§243 Maritime operations coordination plan

Summary

The Secretary of Homeland Security must update the Maritime Operations Coordination Plan within 180 days after October 5, 2018, and then every two years. Each update must be sent to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; and the House Homeland Security Committee. Each update must explain how Department offices that handle maritime security will coordinate planning, combine operations, and build shared maritime awareness. It must describe how the Department will share information and, when needed, integrate intelligence with federal, state, and local officials and the private sector about maritime threats. It must also describe cooperation with other agencies in the maritime environment and show what work was completed and how that work fits with other national and Department maritime security guidance.