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Union Calendar No. 351 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3857 

[Report No. 112–498] 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

of 2007 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include as 

an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used 

by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2012 

Mr. TURNER of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. ROGERS

of Alabama, and Mr. GRIMM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MAY 30, 2012 

Additional sponsor: Mr. RANGEL

MAY 30, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 

11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the Secretary 

of Homeland Security to include as an eligible use the 

sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 

local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant 

Program, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transit Security 

5 and Local Law Enforcement Support Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF GRANT FUNDS 

7 RELATING TO OPERATIONAL COSTS OF PUB8 LIC TRANSIT SECURITY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple10 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

11 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

13 through (H) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), re14 spectively; and 

15 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol16 lowing new subparagraph (E): 

17 ‘‘(E) specialized patrol teams, as defined 

18 by the Secretary in coordination with the recipi19 ents of grants under this section, including the 

20 sustainment of such teams without fiscal year 

21 or other limitation;’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

23 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment 

24 of this Act and shall apply to grants made under section 

25 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 


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1 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) on or after such 

2 date. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transit Security 

5 and Local Law Enforcement Support Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF GRANT FUNDS 

7 RELATING TO OPERATIONAL COSTS OF PUB8 LIC TRANSIT SECURITY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple10 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

11 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 

13 (H) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; 

14 and 

15 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol16 lowing new subparagraph (E): 

17 ‘‘(E) specialized patrol teams, as defined by 

18 the Secretary in coordination with the recipients 

19 of grants under this section, including the 

20 sustainment of such teams without fiscal year 

21 limitation, as long as the eligible public trans22 portation agency applying for grant funds to 

23 fund a specialized patrol team submits a 

24 sustainment plan for maintaining in future 


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1 years the capability or capacity achieved with 

2 the grant funds;’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub4 section (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 

5 Act and shall apply to grants made under section 1406 of 

6 the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis7 sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) on or after such date. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 1406(m)(1) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 

10 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(m)(1)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (E)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

17 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

18 and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(F) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2012 and 2013, except that not more than 50 

22 percent of such funds in each of such fiscal years 

23 may be used for operational costs under sub24 section (b)(2).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 351 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3857 

[Report No. 112–498] 

A BILL 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of 

for other purposes. under the Transit Security Grant Program, and ational teams used by local law enforcement eligible use the sustainment of specialized operSecretary of Homeland Security to include as an the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the 

MAY 30, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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