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(b) INFORMATION SHARING ANALYSIS CENTER.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide sufficient financial assistance for the reasonable
costs of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center
for Public Transportation (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘‘ISAC’’) established pursuant to Presi-
dential Directive 63, to protect critical infrastructure.
(2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY PARTICI-
PATION.—The Secretary—
(A) shall require those public transportation
agencies that the Secretary determines to be at
significant risk of terrorist attack to participate
in the ISAC;
(B) shall encourage all other public trans-
portation agencies to participate in the ISAC;
and
(C) shall not charge a fee to any public
transportation agency for participating in the
ISAC.
SEC. 1507. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRA-
TION GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary, through the Homeland Security Advanced Research
Projects Agency in the Science and Technology Directorate
and in consultation with the Federal Transit Administra-
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tion, shall award grants or contracts to public or private
entities to conduct research into, and demonstrate tech-
nologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats
or mitigate damages resulting from terrorist attacks against
public transportation systems.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants or contracts awarded
under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be coordinated with Homeland Security
Advanced Research Projects Agency activities; and
(2) may be used to—
(A) research chemical, biological, radio-
logical, or explosive detection systems that do not
significantly impede passenger access;
(B) research imaging technologies;
(C) conduct product evaluations and test-
ing; and
(D) research other technologies or methods
for reducing or deterring terrorist attacks
against public transportation systems, or miti-
gating damage from such attacks.
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Each entity that is
awarded a grant or contract under this section shall report
annually to the Department on the use of grant or contract
funds received under this section.
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(d) RETURN
OF MISSPENT GRANT
OR CONTRACT
FUNDS.—If the Secretary determines that a grantee or con-
tractor used any portion of the grant or contract funds re-
ceived under this section for a purpose other than the allow-
able uses specified under subsection (b), the grantee or con-
tractor shall return any amount so used to the Treasury
of the United States.
SEC. 1508. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31 and
September 30 each year, the Secretary shall submit a
report, containing the information described in para-
graph (2), to—
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a description of the implementation of
the provisions of sections 1503 through 1506;
(B) the amount of funds appropriated to
carry out the provisions of each of sections 1503
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through 1506 that have not been expended or ob-
ligated; and
(C) the state of public transportation secu-
rity in the United States.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO GOVERNORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31 of
each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Governor of each State with a public transportation
agency that has received a grant under this title.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall specify—
(A) the amount of grant funds distributed
to each such public transportation agency; and
(B) the use of such grant funds.
SEC. 1509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) CAPITAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
provisions of section 1504(a) and remain available until
expended—
(1) such sums as are necessary in fiscal year
2007;
(2) $536,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(3) $772,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(4) $1,062,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
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(b) OPERATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
provisions of section 1504(b)—
(1) such sums as are necessary in fiscal year
2007;
(2) $534,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(3) $333,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(4) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(c) INTELLIGENCE.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of section 1505.
(d) RESEARCH.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the provisions of section 1507 and re-
main available until expended—
(1) such sums as are necessary in fiscal year
2007;
(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(3) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(4) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
SEC. 1510. SUNSET PROVISION.
The authority to make grants under this title shall ex-
pire on October 1, 2011.