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mit each report required by this subsection in classified for-
mat.
SEC. 1478. EMPLOYEE RETENTION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Trans-
portation Security Administration), shall establish a pilot
program at a small hub airport, a medium hub airport,
and a large hub airport (as those terms are defined in para-
graphs (42), (31), and (29), respectively, of section 40102
of title 49, United States Code) for training students to per-
form screening of passengers and property under section
44901 of title 49, United States Code. The program shall
be an internship for pre-employment training of final-year
students from public and private secondary schools located
in nearby communities. Under the program, participants
shall perform only those security responsibilities determined
to be appropriate for their age and in accordance with ap-
plicable law and shall be compensated for training and
services time while participating in the program.
SEC. 1479. PILOT PROJECT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICERS AT
AIRPORT EXIT LANES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall conduct a pilot program
to identify technological solutions for reducing the number
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of Transportation Security Administration employees at
airport exit lanes.
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—In conducting the pilot
program under this section, the Administrator shall—
(1) utilize different technologies that protect the
integrity of the airport exit lanes from unauthorized
entry; and
(2) work with airport officials to deploy such
technologies in multiple configurations at a selected
airport or airports at which some of the exits are not
co-located with a screening checkpoint.
(c) REPORTS.—
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days
after the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall conduct a briefing to the congressional commit-
tees set forth in paragraph (3) that describes—
(A) the airports selected to participate in
the pilot program;
(B) the potential savings from imple-
menting the technologies at selected airport exits;
(C) the types of configurations expected to
be deployed at such airports; and
(D) the expected financial contribution from
each airport.
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(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after
the technologies are deployed at the airports partici-
pating in the pilot program, the Administrator shall
submit a final report to the congressional committees
described in paragraph (3) that describes—
(A) the security measures deployed;
(B) the projected cost savings; and
(C) the efficacy of the program and its ap-
plicability to other airports in the United States.
(3) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The reports
required under this subsection shall be submitted to—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(d) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—Provisions contained
within this section will be executed using existing funds.
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Subtitle C—Interoperable
Emergency Communications
SEC. 
1481. 
INTEROPERABLE 
EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3006 of Public Law 109–
171 (47 U.S.C. 309 note) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) may take such administrative action as is
necessary to establish and implement a grant pro-
gram to assist public safety agencies—
‘‘(A) in conducting statewide or regional
planning and coordination to improve the inter-
operability of emergency communications;
‘‘(B) in supporting the design and engineer-
ing of interoperable emergency communications
systems;
‘‘(C) in supporting the acquisition or de-
ployment 
of 
interoperable 
communications
equipment, software, or systems that improve or
advance the interoperability with public safety
communications systems;
‘‘(D) in obtaining technical assistance and
conducting training exercises related to the use of
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interoperable emergency communications equip-
ment and systems; and
‘‘(E) in establishing and implementing a
strategic technology reserve to pre-position or se-
cure interoperable communications in advance
for immediate deployment in an emergency or
major disaster (as defined in section 102(2) of
Public Law 93–288 (42 U.S.C. 5122)); and
‘‘(2) shall make payments of not to exceed
$1,000,000,000, in the aggregate, through fiscal year
2010 from the Digital Television Transition and Pub-
lic Safety Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(E)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(E)) to carry out the grant program estab-
lished under paragraph (1), of which not more than
$100,000,000, in the aggregate, may be allocated for
grants under paragraph (1)(E).’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d)
as subsections (l), (m), and (n), respectively, and in-
serting after subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(b) EXPEDITED IMPLEMENTATION.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 4 of the Call Home Act of 2006, no less than
$1,000,000,000 shall be awarded for grants under subsection
(a) no later than September 30, 2007, subject to the receipt
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of qualified applications as determined by the Assistant
Secretary.
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—In awarding grants
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1),
the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that grant awards—
‘‘(1) result in distributions to public safety enti-
ties among the several States that are consistent with
section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42
U.S.C. 3714(c)(3)); and
‘‘(2) are prioritized based upon threat and risk
factors that reflect an all-hazards approach to com-
munications preparedness and that takes into account
the risks associated with, and the likelihood of the oc-
currence of, terrorist attacks or natural catastrophes
(including, but not limited to, hurricanes, tornados,
storms, high water, winddriven water, tidal waves,
tsunami, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides,
mudslides, snow and ice storms, forest fires, or
droughts) in a State.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for assistance under
the grant program established under subsection (a), an ap-
plicant shall submit an application, at such time, in such
form, and containing such information as the Assistant
Secretary may require, including—
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‘‘(1) a detailed explanation of how assistance re-
ceived under the program would be used to improve
regional, State, or local communications interoper-
ability and ensure interoperability with other appro-
priate public safety agencies in an emergency or a
major disaster; and
‘‘(2) assurance that the equipment and system
would—
‘‘(A) be compatible with the communica-
tions 
architecture 
developed 
under 
section
7303(a)(1)(E) of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C.
194(a)(1)(E));
‘‘(B) meet any voluntary consensus stand-
ards developed under section 7303(a)(1)(D) of
that Act (6 U.S.C. 194(a)(1)(D)) to the extent
that such standards exist for a given category of
equipment; and
‘‘(C) be consistent with the common grant
guidance established under section 7303(a)(1)(H)
of that Act (6 U.S.C. 194(a)(1)(H)).
‘‘(e) CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.—In awarding
grants under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection
(a)(1), the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that all grants
funded are consistent with Federal grant guidance estab-
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lished by the SAFECOM Program within the Department
of Homeland Security.
‘‘(f) CRITERIA FOR STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY RESERVE
GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under
subsection (a)(1)(E), the Assistant Secretary shall
consider the continuing technological evolution of
communications technologies and devices, with its im-
plicit risk of obsolescence, and shall ensure, to the
maximum extent feasible, that a substantial part of
the reserve involves prenegotiated contracts and other
arrangements for rapid deployment of equipment,
supplies, and systems (and communications service
related to such equipment, supplies, and systems),
rather than the warehousing or storage of equipment
and supplies currently available at the time the re-
serve is established.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS.—A
reserve established under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be capable of re-establishing commu-
nications when existing infrastructure is dam-
aged or destroyed in an emergency or a major
disaster;
‘‘(B) include appropriate current, widely-
used equipment, such as Land Mobile Radio Sys-
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tems, cellular telephones and satellite-enabled
equipment (and related communications service),
Cells-On-Wheels, Cells-On-Light-Trucks, or other
self-contained mobile cell sites that can be towed,
backup batteries, generators, fuel, and computers;
‘‘(C) include equipment on hand for the
Governor of each State, key emergency response
officials, and appropriate State or local per-
sonnel;
‘‘(D) 
include 
contracts 
(including
prenegotiated contracts) for rapid delivery of the
most current technology available from commer-
cial sources; and
‘‘(E) include arrangements for training to
ensure that personnel are familiar with the oper-
ation of the equipment and devices to be deliv-
ered pursuant to such contracts.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
CHARACTERISTICS.—Portions
of the reserve may be virtual and may include items
donated on an in-kind contribution basis.
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the reserve,
the Assistant Secretary shall seek advice from the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, as well as national public safety organiza-
tions, emergency managers, State, local, and tribal
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governments, and commercial providers of such sys-
tems and equipment.
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—The As-
sistant Secretary shall allocate—
‘‘(A) a portion of the reserve’s funds for
block grants to States to enable each State to es-
tablish a strategic technology reserve within its
borders in a secure location to allow immediate
deployment; and
‘‘(B) a portion of the reserve’s funds for re-
gional Federal strategic technology reserves to fa-
cilitate any Federal response when necessary, to
be held in each of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency’s regional offices, including Bos-
ton, Massachusetts (Region 1), New York, New
York (Region 2), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Region 3), Atlanta, Georgia (Region 4), Chi-
cago, Illinois (Region 5), Denton, Texas (Region
6), Kansas City, Missouri (Region 7), Denver,
Colorado (Region 8), Oakland, California (Re-
gion 9), Bothell, Washington (Region 10), and
each of the noncontiguous States for immediate
deployment.
‘‘(g) VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Assistant Secretary, in coopera-
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tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security shall identify
and, if necessary, encourage the development and imple-
mentation of, voluntary consensus standards for interoper-
able communications systems to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, but shall not require any such standard.
‘‘(h) USE OF ECONOMY ACT.—In implementing the
grant program established under subsection (a)(1), the As-
sistant Secretary may seek assistance from other Federal
agencies in accordance with section 1535 of title 31, United
States Code.
‘‘(i) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Beginning with
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment
of the Transportation Security and Interoperable Commu-
nication Capabilities Act, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Commerce shall conduct an annual assessment
of the management of the grant program implemented
under subsection (a)(1) and transmit a report containing
the findings of that assessment and any recommendations
related thereto to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Energy and Commerce.
‘‘(j) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM
RULES.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of the
Transportation Security and Interoperable Communication
Capabilities Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation
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with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal
Communications Commission, shall promulgate final pro-
gram rules for the implementation of this section.
‘‘(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed or interpreted to preclude the use
of funds under this section by any public safety agency for
interim or long-term Internet Protocol-based interoperable
solutions, notwithstanding compliance with the Project 25
standard.’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (n),
as so redesignated.
(b) FCC REPORT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
BACK-UP SYSTEM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, shall evaluate the technical feasibility of cre-
ating a back-up emergency communications system
that complements existing communications resources
and takes into account next generation and advanced
telecommunications technologies. The overriding objec-
tive for the evaluation shall be providing a framework
for the development of a resilient interoperable com-
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munications system for emergency responders in an
emergency. The Commission shall evaluate all reason-
able options, including satellites, wireless, and terres-
trial-based communications systems and other alter-
native transport mechanisms that can be used in tan-
dem with existing technologies.
(2) FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED.—The evalua-
tion under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a survey of all Federal agencies that use
terrestrial or satellite technology for communica-
tions security and an evaluation of the feasi-
bility of using existing systems for the purpose
of creating such an emergency back-up public
safety communications system;
(B) the feasibility of using private satellite,
wireless, or terrestrial networks for emergency
communications;
(C) the technical options, cost, and deploy-
ment methods of software, equipment, handsets
or desktop communications devices for public
safety entities in major urban areas, and nation-
wide; and
(D) the feasibility and cost of necessary
changes to the network operations center of ter-
restrial-based or satellite systems to enable the
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centers to serve as emergency back-up commu-
nications systems.
(3) REPORT.—Upon the completion of the eval-
uation under subsection (a), the Commission shall
submit a report to Congress that details the findings
of the evaluation, including a full inventory of exist-
ing public and private resources most efficiently ca-
pable of providing emergency communications.
(c) JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS
CAPABILITIES
OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILI-
TIES.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information
and the Chairman of Federal Communications Com-
mission, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, shall establish a joint advisory com-
mittee to examine the communications capabilities
and needs of emergency medical care facilities. The
joint advisory committee shall be composed of indi-
viduals with expertise in communications technologies
and emergency medical care, including representa-
tives of Federal, State and local governments, indus-
try and non-profit health organizations, and aca-
demia and educational institutions.
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(2) DUTIES.—The joint advisory committee
shall—
(A) assess specific communications capabili-
ties and needs of emergency medical care facili-
ties, including the including improvement of
basic voice, data, and broadband capabilities;
(B) assess options to accommodate growth of
basic and emerging communications services
used by emergency medical care facilities;
(C) assess options to improve integration of
communications systems used by emergency med-
ical care facilities with existing or future emer-
gency communications networks; and
(D) report its findings to the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, within 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL COM-
MUNICATIONS PILOT PROJECTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information may
establish not more than 10 geographically dispersed
project grants to emergency medical care facilities to
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improve the capabilities of emergency communica-
tions systems in emergency medical care facilities.
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Assistant Secretary
may not provide more than $2,000,000 in Federal as-
sistance under the pilot program to any applicant.
(3) COST
SHARING.—The Assistant Secretary
may not provide more than 50 percent of the cost, in-
curred during the period of the grant, of any project
under the pilot program.
(4) MAXIMUM PERIOD OF GRANTS.—The Assist-
ant Secretary may not fund any applicant under the
pilot program for more than 3 years.
(5) DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—The As-
sistant Secretary shall seek to the maximum extent
practicable to ensure a broad geographic distribution
of project sites.
(6) TRANSFER
OF
INFORMATION
AND
KNOWL-
EDGE.—The Assistant Secretary shall establish mech-
anisms to ensure that the information and knowledge
gained by participants in the pilot program are
transferred among the pilot program participants
and to other interested parties, including other appli-
cants that submitted applications.
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SEC. 1482. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Post-Katrina Emer-
gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–
295) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 699B. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
‘‘Nothing in this title, including the amendments made
by this title, may be construed to reduce or otherwise limit
the authority of the Department of Commerce or the Federal
Communications Commission.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect as though enacted as part of the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
2007.
SEC. 1483. CROSS BORDER INTEROPERABILITY REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications
Commission, in conjunction with the Department of Home-
land Security, the Office of Management of Budget, and the
Department of State shall report to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House
of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
on—
(1) the status of the mechanism established by
the President under section 7303(c) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6
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U.S.C. 194(c)) for coordinating cross border inter-
operability issues between—
(A) the United States and Canada; and
(B) the United States and Mexico;
(2) the status of treaty negotiations with Canada
and Mexico regarding the coordination of the re-band-
ing of 800 megahertz radios, as required under the
final rule of the Federal Communication Commission
in the ‘‘Private Land Mobile Services; 800 MHz Pub-
lic Safety Interface Proceeding’’ (WT Docket No. 02–
55; ET Docket No. 00–258; ET Docket No. 95–18,
RM–9498; RM–10024; FCC 04–168,) including the
status of any outstanding issues in the negotiations
between—
(A) the United States and Canada; and
(B) the United States and Mexico;
(3) communications between the Commission
and the Department of State over possible amend-
ments to the bilateral legal agreements and protocols
that govern the coordination process for license appli-
cations seeking to use channels and frequencies above
Line A;
(4) the annual rejection rate for the last 5 years
by the United States of applications for new channels
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and frequencies by Canadian private and public enti-
ties; and
(5) any additional procedures and mechanisms
that can be taken by the Commission to decrease the
rejection rate for applications by United States pri-
vate and public entities seeking licenses to use chan-
nels and frequencies above Line A.
(b) UPDATED REPORTS TO BE FILED ON THE STATUS
OF TREATY OF NEGOTIATIONS.—The Federal Communica-
tions Commission, in conjunction with the Department of
Homeland Security, the Office of Management of Budget,
and the Department of State shall continually provide up-
dated reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the status
of treaty negotiations under subsection (a)(2) until the ap-
propriate United States treaty has been revised with each
of—
(1) Canada; and
(2) Mexico.
(c) INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS TO REMEDY SITU-
ATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of State shall
report to Congress on—
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(1) the current process for considering applica-
tions by Canada for frequencies and channels by
United States communities above Line A;
(2) the status of current negotiations to reform
and revise such process;
(3) the estimated date of conclusion for such ne-
gotiations;
(4) whether the current process allows for auto-
matic denials or dismissals of initial applications by
the Government of Canada, and whether such denials
or dismissals are currently occurring; and
(5) communications between the Department of
State and the Federal Communications Commission
pursuant to subsection (a)(3).
SEC. 1484. EXTENSION OF SHORT QUORUM.
Notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2053(d)), 2 members of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, if they are not affiliated with
the same political party, shall constitute a quorum for the
6-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 1485. REQUIRING REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO CER-
TAIN COMMITTEES.
(a) SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPOR-
TATION
COMMITTEE.—The Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall receive the
reports required by the following provisions of law in the
same manner and to the same extent that the reports are
to be received by the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate:
(1) Section 1016(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform
and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C.
485(j)(1)).
(2) Section 121(c) of this Act.
(3) Section 2002(d)(3) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added by section 202 of this Act.
(4) Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of section 2009 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sec-
tion 202 of this Act.
(5) Section 302(d) of this Act.
(6) Section 7215(d) of the Intelligence Reform
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C.
123(d)).
(7) Section 7209(b)(1)(C) of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C.
1185 note).
(8) Section 604(c) of this Act.
(9) Section 806 of this Act.
(10) Section 903(d) of this Act.
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(11) Section 510(a)(7) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 320(a)(7)).
(12) Section 510(b)(7) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 320(b)(7)).
(13) Section 1102(b) of this Act.
(b) SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.—The Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall
receive the reports required by the following provisions of
law in the same manner and to the same extent that the
reports are to be received by the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate:
(1) Section 1421(c) of this Act.
(2) Section 1423(f)(3)(A) of this Act.
(3) Section 1428 of this Act.
(4) Section 1429(d) of this Act.
(5) Section 114(v)(4)(A)(i) of title 49, United
States Code.
(6) Section 1441(a)(7) of this Act.
(7) Section 1441(b)(2) of this Act.
(8) Section 1445 of this Act.
(9) Section 1446(f) of this Act.
(10) Section 1447(f)(1) of this Act.
(11) Section 1448(d)(1) of this Act.
(12) Section 1466(b)(3) of this Act.
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(13) Section 1472(b) of this Act.
(14) Section 1475 of this Act.
(15) Section 3006(i) of the Digital Television
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C.
309 note).
(16) Section 1481(c) of this Act.
(17) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1483 of
this Act.
TITLE XV—PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
TATION TERRORISM PREVEN-
TION
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transportation
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007’’.
SEC. 1502. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) 182 public transportation systems throughout
the world have been primary target of terrorist at-
tacks;
(2) more than 6,000 public transportation agen-
cies operate in the United States;
(3) people use public transportation vehicles
33,000,000 times each day;
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(4) the Federal Transit Administration has in-
vested $84,800,000,000 since 1992 for construction
and improvements;
(5) the Federal Government appropriately in-
vested nearly $24,000,000,000 in fiscal years 2002
through 2006 to protect our Nation’s aviation system;
(6) the Federal Government has allocated
$386,000,000 in fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to
protect public transportation systems in the United
States; and
(7) the Federal Government has invested $7.53
in aviation security improvements per passenger
boarding, but only $0.008 in public transportation se-
curity improvements per passenger boarding.
SEC. 1503. SECURITY ASSESSMENTS.
(a) PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ASSESS-
MENTS.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal
Transit Administration of the Department of Trans-
portation shall submit all public transportation secu-
rity assessments and all other relevant information to
the Secretary.
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(2) REVIEW.—Not later than July 31, 2007, the
Secretary shall review and augment the security as-
sessments received under paragraph (1).
(3) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall use the
security assessments received under paragraph (1) as
the basis for allocating grant funds under section
1504, unless the Secretary notifies the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
that the Secretary has determined an adjustment is
necessary to respond to an urgent threat or other sig-
nificant factors.
(4) SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES.—Not
later than September 30, 2007, the Secretary, after
consultation with the management and employee rep-
resentatives of each public transportation system for
which a security assessment has been received under
paragraph (1) and with appropriate State and local
officials, shall establish security improvement prior-
ities that will be used by public transportation agen-
cies for any funding provided under section 1504.
(5) UPDATES.—Not later than July 31, 2008,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall—
(A) update the security assessments referred
to in this subsection; and
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(B) conduct security assessments of all pub-
lic transportation agencies considered to be at
greatest risk of a terrorist attack.
(b) USE OF SECURITY ASSESSMENT INFORMATION.—
The Secretary shall use the information collected under sub-
section (a)—
(1) to establish the process for developing secu-
rity guidelines for public transportation security; and
(2) to design a security improvement strategy
that—
(A) minimizes terrorist threats to public
transportation systems; and
(B) maximizes the efforts of public trans-
portation systems to mitigate damage from ter-
rorist attacks.
(c) BUS AND RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEMS.—Not later than July 31, 2007, the Secretary shall
conduct security assessments, appropriate to the size and
nature of each system, to determine the specific needs of—
(1) local bus-only public transportation systems;
and
(2) selected public transportation systems that
receive funds under section 5311 of title 49, United
States Code.
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SEC. 1504. SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
(a) CAPITAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
grants directly to public transportation agencies for
allowable capital security improvements based on the
priorities established under section 1503(a)(4).
(2) ALLOWABLE USE OF FUNDS.—Grants award-
ed under paragraph (1) may be used for—
(A) tunnel protection systems;
(B) perimeter protection systems;
(C) redundant critical operations control
systems;
(D) chemical, biological, radiological, or ex-
plosive detection systems;
(E) surveillance equipment;
(F) communications equipment;
(G) emergency response equipment;
(H) fire suppression and decontamination
equipment;
(I) global positioning or automated vehicle
locator type system equipment;
(J) evacuation improvements; and
(K) other capital security improvements.
(b) OPERATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
grants directly to public transportation agencies for
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allowable operational security improvements based on
the priorities established under section 1503(a)(4).
(2) ALLOWABLE USE OF FUNDS.—Grants award-
ed under paragraph (1) may be used for—
(A) security training for public transpor-
tation employees, including bus and rail opera-
tors, mechanics, customer service, maintenance
employees, transit police, and security personnel;
(B) live or simulated drills;
(C) public awareness campaigns for en-
hanced public transportation security;
(D) canine patrols for chemical, biological,
or explosives detection;
(E) overtime reimbursement for enhanced
security personnel during significant national
and international public events, consistent with
the 
priorities 
established 
under 
section
1503(a)(4); and
(F) other appropriate security improve-
ments identified under section 1503(a)(4), ex-
cluding routine, ongoing personnel costs.
(c) COORDINATION WITH STATE HOMELAND SECU-
RITY PLANS.—In establishing security improvement prior-
ities under section 1503(a)(4) and in awarding grants for
capital security improvements and operational security im-
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provements under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, the
Secretary shall ensure that the actions of the Secretary are
consistent with relevant State homeland security plans.
(d) MULTI-STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.—In
cases where a public transportation system operates in more
than 1 State, the Secretary shall give appropriate consider-
ation to the risks of the entire system, including those por-
tions of the States into which the system crosses, in estab-
lishing security improvement priorities under section
1503(a)(4), and in awarding grants for capital security im-
provements and operational security improvements under
subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
(e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3
days before the award of any grant under this section, the
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the intent to
award such grant.
(f) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—Each public transportation agency that receives a
grant under this section shall—
(1) identify a security coordinator to coordinate
security improvements;
(2) develop a comprehensive plan that dem-
onstrates the agency’s capacity for operating and
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maintaining the equipment purchased under this sec-
tion; and
(3) report annually to the Secretary on the use
of grant funds received under this section.
(g) RETURN OF MISSPENT GRANT FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that a grantee used any portion of the
grant funds received under this section for a purpose other
than the allowable uses specified for that grant under this
section, the grantee shall return any amount so used to the
Treasury of the United States.
SEC. 1505. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAINING
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate law enforcement, security, and ter-
rorism experts, representatives of public transportation
owners and operators, and nonprofit employee organiza-
tions that represent public transportation workers, shall de-
velop and issue detailed regulations for a public transpor-
tation worker security training program to prepare public
transportation workers, including front-line transit em-
ployees such as bus and rail operators, mechanics, customer
service employees, maintenance employees, transit police,
and security personnel, for potential threat conditions.
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(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The regulations developed
under subsection (a) shall require such a program to in-
clude, at a minimum, elements that address the following:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any oc-
currence.
(2) Crew and passenger communication and co-
ordination.
(3) Appropriate responses to defend oneself.
(4) Use of protective devices.
(5) Evacuation procedures (including passengers,
workers, the elderly and those with disabilities).
(6) Psychology of terrorists to cope with hijacker
behavior and passenger responses.
(7) Live situational training exercises regarding
various threat conditions, including tunnel evacu-
ation procedures.
(8) Any other subject the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.
(c) REQUIRED PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (a)
in final form, each public transportation system that
receives a grant under this title shall develop a public
transportation worker security training program in
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accordance with those regulations and submit it to the
Secretary for approval.
(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving a public transportation system’s program
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review the
program and approve it or require the public trans-
portation system to make any revisions the Secretary
considers necessary for the program to meet the regu-
lations requirements. A public transit agency shall re-
spond to the Secretary’s comments within 30 days
after receiving them.
(d) TRAINING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the Secretary approves the training program devel-
oped by a public transportation system under sub-
section (c), the public transportation system owner or
operator shall complete the training of all public
transportation workers in accordance with that pro-
gram.
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall review imple-
mentation of the training program of a representative
sample of public transportation systems and report to
the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and
Urban Affairs, House of Representatives Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Senate
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Homeland Security and Government Affairs Com-
mittee and the House of Representatives Committee
on Homeland Security, on the number of reviews con-
ducted and the results. The Secretary may submit the
report in both classified and redacted formats as nec-
essary.
(e) UPDATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall update
the training regulations issued under subsection (a)
from time to time to reflect new or different security
threats, and require public transportation systems to
revise their programs accordingly and provide addi-
tional training to their workers.
(2) PROGRAM REVISIONS.—Each public transit
operator shall revise their program in accordance
with any regulations under paragraph (1) and pro-
vide additional training to their front-line workers
within a reasonable time after the regulations are up-
dated.
SEC. 1506. INTELLIGENCE SHARING.
(a) INTELLIGENCE SHARING.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the Department of Transportation receives appro-
priate and timely notification of all credible terrorist
threats against public transportation assets in the United
States.