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MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002
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Public Law 107-295
107th Congress
An Act
To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure
greater security for United States seaports, and for other
purposes. <<NOTE: Nov. 25, 2002 - [S. 1214]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) <<NOTE: 46 USC 2101 note.>> Short Title.--This Act may be cited
as the ``Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Port security.
Sec. 103. International seafarer identification.
Sec. 104. Extension of seaward jurisdiction.
Sec. 105. Suspension of limitation on strength of Coast Guard.
Sec. 106. Extension of Deepwater Port Act to natural gas.
Sec. 107. Assignment of Coast Guard personnel as sea marshals and
enhanced use of other security personnel.
Sec. 108. Technical amendments concerning the transmittal of certain
information to the Customs Service.
Sec. 109. Maritime security professional training.
Sec. 110. Additional reports.
Sec. 111. Performance standards.
Sec. 112. Report on foreign-flag vessels.
Sec. 113. Revision of Port Security Planning Guide.
TITLE II--MARITIME POLICY IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Vessel COASTAL VENTURE.
Sec. 203. Expansion of American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor.
Sec. 204. Discharge of agricultural cargo residue.
Sec. 205. Recording and discharging notices of claim of maritime lien.
Sec. 206. Tonnage of R/V DAVIDSON.
Sec. 207. Miscellaneous certificates of documentation.
Sec. 208. Exemption for Victory Ships.
Sec. 209. Certificate of documentation for 3 barges.
Sec. 210. Certificate of documentation for the EAGLE.
Sec. 211. Waiver for vessels in New World Challenge Race.
Sec. 212. Vessel ASPHALT COMMANDER.
Sec. 213. Coastwise trade authorization.
Sec. 214. Jones Act waiver for delayed vessel delivery.
Sec. 215. Realignment of policy responsibility in the Department of
Transportation.
TITLE III--COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND MARITIME SAFETY
Sec. 301. Short title.
Subtitle A--Personnel Management
Sec. 311. Coast Guard band director rank.
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Sec. 312. Compensatory absence for isolated duty.
Sec. 313. Accelerated promotion of certain Coast Guard officers.
Subtitle B--Marine Safety
Sec. 321. Extension of Territorial Sea for Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge
Radiotelephone Act.
Sec. 322. Modification of various reporting requirements.
Sec. 323. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; emergency fund advancement
authority.
Sec. 324. Merchant mariner documentation requirements.
Sec. 325. Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe
operation.
Subtitle C--Renewal of Advisory Groups
Sec. 331. Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee.
Sec. 332. Houston-Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee.
Sec. 333. Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee.
Sec. 334. Navigation Safety Advisory Council.
Sec. 335. National Boating Safety Advisory Council.
Sec. 336. Towing Safety Advisory Committee.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
Sec. 341. Patrol craft.
Sec. 342. Boating safety.
Sec. 343. Caribbean support tender.
Sec. 344. Prohibition of new maritime user fees.
Sec. 345. Great Lakes lighthouses.
Sec. 346. Modernization of National Distress and Response System.
Sec. 347. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine.
Sec. 348. Additional Coast Guard funding needs after September 11, 2001.
Sec. 349. Miscellaneous conveyances.
TITLE IV--OMNIBUS MARITIME IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Extension of Coast Guard housing authorities.
Sec. 403. Inventory of vessels for cable laying, maintenance, and
repair.
Sec. 404. Vessel escort operations and towing assistance.
Sec. 405. Search and rescue center standards.
Sec. 406. VHF communications services.
Sec. 407. Lower Columbia River maritime fire and safety activities.
Sec. 408. Conforming references to the former Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee.
Sec. 409. Restriction on vessel documentation.
Sec. 410. Hypothermia protective clothing requirement.
Sec. 411. Reserve officer promotions.
Sec. 412. Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; continuation
upon failure of selection for promotion.
Sec. 413. Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program.
Sec. 414. Continuation on active duty beyond thirty years.
Sec. 415. Payment of death gratuities on behalf of Coast Guard
auxiliarists.
Sec. 416. Align Coast Guard severance pay and revocation of commission
authority with Department of Defense authority.
Sec. 417. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property.
Sec. 418. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act amendments.
Sec. 419. Wing-in-ground craft.
Sec. 420. Electronic filing of commercial instruments for vessels.
Sec. 421. Deletion of thumbprint requirement for merchant mariners'
documents.
Sec. 422. Temporary certificates of documentation for recreational
vessels.
Sec. 423. Marine casualty investigations involving foreign vessels.
Sec. 424. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Hampton Township,
Michigan.
Sec. 425. Conveyance of property in Traverse City, Michigan.
Sec. 426. Annual report on Coast Guard capabilities and readiness to
fulfill national defense responsibilities.
Sec. 427. Extension of authorization for oil spill recovery institute.
Sec. 428. Protection against discrimination.
Sec. 429. Icebreaking services.
Sec. 430. Fishing vessel safety training.
Sec. 431. Limitation on liability of pilots at Coast Guard Vessel
Traffic Services.
Sec. 432. Assistance for marine safety station on Chicago lakefront.
Sec. 433. Extension of time for recreational vessel and associated
equipment recalls.
Sec. 434. Repair of municipal dock, Escanaba, Michigan.
Sec. 435. Vessel GLOBAL EXPLORER.
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Sec. 436. Aleutian trade.
Sec. 437. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary revision.
Sec. 438. Loran-C.
Sec. 439. Authorization of payment.
Sec. 440. Report on oil spill responder immunity.
Sec. 441. Fishing agreements.
Sec. 442. Electronic publishing of marine casualty reports.
Sec. 443. Safety and security of ports and waterways.
Sec. 444. Suspension of payment.
Sec. 445. Prohibition on navigation fees.
TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 503. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
TITLE I--MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. <<NOTE: 46 USC 70101 note.>>
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are 361 public ports in the United States that are
an integral part of our Nation's commerce.
(2) United States ports handle over 95 percent of United
States overseas trade. The total volume of goods imported and
exported through ports is expected to more than double over the
next 20 years.
(3) The variety of trade and commerce carried out at ports
includes bulk cargo, containerized cargo, passenger transport
and tourism, and intermodal transportation systems that are
complex to secure.
(4) The United States is increasingly dependent on imported
energy for a substantial share of its energy supply, and a
disruption of that share of supply would seriously harm
consumers and our economy.
(5) The top 50 ports in the United States account for about
90 percent of all the cargo tonnage. Twenty-five United States
ports account for 98 percent of all container shipments. Cruise
ships visiting foreign destinations embark from at least 16
ports. Ferries in the United States transport 113,000,000
passengers and 32,000,000 vehicles per year.
(6) Ports often are a major locus of Federal crime,
including drug trafficking, cargo theft, and smuggling of
contraband and aliens.
(7) Ports are often very open and exposed and are
susceptible to large scale acts of terrorism that could cause a
large loss of life or economic disruption.
(8) Current inspection levels of containerized cargo are
insufficient to counter potential security risks. Technology is
currently not adequately deployed to allow for the nonintrusive
inspection of containerized cargo.
(9) The cruise ship industry poses a special risk from a
security perspective.
(10) Securing entry points and other areas of port
facilities and examining or inspecting containers would increase
security at United States ports.
(11) Biometric identification procedures for individuals
having access to secure areas in port facilities are important
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tools to deter and prevent port cargo crimes, smuggling, and
terrorist actions.
(12) United States ports are international boundaries that--
(A) are particularly vulnerable to breaches in
security;
(B) may present weaknesses in the ability of the
United States to realize its national security
objectives; and
(C) may serve as a vector or target for terrorist
attacks aimed at the United States.
(13) It is in the best interests of the United States--
(A) to have a free flow of interstate and foreign
commerce and to ensure the efficient movement of cargo;
(B) to increase United States port security by
establishing improving communication among law
enforcement officials responsible for port security;
(C) to formulate requirements for physical port
security, recognizing the different character and nature
of United States port facilities, and to require the
establishment of security programs at port facilities;
(D) to provide financial assistance to help the
States and the private sector to increase physical
security of United States ports;
(E) to invest in long-term technology to facilitate
the private sector development of technology that will
assist in the nonintrusive timely detection of crime or
potential crime at United States ports;
(F) to increase intelligence collection on cargo and
intermodal movements to address areas of potential
threat to safety and security; and
(G) to promote private sector procedures that
provide for in-transit visibility and support law
enforcement efforts directed at managing the security
risks of cargo shipments.
(14) On April 27, 1999, the President established the
Interagency Commission on Crime and Security in United States
Ports to undertake a comprehensive study of the nature and
extent of the problem of crime in our ports, as well as the ways
in which governments at all levels are responding. The
Commission concluded that frequent crimes in ports include drug
smuggling, illegal car exports, fraud, and cargo theft. Internal
conspiracies are an issue at many ports and contribute to
Federal crime. Criminal organizations are exploiting weak
security at ports to commit a wide range of cargo crimes.
Intelligence and information sharing among law enforcement
agencies needs to be improved and coordinated at many ports. A
lack of minimum physical and personnel security standards at
ports and related facilities leaves many ports and port users
very vulnerable. Access to ports and operations within ports is
often uncontrolled. Security-related and detection-related
equipment, such as small boats, cameras, large-scale x-ray
machines, and vessel tracking devices, are lacking at many
ports.
(15) The International Maritime Organization and other
similar international organizations are currently developing a
new maritime security system that contains the essential
elements for enhancing global maritime security. Therefore, it
is in the best interests of the United States to implement new
international instruments that establish such a system.
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SEC. 102. PORT SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subtitle:
``Subtitle VI--Miscellaneous
``Chap. Sec.
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