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attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 
and mass transit lines. 
Whereas
the
Transportation
Security
Administration
is 
uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit lines from the threat of ter-
rorism as a result of expertise developed through over 
five years of securing our Nation’s commercial air trans-
portation system; 
Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team 
Program has furthered the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s ability to provide security against terrorist 
attacks on the Nation’s transportation systems by pre-
venting and protecting against explosives threats; 
Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our 
Nation’s mass transit lines as a means of transportation, 
and mass transit lines serve as an enticing target for ter-
rorists as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, attack on 
the Madrid, Spain, mass transit system, the July 7, 
2005, attack on the London, England, mass transit sys-
tem, and the July 11, 2006, attack on the Mumbai, 
India, mass transit system; 
Whereas each weekday more than 25 million children depend 
on our Nation’s school transportation system, in addition 
to mass transit systems, to get to and from school and 
school activities, and the security of these systems must 
be enhanced to address the threat of terrorism; and 
Whereas securing our Nation’s rail and mass transit lines 
from terrorist attack and other security threats is essen-
tial due to their impact on our Nation’s economic sta-
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bility and the continued functioning of our national econ-
omy: Now, therefore, be it 
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is 
uniquely positioned to lead the efforts to secure our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit systems and other modes of 
surface transportation against terrorist attack as a result 
of expertise developed over six years of securing our Na-
tion’s commercial air transportation system; 
Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team Pro-
gram has furthered the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’s ability to secure our Nation’s transportation sys-
tems against terrorist attack by preventing and protecting 
against explosives threats; 
Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our 
Nation’s mass transit systems as a means of transpor-
tation; 
Whereas rail and mass transit systems serve as an enticing 
target for terrorists and terrorist organizations, such as Al 
Qaeda, as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, attack on the 
Madrid, Spain, rail system, the July 7, 2005, attack on 
the London, England, mass transit system, and the July 
11, 2006, and November 26, 2008, attacks on the Mumbai, 
India, rail system; 
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration Author-
ization Act of 2009, which was passed by the House of 
Representatives on June 4, 2009, in an overwhelming and 
bipartisan manner, expresses Congress’ commitment to bol-
stering the security of rail and mass transit systems; and 
Whereas securing our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems 
against terrorist attack and other security threats is essen-
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tial due to their impact on our Nation’s economic stability 
and the continued functioning of our national economy: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration should— 
(1) continue to enhance security against ter-
rorist attack and other security threats to our Na-
tion’s rail and mass transit lines, as well as school 
transportation systems, including as provided for in 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53); 
(2) continue development of the National Ex-
plosives Detection Canine Team Program, which has 
proven to be an effective tool in securing against ex-
plosives threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit 
lines, with particular attention to the application of 
its training standards and the establishment of a re-
liable source of domestically bred canines; 
(3) improve upon the success of the Online 
Learning Center by providing increased person-to- 
person professional development programs to ensure 
those responsible for securing against terrorist at-
tacks on our transportation systems are highly 
trained in both securing against terrorist attacks 
and professional relations with the traveling public; 
and 
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(4) continue to secure our Nation’s mass tran-
sit and rail lines against terrorist attack and other 
security threats, so as to ensure the security of com-
muters on our Nation’s mass transit lines and pre-
vent the disruption of rail lines critical to our Na-
tion’s economy, and to give special attention to 
school
transportation
systems
by
working
with 
school administrators, State and local law enforce-
ment, and other representatives in the school trans-
portation industry to keep children safe from ter-
rorist attack. 
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Transportation Security Administration should— 
(1) continue to enhance security against terrorist 
attack and other security threats to our Nation’s rail 
and mass transit systems and other modes of surface 
transportation, including as provided for in the Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) and the Transpor-
tation Security Administration Authorization Act of 
2009 (H.R. 2200 in the 111th Congress); 
(2) continue development of the National Explo-
sives Detection Canine Team Program, which has 
proven to be an effective tool in securing against ex-
plosives threats to our Nation’s rail and mass transit 
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systems, with particular attention to the application 
of its training standards and the establishment of a 
reliable source of domestically bred canines; 
(3) improve upon the success of the Online 
Learning Center by providing increased person-to- 
person professional development programs to ensure 
those responsible for securing our surface transpor-
tation systems against terrorist attack are highly 
trained in both securing those systems against ter-
rorist attack and professional relations with the trav-
eling public; and 
(4) continue to secure our Nation’s mass transit 
and rail systems against terrorist attack and other se-
curity threats, so as to ensure the security of com-
muters on our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems 
and prevent the disruption of rail lines critical to our 
Nation’s economy. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Resolution express-
ing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Transportation Security Administration should, in ac-
cordance with the congressional mandate provided for in 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance secu-
rity against terrorist attack and other security threats to 
our Nation’s rail and mass transit systems and other 
modes of surface transportation.’’. 
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