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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4402 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct an inland waters 
threat analysis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. CRENSHAW) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
an inland waters threat analysis, 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 ‘‘Inland Waters Security 
Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) 
INLAND
WATERS.—The 
term 
‘‘inland 
waters’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
83.03 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 3. INLAND WATERS THREAT ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an inland waters threat analysis that 
includes 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 inland 
waters; or 
(B) exploit security vulnerabilities on in-
land waters. 
(2) Security challenges at United States inland 
waters ports regarding— 
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(A) terrorism and instruments of terror 
entering the United States; and 
(B) criminal activity, as measured by the 
total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, re-
lated to the inland waters. 
(3) Security mitigation efforts with respect to 
the inland waters to— 
(A) prevent terrorists and instruments of 
terror from entering the United States; and 
(B) reduce criminal activity related to the 
inland waters. 
(4) Vulnerabilities related to cooperation be-
tween State, local, Tribal, and territorial law en-
forcement, or international agreements, that hinder 
effective security, counterterrorism, anti-trafficking 
efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade with respect 
to inland waters. 
(5) Metrics and performance measures used by 
the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate 
inland waters security, 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. 
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(2) Personnel needs and challenges. 
(3) The roles of State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement, as well as private sector 
partners and the public, relating to inland waters se-
curity. 
(4) The need for cooperation among Federal, 
State, local, Tribal, territorial, and international 
partner law enforcement, as well as private sector 
partners and the public, relating to inland waters se-
curity. 
(5) The challenges posed by geography with re-
spect to inland waters security. 
(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 is appropriate. 
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