[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1150 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 18, 2008.
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is uniquely positioned to 
        lead the efforts to secure our Nation's rail and mass transit lines from 
        the threat of terrorism as a result of expertise developed through over 
        five years of securing our Nation's commercial air transportation 
        system;
Whereas the successes of the Transportation Security Administration's National 
        Explosives Detection Canine Team Program has furthered the 
        Transportation Security Administration's ability to provide security 
        against terrorist attacks on the Nation's transportation systems by 
        preventing and protecting against explosives threats;
Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our Nation's mass transit 
        lines as a means of transportation, and mass transit lines serve as an 
        enticing target for terrorists as evidenced by the March 11, 2004, 
        attack on the Madrid, Spain, mass transit system, the July 7, 2005, 
        attack on the London, England, mass transit system, and the July 11, 
        2006, attack on the Mumbai, India, mass transit system;
Whereas each weekday more than 25 million children depend on our Nation's school 
        transportation system, in addition to mass transit systems, to get to 
        and from school and school activities, and the security of these systems 
        must be enhanced to address the threat of terrorism; and
Whereas securing our Nation's rail and mass transit lines from terrorist attack 
        and other security threats is essential due to their impact on our 
        Nation's economic stability and the continued functioning of our 
        national economy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Transportation Security Administration should--
            (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist attack and other 
        security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines, as well as 
        school transportation systems, including as provided for in the 
        Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
        Law 110-53);
            (2) continue development of the National Explosives Detection Canine 
        Team Program, which has proven to be an effective tool in securing 
        against explosives threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines, 
        with particular attention to the application of its training standards 
        and the establishment of a reliable source of domestically-bred canines;
            (3) improve upon the success of the Online Learning Center by 
        providing increased person-to-person professional development programs 
        to ensure those responsible for securing against terrorist attacks on 
        our transportation systems are highly trained in both securing against 
        terrorist attacks and professional relations with the traveling public; 
        and
            (4) continue to secure our Nation's mass transit and rail lines 
        against terrorist attack and other security threats, so as to ensure the 
        security of commuters on our Nation's mass transit lines and prevent the 
        disruption of rail lines critical to our Nation's economy, and to give 
        special attention to school transportation systems by working with 
        school administrators, State and local law enforcement, and other 
        representatives in the school transportation industry to keep children 
        safe from terrorist attack.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.