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[H.R. 3857 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 351
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3857

                          [Report No. 112-498]

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2012

 Mr. Turner of New York (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rogers 
  of Alabama, and Mr. Grimm) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

                              May 30, 2012

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Rangel

                              May 30, 2012

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]


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                                 A BILL


 
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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

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

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) 
        as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
        following new subparagraph (E):</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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 or other 
                limitation;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 351

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3857

                          [Report No. 112-498]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 30, 2012

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed