H. Res. 28 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 3, 2009. 

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; 
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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 

against terrorist attack and other security threats is essential due to their impact on our Nation’s economic stability and the continued functioning of our national economy: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration 

should— 

(1) continue to enhance security against terrorist 

attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 

and mass transit systems and other modes of surface 

transportation, including as provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 

of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) and the Transportation 

Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 

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

(2) continue development of the National Explosives 

Detection Canine Team Program, which has proven to 

be an effective tool in securing against explosives threats 

to our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems, with particular attention to the application of its training stand-
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ards and the establishment of a reliable source of domestically bred canines; 

(3) improve upon the success of the Online Learning Center by providing increased person-to-person professional development programs to ensure those responsible for securing our surface transportation systems 

against terrorist attack are highly trained in both securing those systems against terrorist attack and professional relations with the traveling public; and 

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

and rail systems against terrorist attack and other security threats, so as to ensure the security of commuters 

on our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and prevent the disruption of rail lines critical to our Nation’s 

economy. 

Attest: 

Clerk.