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PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY PORT ACT OF 2006

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PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

Public Law 109–347 109th Congress An Act
Oct. 13, 2006 [H.R. 4954] Security andAccountability For Every Port Act of 2006. 6 USC 901 note. To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security and Accountability For Every PortAct of 2006’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Port Act’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—SECURITY OF UNITED STATES SEAPORTS Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 101. Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan to include salvage response plan. Sec. 102. Requirements relating to maritime facility securityplans. Sec. 103. Unannounced inspections of maritime facilities. Sec. 104. Transportation security card. Sec. 105. Study to identify redundant background records checks. Sec. 106. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to persons convicted of certain felonies. Sec. 107. Long-range vessel tracking. Sec. 108. Establishment of interagency operational centers for port security. Sec. 109.Notice of arrival for foreign vessels on the Outer Continental Shelf. Sec. 110. Enhanced crewmember identification. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Subtitle B—Port Security Grants; Training and Exercise Programs 111. Risk assessment tool. 112. Port security grants. 113. Port Security Training Program. 114. Port Security Exercise Program. 115. Facility exerciserequirements. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127.

Subtitle C—Port Operations Domestic radiation detection and imaging. Inspection of car ferries entering from abroad. Random searches of containers. Work stoppages and employee-employer disputes. Threat assessment screening of port truck drivers. Border Patrol unit for United States Virgin Islands. Report on arrival and departure manifests for certaincommercial vessels in the United States Virgin Islands. Sec. 128. Center of Excellence for Maritime Domain Awareness. TITLE II—SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 201. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain.

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