(1) supplant State or local funds for activities 
described in subsection (c); and 
(2) make any State or local government cost- 
sharing contribution under any other law. 
(g) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant 
under this section shall report annually to the Secretary 
and the Secretary of Transportation on the use of such 
grant funds. 
(h) GUIDELINES.—Before distribution of funds to re-
cipients of grants under this section, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall issue 
guidelines to ensure that recipients of grants under this 
section use small, minority, women-owned, and disadvan-
taged businesses as contractors or subcontractors to the 
extent practicable. 
(i) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall be responsible 
for monitoring the manner in which the grants are used. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under 
this section— 
(A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
(B) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2011. 
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(2) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Sums appro-
priated to carry out this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 10. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for making grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation, hereinafter referred to as 
‘‘Amtrak’’, for the purpose of carrying out projects to 
make fire and life safety improvements to Amtrak tunnels 
on the Northeast Corridor the following amounts: 
(1) For the 6 tunnels in New York City, New 
York, to provide ventilation, electrical, and fire safe-
ty technology improvements, emergency communica-
tion and lighting systems, and emergency access and 
egress for passengers— 
(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(2) For the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel and 
the Union Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland, to pro-
vide adequate drainage and ventilation, communica-
tion, lighting, standpipe, and passenger egress im-
provements— 
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(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(3) For the Union Station tunnels in the Dis-
trict of Columbia to provide ventilation, communica-
tion, lighting, and passenger egress improvements— 
(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
(c) GUIDELINES.—Before distribution of funds to re-
cipients of grants under this section, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall issue guidelines to ensure that recipi-
ents of grants under this section use small, minority, 
women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses as the con-
tractors or subcontractors to the extent practicable. 
SEC. 11. SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation, shall— 
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(1) develop security training programs to pre-
pare all railroad, public transportation, and over-the- 
road bus workers, including front-line employees for 
potential threat conditions; and 
(2) issue detailed guidance for the program. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the 
guidance under subsection (a)(2) in consultation with— 
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, 
security, and terrorism experts; 
(2) representatives of providers of covered 
transportation; and 
(3) nonprofit employee labor organizations rep-
resenting railroad, public transportation, over-the- 
road bus workers, and fire fighter workers. 
(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The guidance developed 
under subsection (a)(2) shall require security training pro-
grams described in subsection (a) to include, at a min-
imum, elements to address the following: 
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any oc-
currence or threat. 
(2) Crew and passenger communication and co-
ordination. 
(3) Appropriate responses to defend oneself , 
including using nonlethal defense devises. 
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(4) Evacuation procedures for passengers and 
workers, including individuals with disabilities. 
(5) Live situational training exercises regarding 
various threat conditions, including tunnel evacu-
ation procedures. 
(6) Recognition and reporting of dangerous 
substances and suspicious packages, persons, and 
situations. 
(7) Understanding security incident procedures, 
including procedures for communicating with gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental emergency response 
providers. 
(8) Operation and maintenance of security 
equipment and systems. 
(9) Any other subject the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(d) REQUIRED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION TO SEC-
RETARY.—Not later than 60 days after the Sec-
retary issues guidance under subsection (a)(2) in 
final form, each provider of covered transportation 
shall develop a security training program in accord-
ance with the guidance and submit the program to 
the Secretary for approval. 
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(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receiving a security training program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall approve the program or 
require the provider of covered transportation that 
developed the program to make any revisions to the 
program that the Secretary considers necessary for 
the program to meet the guidance requirements. 
(3) TRAINING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
Secretary approves a security training program 
under this subsection, the provider of covered trans-
portation that developed the program shall complete 
the training of all workers covered under the pro-
gram. 
(4) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the 
training guidance issued under subsection (a)(2) 
from time to time to reflect new or different security 
threats and require providers of covered transpor-
tation to revise their programs accordingly and pro-
vide additional training to their workers. 
(e) NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the training program developed under 
subsection (a) is a component of the National Training 
Program established under section 648 of the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 748). 
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