[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 3857 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3857


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2012

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
  2007 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include as an 
 eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 
local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Transit Security and Local 
Law Enforcement Support Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING USE OF GRANT FUNDS RELATING TO 
              OPERATIONAL COSTS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1406(b)(2) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 
1135(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as 
        subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraph (E):
                    ``(E) specialized patrol teams, as defined by the 
                Secretary in coordination with the recipients of grants 
                under this section, including the sustainment of such 
                teams without fiscal year limitation, as long as the 
                eligible public transportation agency applying for 
                grant funds to fund a specialized patrol team submits a 
                sustainment plan for maintaining in future years the 
                capability or capacity achieved with the grant 
                funds;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
grants made under section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) on or after such date.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1406(m)(1) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1135(m)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E)--
                    (A) by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``50 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
                and 2013, except that not more than 50 percent of such 
                funds in each of such fiscal years may be used for 
                operational costs under subsection (b)(2).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.