SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Border Secu-
rity Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) MARITIME BORDER.—The term ‘‘maritime 
border’’ means— 
(A) the transit zone; and 
(B) the borders and territorial waters of 
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
(3) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)).
SEC. 3. MARITIME BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a maritime border threat analysis that in-
cludes an identification and description of the following: 
(1) Current and potential terrorism and crimi-
nal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking 
to— 
(A) enter the United States through the 
maritime border; or 
(B) exploit border vulnerabilities on the 
maritime border. 
(2) Improvements needed at United States sea 
ports to— 
(A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 
terror from entering the United States; and 
(B) reduce criminal activity, as measured 
by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit 
drugs, related to the maritime border. 
(3) Improvements needed with respect to the 
maritime border to— 
(A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 
terror from entering the United States; and 
(B) reduce criminal activity related to the 
maritime border.
(4) Vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation 
between State, territorial, and local law enforcement, 
or international agreements that hinder effective and 
efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti- 
human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate 
trade with respect to the maritime border. 
(5) Metrics and performance parameters used 
by the Department of Homeland Security to evalu-
ate maritime security effectiveness, as appropriate. 
(b) ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the 
threat analysis required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall consider and examine 
the following: 
(1) Technology needs and challenges. 
(2) Personnel needs and challenges. 
(3) The role of State, territorial, and local law 
enforcement in general border security activities. 
(4) The need for cooperation among Federal, 
State, territorial, local, and appropriate international 
law enforcement entities relating to border security. 
(5) The geographic challenges of the maritime 
border. 
(6) The impact and consequences of Hurricanes 
Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate on general border
security activities with respect to the maritime bor-
der. 
(c) CLASSIFIED THREAT ANALYSIS.—To the extent 
possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
the threat analysis required under subsection (a) in un-
classified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of 
the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary de-
termines that such form is appropriate for such portion. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5869 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
conduct a maritime border threat analysis, and 
for other purposes.