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 118 STAT. 1081 PUBLIC LAW 108–293—AUG. 9, 2004 (9) include recommendations on how private sector mari time information resources could be utilized to analyze mari time security risks; (10) include recommendations on how to disseminate information collected and analyzed through Federal maritime security coordinators, including the manner and extent to which State, local, and private security personnel should be utilized, which should be developed after consideration by the Secretary of the need for nondisclosure of sensitive security information; and (11) include recommendations on the need for and how the department could help support a maritime information sharing and analysis center for the purpose of collecting and disseminating real time or near real time information to and from public and private entities, along with recommendations on the appropriate levels of funding to help disseminate mari time security information to the private sector. (d) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF LEAD AGENCY.—The Sec retary may not establish a lead agency within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the efforts of other Department agencies in the collection of maritime information, until at least 90 days after the plan under subsection (c) is submitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. SEC. 804. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY GRANTS. (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 70107(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a grant pro gram for making a fair and equitable allocation of funds to imple ment Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans among port authorities, facility operators, and State and local government agencies required to provide port security services. Before awarding a grant under the program, the Secretary shall provide for review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime Security Coordinators and the Maritime Administrator. In administering the grant program, the Secretary shall take into account national economic and strategic defense concerns.’’. (b) SECRETARY ADMINISTERING.—Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; (2) by striking ‘‘Department of Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘department in which the Coast Guard is operating’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b)— (1) shall take effect October 1, 2004; and (2) shall not affect any grant made before that date. (d) REPORT ON DESIGN OF MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Represent atives on the design of the maritime transportation security grant program established under section 70107(a) of title 46, United 46 USC 70107 note.

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