(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) prevention, management, and response to cyber-
security risks and incidents (as such terms are defined in 
section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 148)); and’’. 
SEC. 5. FACILITY INSPECTION INTERVALS. 
Subparagraph (D) of section 70103(c)(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) subject to the availability of appro-
priations, verify the effectiveness of each such 
facility security plan periodically, but not less 
than one time per year without notice, and 
more frequently as determined necessary, in a 
risk based manner, with or without notice to 
the facility.’’. 
SEC. 6. RECOGNITION OF OTHER COUNTRIES’ TRUSTED 
SHIPPER PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 218 of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 968) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 218. RECOGNITION OF OTHER COUNTRIES’ TRUSTED 
SHIPPER PROGRAMS. 
‘‘Not later than 30 days before signing an arrange-
ment between the United States and a foreign government 
providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security 
practices which might result in the utilization of benefits 
described in section 214, 215, or 216, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of the proposed terms of such arrangement; 
and 
‘‘(2) determine, in consultation with the Com-
missioner, that such foreign government’s supply 
chain security program provides comparable security 
as that provided by C–TPAT.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act of 2006 is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 218 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 218. Recognition of other countries’ trusted shipper programs.’’. 
SEC. 7. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 434. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDI-
NATION PLAN. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a maritime operations coordination plan for the co-
ordination and cooperation of maritime operations under-
taken by components and offices of the Department with 
responsibility for maritime security missions. Such plan 
shall update the maritime operations coordination plan re-
leased by the Department in July 2011, and shall address 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 
maritime operations, and development of joint mari-
time domain awareness efforts of any component or 
office of the Department with responsibility for mar-
itime homeland security missions. 
‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 
and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 
Federal, State, and local officials and the private 
sector, regarding threats to maritime security. 
‘‘(3) Cooperation and coordination with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
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ment, and State and local agencies, in the maritime 
environment, in support of maritime homeland secu-
rity missions. 
‘‘(4) Work conducted within the context of 
other national and Department maritime security 
strategic guidance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 433 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan.’’. 
SEC. 8. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE SPE-
CIALIZED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report that describes and 
assesses the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Spe-
cialized Forces (in this section referred to as the ‘‘DSF’’). 
Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following ele-
ments: 
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(1) For each of the past three fiscal years, and 
for each type of DSF, the following: 
(A) A cost analysis, including training, op-
erating, and travel costs. 
(B) The number of personnel assigned. 
(C) The total number of units. 
(D) The total number of operations con-
ducted. 
(E) The number of operations requested by 
each of the following: 
(i) The Coast Guard. 
(ii) Other components or offices of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(iii) Other Federal departments or 
agencies. 
(iv) State agencies. 
(v) Local agencies. 
(F) The number of operations fulfilled by 
the entities specified in subparagraph (E). 
(2) An examination of alternative distributions 
of DSFs, including the feasibility, cost (including 
cost savings), and impact on mission capability of 
such distributions, including at a minimum the fol-
lowing: 
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