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(2) 150 surface transportation security inspectors in fiscal 
year 2008; 
(3) 175 surface transportation security inspectors in fiscal 
year 2009; and 
(4) 200 surface transportation security inspectors in fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011. 
(g) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the mis-
sion of the surface transportation security inspectors is consistent 
with any relevant risk assessments required by this Act or com-
pleted by the Department, the modal plans required under section 
114(t) of title 49, United States Code, the Memorandum of Under-
standing between the Department and the Department of Transpor-
tation on Roles and Responsibilities, dated September 28, 2004, 
and any and all subsequent annexes to this Memorandum of Under-
standing, and other relevant documents setting forth the Depart-
ment’s transportation security strategy, as appropriate. 
(h) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall periodically consult 
with the surface transportation entities which are or may be 
inspected by the surface transportation security inspectors, 
including, as appropriate, railroad carriers, over-the-road bus opera-
tors and terminal owners and operators, motor carriers, public 
transportation agencies, owners or operators of highways, and pipe-
line operators on— 
(1) the inspectors’ duties, responsibilities, authorities, and 
mission; and 
(2) strategies to improve transportation security and to 
ensure compliance with transportation security requirements. 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2008, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Inspector General shall transmit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the perform-
ance and effectiveness of surface transportation security inspectors, 
whether there is a need for additional inspectors, and other rec-
ommendations. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— 
(1) $11,400,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $17,100,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $19,950,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(4) $22,800,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(5) $22,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 1305. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a program 
to provide appropriate information that the Department has 
gathered or developed on the performance, use, and testing 
of technologies that may be used to enhance railroad, public 
transportation, and surface transportation security to surface 
transportation entities, including railroad carriers, over-the- 
road bus operators and terminal owners and operators, motor 
carriers, public transportation agencies, owners or operators 
of highways, pipeline operators, and State, local, and tribal 
governments that provide security assistance to such entities. 
(2) DESIGNATION
OF
QUALIFIED
ANTITERRORISM
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The Secretary shall include in such information
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provided in paragraph (1) whether the technology is designated 
as a qualified antiterrorism technology under the Support Anti- 
terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296), as appropriate. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to assist eligible 
grant recipients under this Act and others, as appropriate, to pur-
chase and use the best technology and equipment available to 
meet the security needs of the Nation’s surface transportation 
system. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the pro-
gram established under this section makes use of and is consistent 
with other Department technology testing, information sharing, 
evaluation, and standards-setting programs, as appropriate. 
SEC. 1306. TSA PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS. 
Any statutory limitation on the number of employees in the 
Transportation Security Administration does not apply to employees 
carrying out this title and titles XII, XIV, and XV. 
SEC. 
1307. 
NATIONAL 
EXPLOSIVES 
DETECTION 
CANINE 
TEAM 
TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘explo-
sives detection canine team’’ means a canine and a canine handler 
that are trained to detect explosives, radiological materials, chem-
ical, nuclear or biological weapons, or other threats as defined 
by the Secretary. 
(b) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) INCREASED CAPACITY.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(A) begin to increase the number of explosives detection 
canine teams certified by the Transportation Security 
Administration for the purposes of transportation-related 
security by up to 200 canine teams annually by the end 
of 2010; and 
(B) encourage State, local, and tribal governments and 
private owners of high-risk transportation facilities to 
strengthen security through the use of highly trained explo-
sives detection canine teams. 
(2) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall increase the number of explosives 
detection canine teams by— 
(A) using the Transportation Security Administration’s 
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Training 
Center, including expanding and upgrading existing facili-
ties, procuring and breeding additional canines, and 
increasing staffing and oversight commensurate with the 
increased training and deployment capabilities; 
(B) partnering with other Federal, State, or local agen-
cies, nonprofit organizations, universities, or the private 
sector to increase the training capacity for canine detection 
teams; 
(C) procuring explosives detection canines trained by 
nonprofit organizations, universities, or the private sector 
provided they are trained in a manner consistent with 
the standards and requirements developed pursuant to sub-
section (c) or other criteria developed by the Secretary; 
or
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(D) a combination of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
as appropriate. 
(c) STANDARDS FOR EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the feasibility in meeting the 
ongoing demand for quality explosives detection canine teams, 
the Secretary shall establish criteria, including canine training 
curricula, performance standards, and other requirements 
approved by the Transportation Security Administration nec-
essary to ensure that explosives detection canine teams trained 
by nonprofit organizations, universities, and private sector enti-
ties are adequately trained and maintained. 
(2) EXPANSION.—In developing and implementing such cur-
riculum, performance standards, and other requirements, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate with key stakeholders, including inter-
national, Federal, State, and local officials, and private 
sector and academic entities to develop best practice guide-
lines for such a standardized program, as appropriate; 
(B) require that explosives detection canine teams 
trained by nonprofit organizations, universities, or private 
sector entities that are used or made available by the 
Secretary be trained consistent with specific training cri-
teria developed by the Secretary; and 
(C) review the status of the private sector programs 
on at least an annual basis to ensure compliance with 
training curricula, performance standards, and other 
requirements. 
(d) DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) use the additional explosives detection canine teams 
as part of the Department’s efforts to strengthen security across 
the Nation’s transportation network, and may use the canine 
teams on a more limited basis to support other homeland 
security missions, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
(2) make available explosives detection canine teams to 
all modes of transportation, for high-risk areas or to address 
specific threats, on an as-needed basis and as otherwise deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary; 
(3) encourage, but not require, any transportation facility 
or system to deploy TSA-certified explosives detection canine 
teams developed under this section; and 
(4) consider specific needs and training requirements for 
explosives detection canine teams to be deployed across the 
Nation’s transportation network, including in venues of mul-
tiple modes of transportation, as appropriate. 
(e) CANINE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall 
work to ensure that explosives detection canine teams are procured 
as efficiently as possible and at the best price, while maintaining 
the needed level of quality, including, if appropriate, through 
increased domestic breeding. 
(f) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the utilization of explosives detection 
canine teams to strengthen security and the capacity of the national 
explosive detection canine team program.
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(g) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 1308. MARITIME AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
USER FEE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
conduct a study of the need for, and feasibility of, establishing 
a system of maritime and surface transportation-related user fees 
that may be imposed and collected as a dedicated revenue source, 
on a temporary or continuing basis, to provide necessary funding 
for legitimate improvements to, and maintenance of, maritime and 
surface transportation security, including vessel and facility plans 
required under section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code. 
In developing the study, the Secretary shall consult with maritime 
and surface transportation carriers, shippers, passengers, facility 
owners and operators, and other persons as determined by the 
Secretary. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that contains— 
(1) the results of the study; 
(2) an assessment of the annual sources of funding collected 
through maritime and surface transportation at ports of entry 
and a detailed description of the distribution and use of such 
funds, including the amount and percentage of such sources 
that are dedicated to improve and maintain security; 
(3) an assessment of— 
(A) the fees, charges, and standards imposed on United 
States ports, port terminal operators, shippers, carriers, 
and other persons who use United States ports of entry 
compared with the fees and charges imposed on Canadian 
and Mexican ports, Canadian and Mexican port terminal 
operators, shippers, carriers, and other persons who use 
Canadian or Mexican ports of entry; and 
(B) the impact of such fees, charges, and standards 
on the competitiveness of United States ports, port terminal 
operators, railroad carriers, motor carriers, pipelines, other 
transportation modes, and shippers; 
(4) the private efforts and investments to secure maritime 
and surface transportation modes, including those that are 
operational and those that are planned; and 
(5) the Secretary’s recommendations based upon the study, 
and an assessment of the consistency of such recommendations 
with the international obligations and commitments of the 
United States. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PORT OF ENTRY.—The term ‘‘port of entry’’ means any 
port or other facility through which foreign goods are permitted 
to enter the customs territory of a country under official super-
vision. 
(2) MARITIME AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION.—The term 
‘‘maritime and surface transportation’’ includes ocean borne 
and vehicular transportation. 
SEC. 1309. PROHIBITION OF ISSUANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SECU-
RITY CARDS TO CONVICTED FELONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended—