116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2539 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize 
the assignment of certain officers and intelligence ana-
lysts from the Transportation Security Administration 
and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to locations with partici-
pating State, local, and regional fusion centers in juris-
dictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset in 
order to enhance the security of such assets, including 
by improving timely sharing of classified information re-
garding terrorist and other threats, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Strengthening Local 
Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) PUBLIC
AND
PRIVATE
SECTOR
STAKE-
HOLDERS.—The term ‘‘public and private sector 
stakeholders’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 114(u)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
ASSET.—The 
term ‘‘surface transportation asset’’ includes facili-
ties, equipment, or systems used to provide transpor-
tation services by— 
(A) a public transportation agency (as 
such term is defined in section 1402(5) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 
6 U.S.C. 1131(5))); 
(B) a railroad carrier (as such term is de-
fined in section 20102(3) of title 49, United 
States Code); 
(C) an owner or operator of—
(i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed- 
route transportation services by over-the- 
road bus (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 1501(4) of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 
1151(4))); or 
(ii) a bus terminal; or 
(D) other transportation facilities, equip-
ment, or systems, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 3. THREAT INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall prioritize the assignment of officers and in-
telligence analysts under section 210A of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) from the Transpor-
tation Security Administration and, as appropriate, from 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security, to locations with participating 
State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions 
with a high-risk surface transportation asset in order to 
enhance the security of such assets, including by improv-
ing timely sharing of classified information regarding ter-
rorist and other threats.
(b) INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS.—Officers and intel-
ligence analysts assigned to locations with participating 
State, local, and regional fusion centers under this section 
shall participate in the generation and dissemination of 
transportation security intelligence products, with an em-
phasis on terrorist and other threats to surface transpor-
tation assets that— 
(1) assist State, local, and Tribal law enforce-
ment agencies in deploying their resources, including 
personnel, most efficiently to help detect, prevent, 
investigate, apprehend, and respond to terrorist and 
other threats; 
(2) promote more consistent and timely sharing 
of threat information among jurisdictions; and 
(3) enhance the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s situational awareness of such terrorist and 
other threats. 
(c) CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make available to appropriate owners and opera-
tors of surface transportation assets, and to any other per-
son that the Secretary determines appropriate to foster 
greater sharing of classified information relating to ter-
rorist and other threats to surface transportation assets, 
the process of application for security clearances under 
Executive Order No. 13549 (75 Fed. Reg. 162; relating
to a classified national security information program) or 
any successor Executive order. 
SEC. 4. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with public and private sector stake-
holders, may develop, through the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers, a training program to enhance the 
protection, preparedness, and response capabilities of law 
enforcement agencies with respect to terrorist and other 
threats at a surface transportation asset. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary of Homeland 
Security develops the training program described in sub-
section (a), such training program shall— 
(1) be informed by current information regard-
ing terrorist tactics; 
(2) include tactical instruction tailored to the 
diverse nature of the surface transportation asset 
operational environment; and 
(3) prioritize training officers from law enforce-
ment agencies that are eligible for or receive grants 
under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) and offi-
cers employed by railroad carriers that operate pas-
senger service, including interstate passenger service. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2539 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
prioritize the assignment of certain officers and 
intelligence analysts from the Transportation Se-
curity Administration and the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Home-
land Security to locations with participating 
State, local, and regional fusion centers in juris-
dictions with a high-risk surface transportation 
asset in order to enhance the security of such as-
sets, including by improving timely sharing of 
classified information regarding terrorist and 
other threats, and for other purposes.