"(6) other security infrastructure or equipment that contributes to the overall security of passengers, cargo, or crewmembers.".
(b) ANNUAL ACCOUNTING.―The Secretary of Transportation shall submit an annual summary of loan guarantees and commitments to make loan guarantees under section 1113 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to the Task Force. The Task Force shall make that information available to the public and to local seaport security committees through appropriate media of communication, including the Internet.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.―There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation―
(1) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 as guaranteed loan costs (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990; 2 U.S.C. 661a(5)); and
(2) $2,000,000 for each such fiscal year to cover administrative expenses related to loan guarantees.
SEC. 7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.―The United States Customs Service, after consultation with the Task Force, shall establish a grant program to develop and transfer technology to enhance security at United States seaports. Grants shall be awarded on the basis of competition. The maximum amount of any grant of funds made available under the program to a participant other than a department or agency of the United States for a technology development project may not exceed 50 percent of costs of that project.
(b) ANNUAL ACCOUNTING.―The United States Custom Service shall submit an annual summary of grants under subsection (a) to the Task Force. The Task Force shall make that information available to the public and to local seaport security committees through appropriate media of communication, including the Internet.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.―There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury―
(1) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, to carry out subsection (a); and
(2) $3,000,000 for each such fiscal year to increase United States Customs Service presence at United States seaports and to carry out its duties under this Act.
