training standards and curricula 
to allow for the certification of passenger vessel security per-
sonnel, crew members, and law enforcement officials on the 
appropriate methods for prevention, detection, evidence 
preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the 
international maritime environment. The Administrator of 
the Maritime Administration may certify organizations in 
the United States and abroad that offer the curriculum for 
training and certification under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The standards estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) the training and certification of vessel secu-
rity personnel, crew members, and law enforcement 
officials in accordance with accepted law enforcement 
and security guidelines, policies, and procedures, in-
cluding recommendations for incorporating a back-
ground check process for personnel trained and cer-
tified in foreign countries; 
‘‘(2) the training of students and instructors in 
all aspects of prevention, detection, evidence preserva-
tion, and reporting of criminal activities in the inter-
national maritime environment; and 
‘‘(3) the provision or recognition of off-site train-
ing and certification courses in the United States and 
foreign countries to develop and provide the required 
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training and certification described in subsection (a) 
and to enhance security awareness and security prac-
tices related to the preservation of evidence in re-
sponse to crimes on board passenger vessels. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 2 
years after the standards are established under subsection 
(b), no vessel to which this section applies may enter a 
United States port on a voyage (or voyage segment) on 
which a United States citizen is a passenger unless there 
is at least 1 crew member onboard who is certified as having 
successfully completed training in the prevention, detection, 
evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities 
in the international maritime environment on passenger 
vessels under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) INTERIM TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—No vessel to 
which this section applies may enter a United States port 
on a voyage (or voyage segment) on which a United States 
citizen is a passenger unless there is at least 1 crew member 
onboard who has been properly trained in the prevention, 
detection, evidence preservation and the reporting require-
ments of criminal activities in the international maritime 
environment. The owner of such a vessel shall maintain cer-
tification or other documentation, as prescribed by the Sec-
retary, verifying the training of such individual and pro-
vide such documentation upon request for inspection in con-
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nection with enforcement of the provisions of this section. 
This subsection shall take effect 1 year after the date of en-
actment of the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 
2009 and shall remain in effect until superseded by the re-
quirements of subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person that violates this 
section or a regulation under this section shall be liable for 
a civil penalty of not more than $50,000. 
‘‘(f) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may deny 
entry into the United States to a vessel to which this section 
applies if the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 
penalty may be imposed under subsection (e); or 
‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner 
under subsection (e).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3507. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
‘‘3508. Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crew members.’’. 
SEC. 904. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE SECURITY NEEDS OF 
PASSENGER VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 
which the United States Coast Guard is operating shall con-
duct a study of the security needs of passenger vessels de-
pending on number of passengers on the vessels, and report 
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to the Congress findings of the study and recommendations 
for improving security on those vessels. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—In recommending appro-
priate security on those vessels, the report shall take into 
account typical crew member shifts, working conditions of 
crew members, and length of voyages. 
TITLE X—UNITED STATES 
MARINER PROTECTION 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Mariner 
and Vessel Protection Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 1002. USE FORCE AGAINST PIRACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 8107. Use of force against piracy 
‘‘An owner, operator, time charterer, master, or mar-
iner who uses force, or authorizes the use of force, to defend 
a vessel of the United States against an act of piracy shall 
not be liable for any injury or death caused by such force 
to any person participating in the act of piracy.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘8107. Use of force against piracy.’’. 
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SEC. 1003. AGREEMENTS. 
To carry out the purpose of this title, the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall work through the International Maritime Organiza-
tion to establish agreements to promote coordinated action 
among flag- and port-states to deter, protect against, and 
rapidly respond to acts of piracy against the vessels of, and 
in the waters under the jurisdiction of, those nations, and 
to ensure limitations on liability similar to those estab-
lished by section 8107 of title 46, United States Code, as 
amended by this title. 
TITLE XI—PORT SECURITY 
SEC. 1101. MARITIME HOMELAND SECURITY PUBLIC AWARE-
NESS PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a 
program to help prevent acts of terrorism and other activi-
ties that jeopardize maritime homeland security, by seeking 
the cooperation of the commercial and recreational boating 
industries and the public to improve awareness of activity 
in the maritime domain and report suspicious or unusual 
activity. 
SEC. 1102. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
CREDENTIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after com-
pleting the pilot program under section 70105(k)(1) of title 
46, United States Code, to test TWIC access control tech-
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nologies at port facilities and vessels nationwide, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and to the Comp-
troller General a report containing an assessment of the re-
sults of the pilot. The report shall include— 
(1) the findings of the pilot program with respect 
to key technical and operational aspects of imple-
menting TWIC technologies in the maritime sector; 
(2) a comprehensive listing of the extent to which 
established metrics were achieved during the pilot 
program; and 
(3) an analysis of the viability of those tech-
nologies for use in the maritime environment, includ-
ing any challenges to implementing those technologies 
and strategies for mitigating identified challenges. 
(b) GAO ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General 
shall review the report and submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
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Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the re-
port’s findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 1103. REVIEW OF INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CEN-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days of enactment of 
this Act, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector 
General shall provide a report to the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
concerning the establishment of Interagency Operational 
Centers for Port Security required by section 108 of the 
SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347). 
(b) REPORT.—The report shall include— 
(1) an examination of the Department’s efforts to 
establish the Interagency Operational Centers; 
(2) a timeline for construction; 
(3) a detailed breakdown, by center, as to the in-
corporation of those representatives required by sec-
tion 70107A(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code; 
(4) an analysis of the hurdles faced by the De-
partment in developing these centers; 
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(5) information on the number of security clear-
ances attained by State, local, and tribal officials 
participating in the program; and 
(6) an examination of the relationship between 
the Interagency Operational Centers and State, local 
and regional fusion centers participating in the De-
partment of Homeland Security’s State, Local, and 
Regional Fusion Center Initiative under section 511 
of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53), with 
a particular emphasis on— 
(A) how the centers collaborate and coordi-
nate their efforts; and 
(B) the resources allocated by the Coast 
Guard to both initiatives. 
SEC. 1104. MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70106 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the maritime 
safety and security teams, the Secretary shall estab-
lish no less than two maritime security response 
teams to act as the Coast Guard’s rapidly deployable 
counterterrorism and law enforcement response units 
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that can apply advanced interdiction skills in re-
sponse to threats of maritime terrorism. 
‘‘(2) MINIMIZATION
OF
RESPONSE
TIME.—The 
maritime security response teams shall be stationed 
in such a way to minimize, to the extent practicable, 
the response time to any reported maritime terrorist 
threat. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—To the 
maximum extent feasible, each maritime safety and secu-
rity team and maritime security response team shall co-
ordinate its activities with other Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement and emergency response agencies.’’. 
SEC. 1105. COAST GUARD DETECTION CANINE TEAM PRO-
GRAM EXPANSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CANINE DETECTION TEAM.—The term ‘‘detec-
tion canine team’’ means a canine and a canine han-
dler that are trained to detect narcotics or explosives, 
or other threats as defined by the Secretary. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) DETECTION CANINE TEAMS.— 
(1) INCREASED CAPACITY.—Not later than 240 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
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(A) begin to increase the number of detec-
tion canine teams certified by the Coast Guard 
for the purposes of maritime-related security by 
no fewer than 10 canine teams annually through 
fiscal year 2012; and 
(B) encourage owners and operators of port 
facilities, passenger cruise liners, oceangoing 
cargo vessels, and other vessels identified by the 
Secretary to strengthen security through the use 
of highly trained detection canine teams. 
(2) CANINE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
shall— 
(A) procure detection canine teams as effi-
ciently as possible, including, to the greatest ex-
tent possible, through increased domestic breed-
ing, while meeting the performance needs and 
criteria established by the Commandant; 
(B) support expansion and upgrading of ex-
isting canine training facilities operated by the 
department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating; and 
(C) as appropriate, partner with other Fed-
eral, State, or local agencies, nonprofit organiza-
tions, universities, or the private sector to in-
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crease the breeding and training capacity for 
Coast Guard canine detection teams. 
(c) DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall prioritize de-
ployment of the additional canine teams to ports based on 
risk, consistent with the Security and Accountability For 
Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–347). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section for fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 1106. COAST GUARD PORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70110 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) COAST GUARD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may lend, 
lease, donate, or otherwise provide equipment, and 
provide technical training and support, to the owner 
or operator of a foreign port or facility— 
‘‘(A) to assist in bringing the port or facil-
ity into compliance with applicable Inter-
national Ship and Port Facility Code standards; 
‘‘(B) to assist the port or facility in meeting 
standards established under section 70109A of 
this chapter; and 
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‘‘(C) to assist the port or facility in exceed-
ing the standards described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall provide such assistance based 
upon an assessment of the risks to the security 
of the United States and the inability of the 
owner or operator of the port or facility other-
wise to bring the port or facility into compliance 
with those standards and to maintain compli-
ance with them; 
‘‘(B) may not provide such assistance unless 
the port or facility has been subjected to a com-
prehensive port security assessment by the Coast 
Guard or a third party entity certified by the 
Secretary under section 70110A(b) to validate 
foreign port or facility compliance with Inter-
national Ship and Port Facility Code standards; 
and 
‘‘(C) may only lend, lease, or otherwise pro-
vide equipment that the Secretary has first deter-
mined is not required by the Coast Guard for the 
performance of its missions.’’. 
(b) SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN 
PORTS.— 
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SEC. 1107. MARITIME BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
shall conduct, in the maritime environment, a program for 
the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, 
including terrorists, to enhance border security and for 
other purposes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure the 
program required in this section is coordinated with other 
biometric identification programs within the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(c) COST ANALYSIS.—Within 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Ap-
propriations and Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate an analysis of the cost of expanding 
the Coast Guard’s biometric identification capabilities for 
use by the Coast Guards Deployable Operations Group, cut-
ters, stations, and other deployable maritime teams consid-
ered appropriate by the Secretary, and any other appro-
priate Department of Homeland Security maritime vessels 
and units. The analysis may include a tiered plan for the 
deployment of this program that gives priority to vessels 
and units more likely to encounter individuals suspected 
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regardless of whether such individual has received prior of-
ficial authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the 
United States and regardless of any future official action 
which may be taken with respect to such individual, or at-
tempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided 
in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) Whoever commits an offense under this para-
graph shall, for each individual in respect to whom such 
a violation occurs— 
‘‘(i) if the offense results in the death of any per-
son, be fined under title 18, United States Code, and 
subject to the penalty of death or imprisonment for 
any term of years or for life; 
‘‘(ii) if the offense involves kidnapping, an at-
tempt to kidnap, the conduct required for aggravated 
sexual abuse (as defined in section 2241 of title 18, 
United States Code, without regard to where it takes 
place), or an attempt to commit such abuse, or an at-
tempt to kill, be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or 
both; 
‘‘(iii) if the offense involves an individual who 
the defendant knew was engaged in or intended to en-
gage in terrorist activity (as defined in section 
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