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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 13 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation 

Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance 

security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Ms. JACKSON LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the Transportation Security Administration should, in 

accordance with existing law, enhance security against 

terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes 

of surface transportation; and for other purposes. 

Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is 

uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of 

surface transportation against terrorist attack as a result 

of expertise developed over nine years of securing our Nation’s commercial air transportation system; 


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Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Administration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team 

Program has furthered the Transportation Security Administration’s ability to secure our Nation’s transportation systems against terrorist attack by preventing and 

protecting against explosives threats; 

Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our 

Nation’s mass transit systems as a means of transportation; 

Whereas rail and mass transit systems serve as an enticing 

target for terrorists and terrorist organizations, such as 

Al Qaeda, as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, attack 

on the Madrid, Spain, rail system, the July 7, 2005, attack on the London, England, mass transit system, the 

July 11, 2006, and November 26, 2008, attacks on the 

Mumbai, India, rail system, and the March 29, 2010, attack on the Moscow, Russia, mass transit system; 

Whereas the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of 

Representatives on June 4, 2009, in an overwhelming 

and bipartisan manner, expresses Congress’ commitment 

to bolstering the security of rail and mass transit systems; and 

Whereas securing our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems 

against terrorist attack and other security threats is essential due to their impact on our Nation’s economic stability and the continued functioning of our national economy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the Transportation Security Administra3 tion should— 


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1 (1) continue to enhance security against ter2 rorist attack and other security threats to our Na3 tion’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes 

4 of surface transportation, including as provided for 

5 in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

6 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) and 

7 the Transportation Security Administration Author8 ization Act of 2009 (H.R. 2200 in the 111th Con9 gress); 

10 (2) continue development of the National Ex11 plosives Detection Canine Team Program, which has 

12 proven to be an effective tool in securing against ex13 plosives threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit 

14 systems, with particular attention to the application 

15 of its training standards and the establishment of a 

16 reliable source of domestically bred canines; 

17 (3) improve upon the success of the Online 

18 Learning Center by providing increased person-to19 person professional development programs to ensure 

20 those responsible for securing our surface transpor21 tation systems against terrorist attack are highly 

22 trained in both securing those systems against ter23 rorist attack and professional relations with the 

24 traveling public; and 


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1 (4) continue to secure our Nation’s mass tran2 sit and rail systems against terrorist attack and 

3 other security threats, so as to ensure the security 

4 of commuters on our Nation’s rail and mass transit 

5 systems and prevent the disruption of rail lines crit6 ical to our Nation’s economy. 

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