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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2276 

To allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to Amtrak, 

other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation for improvements to the security of our Nation’s rail and mass transportation 

system. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 1, 2004 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants 

to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass 

transportation for improvements to the security of our 

Nation’s rail and mass transportation system. 

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 ‘‘Railroad and Mass 

5 Transportation Public Protection Program Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. RAILROAD AND MASS TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC 

2 PROTECTION PROGRAM GRANTS. 

3 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Home4 land Security may make grants to Amtrak, other rail car5 riers, and mass transportation providers for improvements 

6 to the security of the rail and mass transportation system 

7 within the United States. 

8 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded pursuant to 

9 subsection (a) shall be used— 

10 (1) to increase the law enforcement presence at 

11 rail stations and on trains operated by Amtrak or 

12 other rail carriers, and at bus stations and on buses 

13 operated by mass transportation providers; 

14 (2) to increase the number of explosives detec15 tion canine units at rail and bus stations; and 

16 (3) to provide funding for more surveillance 

17 equipment at rail and bus stations, including video 

18 monitoring cameras. 

19 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded pur20 suant to subsection (a) shall be distributed in accordance 

21 with the following formula: 

22 (1) One-third of the total amount of grants 

23 awarded pursuant to subsection (a) shall be distrib24 uted to Amtrak for use for Amtrak locations in an 

25 amount for a location that bears the same ratio to 

26 the total amount distributed to Amtrak as— 
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1 (A) the total number of rail passengers 

2 served at that location, bears to 

3 (B) the total number of rail passengers 

4 served at all Amtrak locations. 

5 (2) Two-thirds of the total amount of grants 

6 awarded pursuant to subsection (a) shall be distrib7 uted among all other rail carriers and mass trans8 portation providers on the basis of relative need, as 

9 determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

10 on the basis of factors that the Secretary of Home11 land Security shall prescribe. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) MASS TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘mass 

14 transportation’’ shall have the meaning given such 

15 term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 

16 (2) RAIL CARRIER.—The term ‘‘rail carrier’’ 

17 shall have the meaning given such term in section 

18 10102 of title 49, United States Code. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated for the grant program 

21 under this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

22 2005 through 2009. 

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