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 PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 1891

‘‘(G) other individuals as determined appropriate by the Secretary including individuals employed at a port not otherwise covered by this subsection.’’; and (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), or (D)’’ before ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. (c) DEADLINE FOR SECTION 70105 REGULATIONS.—Not later than January 1, 2007, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations implementing the requirements for issuing transportation security cards under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code. The regulations shall include a background check process to enable newly hired workers to begin working unless the Secretary makes an initial determination that the worker poses a security risk. Such process shall include a check against the consolidated and integrated terrorist watch list maintained by the Federal Government.

46 USC 70105 note.

SEC. 105. STUDY TO IDENTIFY REDUNDANT BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS.

(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of background records checks carried out for the Department that are similar to the background records check required under section 5103a of title 49, United States Code, to identify redundancies and inefficiencies in connection with such checks. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the study, including— (1) an identification of redundancies and inefficiencies referred to in subsection (a); and (2) recommendations for eliminating such redundancies and inefficiencies. SEC. 106. PROHIBITION OF ISSUANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARDS TO PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONIES.

46 USC 70105 note.

The Secretary, in issuing a final rule pursuant to section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, shall provide for the disqualification of individuals who have been found guilty or have been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a felony, involving— (1) treason, or conspiracy to commit treason; (2) espionage, or conspiracy to commit espionage; (3) sedition, or conspiracy to commit sedition; or (4) a crime listed in chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, a comparable State law, or conspiracy to commit such crime. SEC. 107. LONG-RANGE VESSEL TRACKING.

(a) REGULATIONS.—Section 70115 of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than April 1, 2007, the Secretary’’. (b) VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.—The Secretary may issue regulations to establish a voluntary long-range automated vessel tracking system for vessels described in section 70115 of title 46, United States Code, during the period before regulations are issued under such section.

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