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6 U.S.C. § 1185 — Over-the-road bus security research and development

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6 U.S.C. § 1185 — Over-the-road bus security research and development

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**(a) Establishment of research and development program** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall carry out a research and development program for the purpose of improving the security of over-the-road buses. **(b) Eligible projects** The research and development program may include projects— (1) to reduce the vulnerability of over-the-road buses, stations, terminals, and equipment to explosives and hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive substances, including the development of technology to screen passengers in large numbers with minimal interference and disruption; (2) to test new emergency response and recovery techniques and technologies, including those used at international borders; (3) to develop improved technologies, including those for— (A) emergency response training, including training in a tunnel environment, if appropriate; and (B) security and redundancy for critical communications, electrical power, computer, and over-the-road bus control systems; and (4) to address other vulnerabilities and risks identified by the Secretary. **(c) Coordination with other research initiatives** The Secretary— (1) shall ensure that the research and development program is consistent with the other transportation security research and development programs required by this Act; (2) shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate the research and development activities of the Department with other ongoing research and development security-related initiatives, including research being conducted by— (A) the Department of Transportation, including University Transportation Centers and other institutes, centers, and simulators funded by the Department of Transportation; (B) the National Academy of Sciences; (C) the Technical Support Working Group; (D) other Federal departments and agencies; and (E) other Federal and private research laboratories, research entities, and institutions of higher education, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities; (3) shall carry out any research and development project authorized by this section through a reimbursable agreement with an appropriate Federal agency, if the agency— (A) is currently sponsoring a research and development project in a similar area; or (B) has a unique facility or capability that would be useful in carrying out the project; (4) may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, other transactions, or reimbursable agreements to the entities described in paragraph (2) and eligible recipients under [section 1182 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim); and (5) shall make reasonable efforts to enter into memoranda of understanding, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions with private operators providing over-the-road bus transportation willing to contribute assets, physical space, and other resources. **(d) Privacy and civil rights and civil liberties issues** (1) **Consultation** — In carrying out research and development projects under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department as appropriate and in accordance with [section 142 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section142&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Privacy impact assessments** — In accordance with sections 142 and 345 of this title, the Chief Privacy Officer shall conduct privacy impact assessments and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall conduct reviews, as appropriate, for research and development initiatives developed under this section that the Secretary determines could have an impact on privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties. **(e) Authorization of appropriations** (1) **In general** — From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 114(w) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 49, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section— (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and (D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. (2) **Period of availability** — Such sums shall remain available until expended.

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6 U.S.C. § 142 — Departmental coordination on counter threats

**(a) Establishment** There is authorized in the Department, for a period of 2 years beginning after December 27, 2020, a Counter Threats Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”) which shall— (1) be composed of senior representatives of departmental operational components and headquarters elements; and (2) coordinate departmental intelligence activities and policy and information related to the mission and functions of the Department that counter threats. **(b) Charter** There shall be a charter to govern the structure and mission of the Board, which shall— (1) direct the Board to focus on the current threat environment and the importance of aligning departmental activities to counter threats under the guidance of the Secretary; and (2) be reviewed and updated as appropriate. **(c) Members** (1) **In general** — The Board shall be composed of senior representatives of departmental operational components and headquarters elements. (2) **Chair** — The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall serve as the Chair of the Board. (3) **Members** — The Secretary shall appoint additional members of the Board from among the following: (A) The Transportation Security Administration. (B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (D) The Federal Emergency Management Agency. (E) The Coast Guard. (F) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (G) The United States Secret Service. (H) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (I) The Office of Operations Coordination. (J) The Office of the General Counsel. (K) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis. (L) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. (M) The Science and Technology Directorate. (N) The Office f

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6 U.S.C. § 101 — Cyber incident review

**(a) Activities** The Center shall— (1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors; (2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies; (3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to— (A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and (B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable

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6 U.S.C. § 1182 — Over-the-road bus security assistance

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for making grants to eligible private operators providing transportation by an over-the-road bus for security improvements described in subsection (b). **(b) Uses of funds** A recipient of a grant received under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds for one or more of the following: (1) Constructing and modifying terminals, garages, and facilities, including terminals and other over-the-road bus facilities owned by State or local governments, to increase their security. (2) Modifying over-the-road buses to increase their security. (3) Protecting or isolating the driver of an over-the-road bus. (4) Acquiring, upgrading, installing, or operating equipment, software, or accessorial services for collection, storage, or exchange of passenger and driver information through ticketing systems or other means and for information links with government agencies, for security purposes. (5) Installing cameras and video surveillance equipment on over-the-road buses and at terminals, garages, and over-the-road bus facilities. (6) Establishing and improving an emergency communications system linking drivers and over-the-road buses to the recipient’s operations center or linking the operations center to law enforcement and emergency personnel. (7) Implementing and operating passenger screening programs for weapons and explosives. (8) Public awareness campaigns for enhanced over-the-road bus security. (9) Operating and capital costs associated with over-the-road bus security awareness, preparedness, and response training, including training under [section 1184 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1184&num=0&edition=prelim) and training developed by institutions of h

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6 U.S.C. § 1185 — Over-the-road bus security research and

Page 485 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 1185 (d) Required programs (1) Development and submission to Secretary Not later than 90 days after the Secretary issues the regulations under subsection (a), each over-the-road bus operator shall develop a security training program in accordance with such regulations and submit the program to the Secretary for approval. (2) Approval Not later than 60 days after receiving a secu- rity training program under this subsection, the Secretary shall approve the program or re- quire the over-the-road bus operator that de- veloped the program to make any revisions to the program that the Secretary considers nec- essary for the program to meet the require- ments of the regulations. An over-the-road bus operator shall respond to the Secretary’s com- ments not later than 30 days after receiving them. (3) Training Not later than 1 year after the Secretary ap- proves a security training program in accord- ance with this subsection, the over-the-road bus operator that developed the program shall complete the training of all over-the-road bus frontline employees who were hired by the op- erator more than 30 days preceding such date. For such employees employed less than 30 days by an operator preceding such date, training shall be completed within the first 60 days of employment. (4) Updates of regulations and program revi- sions The Secretary shall periodically review and update, as appropriate, the training regula- tions issued under subsection (a) to reflect new or changing security threats. Each over- the-road bus operator shall revise its training program accordingly and provide additional training as necessary to its employees within a reasonable time after the regulations are up- dated. (e) National Training Pro

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