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tribal officials of the high-threat urban area selected, 
and with other Federal agencies as appropriate. 
(4) INFORMATION
SHARING.—Upon completion 
of the analysis required under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall share the information developed with the 
appropriate stakeholders within each high-threat 
urban area selected, given appropriate information 
protection provisions as may be required by the Sec-
retary. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pletion of all dispersion analyses under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report detailing the Sec-
retary’s conclusions and findings in an appropriate 
format. 
SEC. 127. RAIL RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DETECTION. 
(a) PROTOTYPE.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office shall begin testing and evaluation of prototype 
systems to detect nuclear or radiological materials in rail 
security venues, including spectroscopic technologies. 
(b) STRATEGY.—Upon successful developmental testing 
and evaluation of such radiation detection technologies at 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office test facilities, as well as 
extensive testing and evaluation in operational environ-
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ments, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall, in co-
ordination with Customs and Border Protection and the 
Transportation Security Administration, ensure appro-
priate training, operations, and response protocols are es-
tablished and, shall develop a deployment strategy to detect 
nuclear or radiological materials arriving in or trans-
porting through the United States by rail. Such strategy 
shall consider the integration of radiation detection tech-
nologies with other nonintrusive inspection technologies, in-
cluding imagery and density scanning, in order to utilize 
existing rail examination facilities and further strengthen 
border security. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than September 
30, 2008, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office shall trans-
mit to Congress a report. Such report shall— 
(1) describe the progress of testing and evalua-
tion under subsection (a); and 
(2) in coordination with U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection and the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, describe the development of a strategy 
under subsection (b). 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the 
Transportation Security Administration shall begin imple-
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mentation of the strategy developed under subsection (b) 
after verification of systems performance. 
SEC. 128. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PREFERENCE TO 
QUALIFIED 
ANTI-TERRORISM 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
In using grant funds provided under this Act to pur-
chase products, equipment, services, devices, or technologies 
to be employed in the implementation of any security plan 
required under this Act, a grant recipient shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, give preference to products, equipment, 
services, devices, and technologies that the Secretary has 
designated as qualified anti-terrorism technologies under 
the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Tech-
nologies Act of 2002 (subtitle G of title VIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002; 6 U.S.C. 441 et seq.), if the grant 
recipient determines that such a product, equipment, serv-
ice, device, or technology meets or exceeds the requirements 
of the security plan. 
SEC. 129. PROMOTING LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR PRO-
VIDERS OF COVERED TRANSPORTATION AND 
RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. 
The Secretary shall work with providers of covered 
transportation to identify for procurement products, equip-
ment, services, devices, and technologies to be employed in 
the implementation of security plans required under this 
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Act, that are designated by the Secretary as qualified anti- 
terrorism technologies under the Support Anti-terrorism by 
Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (subtitle G of 
title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 6 U.S.C. 
441 et seq.) or may otherwise be eligible for liability protec-
tions. 
SEC. 130. INTERNATIONAL RAIL SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT.—For 
the purpose of checking in-bound rail shipments to the 
United States for undeclared passengers or contraband, in-
cluding terrorists or weapons, including weapons of mass 
destruction, the Secretary shall— 
(1) deploy, where practicable, non-intrusive in-
spection imaging equipment at locations where rail 
shipments cross an international border to enter the 
United States; or 
(2) implement alternative procedures to check 
such rail shipments at locations where the deployment 
of non-intrusive inspection imaging equipment is de-
termined to not be practicable. 
(b) ADVANCED FILING OF SECURITY DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and seek the submission of ad-
ditional data elements for improved high-risk 
targeting related to the movement of cargo 
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through the international supply chain utilizing 
a railroad prior to importation into the United 
States; and 
(B) analyze the data provided pursuant to 
in paragraph (1) to identify high-risk cargo for 
inspection. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘inter-
national supply chain’’ means the end-to-end process 
for shipping goods to or from the United States begin-
ning at the point of origin (including manufacturer, 
supplier, or vendor) through a point of distribution to 
the destination. 
SEC. 131. TERRORIST WATCHLIST AND IMMIGRATION STA-
TUS REVIEW AT HIGH-RISK TRANSPORTATION 
SITES. 
The Secretary shall require each provider of covered 
transportation, including contractors and subcontractors, 
assigned to a high-risk tier under section 102 to conduct 
checks of their employees against available terrorist 
watchlists and immigration status databases. 
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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 co-
ordinate with owners and providers of covered transpor-
tation systems to ensure that canine detection teams are 
deployed at each high-risk transportation system to provide 
continuous coverage if the Secretary considers it necessary. 
Each canine detection team— 
(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 provide 
additional coverage during times of increased risk or 
due to specific threat information, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(b) INCREASE.—The Secretary shall coordinate with 
owners and providers of covered transportation systems to 
increase the number of trained canine detection teams de-
ployed at the Nation’s high-risk rail and mass transit sys-
tems by not less than 10 percent each fiscal year for fiscal 
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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 Se-
curity 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. 
(3) 60 in fiscal year 2010. 
(4) 66 in fiscal year 2011. 
(5) 73 in fiscal year 2012. 
(b) DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT COUNTRY.—The canine 
detection teams authorized under this section shall be de-
ployed across the country to strengthen the security of cov-
ered transportation systems, including buses, subway sys-
tems, ferries, and passenger rail 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 Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
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Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the per-
sonnel 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 author-
ized 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 Administrator 
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 personnel 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 36 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1401 
[Report No. 110–65, Part I] 
A BILL 
To improve the security of railroads, public trans-
portation, and over-the-road buses in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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