,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gac  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ehfi  ,report ,no4 #aae-iah  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#ag1 #bjah ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of      
,puerto ,rico 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,king  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4      
,bacon1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,diaz-,balart1 and ,mr4 ,duffy7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,september #d1 #bjah        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed ,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic ,for  
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #ag1 #bjah   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security to conduct a       
maritime border threat analysis1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,maritime     
,border ,security ,review ,act4  #b4    

,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,c7
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and ,government ,affairs of the ,senate2
 and  7,d7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate4  7#b7 ,maritime border ,the    
term maritime border means--  7,a7 the  
transit zone2 and  7,b7 the borders and 
territorial waters of ,puerto ,rico and 
the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4   
7#c7 ,transit zone ,the term transit    
zone has the meaning given such term in 
section #ajib7;a77#h7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4              
#bbc7;a77#h774  #c4 ,maritime border    
threat analysis  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a maritime border threat analysis that 
includes an identification and          
description of the following3  7#a7     
,current and potential terrorism and    
criminal threats posed by individuals   
and groups seeking to-- 7,a7 enter the  
,united ,states through the maritime    
border2 or  7,b7 exploit border         
vulnerabilities on the maritime border4 
7#b7 ,improvements needed at ,united    
,states sea ports to--  7,a7 prevent    
terrorists and instruments of terror    
from entering the ,united ,states2 and  
7,b7 reduce criminal activity1 as       
measured by the total flow of illegal   
goods and illicit drugs1 related to the 
maritime border4  7#c7 ,improvements    
needed with respect to the maritime     
border to-- 7,a7 prevent terrorists and 
instruments of terror from entering the 
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 reduce       
criminal activity related to the        

maritime border4  7#d7 ,vulnerabilities 
in law1 policy1 cooperation between     
,state1 territorial1 and local law      
enforcement1 or international agreements
 that hinder effective and efficient    
border security1 counterterrorism1      
anti-human trafficking efforts1 and the 
flow of legitimate trade with respect to
 the maritime border4  7#e7 ,metrics and
 performance parameters used by the     
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
evaluate maritime security              
effectiveness1 as appropriate4  7b7     
,analysis requirements ,in preparing the
 threat analysis required under         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall consider and  
examine the following3  7#a7 ,technology
 needs and challenges4  7#b7 ,personnel 
needs and challenges4  7#c7 ,the role of
 ,state1 territorial1 and local law     
enforcement in general border security  
activities4  7#d7 ,the need for         
cooperation among ,federal1 ,state1     
territorial1 local1 and appropriate     

international law enforcement entities  
relating to border security4  7#e7 ,the 
geographic challenges of the maritime   
border4  7#f7 ,the impact and           
consequences of ,hurricanes ,harvey1    
,irma1 ,maria1 and ,nate on general     
border security activities with respect 
to the maritime border4  7c7 ,classified
 threat analysis ,to the extent         
possible1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security shall submit the threat       
analysis required under subsection 7a7  
in unclassified form4 ,the ,secretary   
may submit a portion of the threat      
analysis in classified form if the      
,secretary determines that such form is 
appropriate for such portion4           
,september #d1 #bjah ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed