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 124 STAT. 3017 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘(b) PROMOTION OF COORDINATED ACTION.—To carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordi- nated action among flag- and port-states to deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to piracy against the vessels of, and in the waters under the jurisdiction of, those nations, and to ensure limita- tions on liability similar to those established by subsection (a). ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term ‘act of piracy’ means any act of aggression, search, restraint, depre- dation, or seizure attempted against a vessel of the United States by an individual not authorized by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization recognized by the United States to enforce law on the high seas.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘8107. Use of force against piracy.’’. (c) STANDARD RULES FOR THE USE OF FORCE FOR SELF-DEFENSE OF VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of the depart- ment in which the coast guard is operating, in consultation with representatives of industry and labor, shall develop standard rules for the use of force for self-defense of vessels of the United States. SEC. 913. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 313 OF TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ in sections 31302, 31306, 31321, 31330, and 31343 each place it appears; (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in section 31301(5)(F); (3) by striking ‘‘office.’’ in section 31301(6) and inserting ‘‘office; and’’; and (4) by adding at the end of section 31301 the following: ‘‘(7) ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, unless otherwise noted.’’. (b) SECRETARY AS MORTGAGEE.—Section 31308 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘When the Secretary of Commerce or Transportation is a mortgagee under this chapter, the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Commerce or Transportation, as a mortgagee under this chapter,’’. (c) SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Section 31329(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary.’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Transportation.’’. (d) MORTGAGEE.— (1) Section 31330(a)(1) of such title, as amended by sub- section (a)(1) of this section, is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in subpara- graph (B); (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary; or’’ in subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘Secretary.’’; and (C) by striking subparagraph (D). (2) Section 31330(a)(2) is amended— Definition. Deadline. 46 USC 8107 note. 46 USC 8101. Contracts.