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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1313 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 19, 2019 

Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

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 one 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. 

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