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Calendar No. 626 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1313 

[Report No. 116–323] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2019 

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

Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 14, 2020 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 

11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable 

uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for 

such grants, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Transit Security Grant 

5 Program Flexibility Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANS2 PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

3 Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple4 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

5 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2); Public Law 110–53) is 

6 amended by inserting ‘‘and associated backfill’’ after ‘‘se7 curity training’’. 

8 SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANS9 PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

10 Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 

11 of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Pub12 lic Law 110–53) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub14 section (n); and 

15 (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the fol16 lowing new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 

20 awarded under this section for a use specified in 

21 subsection (b) shall remain available for use by a 

22 grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 

23 months. 

24 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Funds provided pursuant to 

25 a grant awarded under this section for a use speci26 fied in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) 


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1 shall remain available for use by a grant recipient 

2 for a period of not fewer than 55 months.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

5 United States shall conduct a review of the public trans6 portation security assistance grant program under section 

7 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

8 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 

9 110–53). 

10 (b) SCOPE.—The review required under paragraph 

11 (1) shall include the following: 

12 (1) An assessment of the type of projects fund13 ed under the public transportation security grant 

14 program referred to in such paragraph. 

15 (2) An assessment of the manner in which such 

16 projects address threats to public transportation in17 frastructure. 

18 (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this 

19 Act (including the amendments made by this Act) on 

20 types of projects funded under the public transpor21 tation security assistance grant program. 

22 (4) An assessment of the management and ad23 ministration of public transportation security assist24 ance grant program funds by grantees. 


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1 (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 

2 which public transportation security assistance grant 

3 program funds address vulnerabilities in public 

4 transportation infrastructure. 

5 (6) Recommendations to improve the manage6 ment and administration of the public transportation 

7 security assistance grant program. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act and again not later than five 

10 years after such date of enactment, the Comptroller Gen11 eral shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen14 ate a report on the review required under this section. 

15 SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

16 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

17 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

18 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

19 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

20 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

21 by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

22 House of Representatives, provided that such statement 

23 has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transit Security Grant 

3 Program Flexibility Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANS5 PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

6 Section 1406(b)(2)(A) of the Implementing Rec7 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 

8 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and associ9 ated backfill’’ after ‘‘security training’’. 

10 SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANS11 PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

12 Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 

13 of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 

16 (n); and 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following: 

18 ‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 

21 awarded under this section for a use specified in sub22 section (b) shall remain available for use by a grant 

23 recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 months. 

24 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Funds provided pursuant to 

25 a grant awarded under this section for a use specified 

26 in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall 


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1 remain available for use by a grant recipient for a 

2 period of not fewer than 48 months.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

5 United States shall conduct a review of the public transpor6 tation security assistance grant program under section 

7 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

8 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135). 

9 (b) SCOPE.—The review required under subsection (a) 

10 shall include the following: 

11 (1) An assessment of the type of projects funded 

12 under the public transportation security assistance 

13 grant program referred to in such subsection. 

14 (2) An assessment of the manner in which such 

15 projects address threats to public transportation in16 frastructure. 

17 (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this 

18 Act (including the amendments made by this Act) on 

19 the types of projects funded under the public trans20 portation security assistance grant program. 

21 (4) An assessment of the management and ad22 ministration of public transportation security assist23 ance grant program funds by grantees. 

24 (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 

25 which public transportation security assistance grant 


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1 program funds address vulnerabilities in public 

2 transportation infrastructure. 

3 (6) Recommendations to improve the manage4 ment and administration of the public transportation 

5 security assistance grant program. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act and again not later than 5 years after 

8 such date of enactment, the Comptroller General shall sub9 mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern10 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home11 land Security of the House of Representatives a report on 

12 the review required under this section. 

13 SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

14 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

15 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 

16 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

17 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

18 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

19 Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 

20 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas21 sage. 


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Calendar No. 626 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1313 

[Report No. 116–323] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of 

other purposes. periods of performance for such grants, and for tation security assistance grants and establish tain allowable uses of funds for public transporthe 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify cerDECEMBER 14, 2020 

Reported with an amendment 


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