PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 116 STAT. 2069 facilities and vessels that may be involved in a transportation security incident. The vulnerability assessment shall include the following: "(A) Identification and evaluation of critical assets and infrastructures. "(B) Identification of the threats to those assets and infrastructures. "(C) Identification of weaknesses in physical security, passenger and cargo security, structural integrity, protection systems, procedural policies, communications systems, transportation infrastructure, utilities, contingency response, and other areas as determined by the Secretary, "(2) Upon completion of an assessment under this subsection for a facility or vessel, the Secretary shall provide the owner or operator with a copy of the vulnerability assessment for that facility or vessel. "(3) The Secretary shall update each vulnerability assessment conducted under this section at least every 5 years. "(4) In lieu of conducting a facility or vessel vulnerability assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary may accept an alternative assessment conducted by or on behalf of the owner or operator of the facility or vessel if the Secretary determines that the alternative assessment includes the matters required under paragraph (1).
- § 70103. Maritime transportation security plans
"(a) NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLAN. — (1) The Secretary shall prepare a National Maritime Transportation Security Plan for deterring and responding to a transportation security incident. "(2) The National Maritime Transportation Security Plan shall provide for efficient, coordinated, and effective action to deter and minimize damage from a transportation security incident, and shall include the following: "(A) Assignment of duties and responsibilities among Federal departments and agencies and coordination with State and local governmental agencies. "(B) Identification of security resources. "(C) Procedures and techniques to be employed in deterring a national transportation security incident. "(D) Establishment of procedures for the coordination of activities of— "(i) Coast Guard maritime security teams established under this chapter; and "(ii) Federal Maritime Security Coordinators required under this chapter. "(E) A system of surveillance and notice designed to safeguard against as well as ensure earliest possible notice of a transportation security incident and imminent threats of such a security incident to the appropriate State and Federal agencies. "(F) Establishment of criteria and procedures to ensure immediate and effective Federal identification of a transportation security incident, or the substantial threat of such a security incident. "(G) Designation of—
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