[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 549 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 549


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

     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 clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public 
  transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of 
          performance for such grants, 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 ``Transit Security Grant Program 
Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 
1135(b)(2); Public Law 110-53) is amended by inserting ``and associated 
backfill'' after ``security training''.

SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(m) Periods of Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds provided pursuant to a grant awarded under this section 
        for a use specified in subsection (b) shall remain available 
        for use by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
        months.
            ``(2) Exception.--Funds provided pursuant to a grant 
        awarded under this section for a use specified in subparagraph 
        (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall remain available for use 
        by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 55 
        months.''.

SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a review of the transit security grant program under section 
1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53).
    (b) Scope.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the type of projects funded under the 
        transit security grant program referred to in such paragraph.
            (2) An assessment of the manner in which such projects 
        address threats to transportation infrastructure.
            (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this Act 
        (including the amendments made by this Act) on types of 
        projects funded under the transit security grant program.
            (4) An assessment of the management and administration of 
        transit security grant program funds by grantees.
            (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in which transit 
        security grant program funds address vulnerabilities in 
        transportation infrastructure.
            (6) Recommendations to improve the management and 
        administration of the transit security grant program.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and again not later than 5 years after such date of 
enactment, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on 
the review required under this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.