,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4  
,rutherford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1
 and ,mr4 ,donovan7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the port and maritime security  
functions of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,maritime ,security 
,coordination ,improvement ,act4  #b4   
,strategic plan to enhance the security 
of the international supply chain       
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #bja7;g7 of  
the ,security and ,accountability for   
,every ,port ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4

 #ida7;g77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7#b7 ,updates ,not later than 
#bgj days after the date of the         
enactment of this paragraph and every   
three years thereafter1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
contains an update of the strategic plan
 required by subsection 7a74  4  #c4    
,container ,security ,initiative        
,subsection 7l7 of section #bje of the  
,security and ,accountability for ,every
 ,port ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ide7
 is amended--  7#a7 by striking 7#a7 ,in
 general4--,not later than ,september   
#cj1 #bjjg1 and inserting ,not later    
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of the ,border and ,maritime  
,security ,coordination ,improvement    
,act12  7#b7 by redesignating           
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h7 as      
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h71           
respectively1 and by moving the margins 
of such paragraphs 7as so redesignated7 
two ems to the left2 and  7#c7 by       

striking paragraph 7#b74  #d4 ,cyber at 
ports  7a7 ,cybersecurity enhancements  
to maritime security activities         
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#gjaab7;a77#b7 of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 
as clauses 7ii7 and 7iv71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting before clause    
7ii7 the following new clause3  7i7     
shall facilitate the sharing of         
information relating to cybersecurity   
risks and incidents 7as such terms are  
defined in section #bbg of the ,homeland
 ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4  
#adh77 to address port-specific         
cybersecurity risks and incidents1 which
 may include the establishment of a     
working group of members of such        
committees to address such port-specific
 cybersecurity risks and incidents2  4  
7b7 ,vulnerability assessments and      
security plans ,title #df1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,c7 of section            

#gjajb7;b77#a71 by inserting            
cybersecurity1 after physical security12
 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 of      
section #gjajc7;c77#c7-- 7,a7 in clause 
7i71 by inserting cybersecurity1 after  
physical security12  7,b7 in clause     
7iv71 by striking and after the         
semicolon at the end2  7,c7 by          
redesignating clause 7v7 as clause 7vi72
 and  7,d7 by inserting after clause    
7iv7 the following new clause3  7v7     
prevention1 management1 and response to 
cybersecurity risks and incidents 7as   
such terms are defined in section #bbg  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #adh772 and  4  #e4      
,facility inspection intervals          
,subparagraph 7,d7 of section           
#gjajc7;c77#d7 of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7,d7 subject to the           
availability of appropriations1 verify  
the effectiveness of each such facility 
security plan periodically1 but not less
 than one time per year without notice1 

and more frequently as determined       
necessary1 in a risk based manner1 with 
or without notice to the facility4  4   
#f4 ,recognition of other countries'    
trusted shipper programs  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #bah of the ,security  
and ,accountability for ,every ,port    
,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ifh7 is    
amended to read as follows3  #bah4      
,recognition of other countries' trusted
 shipper programs ,not later than #cj   
days before signing an arrangement      
between the ,united ,states and a       
foreign government providing for mutual 
recognition of supply chain security    
practices which might result in the     
utilization of benefits described in    
section #bad1 #bae1 or #baf1 the        
,secretary shall--  7#a7 notify the     
appropriate congressional committees of 
the proposed terms of such arrangement2 
and  7#b7 determine1 in consultation    
with the ,commissioner1 that such       
foreign government's supply chain       
security program provides comparable    

security as that provided by ,c-,,tpat4 
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 contents in section #a7;b7 of the      
,security and ,accountability for ,every
 ,port ,act of #bjjf is amended by      
amending the item relating to section   
#bah to read as follows3  ,sec4 #bah4   
,recognition of other countries' trusted
 shipper programs4  4  #g4 ,updates of  
maritime operations coordination plan   
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,c of title   
,,iv of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #dcd4 ,updates  
of maritime operations coordination plan
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this section   
and biennially thereafter1 the          
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   

,affairs of the ,senate a maritime      
operations coordination plan for the    
coordination and cooperation of maritime
 operations undertaken by components and
 offices of the ,department with        
responsibility for maritime security    
missions4 ,such plan shall update the   
maritime operations coordination plan   
released by the ,department in ,july    
#bjaa1 and shall address the following3 
7#a7 ,coordination of planning1         
integration of maritime operations1 and 
development of joint maritime domain    
awareness efforts of any component or   
office of the ,department with          
responsibility for maritime homeland    
security missions4  7#b7 ,maintaining   
effective information sharing and1 as   
appropriate1 intelligence integration1  
with ,federal1 ,state1 and local        
officials and the private sector1       
regarding threats to maritime security4 
7#c7 ,cooperation and coordination with 
other departments and agencies of the   
,federal ,government1 and ,state and    

local agencies1 in the maritime         
environment1 in support of maritime     
homeland security missions4  7#d7 ,work 
conducted within the context of other   
national and ,department maritime       
security strategic guidance4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by adding after the item        
relating to section #dcc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #dcd4 ,updates of      
maritime operations coordination plan4  
4  #h4 ,evaluation of ,coast ,guard     
,deployable ,specialized ,forces  7a7   
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs and the ,committee on          

,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report that describes 
and assesses the state of the ,coast    
,guard's ,deployable ,specialized       
,forces 7in this section referred to as 
the ,,dsf74 ,such report shall include1 
at a minimum1 the following elements3   
7#a7 ,for each of the past three fiscal 
years1 and for each type of ,,dsf1 the  
following3 7,a7 ,a cost analysis1       
including training1 operating1 and      
travel costs4  7,b7 ,the number of      
personnel assigned4  7,c7 ,the total    
number of units4  7,d7 ,the total number
 of operations conducted4  7,e7 ,the    
number of operations requested by each  
of the following3  7i7 ,the ,coast      
,guard4  7ii7 ,other components or      
offices of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security4  7iii7 ,other ,federal       
departments or agencies4  7iv7 ,state   
agencies4  7v7 ,local agencies4  7,f7   
,the number of operations fulfilled by  
the entities specified in subparagraph  
7,e74  7#b7 ,an examination of          

alternative distributions of ,d,s,fs1   
including the feasibility1 cost         
7including cost savings71 and impact on 
mission capability of such              
distributions1 including at a minimum   
the following3  7,a7 ,combining ,d,s,fs1
 primarily focused on counterdrug       
operations1 under one centralized       
command4  7,b7 ,distributing            
counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism    
capabilities to ,d,s,fs in each major   
,united ,states port4  7b7 ,deployable  
,specialized ,force defined ,in this    
section1 the term ,deployable           
,specialized ,force means a unit of the 
,coast ,guard that serves as a quick    
reaction force designed to be deployed  
to handle counter-drug1                 
counter-terrorism1 and anti-terrorism   
operations or other maritime threats to 
the ,united ,states4  #i4 ,cost benefit 
analysis of co-locating ,,dhs assets    
7a7 ,in general ,for any location in    
which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border       
,protection's ,office of ,air and       

,marine ,operations is based within #de 
miles of locations where any other      
,department of ,homeland ,security      
agency also operates air and marine     
assets1 the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security shall conduct a cost-benefit  
analysis to consider the potential cost 
of and savings derived from co-locating 
aviation and maritime operational assets
 of the ,office of ,air and ,marine     
,operations at facilities where other   
agencies of the ,department operate such
 assets4 ,in analyzing such potential   
cost savings achieved by sharing        
aviation and maritime facilities1 such  
analysis shall consider1 at a minimum1  
the following factors3  7#a7 ,potential 
enhanced cooperation derived from       
,department personnel being co-located4 
7#b7 ,potential costs of1 and savings   
derived through1 shared maintenance and 
logistics facilities and activities4    
7#c7 ,joint use of base and facility    
infrastructure1 such as runways1        
hangars1 control towers1 operations     

centers1 piers and docks1 boathouses1   
and fuel depots4  7#d7 ,potential       
operational costs of co-locating        
aviation and maritime assets and        
personnel4  7#e7 ,short-term moving     
costs required in order to co-locate    
facilities4  7#f7 ,acquisition and      
infrastructure costs for enlarging      
current facilities1 as needed4  7b7     
,report ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate a report summarizing the results
 of the cost-benefit analysis required  
under subsection 7a7 and any planned    
actions based upon such results4  #aj4  
,repeal of interagency operational      
centers for port security and secure    
systems of transportation ,sections     

#gjajg;,a and #gjaaf of title #df1      
,united ,states ,code1 are repealed4    
#aa4 ,conforming and clerical amendments
  7a7 ,sections ,the following          
provisions of the ,security and         
,accountability for ,every ,port ,act of
 #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-cdg7 are      
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,by striking  
section #aje4  7#b7 ,by redesignating   
sections #ajf and #ajg as sections #aje 
and #ajf1 respectively4  7#c7 ,by       
striking section #ajh4  7#d7 ,by        
redesignating sections #aji and #aaj as 
sections #ajg and #ajh1 respectively4   
7#e7 ,in section #aba 7#f ,u4,s4,c4     
#iba7-- 7,a7 by striking subsections    
7c71 7d71 and 7e72 and  7,b7 by         
redesignating subsections 7f71 7g71 7h71
 and 7i7 as subsections 7c71 7d71 7e71  
and 7f71 respectively4  7#f7 ,by        
striking sections #abb and #abg 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #ibb and #ibg74  7#g7 ,by     
redesignating sections #abc1 #abd1 #abe1
 #abf1 and #abh as sections #abb1 #abc1 
#abd1 #abe1 and #abf1 respectively4     

7#h7 ,in section #bcc 7#f ,u4,s4,c4     
#ihc71 by striking subsection 7c74  7#i7
 ,by striking section #bce 7#f ,u4,s4,c4
 #ihd74  7#aj7 ,by redesignating section
 #bcf as section #bce4  7#aa7 ,by       
striking sections #gja and #gjh 7and the
 item relating to such section in the   
table of contents of such ,act74  7#ab7 
,by redesignating sections #gjb1 #gjc1  
#gjd1 #gje1 #gjf1 #gjg1 and #gji as     
sections #gja1 #gjb1 #gjc1 #gjd1 #gje1  
#gjf1 and #gjg1 respectively4  7b7      
,table of contents  7#a7 ,security and  
,accountability for ,every ,port ,act of
 #bjjf ,the table of contents of the    
,security and ,accountability for ,every
 ,port ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law      
#aji-cdg7 is amended as follows3  7,a7  
,in the list of items relating to       
subtitle ,a of title ,i1 by striking the
 items relating to sections #aje through
 #aaj and inserting the following new   
items3  ,sec4 #aje4 ,prohibition of     
issuance of transportation security     
cards to persons convicted of certain   

felonies4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,long-range vessel
 tracking4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,notice of       
arrival for foreign vessels on the      
,outer ,continental ,shelf4 ,sec4 #ajh4 
,enhanced crewmember identification4  4 
7,b7 ,in the list of items relating to  
subtitle ,c of title ,i1 by striking the
 items relating to sections #abb through
 #abh and inserting the following new   
items3  ,sec4 #abb4 ,random searches of 
containers4 ,sec4 #abc4 ,work stoppages 
and employee-employer disputes4 ,sec4   
#abd4 ,threat assessment screening of   
port truck drivers4 ,sec4 #abe4 ,border 
,patrol unit for ,united ,states ,virgin
 ,islands4 ,sec4 #abf4 ,center of       
,excellence for ,maritime ,domain       
,awareness4  4  7,c7 ,in the list of    
items relating to subtitle ,c of title  
,,ii1 by striking the items relating to 
sections #bce and #bcf and inserting the
 following new item3  ,sec4 #bce4       
,information sharing relating to supply 
chain security cooperation4  4  7,d7 ,in
 the list of items relating to title    

,,vii1 by striking the items relating to
 sections #gja through #gji and         
inserting the following new items3      
,sec4 #gja4 ,disclosures regarding      
homeland security grants4 ,sec4 #gjb4   
,trucking security4 ,sec4 #gjc4 ,air and
 ,marine ,operations of the ,northern   
,border ,air ,wing4 ,sec4 #gjd4         
,phaseout of vessels supporting oil and 
gas development4 ,sec4 #gje4 ,coast     
,guard property in ,portland1 ,maine4   
,sec4 #gjf4 ,methamphetamine and        
methamphetamine precursor chemicals4    
,sec4 #gjg4 ,protection of health and   
safety during disasters4  4  7#b7 ,title
 #df ,in the list of items relating to  
the analysis for chapter #gja of title  
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 by striking 
the items relating to sections #gjajg;,a
 and #gjaaf4