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 123STA T . 2 7 2 0PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9(3)theMari ti m e Lo a nGu arantee P ro g ram s trengthens our N ation ’ sin d ustria lb ase b y allo w ing domesti c shi p yards and their allied ser v ice and supply industries to more e f fectively produce commercial vessels that enhance the commercial sealift capability of the D epartment of Defense and ( 4 ) a revitali z ed and effective Maritime Loan Guarantee Program would result in construction of a more modern and larger fleet of commercial vessels manned by U nited S tates citizens , thereby providing a pool of trained United States citizen mariners available to assist the Department of Defense in times of war or national emergency .SEC.350 5. D E F E N SE M E A S UR ESA G A I NS T UNAUT HO RI Z ED SEIZURES OF MARITIME SECURIT Y F L EET V ESSELS. Section 5 3 107 (b) of title 4 6, United States C ode, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph

‘(3) D EF E NS E M E A S UR ESA G A I NS T UNAUT HO RI Z E D SEI - ZURES. — ( A ) T he E mergency Preparedness Agreement for any operating agreement that first ta k es effect or is renewed after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for F iscal Y ear 2 010 shall re q uire that any vessel operating under the agreement in the carriage of cargo for the Depart- ment of Defense in an area that is designated by the Coast Guard as an area of high risk of piracy shall be equipped with, at a minimum, appropriate non-lethal defense measures to protect the vessel, crew, and cargo from unauthorized seizure at sea. ‘‘( B ) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall j ointly prescribe the non-lethal defense measures that are required under this paragraph.’’. SEC. 350 6 .RE P ORT ON RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES - FLAGGED COMMERCIAL VESSEL SECURITY. (a) R E P ORT RE Q UIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec- retary of State shall prepare and submit a joint report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on actions within their respective departments to— (1) eliminate or reduce restrictions under any regulation or provision of law on the carriage of arms and use of armed security teams on United States-flagged commercial vessels for purpose of self defense in areas that are designated as being at a high risk of piracy; (2) negotiate bilateral agreements with coastal states to allow United States-flagged commercial vessels carrying United States Government cargos, such as food aid, that must transit areas designated as being at high risk of piracy, to enter the ports of those coastal states while carrying arms or embarked armed security teams for the purpose of self-defense; and (3) establish common standards, in coordination with the Secretary of H omeland Security and the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, for the training and professional qualifications of armed security teams. (b) DEFINITIONS.— I n this section: (1) APPROPRIATE C ONGRESSIONA L COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— Piracy.