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[H.R. 3429 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 303
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3429

                          [Report No. 107-507]

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security 
 improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2001

Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, Mr. Borski, 
 Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Graves, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
 Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Honda, 
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Costello, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
  Filner, and Ms. Millender-McDonald) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

                             June 13, 2002

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kerns, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Vitter, 
              Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Crowley

                             June 13, 2002

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 6, 2001]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security 
 improvements to over-the-road bus operations, 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 ``Over-the-Road Bus Security and 
Safety Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make grants to 
private operators of over-the-road buses for system-wide security 
improvements to their operations, including the reimbursement of 
extraordinary security-related costs determined by the Secretary to 
have been incurred by such operators since September 11, 2001, and 
including--
            (1) constructing and modifying garages, facilities, or 
        over-the-road buses to assure their security;
            (2) acquiring, upgrading, installing, or operating 
        equipment, software, or accessorial services for collection, 
        storage, or exchange of passenger and driver information 
        through ticketing systems or otherwise, and information links 
        with government agencies;
            (3) training employees in recognizing and responding to 
        terrorist threats, evacuation procedures, passenger screening 
        procedures, and baggage inspection;
            (4) hiring and training security officers or ``bus 
        marshals'';
            (5) installing cameras and video surveillance equipment on 
        over-the-road buses and at garages and over-the-road bus 
        facilities;
            (6) creating a program for employee identification or 
        background investigation;
            (7) establishing an emergency communications system linked 
        to police and emergency personnel; and
            (8) implementing and operating passenger screening programs 
        at terminals and on over-the-road buses.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost for which any 
grant is made under this Act shall be 90 percent.
    (c) Priority.--In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall 
give priority to private operators of over-the-road buses that have 
increased fares, or realigned budget priorities, to enhance bus 
transportation security from those in effect in calendar year 2001.
    (d) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this Act shall be subject to 
all the terms and conditions that a grant is subject to under section 
3038(f) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 
U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393).

SEC. 3. PLAN REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may not make a grant under this Act 
to a private operator of over-the-road buses until the operator has 
first submitted to the Secretary--
            (1) a plan of the operator for making security improvements 
        described in section 2 and the Secretary has approved the plan; 
        and
            (2) such additional information as the Secretary may 
        require to ensure accountability for the obligation and 
        expenditure of amounts made available to the operator under the 
        grant.
    (b) Coordination.--An application for a grant under section 2 for 
security improvements within a terminal owned and operated by a port 
authority shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the applicant has coordinated its security plan for the terminal with 
the port authority.

SEC. 4. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``over-the-road bus'' means a bus 
characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage 
compartment.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through 2004. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 303

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3429

                          [Report No. 107-507]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security 
 improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 13, 2002

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed