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Union Calendar No. 460 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5089 

[Report No. 115–604] 

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 

MARCH 19, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To improve threat information sharing, integrated operations, 

and law enforcement training for transportation security, 

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 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

10 stakeholders’’ has the meaning given such term in 

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

12 (2) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSET.—The 

13 term ‘‘surface transportation asset’’ includes facili14 ties, equipment, or systems used to provide transpor15 tation services by— 

16 (A) a public transportation agency (as 

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

18 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

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

20 6 U.S.C. 1131(5))); 

21 (B) a railroad carrier (as such term is de22 fined in section 20102(3) of title 49, United 

23 States Code); 

24 (C) an owner or operator of— 


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1 (i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed2 route transportation services by over-the3 road bus (as such term is defined in sec4 tion 1501(4) of the Implementing Rec5 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

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

7 1151(4))); or 

8 (ii) a bus terminal; or 

9 (D) other transportation facilities, equip10 ment, or systems, as determined by the Sec11 retary. 

12 (3) TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.—The term 

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

14 intercity or commuter passenger rail station, airport, 

15 multi-modal transportation center, or other trans16 portation facility, as determined by the Secretary of 

17 Homeland Security. 

18 SEC. 3. THREAT INFORMATION SHARING. 

19 (a) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

20 Security shall prioritize the assignment of officers and in21 telligence analysts under section 210A of the Homeland 

22 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) from the Transpor23 tation Security Administration and the Office of Intel24 ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Se25 curity to locations with participating State, local, and reVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:07 Mar 19, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5089.RH H5089

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1 gional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk sur2 face transportation asset in order to enhance the security 

3 of such assets, including by improving timely sharing of 

4 classified information regarding terrorist and other 

5 threats. 

6 (b) INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.—Officers and intel7 ligence analysts assigned to locations with participating 

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

9 shall participate in the generation and dissemination of 

10 transportation security intelligence products, with an em11 phasis on terrorist and other threats to surface transpor12 tation assets that— 

13 (1) assist State, local, and tribal law enforce14 ment agencies in deploying their resources, including 

15 personnel, most efficiently to help detect, prevent, 

16 investigate, apprehend, and respond to terrorist and 

17 other threats; 

18 (2) promote more consistent and timely sharing 

19 of threat information among jurisdictions; and 

20 (3) enhance the Department of Homeland Secu21 rity’s situational awareness of such terrorist and 

22 other threats. 

23 (c) CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu24 rity shall make available to appropriate owners and opera25 tors of surface transportation assets, and any other person 


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1 that the Secretary determines appropriate to foster great2 er sharing of classified information relating to terrorist 

3 and other threats to surface transportation assets, the 

4 process of application for security clearances under Execu5 tive Order 13549 (75 Fed. Reg. 162; relating to a classi6 fied national security information program) or any suc7 cessor Executive order. 

8 SEC. 4. INTEGRATED AND UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTERS. 

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

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

11 the Transportation Security Administration, in consulta12 tion with the heads of other appropriate offices or compo13 nents of the Department of Homeland Security, shall 

14 make available to public and private sector stakeholders 

15 a framework for establishing an integrated and unified op16 erations center responsible for overseeing daily operations 

17 of a transportation facility that promotes coordination for 

18 responses to terrorism, serious incidents, and other pur19 poses, as determined appropriate by the Administrator. 

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

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

22 Transportation Security Administration shall report to the 

23 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

25 and Transportation of the Senate regarding the establishVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:07 Mar 19, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5089.RH H5089

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1 ment and activities of integrated and unified operations 

2 centers at transportation facilities at which the Transpor3 tation Security Administration has a presence. 

4 SEC. 5. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TRAINING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity, in consultation with public and private sector stake7 holders, may develop, through the Federal Law Enforce8 ment Training Centers, a training program to enhance the 

9 protection, preparedness, and response capabilities of law 

10 enforcement agencies with respect to terrorism and other 

11 serious incidents at a surface transportation asset. 

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

13 Security develops the training program described in sub14 section (a), such training program shall— 

15 (1) be informed by current information regard16 ing terrorist tactics; 

17 (2) include tactical instruction tailored to the 

18 diverse nature of the surface transportation asset 

19 operational environment; and 

20 (3) prioritize training officers from law enforce21 ment agencies that are eligible for or receive grants 

22 under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Secu23 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) and offi24 cers employed by railroad carriers that operate pas25 senger service, including interstate passenger service. 


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Union Calendar No. 460 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5089 

[Report No. 115–604] 

A BILL 

To improve threat information sharing, integrated 

transportation security, and for other purposes. operations, and law enforcement training for 

MARCH 19, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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