I guess what I'm getting at here is, suppose we decide that it will no longer be voluntary but “mandatory”, who will be the policeman, if not necessarily the enforcer? Will it be the coast guard that identifies people who are not in compliance? If we are going to have that kind of capability, is it going to be the coast guard that's responsible for this program—or has that not been decided yet? Or is it something the coast guard would see itself undertaking as part of maritime security?
On April 27th, 2009. See this statement in context.