General of the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Comptroller General. 
(c) APPROVAL.—Prior to submission, the human cap-
ital plan shall be reviewed and approved by the chief 
human capital officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
SEC. 305. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAIN-
ING. 
(a) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate on the status of the Department’s implementation of 
sections 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1137, 1167, and 1184), including detailed time-
frames for completed development and issuance of the 
transportation security training regulations required 
under such sections. 
(b) PRIVATE PROVIDERS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary, shall develop criteria 
for approving and maintaining a list governed by such cri-
teria, of approved private third-party providers of security 
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training with whom surface transportation entities may 
enter into contracts, as needed, for the purpose of satis-
fying security training requirements of the Department of 
Homeland Security, including requirements developed 
under sections 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1137, 1167, and 1184), and ensure the use of 
small and disadvantaged businesses as third-party pro-
viders for security training under this section in accord-
ance with section 103 of this Act. 
SEC. 306. SECURITY ASSISTANCE IG REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
roles and responsibilities of the Transportation Security 
Administration and any other relevant component of the 
Department of Homeland Security in administering secu-
rity assistance grants under section 1406 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall— 
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(1) clarify and describe the roles and respon-
sibilities of each relevant component of the Depart-
ment, including the Transportation Security Admin-
istration, at different stages of the grant process, in-
cluding the allocation stage, the award stage, and 
the distribution stage; 
(2) identify areas in which relevant components 
of the Department, including the Transportation Se-
curity Administration, may better integrate or co-
ordinate their activities in order to streamline the 
grant administration process and improve the effi-
ciency of the project approval process for grantees; 
(3) assess the current state of public transpor-
tation and passenger rail security expertise pos-
sessed by relevant personnel involved in the grant 
administration or project approval processes carried 
out by relevant components of the Department, in-
cluding the Transportation Security Administration; 
and 
(4) include recommendations for how each rel-
evant component of the Department, including the 
Transportation Security Administration, may further 
clarify, coordinate, or maximize its roles and respon-
sibilities in administering grant funds and approving 
grant projects under section 1406. 
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SEC. 307. INTERNATIONAL LESSONS LEARNED FOR SECUR-
ING PASSENGER RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION SYSTEMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) numerous terrorist attacks since September 
11, 2001, have targeted passenger rail or public 
transportation systems; 
(2) nearly 200 people were killed and almost 
2,000 more were injured when terrorists set off 10 
simultaneous explosions on 4 commuter trains in 
Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004; 
(3) 50 people were killed and more than 700 in-
jured in successive bombings of 3 transit stations 
and a public bus in London, England, on July 7, 
2005, and a second attack against 4 similar targets 
on July 21, 2005, failed because of faulty deto-
nators; 
(4) more than 200 people were killed and more 
than 700 injured in simultaneous terrorist bombings 
of commuter trains on the Western Line in the sub-
urbs of Mumbai, India, on July 11, 2006; 
(5) the acts of terrorism in Mumbai, India, on 
November 26, 2008, included commando-style at-
tacks on a major railway station; and 
(6) a disproportionately low amount of atten-
tion and resources have been devoted to surface 
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transportation security by the Department of Home-
land Security, including the security of passenger 
rail and public transportation systems, as compared 
with aviation security, which has been the primary 
focus of Federal transportation security efforts gen-
erally, and of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration in particular. 
(b) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study on the efforts undertaken by the Secretary and 
Assistant Secretary, as well as other entities determined 
by the Comptroller General to have made significant ef-
forts since January 1, 2004, to learn from foreign nations 
that have been targets of terrorist attacks on passenger 
rail and public transportation systems in an effort to iden-
tify lessons learned from the experience of such nations 
to improve the execution of Department functions to ad-
dress transportation security gaps in the United States. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the study. The report shall also include an 
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analysis of relevant legal differences that may affect 
the ability of the Department to apply lessons 
learned. 
(2) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Comptroller 
General shall include in the report recommendations 
on how the Department and its components, includ-
ing the Transportation Security Administration, can 
expand efforts to learn from the expertise and the 
security practices of passenger rail and public trans-
portation systems in foreign nations that have expe-
rienced terrorist attacks on such systems. 
SEC. 308. UNDERWATER TUNNEL SECURITY DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary and in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
shall conduct a full-scale demonstration project to test and 
assess the feasibility and effectiveness of certain tech-
nologies to enhance the security of underwater public 
transportation tunnels against terrorist attacks involving 
the use of improvised explosive devices. 
(b) INFLATABLE PLUGS.—At least one of the tech-
nologies tested under subsection (a) shall be inflatable 
plugs that may be rapidly deployed to prevent flooding of 
a tunnel. 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after completion of the demonstration project under this 
section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, including the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
on the results of the demonstration project. 
SEC. 309. PASSENGER RAIL SECURITY DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary and in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
shall conduct a demonstration project in a passenger rail 
system to test and assess the feasibility and effectiveness 
of technologies to strengthen the security of passenger rail 
systems against terrorist attacks involving the use of im-
provised explosive devices. 
(b) SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES.—The demonstration 
project under this section shall test and assess tech-
nologies to— 
(1) detect improvised explosive devices on sta-
tion platforms, through the use of foreign object de-
tection programs in conjunction with cameras; and 
(2) defeat improvised explosive devices left on 
rail tracks. 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after completion of the demonstration project under this 
section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, including the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
on the results of the demonstration project. 
SEC. 310. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR UNIFORM 
SECURITY BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that contains— 
(1) a review of background checks and forms of 
identification required under State and local trans-
portation security programs; 
(2) a determination as to whether the back-
ground checks and forms of identification required 
under such programs duplicate or conflict with Fed-
eral programs; and 
(3) recommendations on limiting the number of 
background checks and forms of identification re-
quired under such programs to reduce or eliminate 
duplication with Federal programs. 
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SEC. 311. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS. 
Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CANINE TEAMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY.—The Secretary shall increase the 
number of canine teams certified by the Transpor-
tation Security Administration for the purposes of 
public transportation activities to not less than 100 
canine teams by the end of fiscal year 2011.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) expand the use of canine teams trained to 
detect vapor wave trails in public transportation se-
curity environments, as the Secretary, in consulta-
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tion with the Assistant Secretary, determines appro-
priate.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, if appro-
priate,’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the extent practicable,’’ 
; and 
(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration Authorization Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on— 
‘‘(1) utilization of explosives detection canine 
teams to strengthen security in public transportation 
environments; 
‘‘(2) the capacity of the national explosive de-
tection canine team program as a whole; and 
‘‘(3) how the Assistant Secretary could better 
support State and local public transportation entities 
in keeping and maintaining canine teams for the life 
of the canine, including by providing financial assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 312. ANIMAL-PROPELLED VESSELS. 
Notwithstanding section 70105 of title 46, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall not require an individual 
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to hold a transportation security card, or be accompanied 
by another individual who holds such a card if— 
(1) the individual has been issued a license, cer-
tificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document 
under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(2) the individual is not allowed unescorted ac-
cess to a secure area designated in a vessel or facil-
ity security plan approved by the Secretary; and 
(3) the individual is engaged in the operation of 
a live animal-propelled vessel. 
Æ 
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