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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5089 

To improve threat information sharing, integrated operations, and law 

enforcement training for transportation security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 

Ms. BARRAGA ́N (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To improve threat information sharing, integrated operations, 

and law enforcement training for transportation security, 

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 ‘‘Strengthening Local 

5 Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKE9 HOLDERS.—The term ‘‘public and private sector 


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1 stakeholders’’ has the meaning given such term in 

2 section 114(u)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code. 

3 (2) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSET.—The 

4 term ‘‘surface transportation asset’’ includes facili5 ties, equipment, or systems used to provide transpor6 tation services by— 

7 (A) a public transportation agency (as 

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

9 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

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

11 6 U.S.C. 1131(5))); 

12 (B) a railroad carrier (as such term is de13 fined in section 20102(3) of title 49, United 

14 States Code); 

15 (C) an owner or operator of— 

16 (i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed17 route transportation services by over-the18 road bus (as such term is defined in sec19 tion 1501(4) of the Implementing Rec20 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

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

22 1151(4))); or 

23 (ii) a bus terminal; or 


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1 (D) other transportation facilities, equip2 ment, or systems, as determined by the Sec3 retary. 

4 (3) TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.—The term 

5 ‘‘transportation facility’’ means a bus terminal, 

6 intercity or commuter passenger rail station, airport, 

7 multi-modal transportation center, or other trans8 portation facility, as determined by the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security. 

10 SEC. 3. THREAT INFORMATION SHARING. 

11 (a) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

12 Security shall prioritize the assignment of officers and in13 telligence analysts under section 210A of the Homeland 

14 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) from the Transpor15 tation Security Administration and the Office of Intel16 ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Se17 curity to locations with participating State, local, and re18 gional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk sur19 face transportation asset in order to enhance the security 

20 of such assets, including by improving timely sharing of 

21 classified information regarding terrorist and other 

22 threats. 

23 (b) INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.—Officers and intel24 ligence analysts assigned to locations with participating 

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


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1 shall participate in the generation and dissemination of 

2 transportation security intelligence products, with an em3 phasis on terrorist and other threats to surface transpor4 tation assets that— 

5 (1) assist State, local, and tribal law enforce6 ment agencies in deploying their resources, including 

7 personnel, most efficiently to help detect, prevent, 

8 investigate, apprehend, and respond to terrorist and 

9 other threats; 

10 (2) promote more consistent and timely sharing 

11 of threat information among jurisdictions; and 

12 (3) enhance the Department of Homeland Secu13 rity’s situational awareness of such terrorist and 

14 other threats. 

15 (c) CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu16 rity shall make available to appropriate owners and opera17 tors of surface transportation assets, and any other person 

18 that the Secretary determines appropriate to foster great19 er sharing of classified information relating to terrorist 

20 and other threats to surface transportation assets, the 

21 process of application for security clearances under Execu22 tive Order 13549 (75 Fed. Reg. 162; relating to a classi23 fied national security information program) or any suc24 cessor Executive order. 


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1 SEC. 4. INTEGRATED AND UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTERS. 

2 (a) FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 120 days after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

4 the Transportation Security Administration, in consulta5 tion with the heads of other appropriate offices or compo6 nents of the Department of Homeland Security, shall 

7 make available to public and private sector stakeholders 

8 a framework for establishing an integrated and unified op9 erations center responsible for overseeing daily operations 

10 of a transportation facility that promotes coordination for 

11 responses to terrorism, serious incidents, and other pur12 poses, as determined appropriate by the Administrator. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

15 Transportation Security Administration shall report to the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

18 and Transportation of the Senate regarding the establish19 ment and activities of integrated and unified operations 

20 centers at transportation facilities at which the Transpor21 tation Security Administration has a presence. 

22 SEC. 5. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TRAINING. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu24 rity, in consultation with public and private sector stake25 holders, may develop, through the Federal Law Enforce26 ment Training Centers, a training program to enhance the 


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1 protection, preparedness, and response capabilities of law 

2 enforcement agencies with respect to terrorism and other 

3 serious incidents at a surface transportation asset. 

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

5 Security develops the training program described in sub6 section (a), such training program shall— 

7 (1) be informed by current information regard8 ing terrorist tactics; 

9 (2) include tactical instruction tailored to the 

10 diverse nature of the surface transportation asset 

11 operational environment; and 

12 (3) prioritize training officers from law enforce13 ment agencies that are eligible for or receive grants 

14 under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Secu15 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) and offi16 cers employed by railroad carriers that operate pas17 senger service, including interstate passenger service. 

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