of implementation of final regulations, as required 
pursuant to title XXI of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by section 304 of this Act; and 
(2) information received from owners and oper-
ators about how the regulations could be revised to 
spur potential job creation or stem potential job loss. 
Subtitle B—Security Assistance 
and Enhancements 
SEC. 321. VISIBLE INTERMODAL PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE TEAMS. 
Section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration),’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘team,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘team as to specific locations and 
times within the facilities of such entities at 
which VIPR teams should be deployed to maxi-
mize the effectiveness of such deployment,’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011, the 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transpor-
tation Security Administration) shall develop and imple-
ment a system of qualitative performance measures and 
objectives by which to assess the roles, activities, and ef-
fectiveness of VIPR team operations on an ongoing basis, 
including a mechanism through which the transportation 
entities referred to in subsection (a)(4) may submit feed-
back on VIPR team operations involving their systems or 
facilities. 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration Authorization Act of 2011, the Assistant Secretary 
shall develop and implement a plan for ensuring the inter-
operability of communications among VIPR team partici-
pants and between VIPR teams and any transportation 
entities with systems or facilities that are involved in 
VIPR team operations. The plan shall include an analysis 
of the costs and resources required to carry out the plan.’’. 
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SEC. 322. TRANSIT SECURITY GRANTS. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘bollards,’’ after ‘‘including’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
after ‘‘including’’ the following: ‘‘projects 
for the purpose of demonstrating or assess-
ing the capability of such systems and’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (k) as subsections (f) through (l), re-
spectively; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (l) and 
(m) as subsections (n) and (o), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(1) TIMELINE.— 
‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPLICATIONS.— 
Applications for grants under this section for a 
grant cycle shall be made available to eligible 
applicants not later than 30 days after the date 
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of the enactment of the appropriations Act for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the 
same fiscal year as the grant cycle. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION
OF
APPLICATIONS.—A 
public transportation agency that is eligible for 
a grant under this section shall submit an ap-
plication for a grant not later than 45 days 
after the applications are made available under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ACTION.—The Secretary shall make a 
determination approving or rejecting each appli-
cation submitted under subparagraph (B), no-
tify the applicant of the determination, and im-
mediately commence any additional processes 
required to allow an approved applicant to 
begin to receive grant funds by not later than 
60 days after date on which the Secretary re-
ceives the application. 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—To the 
extent feasible, not later than 60 days after the 
Secretary makes a determination under sub-
paragraph (C) approving an application, the 
Secretary shall make the grant funds available 
to the applicant. 
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION OF COST-SHARING REQUIRE-
MENT.—No grant under this section may require 
any cost-sharing contribution from the grant recipi-
ent or from any related State or local agency. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than the 
date that is 180 days after the last determination 
made under paragraph (1)(C) for a grant cycle, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations and Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Appropria-
tions and Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report that includes a list of 
all grants awarded under this section for that grant 
cycle for which the grant recipient is not, as of such 
date, able to receive grant funds and an explanation 
of why such funds have not yet been released for use 
by the recipient. 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—The performance period 
for grants made under this section shall be a 
period of time not less than 36 months in dura-
tion. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—The performance period 
for any grant made under this section shall not 
begin to run until the recipient of the grant has 
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been formally notified that funds provided 
under the terms of the grant have been released 
for use by the recipient.’’; 
(E) by inserting after subsection (l), as re-
designated by paragraph (2) of this section, the 
following new subsection (m): 
‘‘(m) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that, for 
each grant awarded under this section, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department is authorized to— 
‘‘(1) examine any records of the grant recipient 
or any contractors or subcontractors with which the 
recipient enters into a contract, or any State or local 
agency, that directly pertain to and involve trans-
actions relating to grants under this section; and 
‘‘(2) interview any officer or employee of the re-
cipient, any contractors or subcontractors with 
which the recipient enters into a contract, or State 
or local agency regarding such transactions.’’; and 
(F) in subsection (o), as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under 
this section $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, ex-
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