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(2) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—A railroad carrier is eligible for a grant 
under this section if the carrier has completed a vulnerability assess-
ment and developed a security plan that the Secretary has approved 
under section 40712 of this title. 
(3) USE OF GRANTS.—A recipient of a grant under this section may 
use grant funds only for permissible uses under subsection (b) to fur-
ther a railroad security plan that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(2). 
(4) GRANTS FOR ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS.—Notwithstanding the 
requirement for eligibility and uses of funds in paragraphs (2) and (3), 
a railroad carrier is eligible for a grant under this section if the carrier 
uses the funds solely for the development of assessments or security 
plans under section 40712. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under this section shall use 
the grant funds for one or more of the following: 
(1) Security and redundancy for critical communications, computer, 
and train control systems essential for secure railroad operations. 
(2) Accommodation of railroad cargo or passenger security inspection 
facilities, related infrastructure, and operations at or near United 
States international borders or other ports of entry. 
(3) The security of security-sensitive materials transportation by rail-
road. 
(4) Chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection, including 
canine patrols for detection. 
(5) The security of intercity passenger railroad stations, trains, and 
infrastructure, including security capital improvement projects that the 
Secretary determines enhance railroad station security. 
(6) Technologies to reduce the vulnerabilities of railroad cars, includ-
ing structural modification of railroad cars transporting security-sen-
sitive materials to improve their resistance to acts of terrorism. 
(7) The sharing of intelligence and information about security 
threats. 
(8) To obtain train tracking and communications equipment, includ-
ing equipment that is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agen-
cies and tribal governments. 
(9) To hire, train, and employ police and security officers, including 
canine units, assigned to full-time security or counterterrorism duties 
related to railroad transportation. 
(10) Overtime reimbursement, including reimbursement of State, 
local, and tribal governments for costs, for enhanced security personnel 
assigned to duties related to railroad security during periods of high 
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or severe threat levels and National Special Security Events or other 
periods of heightened security as determined by the Secretary. 
(11) Perimeter protection systems, including access control, installa-
tion of improved lighting, fencing, and barricades at railroad facilities. 
(12) Tunnel protection systems. 
(13) Passenger evacuation and evacuation-related capital improve-
ments. 
(14) Railroad security inspection technologies, including verified vis-
ual inspection technologies using hand-held readers. 
(15) Surveillance equipment. 
(16) Cargo or passenger screening equipment. 
(17) Emergency response equipment, including fire suppression and 
decontamination equipment, personal protective equipment, and 
defibrillators. 
(18) Operating and capital costs associated with security awareness, 
preparedness, and response training, including training under section 
40716 of this title, and training developed by universities, institutions 
of higher education, and nonprofit employee labor organizations, for 
railroad employees, including frontline employees. 
(19) Live or simulated exercises, including exercises described in sec-
tion 40715 of this title. 
(20) Public awareness campaigns for enhanced railroad security. 
(21) Development of assessments or security plans under section 
40712 of this title. 
(22) Other security improvements— 
(A) identified, required, or recommended under sections 40711 
and 40712 of this title, including infrastructure, facilities, and 
equipment upgrades; or 
(B) that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the responsibil-
ities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) determine the requirements for recipients of grants; 
(2) establish priorities for uses of funds for grant recipients; 
(3) award the funds authorized by this section based on risk, as 
identified by the plans required under sections 40711 and 40712 of 
this title; 
(4) take into account whether stations or facilities are used by com-
muter railroad passengers as well as intercity railroad passengers in re-
viewing grant applications; 
(5) encourage non-Federal financial participation in projects funded 
by grants; and 
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(6) not later than 5 business days after awarding a grant to Amtrak 
under this section, transfer grant funds to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to be disbursed to Amtrak. 
(d) MULTIYEAR AWARDS.—Grant funds awarded under this section may 
be awarded for projects that span multiple years. 
(e) LIMITATION ON USES OF FUNDS.—A grant made under this section 
may not be used to make a State or local government cost-sharing contribu-
tion under any other Federal law. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant under this section shall 
report annually to the Secretary on the use of grant funds. 
(g) SUBJECT TO CERTAIN STANDARDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section and section 40714 of this title shall be required to comply with 
the standards of section 24312 of title 49, as in effect on January 1, 2007, 
with respect to the project, in the same manner as Amtrak is required to 
comply with the standards for construction work financed under an agree-
ment made under section 24308(a) of title 49. 
§ 40714. Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) GRANTS.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion, may make grants to Amtrak under this section. 
(2) GENERAL PURPOSES.—The Secretary may make grants for the 
purposes of— 
(A) protecting underwater and underground assets and systems; 
(B) protecting high-risk and high-consequence assets identified 
through system-wide risk assessments; 
(C) providing counterterrorism or security training; 
(D) providing both visible and unpredictable deterrence; and 
(E) conducting emergency preparedness drills and exercises. 
(3) SPECIFIC PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall make grants— 
(A) to secure major tunnel access points and ensure tunnel in-
tegrity in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington, DC; 
(B) to secure Amtrak trains; 
(C) to secure Amtrak stations; 
(D) to obtain a watchlist identification system approved by the 
Secretary; 
(E) to obtain train tracking and interoperable communications 
systems that are coordinated with Federal, State, and local agen-
cies and tribal governments to the maximum extent possible; 
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(F) to hire, train, and employ police and security officers, in-
cluding canine units, assigned to full-time security or counterter-
rorism duties related to railroad transportation; 
(G) for operating and capital costs associated with security 
awareness, preparedness, and response training, including training 
under section 40716 of this title, and training developed by univer-
sities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit employee 
labor organizations, for railroad employees, including frontline em-
ployees; and 
(H) for live or simulated exercises, including exercises described 
in section 40715 of this title. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall award grants to Amtrak under 
this section for projects contained in a system-wide security plan approved 
by the Secretary developed under section 40712 of this title. Not later than 
5 business days after awarding a grant to Amtrak under this section, the 
Secretary shall transfer the grant funds to the Secretary of Transportation 
to be disbursed to Amtrak. 
(c) EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that, subject to meeting the highest security needs on Amtrak’s entire sys-
tem and consistent with the risk assessment required under section 40711 
of this title and Amtrak’s vulnerability assessment and security plan devel-
oped under section 40712 of this title, stations and facilities located outside 
of the Northeast Corridor receive an equitable share of the security funds 
authorized by this section. 
§ 40715. Railroad carrier exercises 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program for con-
ducting security exercises for railroad carriers for the purpose of assessing 
and improving the capabilities of entities described in subsection (b) to pre-
vent, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. 
(b) COVERED ENTITIES.—Entities to be assessed under the program in-
clude— 
(1) Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments; 
(2) railroad carriers; 
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response pro-
viders, law enforcement agencies, and railroad and transit police, as ap-
propriate; and 
(4) any other organization or entity that the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the program— 
(1) consolidates existing security exercises for railroad carriers ad-
ministered by the Department and the Department of Transportation, 
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