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General of the United States shall review such strategy and, as 
appropriate, issue recommendations. 
SEC. 1976. SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall establish a pro-
gram to promote surface transportation security through the 
training of surface transportation operators and frontline employees 
on each of the skills identified in subsection (c). 
(b) APPLICATION.—The program established under subsection 
(a) shall apply to all modes of surface transportation, including 
public transportation, rail, highway, motor carrier, and pipeline. 
(c) TRAINING.—The program established under subsection (a) 
shall cover, at a minimum, the skills necessary to recognize, assess, 
and respond to suspicious items or actions that could indicate 
a threat to transportation. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall conduct an 
assessment of current training programs for surface transpor-
tation operators and frontline employees. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment shall identify— 
(A) whether other training is being provided, either 
voluntarily or in response to other Federal requirements; 
and 
(B) whether there are any gaps in existing training. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall ensure the program 
established under subsection (a) is updated as necessary to address 
changes in risk and terrorist methods and to close any gaps identi-
fied in the assessment under subsection (d). 
(f) SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall maintain a national 
telephone number for an individual to use to report suspicious 
activity under this section to the Administration. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The Administrator shall establish proce-
dures for the Administration— 
(A) to review and follow-up, as necessary, on each 
report received under paragraph (1); and 
(B) to share, as necessary and in accordance with law, 
the report with appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal 
entities. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to— 
(A) replace or affect in any way the use of 9–1–1 
services in an emergency; or 
(B) replace or affect in any way the security training 
program requirements specified in sections 1408, 1517, and 
1534 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1137, 1167, 1184). 
(g) DEFINITION OF FRONTLINE EMPLOYEE.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘frontline employee’’ includes— 
(1) an employee of a public transportation agency who 
is a transit vehicle driver or operator, dispatcher, maintenance 
and maintenance support employee, station attendant, cus-
tomer service employee, security employee, or transit police, 
or any other employee who has direct contact with riders on 
a regular basis, and any other employee of a public transpor-
tation agency that the Administrator determines should receive
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security training under this section or that is receiving security 
training under other law; 
(2) over-the-road bus drivers, security personnel, dis-
patchers, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, 
ticket agents, other terminal employees, and other employees 
of an over-the-road bus operator or terminal owner or operator 
that the Administrator determines should receive security 
training under this section or that is receiving security training 
under other law; or 
(3) security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, 
conductors, trainmen, other onboard employees, maintenance 
and maintenance support personnel, bridge tenders, and any 
other employees of railroad carriers that the Administrator 
determines should receive security training under this section 
or that is receiving security training under other law. 
SEC. 1977. VOLUNTARY USE OF CREDENTIALING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An applicable individual who is subject to 
credentialing or a background investigation may satisfy that 
requirement by obtaining a valid transportation security card. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF CARDS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) shall expand the transportation security card program, 
consistent with section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, 
to allow an applicable individual who is subject to credentialing 
or a background investigation to apply for a transportation 
security card; and 
(2) may charge reasonable fees, in accordance with section 
520(a) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (6 U.S.C. 469(a)), for providing the necessary 
credentialing and background investigation. 
(c) VETTING.—The Administrator shall develop and implement 
a plan to utilize, in addition to any background check required 
for initial issue, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Rap Back 
Service and other vetting tools as appropriate, including the No- 
Fly and Selectee lists, to get immediate notification of any criminal 
activity relating to any person with a valid transportation security 
card. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPLICABLE
INDIVIDUAL
WHO
IS
SUBJECT
TO 
CREDENTIALING OR A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION.—The term 
‘‘applicable individual who is subject to credentialing or a back-
ground investigation’’ means only an individual who— 
(A) because of employment is regulated by the 
Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
Transportation, or Coast Guard and is required to have 
a background records check to obtain a hazardous materials 
endorsement on a commercial driver’s license issued by 
a State under section 5103a of title 49, United States 
Code; or 
(B) is required to have a credential and background 
records check under section 2102(d)(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 622(d)(2)) at a facility with 
activities that are regulated by the Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Transportation, or Coast 
Guard.
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(2) VALID
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
CARD.—The term 
‘‘valid transportation security card’’ means a transportation 
security card that is— 
(A) issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(B) not expired; 
(C) shows no signs of tampering; and 
(D) bears a photograph of the individual representing 
such card. 
SEC. 1978. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR ISSUANCE OF 
HAZMAT LICENSES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.—Section 5103a(a)(1) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and inserting ‘‘unless—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security’’;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (2) 
of this subsection, by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the individual holds a valid transportation security 
card issued under section 70105 of title 46.’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD.—Section 5103a(d)(1) is 
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘described in subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(a)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 1979. CARGO CONTAINER SCANNING TECHNOLOGY REVIEW. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 
every 5 years thereafter until the date of full-scale implementa-
tion of 100 percent screening of cargo containers and 100 per-
cent scanning of high-risk containers required under section 
232 of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 982), the Secretary shall 
solicit proposals for scanning technologies, consistent with the 
standards under subsection (b)(8) of that section, to improve 
scanning of cargo at domestic ports. 
(2) EVALUATION.—In soliciting proposals under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall establish measures to assess the 
performance of the proposed scanning technologies, including— 
(A) the rate of false positives; 
(B) the delays in processing times; and 
(C) the impact on the supply chain. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish a pilot 
program to determine the efficacy of a scanning technology 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) APPLICATION PROCESS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(A) solicit applications from domestic ports; 
(B) select up to 4 domestic ports to participate in 
the pilot program; and 
(C) select ports with unique features and differing 
levels of trade volume. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after initiating a pilot 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to
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the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the pilot 
program, including— 
(A) an evaluation of the scanning technologies proposed 
to improve security at domestic ports and to meet the 
full-scale implementation requirement; 
(B) the costs to implement a pilot program; 
(C) the benefits of the proposed scanning technologies; 
(D) the impact of the pilot program on the supply 
chain; and 
(E) recommendations for implementation of advanced 
cargo scanning technologies at domestic ports. 
(4) SHARING PILOT PROGRAM TESTING RESULTS.—The results 
of the pilot testing of advanced cargo scanning technologies 
shall be shared, as appropriate, with government agencies and 
private stakeholders whose responsibilities encompass the 
secure transport of cargo. 
SEC. 1980. PIPELINE SECURITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study regarding the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transpor-
tation with respect to pipeline security. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall examine— 
(1) whether the Annex to the Memorandum of Under-
standing executed on August 9, 2006, between the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation 
adequately delineates strategic and operational responsibilities 
for pipeline security, including whether it is clear which depart-
ment is responsible for— 
(A) protecting against intentional pipeline breaches and 
cyber attacks; 
(B) responding to intentional pipeline breaches and 
cyber attacks; and 
(C) planning to recover from the impact of intentional 
pipeline breaches and cyber attacks; 
(2) whether the respective roles and responsibilities of each 
department are adequately conveyed to relevant stakeholders 
and to the public; 
(3) whether the processes and procedures for determining 
whether a particular pipeline breach is a terrorist incident 
are clear and effective; 
(4) whether, and if so how, pipeline sector stakeholders 
share security-related information; 
(5) the guidance pipeline operators report use to address 
security risks and the extent to which the TSA ensures its 
guidelines reflect the current threat environment; 
(6) the extent to which the TSA has assessed security 
risks to pipeline systems; and 
(7) the extent to which the TSA has assessed its effective-
ness in reducing pipeline security risks. 
(c) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the