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46 U.S.C. § 70131 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Law enforcement agency.—** — The term “law enforcement agency” means an agency of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a Federally recognized tribe that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
(2) **Security zone.—** — The term “security zone” means a security zone, established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Commandant’s designee pursuant to section 70051 or section 70116(b), for a vessel carrying especially hazardous cargo when such vessel—
(A) enters, or operates within, the internal waters of the United States and the territorial sea of the United States; or
(B) transfers such cargo or residue in any port or place, under the jurisdiction of the United States, within the territorial sea of the United States or the internal waters of the United States.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Law enforcement agency.—** — The term “law enforcement agency” means an agency of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a Federally recognized tribe that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
(2) **Security zone.—** — The term “security zone” means a security zone, established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Commandant’s designee pursuant to section 70051 or section 70116(b), for a vessel carrying especially hazardous cargo when such vessel—
(A) enters, or operates within, the internal waters of the United States and the territorial sea of the United States; or
(B) transfers such cargo or residue in any port or place, under the jurisdiction of the United States, within the territorial sea of the United States or the internal waters of the United States.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title II, § 1, 40 Stat. 220; Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 656, § 1, 64 Stat. 427; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, § 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038; Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302(a), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, § 649, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–711; Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 223, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1040; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2328; Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 407(b)(1)–(4), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4267, was transferred to [section 70051 of Title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section70051&num=0&edition=prelim), Shipping, by Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 407(b)(5), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4267.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 70131
1 See References in Text note below.
(B) facility security force operations and
management;
(C) physical security and access control at
facilities;
(D) methods of security for preventing and
countering cargo theft;
(E) container security;
(F) recognition and detection of weapons,
dangerous substances, and devices;
(G) operation and maintenance of security
equipment and systems;
(H) security threats and patterns;
(I) security incident procedures, including
procedures for communicating with govern-
mental and nongovernmental emergency re-
sponse providers; and
(J) evacuation procedures;
(6) is consistent with, and supports imple-
mentation of, the National Incident Manage-
ment System, the National Response Plan, the
National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the
National Preparedness Guidance, the National
Preparedness Goal, the National Maritime
Transportation Security Plan, and other such
national initiatives;
(7) is evaluated against clear and consistent
performance measures;
(8) addresses security requirements under fa-
cility security plans;
(9) addresses requirements under the Inter-
national Code for the Security of Ships and
Port Facilities to address shore leave for mari-
ners and access to visitors, representatives of
seafarers’ welfare organizations, and labor or-
ganizations; and
(10) such other subject matters as may be
prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) CONTINUING SECURITY TRAINING.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall work with State and local
law enforcement agencies and industry stake-
holders to develop and certify the following ad-
ditional security training requirements for Fed-
eral, State, and local officials with security re-
sponsibilities at Unite
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