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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Hydropower Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 34. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

''(a) Expedited Licensing Process for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Projects.--
''(1) In general.--As provided in this section, the
Commission may issue and amend licenses and preliminary
permits, as appropriate, for closed-loop pumped storage
projects.
''(2) Rule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue a rule
establishing an expedited process for issuing and amending
licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage
projects under this section.
''(3) Interagency task force.--In establishing the
expedited process under this section, the Commission shall
convene an interagency task force, with appropriate Federal and
State agencies and Indian tribes represented, to coordinate the
regulatory processes associated with the authorizations
required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage
projects.
''(4) Length of process.--The Commission shall ensure that
the expedited process under this section will result in final
decision on an application for a license by not later than 2
years after receipt of a completed application for such
license.
''(b) Dam Safety.--Before issuing any license for a closed-loop
pumped storage project, the Commission shall assess the safety of
existing dams and other structures related to the project (including
possible consequences associated with failure of such structures).
''(c) Exemptions From Other Requirements.--
''(1) In general.--In issuing or amending a license or
preliminary permit pursuant to the expedited process
established under this section, the Commission may grant an
exemption from any other requirement of this part with respect
to any part of the closed-loop pumped storage project (not
including any dam or other impoundment).
''(2) Consultation.--In granting an exemption under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State agency
exercising administration over the fish and wildlife resources
of the State in which the closed-loop pumped storage project is
or will be located, in the manner provided by the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
''(3) Terms and conditions.--In granting an exemption under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall include in any such
exemption--
''(A) such terms and conditions as the Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service,
and the State agency described in paragraph (2) each
determine are appropriate to prevent loss of, or damage
to, fish and wildlife resources and to otherwise carry
out the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act; and
''(B) such terms and conditions as the Commission
deems appropriate to ensure that such closed-loop
pumped storage project continues to comply with the
provisions of this section and terms and conditions
included in any such exemption.
''(4) Fees.--The Commission, in addition to the
requirements of section 10(e), shall establish fees which shall
be paid by an applicant for a license for a closed-loop pumped
storage project that is required to meet terms and conditions
set by fish and wildlife agencies under paragraph (3). Such
fees shall be adequate to reimburse the fish and wildlife
agencies referred to in paragraph (3) for any reasonable costs
incurred in connection with any studies or other reviews
carried out by such agencies for purposes of compliance with
this section. The fees shall, subject to annual appropriations
Acts, be transferred to such agencies by the Commission for use
solely for purposes of carrying out such studies and shall
remain available until expended.
''(d) Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 5, and regardless of
whether the holder of a preliminary permit for a closed-loop pumped
storage project claimed municipal preference under section 7(a) when
obtaining the permit, the Commission may, to facilitate development of
a closed-loop pumped storage project--
''(1) add entities as joint permittees following issuance
of a preliminary permit; and
''(2) transfer a license in part to one or more
nonmunicipal entities as co-licensees with a municipality, if
the municipality retains majority ownership of the project for
which the license was issued.
''(e) Interagency Communications.--Interagency cooperation in the
preparation of environmental documents under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an
application for a license for a closed-loop pumped storage project
submitted pursuant to this section, and interagency communications
relating to licensing process coordination pursuant to this section,
shall not--
''(1) be considered to be ex parte communications under
Commission rules; or
''(2) preclude an agency from participating in a licensing
proceeding under this part.
''(f) Developing Abandoned Mines for Pumped Storage.--
''(1) Workshop.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall hold a workshop
to explore potential opportunities for development of closed-
loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
''(2) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue guidance
to assist applicants for licenses or preliminary permits for
closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
''(g) Qualifying Criteria for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Projects.--
''(1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria
that a pumped storage project shall meet in order to qualify as
a closed-loop pumped storage project eligible for the expedited
process established under this section.
''(2) Inclusions.--In establishing the criteria under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall include criteria requiring
that the pumped storage project--
''(A) cause little to no change to existing surface
and groundwater flows and uses; and
''(B) is unlikely to adversely affect species
listed as a threatened species or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.

SEC. 3. OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CHARGES.

Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Any obligation of a licensee for payment of annual charges
under this subsection shall commence when the construction of the
applicable facility commences.''.

Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2017.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Answer: Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from navigable waters, or that are not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature). In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage projects. FERC must assess the safety of existing dams and other structures related to the project before issuing any license for a closed-loop storage project. FERC must hold a workshop to explore potential opportunities for development of storage projects at abandoned mine sites. FERC must also establish criteria that a project shall meet to qualify as a closed-loop pumped storage under this bill, including requiring that the project cause little to no change to existing surface and groundwater flows and uses and that the project is unlikely to adversely affect species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec.3)Licensees are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sunshine in Academic Admissions
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Citizens and taxpayers have a right to know whether
federally funded institutions of higher education are treating
student applications differently depending on the student's
race, color, or national origin, and, if so, the way in which
these factors are weighted and the consequences to students and
prospective students of these decisions.
(2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 codified this
right, forbidding in statute discrimination on the basis of
race, color, or national origin by federally funded
institutions, which includes nearly all colleges and
universities.
(3) This prohibition has largely been ignored by the
Supreme Court, which has allowed racially discriminatory
admissions.
(4) However, in Fisher v. University of Texas, the United
States Supreme Court in 2013 affirmed that strict scrutiny
should be applied to university admissions programs to ensure
diversity is not defined as ''mere racial balancing,'' but has
a compelling state interest to achieve diversity. The Fisher
case clarified that any such discrimination is only permitted
if it is necessary to achieve the educational benefits of a
racially diverse student body.
(5) Therefore, colleges and universities must reevaluate
their use of racially selective admissions policies. The costs
of such policies cannot outweigh the supposed benefits. If a
less discriminatory means could achieve similar results, the
discrimination is not permissible.
(6) In order to ensure that these limitations are followed,
colleges and federally funded institutions of higher education
must make public through annual reports their use of race,
color, and national origin, for admissions decisions so that
Federal and State enforcement agencies and interested persons
can monitor the schools.
(7) Additionally, college and universities must provide
evidence sufficient to demonstrate that any such discrimination
does not exceed the limits imposed by the Fisher case.
(8) Academic ''mismatch'' refers to a significant
discrepancy in academic qualifications between various groups
within a student body, and is encouraged when universities
lower their academic standards to artificially achieve a
particular composition.
(9) Mismatch works a harm because it sets particular
students up for lower than average achievement, higher dropout
rates, less competitive majors and, perhaps most damaging, a
disproportionately large student loan burden.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON CONSIDERATION OF RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IN
STUDENT ADMISSIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each institution of
higher education participating in programs under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 shall submit to the Secretary of Education a
report in accordance with this section.
(b) Contents of Report.--
(1) Disclosure of consideration of race, color, or national
origin in student admissions.--The report shall include a
statement indicating whether race, color, or national origin is
given weight in the student admissions process of the
institution or any department of the institution.
(2) Additional disclosures.--If the disclosure under
paragraph (1) states that race, color, or national origin is
given weight in the student admissions process of an
institution or department, then the report shall include the
following information with respect to the institution or
department:
(A) The racial, color, and national origin groups
for which membership is considered a plus factor or a
minus factor and, in addition, how membership in a
group is determined for individual students.
(B) A description of how group membership is
considered, including the weight given to such
consideration and whether targets, goals, or quotas are
used.
(C) A statement explaining why group membership is
given weight, including the determination of the
desired level claimed and, with respect to the
diversity rationale, its relationship to the particular
educational mission of the institution or department.
(D) A description of the consideration that has
been given to racially neutral or less discriminatory
alternatives as a means for achieving the same goals
for which group membership is considered.
(E) A description of how frequently the need to
give weight to group membership is reassessed and how
that reassessment is conducted.
(F) An identification of the factors other than
race, color, or national origin that are collected in
the admissions process. If the factors described in the
preceding sentence include grades or class rank in high
school, scores on standardized tests (including the ACT
and SAT), legacy status, sex, State residency, economic
status, or other quantifiable criteria, then all raw
admissions data for applicants regarding these factors,
along with each individual applicant's race, color, and
national origin and the admissions decision made by the
school regarding that applicant, shall accompany the
report in computer-readable form, with the name of the
individual student redacted but with appropriate links,
so that it is possible for the Secretary of Education
or other interested persons to determine through
statistical analysis the weight being given to race,
color, and national origin, relative to other factors.
(G) An analysis, and also the underlying data
needed to perform an analysis, of whether there is a
correlation--
(i) between membership in a group favored
on account of race, color, or national origin
and the likelihood of enrollment in a
remediation program, relative to membership in
other groups;
(ii) between such membership and graduation
rates, relative to membership in other groups;
and
(iii) between such membership and the
likelihood of defaulting on education loans,
relative to membership in other groups.
(c) Public Availability.--The institution shall make the report
publicly available.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow or permit
preference or discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national
origin.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except that the term does not include an
institution of higher education outside the United States.

Answer: Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act This bill requires each institution of higher education that participates in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to submit an annual report to the Department of Education that states whether the institution gives weight to race, color, or national origin in the admissions process and, if yes, provides certain additional disclosures. The institution must make the report publicly available.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Port Authority of
New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of
2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secure systems of international intermodal transportation.
Sec. 3. Regional recovery plans.
Sec. 4. National tactical plans.
Sec. 5. Risk based resource allocation.
Sec. 6. Use of maritime security risk assessment model.
Sec. 7. Maritime and cargo security integrated project teams.
Sec. 8. Integration of security plans and systems with local port
authority and law enforcement agencies.
Sec. 9. Standardized policy for advanced notice of Coast Guard boarding
for security or port state control
inspections.
Sec. 10. Fraudulent or tampered with transportation worker
identification cards.
Sec. 11. Federal licensing of ship agents.
Sec. 12. Establishment of a security individual.
Sec. 13. Certification of maritime security guards.
Sec. 14. Grants to tier 1 and tier 2 ports require regional strategic
risk management assessment.
Sec. 15. Vessel security plans for supply and similar vessels.

SEC. 2. SECURE SYSTEMS OF INTERNATIONAL INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION.

Section 70116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''transportation.'' in subsection (a) and
inserting ''transportation--
''(1) to ensure the security and integrity of shipments of
goods to the United States from the point at which such goods
are initially packed or loaded into a cargo container for
international shipment until they reach their ultimate
destination; and
''(2) to facilitate the movement of such goods through the
entire supply chain through an expedited security and clearance
program.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
''(b) Program Elements.--Within one year after the date of
enactment of the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security
Task Force Implementation Act of 2008, the Secretary, acting through
the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, shall--
''(1) establish minimum standards and procedures for
verifying, at the point at which goods are placed in a cargo
container for shipping, that the container is free of
unauthorized contents, including hazardous chemical,
biological, radiological, or nuclear material and for securely
sealing such containers after the contents are so verified;
''(2) establish standards and procedures for securing cargo
and monitoring that security while in transit;
''(3) develop performance standards to enhance the physical
security of shipping containers, including performance
standards for seals and locks and protocols and procedures to
address anomalies;
''(4) establish standards and procedures for screening and
evaluating cargo prior to loading in a foreign port for
shipment to the United States either directly or via a foreign
port;
''(5) establish standards and procedures that will enable
the United States Government to ensure and validate compliance
with those standards and procedures; and
''(6) incorporate any other measures the Secretary
considers necessary to ensure the security and integrity of
international intermodal transport movements.
''(c) Requirements for Entry of Containers.--Beginning 1 year after
the date on which the Secretary determines that the standards and
procedures under subsection (b)(5) have been established and are in
effect, the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection shall refuse
entry into the customs territory of the United States to any container,
arriving directly or via a foreign port, unless the entity shipping the
container has complied with those standards and procedures with respect
to that container.''.

SEC. 3. REGIONAL RECOVERY PLANS.

(a) Establishment.--Section 70103(b)(2) of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as
subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
''(E) establish regional response and recovery
protocols to prepare for, respond to, mitigate against,
and recover from a transportation security incident
consistent with section 202 of the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C.
942) and section 70103(a) of title 46, United States
Code;''.
(b) Coordination of Plans.--Section 70103(b)(1) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' after the semicolon in subparagraph
(F);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
''(G) be consistent with, and support implementation of,
the National Incident Management System, the National Response
Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National
Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, the
National Transportation Security Plan, National Tactical Plans,
and other similar initiatives; and''.
(c) Use of Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans in
Exercises.--Section 114(b)(1) of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 912(b)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' after the semicolon in paragraph
(1);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
''(2) utilizes the Area Maritime Transportation Security
Plans established under section 70103(b) of title 46, United
States Code, in conducting such exercises; and''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL TACTICAL PLANS.

The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall ensure that the National Tactical Plan is shared with
the Area Maritime Security Committees established under section 70112
of title 46, United States Code. The Area Maritime Security Committees
shall use the plan in developing regional and local plans and for
exercises.

SEC. 5. RISK BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

(a) National Standard.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, in carrying out chapter 701 of title 46, United States
Code, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and
utilize a national standard and formula for prioritizing and addressing
assessed security risks at United States ports, such as the Maritime
Assessment Strategy Tool that has been tested by the Department of
Homeland Security.
(b) Use by Maritime Security Committees.--Within 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require each Area
Maritime Security Committee to use this standard to regularly evaluate
each port's assessed risk and prioritize how to mitigate the most
significant risks.
(c) Other Uses of Standard.--The Secretary shall utilize the
standard when considering departmental resource allocations and grant-
making decisions.

SEC. 6. USE OF MARITIME SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL.

Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall
make the United States Coast Guard's Maritime Security Risk Assessment
Model tool available, in an unclassified version, on a limited basis to
regulated vessels and facilities to conduct true risk assessments of
their own facilities and vessels using the same criteria employed by
the United States Coast Guard when evaluating a port area.

SEC. 7. MARITIME AND CARGO SECURITY INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAMS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) establish integrated project teams within the science
and technology directorate to assist the Department of Homeland
Security in product research, development, transition, and
acquisition activities for cargo security; and
(2) provide for participation by port authorities or the
appropriate State agency responsible for oversight of port
areas in such activities.

SEC. 8. INTEGRATION OF SECURITY PLANS AND SYSTEMS WITH LOCAL PORT
AUTHORITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

Section 70102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
''(c) Sharing of Assessment; Integration of Plans and Equipment.--
The owner or operator of a facility shall--
''(1) make a current copy of the vulnerability assessment
conducted under subsection (b) available to the port authority
with jurisdiction of the facility and appropriate State or
local law enforcement agencies; and
''(2) integrate, to the maximum feasible extent, any
security system for the facility with compatible systems
operated or maintained by the port authority or such law
enforcement agencies.''.

SEC. 9. STANDARDIZED POLICY FOR ADVANCED NOTICE OF COAST GUARD BOARDING
FOR SECURITY OR PORT STATE CONTROL INSPECTIONS.

Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish, and publish in the
Federal Register, a policy governing how much advance notice is to be
provided by the Coast Guard to the owner or operator of a vessel before
the vessel is boarded by the Coast Guard for ISPS compliance or Port
State Control inspection.

SEC. 10. FRAUDULENT OR TAMPERED WITH TRANSPORTATION WORKER
IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
''(n) Confiscation of Fraudulent TWICs.--If any Federal, State, or
local government law enforcement officer, or any member of the United
States Coast Guard in the execution of such officer's duties, has
reasonable cause to believe that a transportation security card issued
under this section is fraudulent, has been unlawfully modified, or is
otherwise invalid, the officer may confiscate the card, notify the
Department of Homeland Security, and hold the bearer of the card in
custody for a reasonable period of time for relinquishment to
appropriate law enforcement authorities.''.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL LICENSING OF SHIP AGENTS.

(a) In General.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall establish and implement a
procedure for the training, certification, and licensing of steamship
agents and agencies operating in the United States.
(b) TWIC Required.--An individual may not receive a license under
the procedure established by the Federal Maritime Commission under
subsection (a) unless that individual holds a valid transportation
security card issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States
Code.
(c) License Requirement.--Beginning 1 year after the date on which
the Federal Maritime Commission establishes the licensing procedure, or
after such date as the Federal Maritime Commission may establish, it
shall be unlawful for any person to act as a vessel agent in the United
States without a valid license issued by the Federal Maritime
Commission and a valid transportation security card issued under
section 70105 of title 46, United States Code.
(d) Enforcement.--Violation of subsection (c) is punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 1 year and a fine under title 18, United
States Code.

SEC. 12. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SECURITY INDIVIDUAL.

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
each vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States
Code, and each foreign vessel entering a United States port, engaged in
the commercial transportation of goods or passengers shall--
(1) designate a United States person that is responsible
for responding to a transportation security incident involving
the vessel while in a United States port by notifying
appropriate emergency response entities and facilitating vessel
response activities; and
(2) provide notice to the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the captain of the port
of the identity and contact information for such person.

SEC. 13. CERTIFICATION OF MARITIME SECURITY GUARDS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
''Sec. 70122. Incident command system training
''The Secretary shall ensure that all maritime security guards meet
minimum training and performance standards in the Department of
Homeland Security's security awareness and response procedures and in
the handling of hazardous materials.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 701 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 70121 the following:

''70122. Incident command system training.''.

SEC. 14. GRANTS TO TIER 1 AND TIER 2 PORTS REQUIRE REGIONAL STRATEGIC
RISK MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT.

Section 70107(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end ''The Secretary shall establish regional strategic
risk management priorities for tier 1 and tier 2 ports and take such
priorities into account in awarding grants under this section.''.

SEC. 15. VESSEL SECURITY PLANS FOR SUPPLY AND SIMILAR VESSELS.

(a) In General.--Section 70103(c)(2)(A) of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by striking ''incident;'' and inserting ''incident
(including supply vessels, bunker and fuel deliver and launch vessels
conducting activities or providing services to other vessels at
anchorage;''.
(b) TWICs Required for Crew.--Section 70105(b)(2)(F) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ''personnel working on
board vessels described in section 70103(c)(2)(A) of this title and''
after ''(F)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Answer:
Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2008 - Amends federal port security law to revise mandatory elements of the secure system of transportation program.

Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, to establish minimum program standards and procedures for verifying, at the point goods are placed in a cargo container for shipping, that such container is free of unauthorized contents, including hazardous chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material, and is securely sealed after verification of its contents. Prohibits the entry of any container that has not complied with such standards and procedures.

Requires Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans to establish regional response and recovery protocols for transportation security incidents.

Amends the SAFE Port Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that the Port Security Exercise Program utilizes Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans in conducting port security exercises.

Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop and utilize a national standard for prioritizing and assessing security risks at U.S. ports, such as the Maritime Assessment Strategy Tool.

Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) use of the U.S. Coast Guard's Maritime Security Risk Assessment Model tool to conduct vessel and port facility security risk assessments; (2) establishment of maritime and cargo security integrated project teams; (3) sharing of port facility vulnerability assessments and integration of port security plans and systems with local port authority and law enforcement agencies; (4) policy for advanced notice of Coast Guard boarding of vessels for security or Port State Control inspections; (5) confiscation of fraudulent transportation worker identification cards (TWICs); (6) Federal Maritime Commission training and licensing of steamship agents; (7) designation of a U.S. person to be responsible for notifying emergency response entities in the event of a transportation security incident involving a U.S. or foreign vessel; (8) minimum incident command system training and performance standards for maritime security guards; (9) consideration of regional strategic risk management priorities for tier 1 and tier 2 ports in grant awards; and (10) the submission of security plans for supply, bunker, and fuel deliver and launch vessels conducting activities or providing services to other vessels at anchorage.