cept that not more than 50 percent of such funds 
may be used for operational costs under subsection 
(b)(2) of this section.’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respec-
tively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The limitation on the per-
centage of funds that may be used for operational 
costs under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
costs involved with or relating to explosives detection 
canine teams acquired or used for the purpose of se-
curing public transportation systems or facilities.’’. 
(2) REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL.— 
(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
status of the Secretary’s implementation of the 
recommendations of the Comptroller General 
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with respect to the improvement of the adminis-
tration of security grants under section 1406 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135). 
(B) REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
Before the Secretary submits the report re-
quired under paragraph (1), the report shall be 
reviewed by the Inspector General of the De-
partment. When the Secretary submits the re-
port to Congress under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall include with the report documenta-
tion verifying that the report was reviewed by 
the Inspector General in accordance with this 
paragraph. 
(b) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
1406(a) of the National Transit Systems Security 
Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and law 
enforcement’’ after ‘‘public transportation’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY
ELIGI-
BILITY.—A law enforcement agency is eligible for a 
grant under this section if the agency enters into a 
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memorandum of agreement or other arrangement 
with a public transportation agency that is eligible 
for a grant under paragraph (2) to oversee, direct, 
and command the security operations of that public 
transportation agency.’’. 
(2) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 1406(b)(1)(J) of 
the National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(1)(J)) is amended by striking 
‘‘evacuation improvements’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sequence management investments, including invest-
ments with respect to evacuation improvements, 
route designation and signage, and public assistance 
materials’’. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 1406(m)(1) of the National Transit Systems 
Security Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(m)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2).’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2); and’’; 
and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
except that not more than 50 percent of such 
funds may be used for operational costs under 
subsection (b)(2).’’. 
SEC. 
323. 
FREIGHT 
RAIL 
SECURITY 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Home-
land Security for Science and Technology, shall conduct 
a demonstration project in a freight rail system to test 
and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of technologies 
to strengthen the security of freight rail systems against 
terrorist attacks involving the use of improvised explosive 
devices and tampering with infrastructure to cause a de-
railment. 
(b) SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES.—The demonstration 
project under this section shall be designed to test and 
assess technologies to— 
(1) detect improvised explosive devices on 
bridges and in tunnels through the use of foreign ob-
ject detection programs; and 
(2) defeat improvised explosive devices left on 
rail tracks. 
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SEC. 324. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION. 
Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PASSENGER SCREENING TEAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to strengthen 
the Nation’s mass transit infrastructure against 
explosives threats, the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security 
Administration) shall— 
‘‘(i) increase the number of explosives 
detection canine teams certified by the 
Transportation 
Security 
Administration 
devoted to passenger rail and public trans-
portation security activities to not less 
than 200 canine teams by the end of fiscal 
year 2012; 
‘‘(ii) increase the assistance provided 
to passenger rail and public transportation 
agencies for participation in the Transpor-
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tation Security Administration’s canine 
program to $75,000 per canine team; and 
‘‘(iii) expand the use of canine teams 
trained to detect explosives based on meth-
ods other than traditional explosives detec-
tion training techniques. 
‘‘(B) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Assistant Secretary shall expand the use of ca-
nine teams to enhance passenger rail and public 
transportation security by entering into cooper-
ative agreements with passenger rail and public 
transportation agencies eligible for security as-
sistance under section 1406 of this Act for the 
purpose of deploying and maintaining canine 
teams to such agencies for use in passenger rail 
or public transportation security activities and 
providing for assistance in an amount not less 
than $75,000 for each canine team deployed, to 
be adjusted by the Assistant Secretary for infla-
tion. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—From amounts made available under 
section 101 of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration Authorization Act of 2011, there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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retary such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this paragraph for each of fiscal years 2012 
and 2013.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) expand the use of canine teams trained to 
detect person-borne explosives in passenger rail and 
public transportation security environments, as the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu-
rity Administration), determines appropriate.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, if appro-
priate,’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the extent practicable,’’. 
SEC. 325. PIPELINE SECURITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study regarding the roles and re-
sponsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of Transportation with respect to 
pipeline security. The study shall address whether— 
(1) the Annex to the Memorandum of Under-
standing executed on August 9, 2006, between the 
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Department of Homeland Security and the Depart-
ment of Transportation adequately delineates stra-
tegic and operational responsibilities for pipeline se-
curity, including whether it is clear which Depart-
ment is responsible for— 
(A) protecting against intentional pipeline 
breaches; 
(B) responding to intentional pipeline 
breaches; and 
(C) planning to recover from the effects of 
intentional pipeline breaches; 
(2) the respective roles and responsibilities of 
each Department are adequately conveyed to rel-
evant stakeholders and to the public; and 
(3) the processes and procedures for deter-
mining whether a particular pipeline breach is a ter-
rorist incident are clear and effective. 
(b) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report containing the findings of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submittal of the report under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall review and analyze 
the study and submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on such review and analysis, including any rec-
ommendations for— 
(1) changes to the Annex to the Memorandum 
of Understanding referred to in subsection (a)(1); 
and 
(2) other improvements to pipeline security ac-
tivities at the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 326. REPEAL OF LIMITATION RELATING TO MOTOR 
CARRIER 
SECURITY-SENSITIVE 
MATERIAL 
TRACKING TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 1554 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1204) is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
Subtitle C—Information Sharing 
SEC. 341. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY STAKE-
HOLDER PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIII of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
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U.S.C. 1111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1311. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish in the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration an advisory committee, to be known as 
the Surface Transportation Advisory Committee (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee’), 
to assist the Assistant Secretary with issues per-
taining to surface transportation security. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall require the Advisory Committee to 
develop recommendations for improvements to 
surface transportation security planning, meth-
ods, equipment, and processes. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY
ISSUES.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of the 
Transportation Security Administration Author-
ization Act of 2011, the Advisory Committee 
shall submit to the Assistant Secretary rec-
ommendations on improving homeland security 
information sharing between components of the 
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Department of Homeland Security and surface 
transportation security stakeholders, including 
those represented on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
require the Advisory Committee to meet at least 
semiannually and may convene additional meetings 
as necessary. 
‘‘(4) UNPAID
POSITION.—Advisory Committee 
Members shall serve at their own expense and re-
ceive no salary, reimbursement for travel expenses, 
or other compensation from the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall ensure that the Advisory Committee is com-
posed of not more than one individual representing 
not more than 27 member organizations, including 
representatives from public transportation agencies, 
passenger rail agencies or operators, railroad car-
riers, motor carriers, owners or operators of high-
ways, over-the-road bus operators and terminal own-
ers and operators, pipeline operators, labor organiza-
tions representing employees of such entities, and 
the surface transportation security technology indus-
try. 
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‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—Members shall be ap-
pointed by the Assistant Secretary and the Assistant 
Secretary shall have the discretion to review the par-
ticipation of any Advisory Committee member and 
remove for cause at any time. 
‘‘(c) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee under this section. 
‘‘(d) PASSENGER
CARRIER
SECURITY
WORKING 
GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee a pas-
senger carrier security working group to provide rec-
ommendations for successful implementation of ini-
tiatives relating to passenger rail, over-the-road bus, 
and public transportation security proposed by the 
Transportation Security Administration in accord-
ance with statutory requirements, including relevant 
grant programs and security training provisions. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall 
meet at least semiannually and provide annual re-
ports to the Assistant Secretary with recommenda-
tions to improve the Transportation Security Admin-
istration’s initiatives relating to passenger rail, over- 
the-road bus, and public transportation security, in-
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cluding grants, training, inspection, or other relevant 
programs authorized in titles XIII and XIV, and 
subtitle C of title XV of this Act. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall 
be composed of members from the Advisory Com-
mittee with expertise in public transportation, over- 
the-road bus, or passenger rail systems and oper-
ations, all appointed by the Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The working group 
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assist-
ant Secretary in accordance with this para-
graph that provide recommendations as de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of the 
Transportation Security Administration Author-
ization Act of 2011, and on an annual basis 
thereafter, the working group shall submit a re-
port on the findings and recommendations de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) to the Assist-
ant Secretary. 
‘‘(e) FREIGHT RAIL SECURITY WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee a 
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freight rail security working group to provide rec-
ommendations for successful implementation of ini-
tiatives relating to freight rail security proposed by 
the Transportation Security Administration in ac-
cordance with statutory requirements, including rel-
evant grant programs and security training provi-
sions. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall 
meet at least semiannually and provide annual re-
ports to the Assistant Secretary with recommenda-
tions to improve the Transportation Security Admin-
istration’s initiatives relating to freight rail security, 
including grant, training, inspection, or other rel-
evant programs authorized in titles XIII and XV of 
this Act. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall 
be composed of members from the Advisory Com-
mittee with expertise in freight rail systems and op-
erations, all appointed by the Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The working group 
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assist-
ant Secretary in accordance with this para-
graph that provide recommendations as de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of the 
Transportation Security Administration Author-
ization Act of 2011, and on an annual basis 
thereafter, the working group shall submit a re-
port on the findings and recommendations de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) to the Assist-
ant Secretary.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53) is amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to title XIII (Transpor-
tation Security Enhancements) the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1311. Surface Transportation Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 342. PLAN TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, shall develop a plan to 
improve intelligence information sharing with State and 
local transportation entities that includes best practices to 
ensure that the information shared is actionable, useful, 
and not redundant. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) the incorporation of best practices for infor-
mation sharing; 
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(2) the identification of areas of overlap and re-
dundancy; 
(3) an evaluation and incorporation of stake-
holder input in the development of the plan; and 
(4) the integration of recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States on infor-
mation sharing. 
(c) The Assistant Secretary shall solicit on an annual 
basis input from appropriate stakeholders, including State 
and local transportation entities, on the quality and quan-
tity of intelligence they receive. 
SEC. 343. BEST PRACTICES SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, shall establish a mecha-
nism to share with State and local transportation entities 
best practices from across the law enforcement spectrum, 
including Federal, State, local, and tribal entities, that re-
late to employee training, employee professional develop-
ment, technology development and deployment, hardening 
tactics, and passenger and employee awareness programs. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
solicit and incorporate stakeholder input— 
(1) in developing the mechanism for sharing 
best practices as required under subsection (a); and 
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100 
(2) not less frequently than once each year on 
the quality and quantity of information such stake-
holders receive through the mechanism established 
under subsection (a). 
Æ 
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