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the Memorandum of Understanding between the Depart-
ment and the Department of Transportation on Roles and 
Responsibilities concerning Railroad Security, dated Sep-
tember 28, 2006; the Annex to the Memorandum of Un-
derstanding between the Department and the Department 
of Transportation on Roles and Responsibilities con-
cerning Public Transportation Security, dated September 
8, 2005; and any subsequent agreements between the De-
partment of Homeland Security and the Department of 
Transportation. 
SEC. 134. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall assess the safety and 
security vulnerabilities of placing high voltage direct cur-
rent electric transmission lines along active railroad 
rights-of-way. In conducting the assessment, the Secretary 
shall, at a minimum, evaluate the risks to local inhabitants 
and to consumers of electric power transmitted by those 
lines, associated with a train collision or derailment that 
damages such electric transmission lines. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the 
results of the assessment in subsection (a) to the appro-
priate congressional committees as defined in this Act. 
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SEC. 135. STUDY OF FOREIGN RAIL SECURITY PRACTICES. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) study select foreign rail security practices, 
and the cost and feasibility of implementing selected 
best practices that are not currently used in the 
United States, including— 
(A) implementing covert testing processes 
to evaluate the effectiveness of rail system secu-
rity personnel; 
(B) implementing practices used by foreign 
rail operators that integrate security into infra-
structure design; 
(C) implementing random searches or 
screening of passengers and their baggage; and 
(D) establishing and maintaining an infor-
mation clearinghouse on existing and emergency 
security technologies and security best practices 
used in the passenger rail industry both in the 
United States and abroad; and 
(2) report the results of the study, together 
with any recommendations that the Secretary may 
have for implementing covert testing, practices for 
integrating security in infrastructure design, random 
searches or screenings, and an information clearing-
house to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
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on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 136. ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL SOURCES. 
The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with 
the Secretary, shall establish a program to coordinate with 
State and local governments to minimize the need for 
transportation of toxic inhalation hazardous materials by 
rail. 
SEC. 137. IMMUNITY FOR REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVI-
TIES AND MITIGATING TERRORIST THREATS 
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SECURITY. 
(a) IMMUNITY FOR REPORTING SUSPICIOUS BEHAV-
IOR.—Any person who makes or causes to be made a vol-
untary disclosure of any suspicious transaction, activity or 
occurrence indicating that an individual may be engaging 
or preparing to engage in a matter described in subsection 
(b) to any employee or agent of the Department of Home-
land Security, the Department of Transportation, the De-
partment of Justice, any Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement officer, any transportation security officer, or 
to any employee or agent of a transportation system shall 
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be immune from civil liability to any person under any 
law or regulation of the United States, any constitution, 
law, or regulation of any State or political subdivision of 
any State, for such disclosure. 
(b) COVERED DISCLOSURES.—The matter referred to 
in subsection (a) is a possible violation or attempted viola-
tion of law or regulation relating— 
(1) to a threat to transportation systems or 
passenger safety or security; or 
(2) to an act of terrorism, as defined in section 
3077 of title 18, United States Code, that involves 
or is directed against transportation systems or pas-
sengers. 
(c) IMMUNITY FOR MITIGATION OF THREATS.—Any 
person, including an owner, operator or employee of a 
transportation system, who takes reasonable action to 
mitigate a suspicious matter described in subsection (b) 
shall be immune from civil liability to any person under 
any law or regulation of the United States, any constitu-
tion, law, or regulation of any State or political subdivision 
of any State, for such action. 
(d) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) 
shall not apply to a statement or disclosure by a person 
that, at the time it is made, is known by the person to 
be false. 
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(e) ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.—If a person is 
named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit for making vol-
untary disclosures of any suspicious transaction or taking 
actions to mitigate a suspicious matter described in sub-
section (b), and the person is found to be immune from 
civil liability under this section, the person shall be entitled 
to recover from the plaintiff all reasonable costs and attor-
ney’s fees as allowed by the court. 
(f) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—This section shall 
apply to activities and claims occurring on or after Novem-
ber 20, 2006. 
TITLE 
II—SECURE 
TRANSPOR-
TATION 
THROUGH 
IN-
CREASED USE OF CANINE DE-
TECTION TEAMS 
SEC. 201. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CANINE DETEC-
TION TEAMS FOR TRANSPORTATION SECU-
RITY. 
(a) MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
coordinate with owners and providers of covered transpor-
tation systems to encourage the deployment of canine de-
tection teams at each high-risk transportation system to 
provide continuous coverage if the Secretary considers it 
necessary. Each canine detection team— 
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(1) shall be trained to detect explosives, and, to 
the greatest extent possible, chemical and biological 
weapons; and 
(2) may be deployed to alternate sites to pro-
vide additional coverage during times of increased 
risk or due to specific threat information, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(b) INCREASE.—The Secretary shall coordinate with 
owners and providers of covered transportation systems to 
encourage an increase in the number of trained canine de-
tection teams deployed at the Nation’s high-risk rail and 
mass transit systems by not less than 10 percent each fis-
cal year for fiscal years 2008 through 2012. Each canine 
detection team shall be trained to detect explosives, and, 
to the greatest extent possible, chemical and biological 
weapons. 
SEC. 202. NATIONAL EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE 
TEAM PROGRAM INCREASE. 
(a) INCREASE IN TEAMS.—The National Explosives 
Detection Canine Team Program of the Transportation 
Security Administration may train up to an additional 100 
canine detection teams per year but shall train at least 
the following numbers of additional teams: 
(1) 50 in fiscal year 2008. 
(2) 55 in fiscal year 2009. 
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(3) 60 in fiscal year 2010. 
(4) 66 in fiscal year 2011. 
(5) 73 in fiscal year 2012. 
(b) DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT COUNTRY.—The ca-
nine detection teams authorized under this section shall 
be deployed across the country to strengthen the security 
of covered transportation systems, including buses, sub-
way systems, ferries, and passenger railroad carriers. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
personnel and resource needs to fulfill the requirements 
of this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 203. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
BREEDING PROGRAM INCREASE. 
(a) TSA PUPPY PROGRAM.—The Transportation Se-
curity Administration Puppy Program shall work to in-
crease the number of domestically bred canines to help 
meet the increase in demand for canine detection teams 
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authorized in section 202 while preserving the current 
quality of canines provided for training. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the per-
sonnel and resource needs to fulfill the requirements of 
this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 27, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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