I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5720 
To improve maritime and cargo security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Mr. 
BROWN
of 
South 
Carolina 
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
SPRATT, 
Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, and Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve maritime and cargo 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 ‘‘Project SeaHawk Im-
plementation Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERAGENCY 
OPERATIONAL CENTERS FOR PORT SECU-
RITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, shall establish or designate a center as an inter-
agency operational centers for maritime and port security 
in each geographic region designated as a Coast Guard 
sector by the Commandant. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of each center estab-
lished or designated under subsection (a) are to facilitate 
day-to-day operational coordination, interagency coopera-
tion, unity of command, and the sharing of intelligence 
information in a common mission to provide greater pro-
tection for port and intermodal transportation systems 
against acts of terrorism. 
(c) LOCATION.—Each center established or des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall be co-located with the 
command center for each geographic region designated as 
a Coast Guard sector. 
(d) CONNECTIVITY.—If a port is associated with a 
command center that is not located at such port, the Sec-
retary shall utilize appropriate electronic communications, 
including virtual connectivity, to maintain awareness of 
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activities of that port and to provide for participation by 
the entities set out is subsection (f). 
(e) REQUIREMENTS.—Each center established or des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be modeled on the Charleston Harbor Oper-
ations 
Center 
(popularly 
known 
as 
Project 
SeaHawk) administered by the United States Attor-
ney’s Office for the District of South Carolina for 
the Port of Charleston located in Charleston, South 
Carolina; and 
(2) be adapted to meet the security needs, re-
quirements, and resources of the individual port area 
at which each is operating. 
(f) PARTICIPATION.—The representatives of the fol-
lowing entities shall participate in each center established 
or designated under subsection (a): 
(1) The Coast Guard. 
(2) The United States Attorney’s Office in the 
district in which the center is located. 
(3) The Bureau of Customs and Border Protec-
tion of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) The Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
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(5) The Department of Defense, if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
Defense determine appropriate. 
(6) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(7) Other Federal agencies with a presence at 
the port, as appropriate, or as otherwise determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
(8) State and local law enforcement and first 
responder agencies responsible for the port, as ap-
propriate, or as otherwise determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
(9) Port authority representatives, maritime ex-
changes, private sector stakeholders, and other enti-
ties subject to an Area Maritime Security Plan pre-
pared pursuant to part 103 of title 33, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, if determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(g) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The head of each center es-
tablished or designated under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) assist, as appropriate, in the implementa-
tion of maritime transportation security plans devel-
oped under section 70103 of title 46, United States 
Code; 
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(2) implement the transportation security inci-
dent response plans required under section 70104 of 
such title; 
(3) be incorporated into the implementation of 
maritime intelligence activities under section 70113 
of such title; 
(4) conduct short- and long-range vessel track-
ing under sections 70114 and 70115 of such title; 
(5) be incorporated into the implementation of 
section 70116 of such title; 
(6) carry out information sharing activities con-
sistent with such activities required by section 1016 
of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 
2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) or the Homeland Security In-
formation Sharing Act (6 U.S.C. 481 et seq.); 
(7) be incorporated into the screening and high- 
risk cargo inspection programs carried out by the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; and 
(8) carry out such other responsibilities that the 
Secretary of Homeland Security determines are ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the Committee on Appropria-
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tions, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a plan for the implementation 
of this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall describe, for each center that will be es-
tablished under section 2(a)— 
(1) the location of such center; 
(2) the entities who will participate in the cen-
ter; 
(3) the cost to establish and operate the center; 
and 
(4) the resources necessary to operate and 
maintain, including the cost-sharing requirements 
for other agencies and participants. 
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall utilize in-
formation developed for the report required by section 807 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1082) to carry out 
the requirements of this Act. The Commandant shall uti-
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lize the information developed for the report required by 
that section in carrying out the requirements of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each Coast Guard sector for fiscal 
years 2007 through 2012 to carry out this Act. 
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