Sec. 104. Maritime border security review
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This section may be cited as the . Maritime Border Security Review Act Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a maritime border threat analysis to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate , and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives . The analysis under paragraph
(1)shall include an identification and description of— current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to— enter the United States through the maritime border; or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border; improvements needed at United States sea ports— to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; and to reduce criminal activity, as measured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to the maritime border; improvements needed with respect to the maritime border— to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; and to reduce criminal activity related to the maritime border; vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation between State, territorial, and local law enforcement, or international agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of legitimate trade with respect to the maritime border; and metrics and performance parameters used by the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate maritime security effectiveness, as appropriate. In preparing the analysis under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider and examine— technology needs and challenges; personnel needs and challenges; the role of State, territorial, and local law enforcement in general border security activities; the need for cooperation among Federal, State, territorial, local, and appropriate international law enforcement entities relating to border security; the geographic challenges of the maritime border; and the impact and consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate on general border security activities with respect to the maritime border. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall submit the analysis required under this subsection in unclassified form. The Secretary may submit a portion of the analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines that such form is appropriate for such portion.