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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 549 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 

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 transit security 

9 grant program under section 1406 of the Implementing 

10 Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 

11 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110–53). 

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

13 (1) shall include the following: 

14 (1) An assessment of the type of projects fund15 ed under the transit security grant program referred 

16 to in such paragraph. 

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

18 projects address threats to transportation infrastruc19 ture. 

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

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

22 types of projects funded under the transit security 

23 grant program. 


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1 (4) An assessment of the management and ad2 ministration of transit security grant program funds 

3 by grantees. 

4 (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 

5 which transit security grant program funds address 

6 vulnerabilities in transportation infrastructure. 

7 (6) Recommendations to improve the manage8 ment and administration of the transit security 

9 grant program. 

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

11 of the enactment of this Act and again not later than 5 

12 years after such date of enactment, the Comptroller Gen13 eral shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

15 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen16 ate a report on the review required under this section. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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