[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1598 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1598

 To require the Comptroller General to carry out a study to determine 
 the feasibility of undertaking passenger rail transportation security 
        programs that are similar to those of foreign countries.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2003

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General to carry out a study to determine 
 the feasibility of undertaking passenger rail transportation security 
        programs that are similar to those of foreign countries.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY OF FOREIGN PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Requirement for Study.--The Comptroller General shall carry out 
a study of the passenger rail transportation security programs that are 
carried out for rail transportation systems in Japan, members nations 
of the European Union, and other foreign countries.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to identify 
effective rail transportation security measures that are in use in 
foreign rail transportation systems, including innovative measures and 
screening procedures determined effective.
    (c) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2004, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report on the results of the study to Congress. The 
report shall include the Comptroller General's assessment regarding 
whether it is feasible to implement within the United States any of the 
same or similar security measures that are determined effective under 
the study.
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