#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ddjb  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
conduct an inland waters threat         
analysis1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,inland ,waters ,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 ,homeland ,security   
and ,government ,affairs of the ,senate2
 and  7,c7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate4  7#b7 ,inland waters ,the term 
inland waters has the meaning given such
 term in section #hc4jc of title #cc1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  #c4    
,inland waters threat analysis  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   

shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees an inland      
waters 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      
inland waters2 or  7,b7 exploit security
 vulnerabilities on inland waters4  7#b7
 ,security challenges at ,united ,states
 inland waters ports regarding--  7,a7  
terrorism and instruments of terror     
entering the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 
criminal activity1 as measured by the   
total flow of illegal goods and illicit 
drugs1 related to the inland waters4    
7#c7 ,security mitigation efforts with  
respect to the inland waters to-- 7,a7  
prevent terrorists and instruments of   
terror from entering the ,united        
,states2 and  7,b7 reduce criminal      
activity related to the inland waters4  
7#d7 ,vulnerabilities related to        
cooperation between ,state1 local1      

,tribal1 and territorial law            
enforcement1 or international           
agreements1 that hinder effective       
security1 counterterrorism1             
anti-trafficking efforts1 and the flow  
of legitimate trade with respect to     
inland waters4  7#e7 ,metrics and       
performance measures used by the        
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
evaluate inland waters security1 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 roles of ,state1 local1       
,tribal1 and territorial law            
enforcement1 as well as private sector  
partners and the public1 relating to    
inland waters security4  7#d7 ,the need 
for cooperation among ,federal1 ,state1 
local1 ,tribal1 territorial1 and        
international partner law enforcement1  

as well as private sector partners and  
the public1 relating to inland waters   
security4  7#e7 ,the challenges posed by
 geography with respect to inland waters
 security4  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 is appropriate4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #i1 #bjai4;,clerk4