In the Senate of the United States,
July 9, 2007.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the implemen-
tation of the recommendations of the National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.’’, do pass with
the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving America’s
Security Act of 2007’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of Homeland Security.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Table of contents.
TITLE I—IMPROVING INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING
WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WITH STATE, LOCAL,
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
Subtitle A—Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement
Sec. 111. Homeland Security Advisory System and information sharing.
Sec. 112. Information sharing.
Sec. 113. Intelligence training development for State and local government offi-
cials.
Sec. 114. Information sharing incentives.
Subtitle B—Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships
Sec. 121. State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative.
Sec. 122. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.
Sec. 123. Rural Policing Institute.
Subtitle C—Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group
Sec. 131. Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group.
TITLE II—HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Homeland Security Grant Program.
Sec. 203. Equipment technical assistance training.
Sec. 204. Technical and conforming amendments.
TITLE III—COMMUNICATIONS OPERABILITY AND
INTEROPERABILITY
Sec. 301. Dedicated funding to achieve emergency communications operability
and interoperable communications.
Sec. 302. Border Interoperability Demonstration Project.
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS
PROGRAM
Sec. 401. Emergency Management Performance Grants Program.
TITLE V—ENHANCING SECURITY OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Sec. 501. Modernization of the visa waiver program.
Sec. 502. Strengthening the capabilities of the Human Smuggling and Traf-
ficking Center.
Sec. 503. Enhancements to the Terrorist Travel Program.
Sec. 504. Enhanced driver’s license.
Sec. 505. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Sec. 506. Model ports-of-entry.
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TITLE VI—PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES MATTERS
Sec. 601. Modification of authorities relating to Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board.
Sec. 602. Privacy and civil liberties officers.
Sec. 603. Department Privacy Officer.
Sec. 604. Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007.
TITLE VII—ENHANCED DEFENSES AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION
Sec. 701. National Biosurveillance Integration Center.
Sec. 702. Biosurveillance efforts.
Sec. 703. Interagency coordination to enhance defenses against nuclear and radi-
ological weapons of mass destruction.
TITLE VIII—PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS
Sec. 801. Definitions.
Sec. 802. Responsibilities of the private sector office of the department.
Sec. 803. Voluntary national preparedness standards compliance; accreditation
and certification program for the private sector.
Sec. 804. Sense of Congress regarding promoting an international standard for
private sector preparedness.
Sec. 805. Demonstration project.
Sec. 806. Report to Congress.
Sec. 807. Rule of construction.
TITLE IX—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLANNING AND
INFORMATION SHARING
Sec. 901. Transportation security strategic planning.
Sec. 902. Transportation security information sharing.
Sec. 903. Transportation Security Administration personnel management.
Sec. 904. Appeal rights and employee engagement mechanism for passenger and
property screeners.
Sec. 905. Plan for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers.
TITLE X—INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
Sec. 1001. Preidentifying and evaluating multijurisdictional facilities to strength-
en incident command; private sector preparedness.
Sec. 1002. Credentialing and typing to strengthen incident command.
TITLE XI—CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
Sec. 1101. Critical infrastructure protection.
Sec. 1102. Risk assessment and report.
Sec. 1103. Use of existing capabilities.
Sec. 1104. Priorities and allocations.
TITLE XII—CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE
Sec. 1201. Availability to public of certain intelligence funding information.
Sec. 1202. Response of intelligence community to requests from Congress.
Sec. 1203. Public Interest Declassification Board.
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Sec. 1204. Sense of the Senate regarding a report on the 9/11 Commission rec-
ommendations with respect to intelligence reform and congres-
sional intelligence oversight reform.
Sec. 1205. Availability of funds for the Public Interest Declassification Board.
Sec. 1206. Availability of the Executive Summary of the Report on Central Intel-
ligence Agency Accountability Regarding the Terrorist Attacks of
September 11, 2001.
TITLE XIII—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON ANTITERRORISM
TECHNOLOGIES
Sec. 1301. Promoting antiterrorism capabilities through international coopera-
tion.
Sec. 1302. Transparency of funds.
TITLE XIV—TRANSPORTATION AND INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Subtitle A—Surface Transportation and Rail Security
Sec. 1411. Definition.
PART I—IMPROVED RAIL SECURITY
Sec. 1421. Rail transportation security risk assessment.
Sec. 1422. Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades.
Sec. 1423. Fire and life-safety improvements.
Sec. 1424. Freight and passenger rail security upgrades.
Sec. 1425. Rail security research and development.
Sec. 1426. Oversight and grant procedures.
Sec. 1427. Amtrak plan to assist families of passengers involved in rail passenger
accidents.
Sec. 1428. Northern border rail passenger report.
Sec. 1429. Rail worker security training program.
Sec. 1430. Whistleblower protection program.
Sec. 1431. High hazard material security risk mitigation plans.
Sec. 1432. Enforcement authority.
Sec. 1433. Rail security enhancements.
Sec. 1434. Public awareness.
Sec. 1435. Railroad high hazard material tracking.
Sec. 1436. Unified carrier registration system plan agreement.
Sec. 1437. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1438. Applicability of District of Columbia law to certain Amtrak contracts.
PART II—IMPROVED MOTOR CARRIER, BUS, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
SECURITY
Sec. 1441. Hazardous materials highway routing.
Sec. 1442. Motor carrier high hazard material tracking.
Sec. 1443. Memorandum of agreement.
Sec. 1444. Hazardous materials security inspections and enforcement.
Sec. 1445. Truck security assessment.
Sec. 1446. National public sector response system.
Sec. 1447. Over-the-road bus security assistance.
Sec. 1448. Pipeline security and incident recovery plan.
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Sec. 1449. Pipeline security inspections and enforcement.
Sec. 1450. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1451. Certain personnel limitations not to apply.
Sec. 1452. Maritime and surface transportation security user fee study.
Sec. 1453. DHS Inspector General report on Highway Watch grant program.
Sec. 1454. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to convicted
felons.
Sec. 1455. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to convicted
felons.
Subtitle B—Aviation Security Improvement
Sec. 1461. Extension of authorization for aviation security funding.
Sec. 1462. Passenger aircraft cargo screening.
Sec. 1463. Blast-resistant cargo containers.
Sec. 1464. Protection of air cargo on passenger planes from explosives.
Sec. 1465. In-line baggage screening.
Sec. 1466. Enhancement of in-line baggage system deployment.
Sec. 1467. Research and development of aviation transportation security tech-
nology.
Sec. 1468. Certain TSA personnel limitations not to apply.
Sec. 1469. Specialized training.
Sec. 1470. Explosive detection at passenger screening checkpoints.
Sec. 1471. Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohib-
ited from boarding a flight.
Sec. 1472. Strategic plan to test and implement advanced passenger prescreening
system.
Sec. 1473. Repair station security.
Sec. 1474. General aviation security.
Sec. 1475. Security credentials for airline crews.
Sec. 1476. National explosives detection canine team training center.
Sec. 1477. Law enforcement biometric credential.
Sec. 1478. Employee retention internship program.
Sec. 1479. Pilot project to reduce the number of transportation security officers
at airport exit lanes.
Subtitle C—Interoperable Emergency Communications
Sec. 1481. Interoperable emergency communications.
Sec. 1482. Rule of construction.
Sec. 1483. Cross border interoperability reports.
Sec. 1484. Extension of short quorum.
Sec. 1485. Requiring reports to be submitted to certain committees.
TITLE XV—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TERRORISM PREVENTION
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Findings.
Sec. 1503. Security assessments.
Sec. 1504. Security assistance grants.
Sec. 1505. Public transportation security training program.
Sec. 1506. Intelligence sharing.
Sec. 1507. Research, development, and demonstration grants and contracts.
Sec. 1508. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 1509. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1510. Sunset provision.
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TITLE XVI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1601. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management.
Sec. 1602. Sense of the Senate regarding combating domestic radicalization.
Sec. 1603. Sense of the Senate regarding oversight of Homeland Security.
Sec. 1604. Report regarding border security.
Sec. 1605. Law Enforcement Assistance Force.
Sec. 1606. Quadrennial homeland security review.
Sec. 1607. Integration of detection equipment and technologies.
TITLE XVII—911 MODERNIZATION
Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Funding for program.
Sec. 1703. NTIA coordination of E–911 implementation.
TITLE XVIII—MODERNIZATION OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED
CROSS
Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Findings; Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1803. Organization.
Sec. 1804. Purposes.
Sec. 1805. Membership and chapters.
Sec. 1806. Board of governors.
Sec. 1807. Powers.
Sec. 1808. Annual meeting.
Sec. 1809. Endowment fund.
Sec. 1810. Annual report and audit.
Sec. 1811. Comptroller General of the United States and Office of the Ombuds-
man.
TITLE XIX—ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES
Sec. 1901. Short title.
Sec. 1902. Findings.
Sec. 1903. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1904. Definitions.
SUBTITLE A—LIAISON OFFICERS AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO ENHANCE
THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
Sec. 1911. Democracy Liaison Officers.
Sec. 1912. Democracy Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1913. Transparency of United States broadcasting to assist in oversight and
ensure promotion of human rights and democracy in inter-
national broadcasts.
SUBTITLE B—ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVANCING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
Sec. 1921. Annual report.
Sec. 1922. Sense of Congress on translation of human rights reports.
SUBTITLE C—ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND THE
INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 1931. Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion.
Sec. 1932. Sense of Congress on the Internet website of the Department of State.
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SUBTITLE D—TRAINING IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS; PROMOTIONS
Sec. 1941. Sense of Congress on training in democracy and human rights.
Sec. 1942. Sense of Congress on ADVANCE Democracy Award.
Sec. 1943. Promotions.
Sec. 1944. Programs by United States missions in foreign countries and activities
of chiefs of mission.
SUBTITLE E—ALLIANCES WITH DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
Sec. 1951. Alliances with democratic countries.
SUBTITLE F—FUNDING FOR PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
Sec. 1961. Sense of Congress on the United Nations Democracy Fund.
Sec. 1962. The Human Rights and Democracy Fund.
TITLE 
I—IMPROVING 
INTEL-
LIGENCE AND INFORMATION
SHARING WITHIN THE FED-
ERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
AND
WITH 
STATE, 
LOCAL, 
AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
Subtitle A—Homeland Security
Information Sharing Enhancement
SEC. 111. HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM AND IN-
FORMATION SHARING.
(a) ADVISORY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 203. HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall administer
the Homeland Security Advisory System in accordance
with this section to provide warnings regarding the risk of