,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #gjajh of
 title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 to   
prohibit the ,secretary of the          
,department in which the ,united ,states
 ,coast ,guard is operating from        
entering into an agreement relating to  
assessing the effectiveness of          
antiterrorism measures at a foreign port
 with any foreign government that is a  
state sponsor of terrorism1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,international 
,port ,security ,enforcement ,act4  #b4 
,foreign port security assessments      
,section #gjajh of title #df1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71

 by striking provided that and all that 
follows and inserting the following3    
8if--  7,a7 the ,secretary certifies    
that the foreign government or          
international organization-- 7i7 has    
conducted the assessment in accordance  
with subsection 7b72 and  7ii7 has      
provided the ,secretary with sufficient 
information pertaining to its assessment
 7including information regarding the   
outcome of the assessment72 and  7,b7   
the foreign government that conducted   
the assessment is not a state sponsor of
 terrorism 7as defined in section       
#ccaf7;h74  2 and  7,b7 by amending     
paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3  7#c7
 ,limitations ,nothing in this section  
may be construed-- 7,a7 to require the  
,secretary to treat an assessment       
conducted by a foreign government or an 
international organization as an        
assessment that satisfies the           
requirement under subsection 7a72  7,b7 
to limit the discretion or ability of   
the ,secretary to conduct an assessment 

under this section2  7,c7 to limit the  
authority of the ,secretary to          
repatriate aliens to their respective   
countries of origin2 or  7,d7 to prevent
 the ,secretary from requesting security
 and safety measures that the ,secretary
 considers necessary to safeguard ,coast
 ,guard personnel during the            
repatriation of aliens to their         
respective countries of origin4  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7g7 ,state sponsors of terrorism and  
international terrorist organizations   
,the ,secretary-- 7#a7 may not enter    
into an agreement under subsection      
7f77#b7 with-- 7,a7 a foreign government
 that is a state sponsor of terrorism2  
or  7,b7 a foreign terrorist            
organization2 and  7#b7 shall-- 7,a7    
deem any port that is under the         
jurisdiction of a foreign government    
that is a state sponsor of terrorism as 
not having effective antiterrorism      
measures for purposes of this section   
and section #gjaji2 and  7,b7           

immediately apply the sanctions         
described in section #gjaaj7;a7 to such 
port4  4