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House Calendar No. 135 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 28 

[Report No. 111–347] 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation 

Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional 

mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 

11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack 

and other security threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit lines. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2009 

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

DECEMBER 1, 2009 

Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to 

be printed 

[Strike out the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the Transportation Security Administration should, in 

accordance with the congressional mandate provided for 

in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist 


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attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 

and mass transit lines. 

Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is 

uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Nation’s rail and mass transit lines from the threat of terrorism as a result of expertise developed through over 

five years of securing our Nation’s commercial air transportation system; 

Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Administration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team 

Program has furthered the Transportation Security Administration’s ability to provide security against terrorist 

attacks on the Nation’s transportation systems by preventing and protecting against explosives threats; 

Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our 

Nation’s mass transit lines as a means of transportation, 

and mass transit lines serve as an enticing target for terrorists as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, attack on 

the Madrid, Spain, mass transit system, the July 7, 

2005, attack on the London, England, mass transit system, and the July 11, 2006, attack on the Mumbai, 

India, mass transit system; 

Whereas each weekday more than 25 million children depend 

on our Nation’s school transportation system, in addition 

to mass transit systems, to get to and from school and 

school activities, and the security of these systems must 

be enhanced to address the threat of terrorism; and 

Whereas securing our Nation’s rail and mass transit lines 

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bility and the continued functioning of our national economy: Now, therefore, be it 

Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is 

uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of 

surface transportation against terrorist attack as a result 

of expertise developed over six years of securing our Nation’s commercial air transportation system; 

Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Administration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program has furthered the Transportation Security Administration’s ability to secure our Nation’s transportation systems against terrorist attack by preventing and protecting 

against explosives threats; 

Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our 

Nation’s mass transit systems as a means of transportation; 

Whereas rail and mass transit systems serve as an enticing 

target for terrorists and terrorist organizations, such as Al 

Qaeda, as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, attack on the 

Madrid, Spain, rail system, the July 7, 2005, attack on 

the London, England, mass transit system, and the July 

11, 2006, and November 26, 2008, attacks on the Mumbai, 

India, rail system; 

Whereas the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of 

Representatives on June 4, 2009, in an overwhelming and 

bipartisan manner, expresses Congress’ commitment to bolstering the security of rail and mass transit systems; and 

Whereas securing our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems 

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tial due to their impact on our Nation’s economic stability 

and the continued functioning of our national economy: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Transportation Security Adminis2 tration should— 

3 (1) continue to enhance security against ter4 rorist attack and other security threats to our Na5 tion’s rail and mass transit lines, as well as school 

6 transportation systems, including as provided for in 

7 the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

8 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53); 

9 (2) continue development of the National Ex10 plosives Detection Canine Team Program, which has 

11 proven to be an effective tool in securing against ex12 plosives threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit 

13 lines, with particular attention to the application of 

14 its training standards and the establishment of a re15 liable source of domestically bred canines; 

16 (3) improve upon the success of the Online 

17 Learning Center by providing increased person-to18 person professional development programs to ensure 

19 those responsible for securing against terrorist at20 tacks on our transportation systems are highly 

21 trained in both securing against terrorist attacks 

22 and professional relations with the traveling public; 

23 and 


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1 (4) continue to secure our Nation’s mass tran2 sit and rail lines against terrorist attack and other 

3 security threats, so as to ensure the security of com4 muters on our Nation’s mass transit lines and pre5 vent the disruption of rail lines critical to our Na6 tion’s economy, and to give special attention to 

7 school transportation systems by working with 

8 school administrators, State and local law enforce9 ment, and other representatives in the school trans10 portation industry to keep children safe from ter11 rorist attack. 

12 That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 

13 the Transportation Security Administration should— 

14 (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist 

15 attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 

16 and mass transit systems and other modes of surface 

17 transportation, including as provided for in the Im18 plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 

19 Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) and the Transpor20 tation Security Administration Authorization Act of 

21 2009 (H.R. 2200 in the 111th Congress); 

22 (2) continue development of the National Explo23 sives Detection Canine Team Program, which has 

24 proven to be an effective tool in securing against ex25 plosives threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit 


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1 systems, with particular attention to the application 

2 of its training standards and the establishment of a 

3 reliable source of domestically bred canines; 

4 (3) improve upon the success of the Online 

5 Learning Center by providing increased person-to6 person professional development programs to ensure 

7 those responsible for securing our surface transpor8 tation systems against terrorist attack are highly 

9 trained in both securing those systems against ter10 rorist attack and professional relations with the trav11 eling public; and 

12 (4) continue to secure our Nation’s mass transit 

13 and rail systems against terrorist attack and other se14 curity threats, so as to ensure the security of com15 muters on our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems 

16 and prevent the disruption of rail lines critical to our 

17 Nation’s economy. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 

Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in 

the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to 

our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other 

modes of surface transportation.’’. 


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House Calendar No. 135 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 28 

[Report No. 111–347] 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representaand mass transit lines. and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of sional mandate provided for in the Implementing tration should, in accordance with the congres- tives that the Transportation Security AdminisDECEMBER 1, 2009 

Reported with amendments, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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