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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. 705. MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70106 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
inserting 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 that can apply advanced interdiction skills in 
response 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, 
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the response time to any reported maritime terrorist 
threat. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—To 
the maximum extent feasible, each maritime safety and 
security team and maritime security response team shall 
coordinate its activities with other Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement and emergency response agencies.’’. 
SEC. 706. COAST GUARD DETECTION CANINE TEAM PRO-
GRAM EXPANSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CANINE DETECTION TEAM.—The term ‘‘de-
tection canine team’’ means a canine and a canine 
handler that are trained to detect narcotics or explo-
sives, 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 
Secretary shall— 
(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 
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(B) encourage owners and operators of 
port facilities, passenger cruise liners, ocean-
going 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, 
acting 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 
existing canine training facilities operated by 
the department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating; and 
(C) as appropriate, partner with other 
Federal, State, or local agencies, nonprofit or-
ganizations, universities, or the private sector to 
increase 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 
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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 nec-
essary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 707. COAST GUARD PORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
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 International 
Ship and Port Facility Code standards; 
‘‘(B) to assist the port or facility in meet-
ing standards established under section 70109A 
of this chapter; and 
‘‘(C) to assist the port or facility in exceed-
ing the standards described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary— 
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‘‘(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 compli-
ance with those standards and to maintain com-
pliance with them; 
‘‘(B) may not provide such assistance un-
less the port or facility has been subjected to a 
comprehensive port security assessment by the 
Coast Guard or a third party entity certified by 
the Secretary under section 70110A(b) to vali-
date foreign port or facility compliance with 
International Ship and Port Facility Code 
standards; and 
‘‘(C) may only lend, lease, or otherwise 
provide equipment that the Secretary has first 
determined is not required by the Coast Guard 
for the performance of its missions.’’. 
SEC. 708. MARITIME BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, shall conduct, in the maritime environment, a pro-
gram for the mobile biometric identification of suspected 
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