PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006
120 STAT. 1895
‘‘(f) CONSISTENCY WITH PLANS.—The Secretary shall ensure that each grant awarded under subsection (e)— ‘‘(1) is used to supplement and support, in a consistent and coordinated manner, the applicable Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan; and ‘‘(2) is coordinated with any applicable State or Urban Area Homeland Security Plan. ‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—Any entity subject to an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan may submit an application for a grant under this section, at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the SAFE Port Act, the Secretary, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall submit a report to Congress, in a secure format, describing the methodology used to allocate port security grant funds on the basis of risk.’’; and (2) in subsection (i)(1), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘program’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 70107(l) of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this section.’’. (e) BASIS FOR GRANTS.—Section 70107(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘national economic and strategic defense concerns’’ and inserting ‘‘national economic, energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk assessments available’’. SEC. 113. PORT SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM.
6 USC 911.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Preparedness and in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish a Port Security Training Program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Training Program’’) for the purpose of enhancing the capabilities of each facility required to submit a plan under section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and recover from threatened or actual acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Training Program shall provide validated training that— (1) reaches multiple disciplines, including Federal, State, and local government officials, commercial seaport personnel and management, and governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers; (2) provides training at the awareness, performance, and management and planning levels; (3) utilizes multiple training mediums and methods; (4) addresses port security topics, including— (A) facility security plans and procedures, including how security plans and procedures are adjusted when threat levels increase; (B) facility security force operations and management; (C) physical security and access control at facilities; (D) methods of security for preventing and countering cargo theft;
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