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PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006 ‘‘(2) security measures to restrict access to cargo, vessels, and dockside property to authorized personnel only; ‘‘(3) additional security on board vessels; ‘‘(4) licensing or certification of compliance with appropriate security standards; and ‘‘(5) other appropriate measures to prevent unlawful acts against passengers and crews on vessels.

‘‘§ 70303. Security standards at foreign ports ‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to assess the effectiveness of the security measures maintained at foreign ports that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines pose a high risk of acts of terrorism against passenger vessels. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State about the terrorist threat that exists in each country and poses a high risk of acts of terrorism against passenger vessels. ‘‘(b) NOTICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OTHER COUNTRIES.— If the Secretary, after implementing the plan under subsection (a), determines that a port does not maintain and administer effective security measures, the Secretary of State (after being informed by the Secretary) shall— ‘‘(1) notify the appropriate government authorities of the country in which the port is located of the determination; and ‘‘(2) recommend steps necessary to bring the security measures at that port up to the standard used by the Secretary in making the assessment under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE.—The President is encouraged to provide antiterrorism assistance related to maritime security under chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.) to foreign countries, especially for a port that the Secretary determines under subsection (b) does not maintain and administer effective security measures.

Notification.

‘‘§ 70304. Travel advisories on security at foreign ports ‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—On being notified by the Secretary that the Secretary has determined that a condition exists that threatens the safety or security of passengers, passenger vessels, or crew traveling to or from a foreign port that the Secretary has determined under section 70303(b) of this title does not maintain and administer effective security measures, the Secretary of State immediately shall issue a travel advisory for that port. The Secretary of State shall take the necessary steps to widely publicize the travel advisory. ‘‘(b) LIFTING ADVISORIES.—A travel advisory issued under subsection (a) may be lifted only if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, has determined that effective security measures are maintained and administered at the port. ‘‘(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of State shall notify Congress immediately of any change in the status of a travel advisory issued under this section. ‘‘§ 70305. Suspension of passenger services ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Whenever the President determines that a foreign nation permits the use of territory under its jurisdiction as a base of operations or training for, or as a sanctuary

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