3.0.0 2884 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z Senate S S 2004-10-01 108 Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2004 108 5082 HR 2004-10-06 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463. Related bill House Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 108 2453 S 2004-05-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. Related bill House 2004-10-04 19:20:00 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-04 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2004-10-04 12:31:13 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-01 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10285-10287; text as passed Senate: CR S10286-10287) Floor 2004-10-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10285-10287; text as passed Senate: CR S10286-10287) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. N S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2004-10-01 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2004-10-01 True B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2004-10-01 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2004-10-01 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2004-10-01 True C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2004-10-01 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-10-01 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-10-01 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2004-10-01 True M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2004-10-01 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2004-10-01 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2004-10-01 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-10-01 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2004-10-01 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2004-10-01 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-10-01 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2004-10-01 True Transportation and Public Works Animals Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Bombs Capital investments Chemical warfare Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Customer service Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Dogs EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Emergency Management Employee training Evacuation of civilians Explosives Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hours of labor Housing and Community Development Infrastructure International Affairs Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Mass rapid transit Motor buses Navigation satellites Nuclear terrorism Police Research and development Research grants Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Technological innovations Technology assessment Telecommunication systems Terrorism Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation safety Tunnels Transportation and Public Works 00 2004-10-01 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-06T14:28:13Z Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to define and clarify the respective public transportation security roles and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Requires DOT's Federal Transit Administration to submit all public transportation security assessments to DHS and the Secretary to review and augment such assessments.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish security improvement priorities and to update them annually; (2) conduct assessments of all transit agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack, of local bus-only public transportation systems, and of selected rural transportation systems; and (3) use information collected to establish the process for developing security guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements (including tunnel and perimeter protection systems and surveillance and communications equipment); and (2) operational security improvements (including security training for transit employees, drills, public awareness campaigns, and canine patrols for chemical, biological, or explosives detection).

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DOT receives appropriate and timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against U.S. public transportation assets; and (2) award grants for research, development, and demonstration of technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from such attacks. Requires DHS to fund the reasonable costs of an Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation.

]]> 82 2004-10-01 Passed Senate without amendment 2007-05-09T22:03:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to define and clarify the respective public transportation security roles and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Requires the MOU to: (1) establish a process to develop security standards for public transportation agencies; (2) establish funding priorities for grants from the DHS to such agencies; (3) create a method of direct coordination with such agencies on security matters; (4) address any other appropriate issues; and (5) include a formal and permanent mechanism to ensure coordination and involvement by DOT in public transportation security, as appropriate.

(Sec. 4) Requires DOT's Federal Transit Administration to submit all public transportation security assessments to DHS and the Secretary to review and augment such assessments. States that such assessments shall be used to: (1) allocate grant funds under this Act unless the Secretary determines that an adjustment is necessary to respond to an urgent threat or other significant factors, after notification to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; (2) establish the process for developing security guidelines for public transportation security; (3) design a security improvement strategy that minimizes terrorist threats to public transportation systems; and (4) design a security improvement strategy that maximizes the efforts of such systems to mitigate damage from terrorist attacks.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish security improvement priorities and to update them annually; and (2) conduct assessments of all transit agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack, local bus-only public transportation systems, and selected rural transportation systems.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements, including: (1) tunnel and perimeter protection systems; (2) redundant critical operations control systems; (3) chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection systems; (4) surveillance and communications equipment; (5) emergency response equipment; (6) fire suppression and decontamination equipment; (7) global positioning or automated vehicle locator type system equipment; (8) evacuation improvements; and (9) other capital security improvements.

Requires the Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable operational security improvements, including: (1) security training for transit employees; (2) live or simulated drills; (3) public awareness campaigns; (4) canine patrols for chemical, biological, or explosives detection; (5) overtime reimbursement for enhanced security personnel during significant national and international public events; and (6) other appropriate improvements excluding routine, ongoing personnel costs.

Directs the Secretary to provide advance notification of any grant award to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

Requires each public transportation agency receiving capital security or operational security improvement grants to: (1) identify a security coordinator; (2) develop a comprehensive plan demonstrating the agency's capacity to operate and maintain purchased equipment; (3) report annually to the DHS on the use of grant funds; and (4) return any misspent grant funds (as determined by the Secretary) to the Treasury.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DOT receives appropriate and timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against U.S. public transportation assets; and (2) fund the reasonable costs of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation (ISAC) established pursuant to Presidential Directive 63; (3) require ISAC participation by those public transportation agencies determined to be at significant risk of terrorist attack; and (4) encourage ISAC participation by all other public transportation agencies.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to award grants to public or private entities for research, development, and demonstration of technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or to mitigate damages resulting from such attacks. Authorizes the use of such grant funds for: (1) researching chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection systems that do not significantly impede passenger access; (2) researching imaging technologies; (3) conducting product evaluations and testing; and (4) researching other technologies or methods for reducing or deterring attacks or mitigating damages.

Requires each entity receiving such grant funds to report annually to the DHS on the use of such funds and to return any misspent funds (as determined by the Secretary).

(Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report: (1) to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Governmental Affairs, and Appropriations Committees on implementation of this Act and the state of U.S. public transportation security; and (2) to the governor of each State in which a grantee transit agency is operating on the amount of funds distributed to the grantee agency and the use of such funds.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 10) Repeals this Act on October 1, 2007.

]]> Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Display Title Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Short Titles as Passed Senate Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security, and for other purposes. Considered and Passed Senate 2004-10-01T04:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2004-10-01T04:00:00Z 2004-10-04 Held at the desk. 19:20:00 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.