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116 STAT. 2088 PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 (g) STATE FEES. —Section 5(h)(2) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(h)(2)) is amended by inserting "and unless prohibited by law," after "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,". SEC. 107. ASSIGNMENT OF COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AS SEA MAR- SHALS AND ENHANCED USE OF OTHER SECURITY PER- SONNEL. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" after the semicolon in paragraph (1); (2) by striking "terrorism." in paragraph (2) and inserting "terrorism; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(3) dispatch properly trained and qualified armed Coast Guard personnel on vessels and public or commercial structures on or adjacent to waters subject to United States jurisdiction to deter or respond to acts of terrorism or transportation security incidents, as defined in section 70101 of title 46, United States Code.". 33 USC 1226 (b) REPORT ON USE OF NON-COAST GUARD PERSONNEL. —The note- Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall evaluate and report to the Congress on— (1) the potential use of Federal, State, or local government personnel, and documented United States Merchant Marine personnel, to supplement Coast Guard personnel under section 7(b)(3) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b)(3)); (2) the possibility of using personnel other than Coast Guard personnel to carry out Coast Guard personnel functions under that section and whether additional legal authority would be necessary to use such personnel for such functions; and (3) the possibility of utilizing the United States Merchant Marine Academy, State maritime academies, or Coast Guard approved maritime industry schools in the United States, to provide training under that section. SEC. 108. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS CONCERNING THE TRANS- MITTAL OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE CUSTOMS SERVICE. (a) TARIFF ACT OF 1930. —Section 431A(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by section 343(b) of the Trade Act of 2002 19 USC 1431a. (Public Law 107-210), is amended to read as follows: "(d) REPORTING OF UNDOCUMENTED CARGO.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — ^A vessel carrier shall notify the Customs Service of any cargo tendered to such carrier that is not properly documented pursuant to this section and that has remained in the marine terminal for more than 48 hours after being delivered to the marine terminal, and the location of the cargo in the marine terminal. "(2) SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.— For vessel carriers that are members of vessel sharing agreements (or any other arrangement whereby a carrier moves cargo on another carrier's vessel), the vessel carrier accepting the booking shall be responsible for reporting undocumented cargo, without regard to whether it operates the vessel on which the transportation is to be made.