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







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 28

     Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
 Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the 
congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist 
attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit 
                                 lines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2009

Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
 Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the 
congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist 
attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit 
                                 lines.

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.
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