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Union Calendar No. 607 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5943 
[Report No. 114–776] 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation 
security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such 
grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. KING of New York, Miss RICE 
of New York, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 7, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 
11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable 
uses of funds for public transportation security assist-
ance grants and establish periods of performance for 
such grants, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transit Security Grant 
Program Flexibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2); Public Law 110–53) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and associated backfill’’ after ‘‘security train-
ing’’. 
SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public 
Law 110–53) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(n); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 
awarded under this section for a use specified in sub-
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section (b) shall remain available for use by a grant 
recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 months. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Funds provided pursuant to 
a grant awarded under this section for a use specified 
in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
remain available for use by a grant recipient for a 
period of not fewer than 55 months.’’. 
SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the transit security 
grant program under section 1406 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110–53). 
(b) SCOPE.—The review required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the type of projects funded 
under the transit security grant program. 
(2) An assessment of the manner in which such 
projects address threats to transportation infrastruc-
ture. 
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this 
Act (including the amendments made by this Act) on 
types of projects funded under the transit security 
grant program. 
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(4) An assessment of the management and ad-
ministration of transit security grant program funds 
by grantees. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 
which transit security grant program funds address 
vulnerabilities in transportation infrastructure. 
(6) Recommendations to improve the manage-
ment and administration of the transit security grant 
program. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and again not later than five 
years after such date of enactment, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on the review required under this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 607 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5943 
[Report No. 114–776] 
A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify cer-
tain allowable uses of funds for public transpor-
tation security assistance grants and establish 
periods of performance for such grants, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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