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Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Homeland Security a report on
whether to establish a national public sector response system
and the estimated total public and private sector costs to
establish and annually operate such a system, together with
any recommendations for generating private sector partici-
pation and investment in the development and operation
of such a system.
(g) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out
this section—
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(2) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(3) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 907. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall establish a program within the Transportation
Security Administration for making grants to private oper-
ators of over-the-road buses or over-the-road bus terminal
operators for system-wide security improvements to their
operations, including—
(1) constructing and modifying terminals, ga-
rages, facilities, or over-the-road buses to assure their
security;
(2) protecting or isolating the driver;
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(3) acquiring, upgrading, installing, or oper-
ating equipment, software, or accessorial services for
collection, storage, or exchange of passenger and driv-
er information through ticketing systems or otherwise,
and information links with government agencies;
(4) training employees in recognizing and re-
sponding to security threats, evacuation procedures,
passenger screening procedures, and baggage inspec-
tion;
(5) hiring and training security officers;
(6) installing cameras and video surveillance
equipment on over-the-road buses and at terminals,
garages, and over-the-road bus facilities;
(7) creating a program for employee identifica-
tion or background investigation;
(8) establishing and upgrading an emergency
communications system linking operational head-
quarters, over-the-road buses, law enforcement, and
emergency personnel; and
(9) implementing and operating passenger
screening programs at terminals and on over-the-road
buses.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
for which any grant is made under this section shall be
80 percent.
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(c) DUE CONSIDERATION.—In making grants under
this section, the Secretary shall give due consideration to
private operators of over-the-road buses that have taken
measures to enhance bus transportation security from those
in effect before September 11, 2001, and shall prioritize
grant funding based on the magnitude and severity of the
security threat to bus passengers and the ability of the fund-
ed project to reduce, or respond to, that threat.
(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be subject to all the terms and conditions that
a grant is subject to under section 3038(f) of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310
note; 112 Stat. 393).
(e) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make
a grant under this section to a private operator of
over-the-road buses until the operator has first sub-
mitted to the Secretary—
(A) a plan for making security improve-
ments described in subsection (a) and the Sec-
retary has approved the plan; and
(B) such additional information as the Sec-
retary may require to ensure accountability for
the obligation and expenditure of amounts made
available to the operator under the grant.
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(2) COORDINATION.—To the extent that an ap-
plication for a grant under this section proposes secu-
rity improvements within a specific terminal owned
and operated by an entity other than the applicant,
the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the Secretary that the applicant has coordinated the
security improvements for the terminal with that en-
tity.
(f) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘‘over-the-road bus’’ means a bus characterized by
an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compart-
ment.
(g) BUS SECURITY ASSESSMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, the House of Represent-
atives Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and the House of Representatives Committee on
Homeland Security a preliminary report in accord-
ance with the requirements of this section.
(2) CONTENTS OF PRELIMINARY REPORT.—The
preliminary report shall include—
(A) an assessment of the over-the-road bus
security grant program;
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(B) an assessment of actions already taken
to address identified security issues by both pub-
lic and private entities and recommendations on
whether additional safety and security enforce-
ment actions are needed;
(C) an assessment of whether additional leg-
islation is needed to provide for the security of
Americans traveling on over-the-road buses;
(D) an assessment of the economic impact
that security upgrades of buses and bus facilities
may have on the over-the-road bus transpor-
tation industry and its employees;
(E) an assessment of ongoing research and
the need for additional research on over-the-road
bus security, including engine shut-off mecha-
nisms, chemical and biological weapon detection
technology, 
and 
the 
feasibility 
of
compartmentalization of the driver; and
(F) an assessment of industry best practices
to enhance security.
(3) CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND
OTHER GROUPS.—In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall consult with over-the-road bus man-
agement and labor representatives, public safety and
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law enforcement officials, and the National Academy
of Sciences.
(h) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out
this section—
(1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
Amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 908. PIPELINE SECURITY AND INCIDENT RECOVERY
PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation
and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-
tration, and in accordance with the Memorandum of Un-
derstanding Annex executed under section 909, shall develop
a Pipeline Security and Incident Recovery Protocols Plan.
The plan shall include—
(1) a plan for the Federal Government to provide
increased security support to the most critical inter-
state and intrastate natural gas and hazardous liquid
transmission pipeline infrastructure and operations
as determined under section 909—