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

                                                 House Calendar No. 135
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 28

                          [Report No. 111-347]

     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

                            December 1, 2009

 Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed
    [Strike out the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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.

<DELETED>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
</DELETED>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,  <DELETED>That the Transportation Security Administration 
should--
        <DELETED>    (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);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``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 as well as 
        other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and 
        other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit 
        systems and other modes of surface transportation.''.
                                                 House Calendar No. 135

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. RES. 28

                          [Report No. 111-347]

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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.

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                            December 1, 2009

 Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed