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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1313 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2019 

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

Governmental Affairs 

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, 


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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 Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple7 menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

8 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2); Public Law 110–53) is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘and associated backfill’’ after ‘‘se10 curity training’’. 

11 SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANS12 PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 

13 Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 

14 of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Pub15 lic Law 110–53) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub17 section (n); and 

18 (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the fol19 lowing new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 

23 awarded under this section for a use specified in 

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

25 grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 

26 months. 


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

2 a grant awarded under this section for a use speci3 fied in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) 

4 shall remain available for use by a grant recipient 

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

6 SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW. 

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

8 United States shall conduct a review of the public trans9 portation security assistance grant program under section 

10 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

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

12 110–53). 

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

14 (1) shall include the following: 

15 (1) An assessment of the type of projects fund16 ed under the public transportation security grant 

17 program referred to in such paragraph. 

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

19 projects address threats to public transportation in20 frastructure. 

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

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

23 types of projects funded under the public transpor24 tation security assistance grant program. 


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1 (4) An assessment of the management and ad2 ministration of public transportation security assist3 ance grant program funds by grantees. 

4 (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 

5 which public transportation security assistance grant 

6 program funds address vulnerabilities in public 

7 transportation infrastructure. 

8 (6) Recommendations to improve the manage9 ment and administration of the public transportation 

10 security assistance grant program. 

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

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

13 years after such date of enactment, the Comptroller Gen14 eral shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

15 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen17 ate a report on the review required under this section. 

18 SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

21 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

23 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

24 by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 


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1 House of Representatives, provided that such statement 

2 has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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