    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-400
    115th Congress

    An Act

    To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions
    the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat
    of vehicular terrorism, 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 ``Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act
    of 2018''.
    SEC. 2. STRATEGY ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM.

    (a) <>  In General.--Not later than 6 months after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security shall--
    (1) assess the activities the Department of Homeland
    Security is undertaking to support emergency response providers
    and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the
    threat of vehicular terrorism; and
    (2) based on such assessment, develop and submit to the
    Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
    and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
    and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
    the Senate a strategy to improve the Department's efforts to
    support the efforts of emergency response providers and the
    private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such threat.

    (b) Contents.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
    (1) <>  An examination of the current
    threat of vehicular terrorism.
    (2) <>  Methods to improve Department
    of Homeland Security information sharing activities with
    emergency response providers and the private sector regarding
    best practices to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the
    increasing threat of vehicular terrorism.
    (3) Training activities the Department can provide,
    including possible exercises, for emergency response providers
    to prevent and respond to the threat of vehicular terrorism.
    (4) Any additional activities the Secretary of Homeland
    Security recommends to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the
    threat of vehicular terrorism.

    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
    (1) Emergency response providers.--The term ``emergency
    response providers'' has the meaning given such term

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    in section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
    101(6)).
    (2) Vehicular terrorism.--The term ``vehicular terrorism''
    means an action that utilizes automotive transportation to
    commit terrorism (as defined in section 2(18) of the Homeland
    Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18))).

    Approved December 31, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4227:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-609 (Comm. on Homeland Security).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
    Mar. 19, 22, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 18, considered and passed Senate, amended.
    Dec. 20, House concurred in Senate amendments.