PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY.

SEC. 7321. PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY. (a) In General.—Section 8343 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (46 U.S.C. 70034 note) is amended— (1) by striking “2-year pilot program” and inserting “pilot program”; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) Authorization.—The pilot program under subsection (a) is authorized for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and 2032.” . (b) Vessel Traffic Services.— (1) In general.—Section 70001 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (f)(3)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by inserting “ice cover,” after “weather,”; and (ii) in clause (vii), by striking “Weather data, in coordination with” and inserting “Weather data and information, in coordination with the Administrator of”; and (B) in subsection (j)(2)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by inserting “ice cover,” after “weather,”; and (ii) in clause (vii), by striking “Weather data, in coordination with” and inserting “Weather data and 139 STAT. 1766 information, in coordination with the Administrator of”. (2) Staffing.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— (A) an up-to-date analysis of vessel traffic service center staffing levels compared to the standards for such staffing levels provided in the most recent Vessel Traffic Services National Standards for Operating published by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; (B) a plan to, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, fill any shortfalls in vessel traffic service center staffing levels compared to such standards; and (C) a plan to ensure that vessel traffic service centers are adequately staffed to manage local variances under section 70001(c) of title 46, United States Code, and other risk factors which may include weather, ice conditions, and other effects on vessel traffic and waters under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. (3) Report on transition to fiber and satellite data coverage.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit a detailed report to the appropriate committees of Congress on a plan to transition cameras and other data collection sources used for Vessel Traffic Services to fiber or satellite connection, as appropriate. (4) Definitions.—In this subsection: (A) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— (i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (B) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (C) Vessel traffic service center.—The term “vessel traffic service center” has the meaning given such term in section 70001(n) of title 46, United States Code. (c) Waterfront Safety.—Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting “, including damage or destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats” after “adjacent to such waters”; and (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting “or harm resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats” after “loss”. (d) Facility Visit by State Sponsor of Terrorism.—Section 70011(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(5) prohibiting a representative of a government of country that the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism under section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) from visiting a facility for which a facility security plan is required under section 70103(c).” . (e) Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Navigation.—Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence Seaway “(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect to the Saint Lawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Any other authority granted the Secretary under subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall be delegated by the Secretary to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the extent the Secretary determines such delegation is necessary for the proper operation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. “(b) Exception.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, after consultation with the Secretary or the head of an agency to which the Secretary has delegated the authorities in subsection (a), may— “(1) issue and enforce special orders in accordance with section 70002; “(2) establish water or waterfront safety zones, or other measures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access and activity when necessary for the protection of any vessel structure, waters, or shore area, as permitted in section 70011(b)(3); and “(3) take actions for port, harbor, and coastal facility security in accordance with section 70116.” . (f) Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels During National Emergency.—Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or cyber incidents, or transnational organized crime, or foreign state threats,” after “threatened war, or invasion, or insurrection, or subversive activity,”. (g) [46 U.S.C. 7001 note] Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue or amend such regulations as are necessary to address any applicable arrangements with the Canadian Coast Guard regarding vessel traffic services cooperation and vessel traffic management data exchanges within the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. (h) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 70032 and inserting the following: “70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence Seaway.” .