[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 28 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 28

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      December 3, 2009.
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration is uniquely positioned to 
        lead the efforts to secure our Nation's rail and mass transit systems 
        and other modes of surface transportation against terrorist attack as a 
        result of expertise developed over six 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 secure our Nation's 
        transportation systems against terrorist attack by preventing and 
        protecting against explosives threats;
Whereas each weekday 11,300,000 passengers depend on our Nation's mass transit 
        systems as a means of transportation;
Whereas rail and mass transit systems serve as an enticing target for terrorists 
        and terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaeda, as evidenced by the March 
        11, 2004, attack on the Madrid, Spain, rail system, the July 7, 2005, 
        attack on the London, England, mass transit system, and the July 11, 
        2006, and November 26, 2008, attacks on the Mumbai, India, rail system;
Whereas the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, 
        which was passed by the House of Representatives on June 4, 2009, in an 
        overwhelming and bipartisan manner, expresses Congress' commitment to 
        bolstering the security of rail and mass transit systems; and
Whereas securing our Nation's rail and mass transit systems against 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 it is the sense of the House of Representatives 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 systems and other 
        modes of surface transportation, including as provided for in the 
        Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
        Law 110-53) and the Transportation Security Administration Authorization 
        Act of 2009 (H.R. 2200 in the 111th Congress);
            (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 
        systems, 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 our surface transportation 
        systems against terrorist attack are highly trained in both securing 
        those systems against terrorist attack and professional relations with 
        the traveling public; and
            (4) continue to secure our Nation's mass transit and rail systems 
        against terrorist attack and other security threats, so as to ensure the 
        security of commuters on our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and 
        prevent the disruption of rail lines critical to our Nation's economy.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.