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6 U.S.C. § 1163 — Railroad security assistance
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**(a) Security improvement grants**
(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and other appropriate agencies or officials, is authorized to make grants to railroad carriers, the Alaska Railroad, security-sensitive materials offerors who ship by railroad, owners of railroad cars used in the transportation of security-sensitive materials, State and local governments (for railroad passenger facilities and infrastructure not owned by Amtrak), and Amtrak for intercity passenger railroad and freight railroad security improvements described in subsection (b) as approved by the Secretary.
(2) A railroad carrier is eligible for a grant under this section if the carrier has completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan that the Secretary has approved in accordance with [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) A recipient of a grant under this section may use grant funds only for permissible uses under subsection (b) to further a railroad security plan that meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
(4) Notwithstanding the requirement for eligibility and uses of funds in paragraphs (2) and (3), a railroad carrier is eligible for a grant under this section if the applicant uses the funds solely for the development of assessments or security plans under [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Notwithstanding the requirements for eligibility and uses of funds in paragraphs (2) and (3), prior to the earlier of 1 year after the date of issuance of final regulations requiring vulnerability assessments and security
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**(a) Security improvement grants**
(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and other appropriate agencies or officials, is authorized to make grants to railroad carriers, the Alaska Railroad, security-sensitive materials offerors who ship by railroad, owners of railroad cars used in the transportation of security-sensitive materials, State and local governments (for railroad passenger facilities and infrastructure not owned by Amtrak), and Amtrak for intercity passenger railroad and freight railroad security improvements described in subsection (b) as approved by the Secretary.
(2) A railroad carrier is eligible for a grant under this section if the carrier has completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan that the Secretary has approved in accordance with [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) A recipient of a grant under this section may use grant funds only for permissible uses under subsection (b) to further a railroad security plan that meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
(4) Notwithstanding the requirement for eligibility and uses of funds in paragraphs (2) and (3), a railroad carrier is eligible for a grant under this section if the applicant uses the funds solely for the development of assessments or security plans under [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Notwithstanding the requirements for eligibility and uses of funds in paragraphs (2) and (3), prior to the earlier of 1 year after the date of issuance of final regulations requiring vulnerability assessments and security plans under [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim) or 3 years after August 3, 2007, the Secretary may award grants under this section for rail security improvements listed under subsection (b) based upon railroad carrier vulnerability assessments and security plans that the Secretary determines are sufficient for the purposes of this section but have not been approved by the Secretary in accordance with [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Uses of funds** A recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for one or more of the following:
(1) Security and redundancy for critical communications, computer, and train control systems essential for secure railroad operations, including communications interoperability where appropriate with relevant outside agencies and entities.
(2) Accommodation of railroad cargo or passenger security inspection facilities, related infrastructure, and operations at or near United States international borders or other ports of entry.
(3) The security of security-sensitive materials transportation by railroad.
(4) Chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection, including canine patrols for such detection.
(5) The security and preparedness of intercity passenger railroad stations, trains, and infrastructure, including security capital improvement projects that the Secretary determines enhance railroad station security.
(6) Technologies to reduce the vulnerabilities of railroad cars, including structural modification of railroad cars transporting security-sensitive materials to improve their resistance to acts of terrorism.
(7) The sharing of intelligence and information about security threats and preparedness, including connectivity to the National Terrorist Screening Center.
(8) To obtain train tracking and communications equipment, including equipment that is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments.
(9) To hire, train, and employ police, security, and preparedness officers, including canine units, assigned to full-time security or counterterrorism duties related to railroad transportation.
(10) Overtime reimbursement, including reimbursement of State, local, and tribal governments for costs, for enhanced security personnel assigned to duties related to railroad security during periods of high or severe threat levels and National Special Security Events or other periods of heightened security as determined by the Secretary.
(11) Perimeter protection systems, including access control, installation of improved lighting, fencing, and barricades at railroad facilities.
(12) Tunnel protection systems.
(13) Passenger evacuation and evacuation-related capital improvements.
(14) Railroad security inspection technologies, including verified visual inspection technologies using hand-held readers.
(15) Surveillance equipment.
(16) Cargo or passenger screening equipment.
(17) Emergency response equipment, including fire suppression and decontamination equipment, personal protective equipment, and defibrillators.
(18) Operating and capital costs associated with security awareness, preparedness, and response training, including training under [section 1167 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1167&num=0&edition=prelim), and training developed by universities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit employee labor organizations, for railroad employees, including frontline employees.
(19) Live or simulated exercises, including exercises described in [section 1166 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1166&num=0&edition=prelim).
(20) Public awareness campaigns for enhanced railroad security.
(21) Development of assessments or security plans under [section 1162 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1162&num=0&edition=prelim).
(22) Other security improvements—
(A) identified, required, or recommended under sections 1161 and 1162 of this title, including infrastructure, facilities, and equipment upgrades; or
(B) that the Secretary considers appropriate.
**(c) Department of Homeland Security responsibilities** In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) determine the requirements for recipients of grants;
(2) establish priorities for uses of funds for grant recipients;
(3) award the funds authorized by this section based on risk, as identified by the plans required under sections 1161 and 1162 of this title, or assessment or plan described in subsection (a)(5);
(4) take into account whether stations or facilities are used by commuter railroad passengers as well as intercity railroad passengers in reviewing grant applications;
(5) encourage non-Federal financial participation in projects funded by grants; and
(6) not later than 5 business days after awarding a grant to Amtrak under this section, transfer grant funds to the Secretary of Transportation to be disbursed to Amtrak.
**(d) Multiyear awards** Grant funds awarded under this section may be awarded for projects that span multiple years.
**(e) Limitation on uses of funds** A grant made under this section may not be used to make any State or local government cost-sharing contribution under any other Federal law.
**(f) Annual reports** Each recipient of a grant under this section shall report annually to the Secretary on the use of grant funds.
**(g) Non-Federal match study** Not later than 240 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility and appropriateness of requiring a non-Federal match for grants awarded to freight railroad carriers and other private entities under this section.
**(h) Subject to certain standards** A recipient of a grant under this section and sections 1164 and 1165 of this title shall be required to comply with the standards of [section 24312 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24312&num=0&edition=prelim), as in effect on January 1, 2007, with respect to the project in the same manner as Amtrak is required to comply with such standards for construction work financed under an agreement made under section 24308(a) of that title.
**(i) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — Out of funds 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) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(C) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(D) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
(2) **Period of availability** — Sums appropriated to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
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**(a) Prevailing Wages and Health and Safety Standards.—** Amtrak shall ensure that laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in construction work financed under an agreement made under [section 24308(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24308/a&num=0&edition=prelim) will be paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. Amtrak may make such an agreement only after being assured that required labor standards will be maintained on the construction work. Health and safety standards prescribed by the Secretary under [section 3704 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3704&num=0&edition=prelim) apply to all construction work performed under such an agreement, except for construction work performed by a rail carrier.
**(b) Wage Rates.—** Wage rates in a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the Railway Labor Act ([45 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) are deemed to comply with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.
**(c) Availability of Station Agents.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021, Amtrak shall ensure that at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent is employed at each station building—
(A) that Amtrak owns, or operates service through, as part of a long-distance or Northeast Corridor passenger service route;
(B) where at least 1 Amtrak ticket agent was employ
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**(a) In general** Not later than 12 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall issue regulations that—
(1) require each railroad carrier assigned to a high-risk tier under this section to—
(A) conduct a vulnerability assessment in accordance with subsections (c) and (d); and
(B) to 11 So in original. The word “to” probably should not appear. prepare, submit to the Secretary for approval, and implement a security plan in accordance with this section that addresses security performance requirements; and
(2) establish standards and guidelines, based on and consistent with the risk assessment and National Strategy for Railroad Transportation Security developed under [section 1161 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1161&num=0&edition=prelim), for developing and implementing the vulnerability assessments and security plans for railroad carriers assigned to high-risk tiers.
**(b) Non high-risk programs** The Secretary may establish a security program for railroad carriers not assigned to a high-risk tier, including—
(1) guidance for such carriers in conducting vulnerability assessments and preparing and implementing security plans, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
(2) a process to review and approve such assessments and plans, as appropriate.
**(c) Deadline for submission** Not later than 9 months after the date of issuance of the regulations under subsection (a), the vulnerability assessments and security plans required by such regulations for railroad carriers assigned to a high-risk tier shall be completed and submitted to the Secretary for review and approval.
**(d) Vulnerability assessments**
(1) **Requirements** — The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and guidance to rai
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for railroad carriers for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of entities described in subsection (b) to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
**(b) Covered entities** Entities to be assessed under the program shall include—
(1) Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments;
(2) railroad carriers;
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers, law enforcement agencies, and railroad and transit police, as appropriate; and
(4) any other organization or entity that the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(c) Requirements** The Secretary shall ensure that the program—
(1) consolidates existing security exercises for railroad carriers administered by the Department and the Department of Transportation, as jointly determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation, unless the Secretary waives this consolidation requirement as appropriate;
(2) consists of exercises that are—
(A) scaled and tailored to the needs of the carrier, including addressing the needs of the elderly and individuals with disabilities;
(B) live, in the case of the most at-risk facilities to a terrorist attack;
(C) coordinated with appropriate officials;
(D) as realistic as practicable and based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
(E) inclusive, as appropriate, of railroad frontline employees; and
(F) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, and other such national initiatives
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**(a) In general** Not later than 6 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue regulations for a training program to prepare railroad frontline employees for potential security threats and conditions. The regulations shall take into consideration any current security training requirements or best practices.
**(b) Consultation** The Secretary shall develop the regulations under subsection (a) in consultation with—
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, emergency response, security, and terrorism experts;
(2) railroad carriers;
(3) railroad shippers; and
(4) nonprofit employee labor organizations representing railroad employees or emergency response personnel.
**(c) Program elements** The regulations developed under subsection (a) shall require security training programs described in subsection (a) to include, at a minimum, elements to address the following, as applicable:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence or threat.
(2) Crew and passenger communication and coordination.
(3) Appropriate responses to defend or protect oneself.
(4) Use of personal and other protective equipment.
(5) Evacuation procedures for passengers and railroad employees, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
(6) Psychology, behavior, and methods of terrorists, including observation and analysis.
(7) Training related to psychological responses to terrorist incidents, including the ability to cope with hijacker behavior and passenger responses.
(8) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions, including tunnel evacuation procedures.
(9) Recognition and reporting of dangerous substances, suspicious packages, and situations.
(10) Understanding security incident procedures, including procedures
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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 railroad transportation systems.
**(b) Eligible projects** The research and development program may include projects—
(1) to reduce the vulnerability of passenger trains, stations, and equipment to explosives and hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive substances, including the development of technology to screen passengers in large numbers at peak commuting times 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 railroad security technologies, including—
(A) technologies for sealing or modifying railroad tank cars;
(B) automatic inspection of railroad cars;
(C) communication-based train control systems;
(D) emergency response training, including training in a tunnel environment;
(E) security and redundancy for critical communications, electrical power, computer, and train control systems; and
(F) technologies for securing bridges and tunnels;
(4) to test wayside detectors that can detect tampering;
(5) to support enhanced security for the transportation of security-sensitive materials by railroad;
(6) to mitigate damages in the event of a cyber attack; and
(7) 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 National Strategy for Ra
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
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a railroad carrier under this subsection do not
satisfy the requirements of this section, the
Secretary shall provide to the railroad carrier
a written notification that includes an expla-
nation of the determination.
(5) Review
Nothing in this subsection shall relieve the
Secretary of the obligation—
(A) to review the vulnerability assessment
and security plan submitted by a railroad
carrier under this section; and
(B) to approve or disapprove each submis-
sion on an individual basis.
(k) Periodic evaluation by railroad carriers re-
quired
(1) Submission of evaluation
Not later than 3 years after the date on
which a vulnerability assessment or security
plan required to be submitted to the Secretary
under subsection (c) is approved, and at least
once every 5 years thereafter (or on such a
schedule as the Secretary may establish by
regulation), a railroad carrier who submitted a
vulnerability assessment and security plan
and who is still assigned to the high-risk tier
must also submit to the Secretary an evalua-
tion of the adequacy of the vulnerability as-
sessment and security plan that includes a de-
scription of any material changes made to the
vulnerability assessment or security plan.
(2) Review of evaluation
Not later than 180 days after the date on
which an evaluation is submitted, the Sec-
retary shall review the evaluation and notify
the railroad carrier submitting the evaluation
of the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of
the evaluation.
(l) Shared facilities
The Secretary may permit under this section
the development and implementation of coordi-
nated vulnerability assessments and security
plans to the extent that a railroad carrier shares
facilities with, or is colocated with, othe
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