Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
Bill: H.R.396 | Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. (R-NY)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
This bill establishes periods of performance for the use of public transportation security assistance grant funds.
Funds provided pursuant to such a grant for a specified authorized use, including for tunnel protection systems and surveillance equipment, shall remain available for use by a grant recipient for at least 36 months. However, any such funds used for security improvements for public transportation systems or security improvements for stations and other public transportation infrastructure, including those owned by state or local governments, shall remain available for at least 55 months.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of the public transportation security assistance grant program, including an assessment of the manner in which projects under the program address threats to public transportation infrastructure.

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
      2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public 
  transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of 
          performance for such grants, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Security Grant Program 
Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 
1135(b)(2); Public Law 110-53) is amended by inserting ``and associated 
backfill'' after ``security training''.

SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(m) Periods of Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds provided pursuant to a grant awarded under this section 
        for a use specified in subsection (b) shall remain available 
        for use by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
        months.
            ``(2) Exception.--Funds provided pursuant to a grant 
        awarded under this section for a use specified in subparagraph 
        (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall remain available for use 
        by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 55 
        months.''.

SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a review of the public transportation security assistance grant 
program under section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53).
    (b) Scope.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the type of projects funded under the 
        public transportation security grant program referred to in 
        such paragraph.
            (2) An assessment of the manner in which such projects 
        address threats to public transportation infrastructure.
            (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this Act 
        (including the amendments made by this Act) on types of 
        projects funded under the public transportation security 
        assistance grant program.
            (4) An assessment of the management and administration of 
        public transportation security assistance grant program funds 
        by grantees.
            (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in which public 
        transportation security assistance grant program funds address 
        vulnerabilities in public transportation infrastructure.
            (6) Recommendations to improve the management and 
        administration of the public transportation security assistance 
        grant program.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and again not later than five years after such 
date of enactment, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the review required under this 
section.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.