SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Infrastruc-
ture Security and Counterterrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, shall commission an independent review of— 
(1) the threats of terrorist attack posed to off-
shore energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, 
the vulnerabilities of such infrastructure to such at-
tacks, and the consequences of such attacks; and 
(2) whether the Coast Guard can adequately se-
cure such infrastructure in a manner that addresses 
the current threat environment. 
(b) INCLUDED INFRASTRUCTURE.—The infrastruc-
ture examined by the study shall include offshore facilities, 
mobile offshore drilling units, and other vessels used for 
exploration, development, or production of energy. 
SEC. 3. SECURITY PLANS. 
(a) REVIEW OF EXISTING PLANS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) review all vessel security plans approved 
under section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, 
for mobile offshore drilling units and other vessels 
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used for exploration, development, or production of 
energy in the Gulf of Mexico; and 
(2) assess whether such plans take into account 
the threats of terrorist attack posed to such vessels, 
the vulnerabilities of such vessels to such attacks, 
and the consequences of such attacks on such ves-
sels. 
(b) INCREASED FREQUENCY OF REVIEW.—Section 
70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall, at least every two 
years— 
‘‘(A) review each vessel security plan ap-
proved under this section for a mobile offshore 
drilling unit or other vessel used for explo-
ration, development, or production of energy in 
the Gulf of Mexico; and 
‘‘(B) recommend countermeasures that 
should be implemented, at vessel operator’s ex-
pense, to— 
‘‘(i) make the vessel a less attractive 
target for terrorist attack; and 
‘‘(ii) more difficult for terrorists to at-
tack.’’. 
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(c) RISK MANAGEMENT.—Section 70103(c) of title 
46, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) The Secretary shall conduct risk manage-
ment according to the Department of Homeland Se-
curity’s National Infrastructure Protection Plan 
Risk Management framework to assess and manage 
risks of terrorist attacks in the Gulf of Mexico to 
offshore critical infrastructure.’’. 
SEC. 4. COUNTERTERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall— 
(1) by not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, plan counterterrorism 
training for all Coast Guard Maritime Safety and 
Security Teams and the Maritime Security Response 
Team; and 
(2) conduct exercises in counterterrorism at 
least twice each year that focus on countering ter-
rorist threats and vulnerabilities to offshore facilities 
and include coordination with State and local law 
enforcement. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PERMANENT LOCATION OF 
MARITIME SAFETY
AND SECURITY TEAM.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
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Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish and per-
manently locate an additional Maritime Safety and Secu-
rity Team in the area of the Gulf of Mexico to provide 
advanced counterterrorism capabilities for critical infra-
structure in the area. 
SEC. 5. AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
issue regulations that require that all offshore maritime 
vessels, including offshore facilities, mobile offshore drill-
ing units, and other vessels used for exploration, develop-
ment, or production of energy, be equipped with automatic 
identification capabilities for the purposes of monitoring 
vessel movements and improving port security situational 
awareness. 
SEC. 6. AERIAL SURVEILLANCE. 
The Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection shall coordinate the conduct of regular aerial sur-
veillance of the critical infrastructure in the Gulf of Mex-
ico. 
SEC. 7. AMERICA’S WATERWAY WATCH PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘America’s Waterway Watch Act’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should es-
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tablish, within the Department of Homeland Security, cit-
izen watch programs that promote voluntary reporting of 
suspected terrorist activity and suspicious behavior. 
(c) AMERICA’S WATERWAY WATCH PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established, 
within the Coast Guard, the America’s Waterway 
Watch Program (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, shall administer the Program in a manner 
that promotes voluntary reporting of activities that 
may indicate that a person or persons may be pre-
paring to engage or engaging in a violation of law 
relating to a threat or an act of terrorism (as that 
term is defined in section 3077 of title 18, United 
States Code) against a vessel, facility, port, or wa-
terway. 
(3) INFORMATION; TRAINING.— 
(A) INFORMATION.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Commandant, may establish, as an 
element of the Program, a network of individ-
uals and community-based organizations that 
enhance the situational awareness within the 
Nation’s ports and waterways. Such network 
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(iii) utilize, as appropriate, the Coast 
Guard Auxiliary for the education of the 
public and dissemination of such materials. 
(C) ELIGIBILITY, FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The receipt, use, and dissemination of such ma-
terials shall not diminish the eligibility of any 
State, political subdivision of such State, or 
non-governmental organization to receive Fed-
eral assistance or reduce the amount of Federal 
assistance that such State, political subdivision 
of such State, or non-governmental organization 
that otherwise receive. 
(5) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation 
in the Program— 
(A) shall be wholly voluntary; 
(B) shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility 
for, or receipt of, any other service or assistance 
from, or to participation in, any other program 
of any kind; and 
(C) shall not require disclosure of informa-
tion regarding the individual reporting covered 
activities or, for proprietary purposes, the loca-
tion of such individual. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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(A) The term ‘‘covered activity’’ means any 
suspicious transaction, activity, or occurrence 
that involves, or is directed against, a vessel or 
facility (as that term is defined in section 
70101(2) of title 46, United States Code) indi-
cating that an individual or individuals may be 
preparing to engage, or engaging, in a violation 
of law relating to— 
(i) a threat to a vessel, facility, port, 
or waterway; or 
(ii) an act of terrorism (as that term 
is defined in section 3077 of title 18, 
United States Code). 
(B) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the same 
meaning such term has in section 70101(2) of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses of this section $3,000,000 for fiscal years 
2011 through 2016. Such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
the Program with other like watch programs. The Sec-
retary shall submit, concurrent with the President’s budg-
et submission for each fiscal year, through fiscal year 
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2017, a report on coordination of the Program and like 
watch programs within the Department of Homeland Se-
curity to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 8. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CRE-
DENTIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
completing the pilot program under section 70105(k)(1) 
of title 46, United States Code, to test TWIC access con-
trol technologies at port facilities and vessels nationwide, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and to the Comptroller General a report containing 
an assessment of the results of the pilot. The report shall 
include— 
(1) the findings of the pilot program with re-
spect to key technical and operational aspects of im-
plementing TWIC technologies in the maritime sec-
tor; 
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(2) a comprehensive listing of the extent to 
which established metrics were achieved during the 
pilot program; and 
(3) an analysis of the viability of those tech-
nologies for use in the maritime environment, includ-
ing any challenges to implementing those tech-
nologies and strategies for mitigating identified chal-
lenges. 
(b) GAO ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General 
shall review the report and submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the 
report’s findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 9. REVIEW OF INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year of enactment of 
this Act, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector 
General shall provide a report to the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate concerning the establishment of Interagency Oper-
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ational Centers for Port Security required by section 108 
of the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347). 
(b) REPORT.—The report shall include— 
(1) an examination of the Department’s efforts 
to establish the Interagency Operational Centers; 
(2) a timeline for construction; 
(3) a detailed breakdown, by center, as to the 
incorporation of those representatives required by 
section 70107A(b)(3) of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(4) an analysis of the hurdles faced by the De-
partment in developing these centers; 
(5) information on the number of security clear-
ances attained by State, local, and tribal officials 
participating in the program; and 
(6) an examination of the relationship between 
the Interagency Operational Centers and State, 
local, and regional fusion centers participating in the 
Department 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; 
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(B) the resources allocated by the Coast 
Guard to both initiatives; and 
(C) architecture for integrated interagency 
targeting. 
SEC. 10. 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, 
the response time to any reported maritime terrorist 
threat. 
‘‘(3) DEDICATED
AVIATION
SUPPORT.—The 
maritime security response teams required by this 
subsection shall include a deployable aviation sup-
port element capable of providing regular training to 
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ensure a maritime security response team’s pro-
ficiency in vertical insertion operations. 
‘‘(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. 11. 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 
individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border secu-
rity and for other purposes. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure the 
program required in this section is coordinated with other 
biometric identification programs within the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(c) COST ANALYSIS.—Within 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Appropriations and Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate an analysis of the cost of 
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expanding the Coast Guard’s biometric identification ca-
pabilities for use by the Coast Guard’s Deployable Oper-
ations Group, cutters, stations, and other deployable mari-
time teams considered appropriate by the Secretary, and 
any other appropriate Department of Homeland Security 
maritime vessels and units. The analysis may include a 
tiered plan for the deployment of this program that gives 
priority to vessels and units more likely to encounter indi-
viduals suspected of making illegal border crossings 
through the maritime environment. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘biometric identification’’ means use of finger-
print and digital photography images and facial and iris 
scan technology. 
(e) STUDY ON COMBINATION OF FACIAL AND IRIS 
RECOGNITION.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall carry out a study on the 
use by the Coast Guard of the combination of facial 
and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals 
for security purposes. Such study shall focus on— 
(A) increased accuracy of facial recogni-
tion; 
(B) enhancement of existing iris recogni-
tion technology; and 
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(C) establishment of integrated face and 
iris features for accurate identification of indi-
viduals. 
(2) PURPOSE OF STUDY.—The purpose of the 
study required by paragraph (1) is to facilitate the 
use of a combination of facial and iris recognition to 
provide a higher probability of success in identifica-
tion than either approach on its own and to achieve 
transformational advances in the flexibility, authen-
ticity, and overall capability of integrated biometric 
detectors and satisfy one of the major issues with 
war against terrorists. The operational goal of the 
study should be to provide the capability to non-
intrusively collect biometrics (face image, iris) in an 
accurate and expeditious manner to assist the Coast 
Guard in fulfilling its mission to protect and support 
national security. 
SEC. 12. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL THREATS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report ana-
lyzing the threat, vulnerability, and consequence of a ter-
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rorist attack on gasoline and chemical cargo shipments in 
port activity areas in the United States or against other 
maritime energy infrastructure. 
SEC. 13. PORT SECURITY PILOT. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
a pilot program to test and deploy preventive radiological 
or nuclear detection equipment on Coast Guard vessels 
and other locations in select port regions to enhance bor-
der security and for other purposes. The pilot program 
shall leverage existing Federal grant funding to support 
this program and the procurement of additional equip-
ment. 
SEC. 14. WATERSIDE SECURITY OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS 
CARGO. 
(a) NATIONAL STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, shall— 
(A) initiate a national study to identify 
measures to improve the security of maritime 
transportation of certain dangerous cargo; and 
(B) coordinate with other Federal agen-
cies, the National Maritime Security Advisory 
Committee, and appropriate State and local 
government officials through the Area Maritime 
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Security Committees and other existing coordi-
nating committees, to evaluate the waterside se-
curity of vessels carrying, and waterfront facili-
ties handling, certain dangerous cargo. 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The study 
conducted under this subsection shall include— 
(A) an analysis of existing risk assessment 
information relating to waterside security gen-
erated by the Coast Guard and Area Maritime 
Security Committees as part of the Maritime 
Security Risk Assessment Model; 
(B) a review and analysis of appropriate 
roles and responsibilities of maritime stake-
holders, including Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement and industry security personnel, 
responsible for waterside security of vessels car-
rying, and waterfront facilities handling, certain 
dangerous cargo, including— 
(i) the number of ports in which State 
and local law enforcement entities are pro-
viding any services to enforce Coast 
Guard-imposed security zones around ves-
sels transiting to, through, or from United 
States ports or to conduct security patrols 
in United States ports; 
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posed security zones and the conduct of se-
curity patrols in United States ports; and 
(vii) the extent of resource, training, 
and equipment differences between State 
and local law enforcement entities and the 
Coast Guard units engaged in enforcing 
Coast 
Guard-imposed 
security 
zones 
around vessels transiting to, through, or 
from United States ports or conducting se-
curity patrols in United States ports; 
(C) recommendations for risk-based secu-
rity measures to improve waterside security of 
vessels carrying, and waterfront facilities han-
dling, certain dangerous cargo; and 
(D) identification of security funding alter-
natives, including an analysis of the potential 
for cost-sharing by the public and private sec-
tors as well as any challenges associated with 
such cost-sharing. 
(3) INFORMATION
PROTECTION.—In carrying 
out the coordination necessary to effectively com-
plete the study, the Commandant shall implement 
measures to ensure the protection of any sensitive 
security information, proprietary information, or 
classified information collected, reviewed, or shared 
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during collaborative engagement with maritime 
stakeholders and other Government entities, except 
that nothing in this paragraph shall constitute au-
thority to withhold information from— 
(A) the Congress; or 
(B) first responders requiring such infor-
mation for the protection of life or property. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Commandant, shall submit to the 
Committees on Homeland Security and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
results of the study under this subsection. 
(b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 6 months 
after submission of the report required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary, acting through the Commandant, shall de-
velop, in conjunction with appropriate Federal agencies, 
a national strategy for the waterside security of vessels 
carrying, and waterfront facilities handling, certain dan-
gerous cargo. The strategy shall utilize the results of the 
study required by subsection (a). 
(c) SECURITY OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS CARGO.— 
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(1) ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY ZONES.—Con-
sistent with other provisions of Federal law, the 
Coast Guard shall coordinate and be responsible for 
the enforcement of any Federal security zone estab-
lished by the Coast Guard around a vessel con-
taining certain dangerous cargo. The Coast Guard 
shall allocate available resources so as to deter and 
respond to a transportation security incident, to the 
maximum extent practicable, and to protect lives or 
protect property in danger. 
(2) LIMITATION ON RELIANCE ON STATE AND 
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—Any security arrangement 
approved after the date of enactment of this Act to 
assist in the enforcement of any security zone estab-
lished by the Coast Guard around a vessel carrying 
a certain dangerous cargo or around a waterfront fa-
cility handling a certain dangerous cargo may not be 
based upon the provision of security by a State or 
local government unless the Secretary, acting 
through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, en-
sures that the waterborne patrols operated as part 
of that security arrangement by a State or local gov-
ernment have the training, resources, personnel, and 
experience necessary to carry out the security re-
sponsibilities that they have been engaged to per-
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form in order, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
deter and respond to a transportation security inci-
dent. 
(3) DETERMINATION REQUIRED FOR NEW FA-
CILITIES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, may not approve a facility security plan 
under section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, 
for a new facility the construction of which is begun 
after the date of enactment of this Act, that receives 
or ships through maritime commerce certain dan-
gerous cargo unless the Secretary determines that 
there are sufficient resources available to ensure 
compliance with the facility security plan. 
(4) RESOURCE DEFICIENCY REPORTING.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, shall provide to the Committees on 
Homeland Security and Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate 90 days after the end of each 
fiscal year a report indicating— 
(A) the number of security zones estab-
lished for certain dangerous cargo shipments; 
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(B) the number of certain dangerous cargo 
shipments provided a waterborne security es-
cort, subdivided by Federal, State, local, or pri-
vate security; and 
(C) an assessment as to any additional ves-
sels, personnel, infrastructure, and other re-
sources necessary to provide waterborne escorts 
to those certain dangerous cargo shipments for 
which a security zone is established. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the follow definitions apply: 
(1) CERTAIN
DANGEROUS
CARGO.—The term 
‘‘certain dangerous cargo’’ means a material, or a 
group or class of material, in a particular amount 
and form that the Secretary, though the Com-
mandant, determines by regulation poses a signifi-
cant risk of creating a transportation security inci-
dent while being transported in maritime commerce. 
(2) AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEE.— 
The term ‘‘Area Maritime Security Committee’’ 
means each of those committees responsible for pro-
ducing Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans 
under chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code. 
(3) TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
INCIDENT.— 
The term ‘‘transportation security incident’’ has the 
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same meaning as that term has in section 70101 of 
title 46, United States Code. 
SEC. 15. REVIEW OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES. 
(a) NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION.—Consistent with 
other provisions of law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity must notify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion when a recommendation is made that the waterway 
to a proposed waterside liquefied natural gas facility is 
suitable or unsuitable for the marine traffic associated 
with such facility. 
(b) FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
RESPONSE.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
shall respond to the Secretary’s recommendation under 
subsection (a) by informing the Secretary within 90 days 
of notification or at the conclusion of any available appeal 
process, whichever is later, of what action the Commission 
has taken, pursuant to its authorities under the Natural 
Gas Act, regarding a proposal to construct and operate 
a waterside liquefied natural gas facility subject to a deter-
mination made under subsection (a). 
SEC. 16. ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF EFFORTS TO 
MITIGATE THE THREAT OF SMALL BOAT AT-
TACK IN MAJOR PORTS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall assess and 
report to Congress on the feasibility of efforts to mitigate 
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the threat of small boat attack in security zones of major 
ports, including specifically the use of transponders or 
radio frequency identification devices to track small boats. 
SEC. 17. ADMINISTRATION OF MARITIME SECURITY. 
(a) ESTABLISH MARITIME SECURITY AS A COAST 
GUARD FUNCTION.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 103. Maritime security 
‘‘To protect life, property, and the environment on, 
under, and over waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States and on vessels subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States, the Commandant shall promote mar-
itime security as follows: 
‘‘(1) By taking actions necessary in the public 
interest to protect such life, property, and the envi-
ronment. 
‘‘(2) Based on priorities established by the 
Commandant including— 
‘‘(A) protecting maritime borders from all 
intrusions, reducing the risk from terrorism to 
United States passengers at foreign and domes-
tic ports and in designated waterfront facilities, 
and preventing and responding to terrorist at-
tacks and other homeland security threats; 
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‘‘(B) protecting critical maritime infra-
structure and other key resources; and 
‘‘(C) preventing, to the maximum extent 
practicable, a transportation security incident 
as defined in section 70101 of title 46.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 103. Maritime security.’’. 
(c) MARITIME SECURITY STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 60. Maritime security workforce 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF MARITIME SECURITY WORK-
FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Commandant, shall ensure appropriate 
coverage of maritime security missions within the 
workforce in each sector. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED POSITIONS.—In designating po-
sitions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall in-
clude the following maritime security-related posi-
tions: 
‘‘(A) Program oversight. 
‘‘(B) Counterterrorism functions. 
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‘‘(C) Counterintelligence functions. 
‘‘(D) Criminal investigations related to 
maritime security. 
‘‘(E) Port security enforcement. 
‘‘(F) Any other activities that the Com-
mandant deems as necessary. 
‘‘(3) MARITIME
SECURITY
MANAGEMENT
AC-
TIVITIES.—The Secretary shall also designate under 
paragraph (1) those maritime security-related man-
agement positions located at Coast Guard head-
quarters, Coast Guard Readiness Command, Coast 
Guard Operations Command, the Deployable Oper-
ations Group, and the Intelligence Coordination Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(b) 
CAREER
PATHS.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Commandant, may establish appropriate ca-
reer paths for civilian and military Coast Guard personnel 
who wish to pursue careers in maritime security are identi-
fied in terms of the education, training, experience, and 
assignments necessary for career progression of civilians 
and member of the Armed Forces to the most senior mari-
time security positions. The Secretary shall make available 
published information on such career paths. 
‘‘(c) BALANCED WORKFORCE POLICY.—In the devel-
opment of maritime security workforce policies under this 
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section with respect to any civilian employees or applicants 
for employment with the Coast Guard, the Secretary shall, 
consistent with the merit system principles set out in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 5, take into 
consideration the need to maintain a balance workforce 
in which women and members of racial and ethnic minor-
ity groups are appropriately represented in Government 
service. 
‘‘(d) SECTOR CHIEF OF MARITIME SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may as-
sign, as appropriate, a Chief of Maritime Security 
who shall be at least a Lieutenant Commander or ci-
vilian employee within the grade GS–13 of the Gen-
eral Schedule in each Coast Guard sector. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Chief of Maritime Se-
curity for a sector— 
‘‘(A) is responsible for all individuals who, 
on behalf of the Coast Guard, conduct port se-
curity operations, counterterrorism operations, 
intelligence and counterintelligence operations, 
and support national defense operations; and 
‘‘(B) if not the Coast Guard officer in 
command of that sector, is the principal advisor 
to the Sector Commander regarding maritime 
security matters in that sector. 
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‘‘(e) SIGNATORIES OF LETTER OF QUALIFICATION.— 
Each individual signing a letter of qualification for mari-
time security personnel must hold a letter of qualification 
for the type being certified. 
‘‘§ 61. Centers of expertise for maritime security 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant may es-
tablish and operate one or more centers of Maritime Secu-
rity (in this section referred to as a ‘Center’). 
‘‘(b) MISSIONS.—The Centers shall— 
‘‘(1) be used to facility education, training, and 
research in maritime security including maritime do-
main awareness, counterterrorism policy and oper-
ations, and intelligence collection, fusion, and dis-
semination; 
‘‘(2) develop a repository on information on 
maritime security; and 
‘‘(3) perform any other function as the Com-
mandant may specify. 
‘‘(c) JOINT OPERATION WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
TUTION AUTHORIZED.—The Commandant may enter into 
an agreement with an appropriate official of an institution 
of higher education to— 
‘‘(1) provide for joint operation of a Center; 
and 
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‘‘(2) provide necessary administrative service 
for a Center, including administration and allocation 
of funds. 
‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may ac-
cept, on behalf of a center, donations to be used to 
defray the costs of the Center or to enhance the op-
eration of the Center. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Commandant shall pre-
scribe written guidance setting forth the criteria to 
be used in determining if the acceptance of a dona-
tion is appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at 
the beginning of such chapter is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 60. Maritime security workforce. 
‘‘Sec. 61. Centers of expertise for maritime security.’’. 
(d) POWERS AND DUTIES.—Section 93 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In exercising the Commandant’s duties and re-
sponsibilities with regard to maritime security, the Com-
mandant shall designate a flag officer to serve as the prin-
cipal advisor to the Commandant for maritime security. 
The designee shall have at least 10 years combined experi-
ence in operations, intelligence, counterterrorism, counter-
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intelligence, port security, criminal investigations (except 
maritime casualty investigations), and port security or 
other maritime security functions, and at least four years 
of leadership experience at a staff or unit carrying out 
maritime security functions.’’. 
SEC. 18. CHECKS AGAINST TERRORIST WATCHLIST. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, check against all available terrorist 
watchlists those persons suspected of alien smuggling and 
smuggled individuals who are interdicted at the land, air, 
and sea borders of the United States. 
SEC. 19. SECURITY TEAM COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Homeland 
Security and Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan 
to address communications deficiencies of maritime safety 
and security teams, as identified by the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include— 
(1) a description of interim corrective actions 
completed before such enactment to ensure the safe-
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ty on the maritime safety and security teams and 
the public; 
(2) a description of additional corrective actions 
that have not been implemented, and a timeline for 
their implementation; and 
(3) an estimate of the repair or replacement 
costs to provide maritime safety and security teams 
an effective means of communicating electronically 
between the cabin and the weapons team on vessels 
of the teams. 
Æ 
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