policies, communications systems, employee 
training, emergency response planning, and any 
other area identified by the assessment. 
(2) EXISTING
PRIVATE
AND
PUBLIC
SECTOR 
EFFORTS.—The assessment shall take into account 
actions taken or planned by both public and private 
entities to address identified security issues and as-
sess the effective integration of such actions. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the assess-
ment conducted under paragraph (1), the Under 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, 
shall 
develop 
prioritized 
rec-
ommendations for improving rail security, including 
any recommendations the Under Secretary has for— 
(A) improving the security of rail tunnels, 
rail bridges, rail switching areas, other rail in-
frastructure and facilities, information systems, 
and other areas identified by the Under Sec-
retary as posing significant rail-related risks to 
public safety and the movement of interstate 
commerce, taking into account the impact that 
any proposed security measure might have on 
the provision of rail service; 
(B) deploying weapon detection equipment; 
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(C) training employees in terrorism pre-
vention, passenger evacuation, and response ac-
tivities; 
(D) conducting public outreach campaigns 
on passenger railroads; 
(E) deploying surveillance equipment; and 
(F) identifying the immediate and long- 
term economic impact of measures that may be 
required to address those risks. 
(4) PLANS.—The report required by subsection 
(c) shall include— 
(A) a plan, developed in consultation with 
the freight and intercity passenger railroads, 
and State and local governments, for the Fed-
eral Government to provide increased security 
support at high or severe threat levels of alert; 
and 
(B) a plan for coordinating rail security 
initiatives undertaken by the public and private 
sectors. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the assessment 
required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Bor-
der and Transportation Security of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall consult with rail management, 
rail labor, owners or lessors of rail cars used to transport 
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hazardous materials, shippers of hazardous materials, 
public safety officials (including those within other agen-
cies and offices within the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity) and other relevant parties. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—Within 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
transmit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure a report containing the assessment and 
prioritized recommendations required by subsection 
(a) and an estimate of the cost to implement such 
recommendations. 
(2) FORMAT.—The Under Secretary may sub-
mit the report in both classified and redacted for-
mats if the Under Secretary determines that such 
action is appropriate or necessary. 
(d) ALLOCATIONS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall be used as the basis for allocating grant 
funds under section 6, unless the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines that an adjustment is necessary to re-
spond to an urgent threat or other significant factors. 
(e) 2-YEAR UPDATES.—The Under Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall up-
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date the assessment and recommendations every 2 years 
and transmit a report, which may be submitted in both 
classified and redacted formats, to the Committees named 
in subsection (c)(1), containing the updated assessment 
and recommendations. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary 
for Border and Transportation Security of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 for the purpose of carrying out this section. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL RAIL SECURITY MANAGERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT, DESIGNATION, 
AND
STA-
TIONING.—The Under Secretary for Border and Trans-
portation Security of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall establish the position of Federal Rail Security 
Manager within each of at least 8 regional areas, as di-
vided on a geographical basis. The Under Secretary shall 
designate individuals as Managers for, and station those 
Managers within, those regions. 
(b) DUTIES
AND POWERS.—The Manager within 
each region shall— 
(1) receive intelligence information related to 
rail and mass transit security; 
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(2) ensure, and assist in, the implementation of 
a comprehensive rail security plan for the region de-
scribed in section 2(a)(4); 
(3) serve as the regional coordinator of the 
Under Secretary’s response to terrorist incidents and 
threats to rail and rail assets within the region; 
(4) coordinate efforts related to rail security 
with State and local law enforcement; and 
(5) coordinate with other Managers. 
SEC. 4. STUDY OF FOREIGN RAIL TRANSPORT SECURITY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Within one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall complete a study of the rail passenger trans-
portation security programs that are carried out for rail 
transportation systems in Japan, member nations of the 
European Union, and other foreign countries. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this study shall be to 
identify effective rail transportation security measures 
that are in use in foreign rail transportation systems, in-
cluding innovative measures and screening procedures de-
termined effective. 
(c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
a report on the results of this study to the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
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