TITLE I—SECURITY RESOURCES 
Sec. 101. Transit Security Grant Program. 
Sec. 102. Reimbursement for law enforcement operations. 
Sec. 103. Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams. 
Sec. 104. Explosives detection canine teams for surface transportation security. 
Sec. 105. Surface transportation security inspectors. 
Sec. 106. Frontline employee security training. 
Sec. 107. Local law enforcement security training. 
TITLE II—SECURITY STRATEGY, ASSESSMENTS, AND RESEARCH 
Sec. 201. National strategy for transportation security review. 
Sec. 202. Risk scenarios. 
Sec. 203. Assessments and security plans. 
Sec. 204. Research and development. 
Sec. 205. Innovative technologies and capabilities. 
TITLE III—INFORMATION SHARING AND OPERATIONAL 
COORDINATION 
Sec. 301. Threat information sharing. 
Sec. 302. Integrated and unified operations centers. 
Sec. 303. Suspicious activity reporting. 
Sec. 304. Security technologies tied to foreign threat countries. 
TITLE IV—PUBLIC AREA SECURITY 
Sec. 401. Public area security working group. 
Sec. 402. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 403. Firearms and ammunition in public areas. 
Sec. 404. Best practices to secure against vehicle-based attacks. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(a) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(b) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSET.—The term 
‘‘surface transportation asset’’ includes facilities, equip-
ment, or systems used to provide transportation services 
by— 
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(1) a public transportation agency (as such 
term is defined in section 1402(5) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 
1131(5))); 
(2) a railroad carrier (as such term is defined 
in section 20102(3) of title 49, United States Code); 
(3) an owner or operator of— 
(A) an entity offering scheduled, fixed- 
route transportation services by over-the road 
bus (as such term is defined in section 1501(4) 
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1151(4))); or 
(B) a bus terminal; or 
(4) other transportation facilities, equipment, or 
systems, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) 
PUBLIC
AND
PRIVATE
SECTOR
STAKE-
HOLDERS.—The term ‘‘public and private sector stake-
holders’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
114(u)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.—The term ‘‘trans-
portation facility’’ means a bus terminal, intercity or com-
muter passenger rail station, airport, multi-modal trans-
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portation center, or other transportation facility, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
TITLE I—SECURITY RESOURCES 
SEC. 101. TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
53; 6 U.S.C. 1135), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022 to make grants under this 
section.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(n) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—Grant funds pro-
vided under this section may be used for projects with a 
duration of not longer than 36 months.’’. 
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SEC. 102. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OP-
ERATIONS. 
Subtitle A of title XV of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1505. LAW ENFORCEMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
law enforcement officer reimbursement agreement pro-
gram for State, local, and other public authorities to re-
ceive reimbursement of non-Federal funds utilized for 
transportation security operations as identified by the Sec-
retary as covered activities. 
‘‘(b) USE.—Not less than one-third of funds provided 
under the program established pursuant to this section 
shall be used for surface transportation security oper-
ations, as identified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $67,500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 103. VISIBLE INTERMODAL PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE TEAMS. 
(a) NUMBER OF TEAMS; AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 1303 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
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2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1112) is amended 
by— 
(1) striking ‘‘more’’ and inserting ‘‘fewer’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2022’’. 
(b) ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES.—Not later than Jan-
uary 31, 2019, and each year thereafter for five years, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration shall annually assess whether the number of Visi-
ble Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams is 
adequate to respond to requests for collaboration from 
public and private sector stakeholders and to carry out 
counterterrorism activities with respect to United States 
transportation systems. 
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall develop a system of qualitative performance meas-
ures and objectives by which to assess the roles, activities, 
and effectiveness of VIPR team operations on an ongoing 
basis, including a mechanism through which transpor-
tation entities may submit feedback on VIPR team oper-
ations involving the systems or facilities of such entities. 
(d) INTEROPERABILITY.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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