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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1870 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize 

strengthening of local transportation security capabilities 

by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts 

to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and 

improving the timely sharing of information regarding 

threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted 

violence, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Local 

5 Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘domes9 tic terrorism’’ has the meaning given such term in 

10 section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 

11 (2) INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—The term 

12 ‘‘international terrorism’’ has the meaning given 

13 such term in section 2331 of title 18, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (3) PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKE16 HOLDERS.—The term ‘‘public and private sector 

17 stakeholders’’ has the meaning given such term in 

18 section 114(u)(1)(c) of title 49, United States Code. 

19 (4) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSET.—The 

20 term ‘‘surface transportation asset’’ includes facili21 ties, equipment, or systems used to provide transpor22 tation services by— 

23 (A) a public transportation agency (as 

24 such term is defined in section 1402(5) of the 

25 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 


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1 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 

2 6 U.S.C. 1131(5))); 

3 (B) a railroad carrier (as such term is de4 fined in section 20102(3) of title 49, United 

5 States Code); 

6 (C) an owner or operator of— 

7 (i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed8 route transportation services by over-the9 road bus (as such term is defined in sec10 tion 1501(4) of the Implementing Rec11 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

12 of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 

13 1151(4))); or 

14 (ii) a bus terminal; or 

15 (D) other transportation facilities, equip16 ment, or systems, as determined by the Sec17 retary. 

18 (5) TARGETED VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘targeted 

19 violence’’ means an incident of violence in which an 

20 attacker selected a particular target in order to in21 flict mass injury or death with no discernable polit22 ical or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or 

23 death. 

24 (6) TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘terrorism’’ means 

25 domestic terrorism and international terrorism. 


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1 SEC. 3. THREAT INFORMATION SHARING. 

2 (a) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

3 Security shall prioritize the assignment of officers and in4 telligence analysts under section 210A of the Homeland 

5 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) from the Transpor6 tation Security Administration and, as appropriate, from 

7 the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 

8 of Homeland Security, to locations with participating 

9 State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions 

10 with a high-risk surface transportation asset in order to 

11 enhance the security of such assets, including by improv12 ing timely sharing, in a manner consistent with the protec13 tion of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, of 

14 information regarding threats of terrorism and other 

15 threats, including targeted violence. 

16 (b) INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.—Officers and intel17 ligence analysts assigned to locations with participating 

18 State, local, and regional fusion centers under this section 

19 shall participate in the generation and dissemination of 

20 transportation security intelligence products, with an em21 phasis on such products that relate to threats of terrorism 

22 and other threats, including targeted violence, to surface 

23 transportation assets that— 

24 (1) assist State, local, and Tribal law enforce25 ment agencies in deploying their resources, including 


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1 personnel, most efficiently to help detect, prevent, 

2 investigate, apprehend, and respond to such threats; 

3 (2) promote more consistent and timely sharing 

4 with and among jurisdictions of threat information; 

5 and 

6 (3) enhance the Department of Homeland Secu7 rity’s situational awareness of such threats. 

8 (c) CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu9 rity shall make available to appropriate owners and opera10 tors of surface transportation assets, and to any other per11 son that the Secretary determines appropriate to foster 

12 greater sharing of classified information relating to 

13 threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted 

14 violence, to surface transportation assets, the process of 

15 application for security clearances under Executive Order 

16 No. 13549 (75 Fed. Reg. 162; relating to a classified na17 tional security information program) or any successor Ex18 ecutive order. 

19 (d) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

21 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

22 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

24 Affairs of the Senate a review of the implementation of 

25 this section, together with any recommendations to imVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:28 Jul 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1870.RFS H1870

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1 prove information sharing with State, local, Tribal, terri2 torial, and private sector entities to prevent, identify, and 

3 respond to threats of terrorism and other threats, includ4 ing targeted violence, to surface transportation assets. 

5 SEC. 4. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TRAINING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu7 rity, in consultation with public and private sector stake8 holders, may in a manner consistent with the protection 

9 of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, develop, 

10 through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, 

11 a training program to enhance the protection, prepared12 ness, and response capabilities of law enforcement agen13 cies with respect to threats of terrorism and other threats, 

14 including targeted violence, at a surface transportation 

15 asset. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary of Homeland 

17 Security develops the training program described in sub18 section (a), such training program shall— 

19 (1) be informed by current information regard20 ing tactics used by terrorists and others engaging in 

21 targeted violence; 

22 (2) include tactical instruction tailored to the 

23 diverse nature of the surface transportation asset 

24 operational environment; and 


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1 (3) prioritize training officers from law enforce2 ment agencies that are eligible for or receive grants 

3 under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Secu4 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) and offi5 cers employed by railroad carriers that operate pas6 senger service, including interstate passenger service. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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