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Union Calendar No. 351 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3857 
[Report No. 112–498] 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include as 
an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used 
by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Mr. TURNER of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, and Mr. GRIMM) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
MAY 30, 2012 
Additional sponsor: Mr. RANGEL 
MAY 30, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 
11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to include as an eligible use the 
sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 
local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant 
Program, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transit Security 
and Local Law Enforcement Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF GRANT FUNDS 
RELATING TO OPERATIONAL COSTS OF PUB-
LIC TRANSIT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1)
by
redesignating
subparagraphs
(E) 
through (H) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) specialized patrol teams, as defined 
by the Secretary in coordination with the recipi-
ents of grants under this section, including the 
sustainment of such teams without fiscal year 
or other limitation;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to grants made under section 
1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
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Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) on or after such 
date. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transit Security 
and Local Law Enforcement Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF GRANT FUNDS 
RELATING TO OPERATIONAL COSTS OF PUB-
LIC TRANSIT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(H) as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) specialized patrol teams, as defined by 
the Secretary in coordination with the recipients 
of grants under this section, including the 
sustainment of such teams without fiscal year 
limitation, as long as the eligible public trans-
portation agency applying for grant funds to 
fund a specialized patrol team submits a 
sustainment plan for maintaining in future 
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years the capability or capacity achieved with 
the grant funds;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act and shall apply to grants made under section 1406 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) on or after such date. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1406(m)(1) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(m)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘50 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013, except that not more than 50 
percent of such funds in each of such fiscal years 
may be used for operational costs under sub-
section (b)(2).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 351 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3857 
[Report No. 112–498] 
A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to include as an 
eligible use the sustainment of specialized oper-
ational teams used by local law enforcement 
under the Transit Security Grant Program, and 
for other purposes. 
MAY 30, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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