[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR103.305]

[Page 344-345]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELANDSECURITY
 
PART 103_MARITIME SECURITY: AREA MARITIMESECURITY--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee
 
Sec. 103.305  Composition of an Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee.

    (a) An AMS Committee will be composed of not less than sevenmembers 
having an interest in the security of the area and who may beselected 
from--
    (1) The Federal, Territorial, or Tribal government;
    (2) The State government and political subdivisions thereof;
    (3) Local public safety, crisis management and emergency 
responseagencies;
    (4) Law enforcement and security organizations;
    (5) Maritime industry, including labor;

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    (6) Other port stakeholders having a special competence inmaritime 
security; and
    (7) Port stakeholders affected by security practices and policies.
    (b) At least seven of the members must each have 5 or more yearsof 
experience related to maritime or port security operations.
    (c) Members appointed under this section serve for a term of notmore 
than five years. In appointing members, the FMSC should considerthe 
skills required by Sec. 103.410 of this part. With theexception of 
credentialed Federal, state and local officials, all AMSCommittee 
members shall have a name-based terrorist check from TSA,hold a TWIC, or 
have passed a comparable security threat assessment,if they need access 
to SSI as determined by the FMSC.

[USCG-2003-14733, 68 FR 39290, July 1, 2003, asamended at 68 FR 60482, 
Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2006-24196,72 FR 3579, Jan. 25, 2007]