IB 
Union Calendar No. 36 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1401 
[Report No. 110–65, Part I] 
To improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the- 
road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Ms. LORET-
TA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. DICKS, Ms. HARMAN, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ZOE
LOFGREN
of California, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
CARNEY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2007] 
A BILL 
To improve the security of railroads, public transportation, 
and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rail 
and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Sec. 101. National strategy for rail and public transportation security. 
Sec. 102. Assignment of providers of covered transportation to risk-based tiers. 
Sec. 103. Rail and public transportation assessments and plans. 
Sec. 104. Information sharing plan. 
Sec. 105. Rail security assistance. 
Sec. 106. Public transportation security assistance. 
Sec. 107. Over-the-road bus security assistance. 
Sec. 108. Fire and life safety improvements. 
Sec. 109. Security training program. 
Sec. 110. Security exercises. 
Sec. 111. Security research and development. 
Sec. 112. Whistleblower protections. 
Sec. 113. Increase in surface transportation security inspectors. 
Sec. 114. National domestic preparedness consortium. 
Sec. 115. Authorization of Visible Intermodal Protection Response Teams. 
Sec. 116. National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 117. TSA personnel limitations. 
Sec. 118. Homeland security grants. 
Sec. 119. Threat assessment screening. 
Sec. 120. Background checks for covered individuals. 
Sec. 121. Task force on disqualifying crimes. 
Sec. 122. Penalties. 
Sec. 123. School bus transportation security. 
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Sec. 124. Enhanced security measures for shipments of security sensitive mate-
rials. 
Sec. 125. Technology standards and clearinghouse to improve security of covered 
transportation. 
Sec. 126. Rail tank car security testing. 
Sec. 127. Rail radiological and nuclear detection. 
Sec. 128. Requirement to provide preference to qualified anti-terrorism tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 129. Promoting liability protections for providers of covered transportation 
and related technologies. 
Sec. 130. International rail security program. 
Sec. 131. Terrorist watchlist and immigration status review at high-risk trans-
portation sites. 
TITLE II—SECURE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH INCREASED USE 
OF CANINE DETECTION TEAMS 
Sec. 201. Increasing the number of canine detection teams for transportation se-
curity. 
Sec. 202. National explosives detection canine team program increase. 
Sec. 203. Transportation security administration breeding program increase. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning that term has in section 2 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) 
and includes the Committees on Homeland Security 
and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
STAKEHOLDERS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate stakeholders’’ means— 
(A) providers of covered transportation; 
(B) organizations representing providers of 
covered transportation; 
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(C) nonprofit employee labor organizations 
representing railroad, public transportation, or 
over-the-road bus workers; 
(D) shippers of hazardous material; 
(E) manufacturers of railroad and transit 
cars; 
(F) State departments of transportation, re-
gional agencies, and metropolitan planning or-
ganizations; 
(G) public safety officials; 
(H) law enforcement and fire service offi-
cials; and 
(I) other relevant persons. 
(3) COVERED TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered transportation’’ means transportation provided 
by a railroad carrier, a provider of public transpor-
tation, or an over-the-road bus. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) DESIGNATED
RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated recipient’’ has the meaning that the term has 
in section 5307(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(6) PROVIDER OF COVERED TRANSPORTATION.— 
The term ‘‘provider of covered transportation’’ 
means— 
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(A) with respect to transportation provided 
by a railroad carrier, the railroad carrier; 
(B) with respect to public transportation, 
the public transportation designated recipient 
providing the transportation; and 
(C) with respect to transportation provided 
by an over-the-road bus, the private operator. 
(7) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘‘over-the- 
road bus’’ means a bus characterized by an elevated 
passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. 
(8) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘pub-
lic transportation’’ has the meaning that term has in 
section 5302(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(9) RAILROAD.—The term ‘‘railroad’’ has the 
meaning that term has in section 20102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(10) RAILROAD CARRIER.—The term ‘‘railroad 
carrier’’ has the meaning that term has in section 
20102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any one 
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
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