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6 U.S.C. § 1182 — Over-the-road bus security assistance
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**(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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**(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 higher education and by nonprofit employee labor organizations, for over-the-road bus employees, including frontline employees.
(10) Chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection, including canine patrols for such detection.
(11) Overtime reimbursement, including reimbursement of State, local, and tribal governments for costs, for enhanced security personnel assigned to duties related to over-the-road bus security during periods of high or severe threat levels, National Special Security Events, or other periods of heightened security as determined by the Secretary.
(12) Live or simulated exercises, including those described in [section 1183 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1183&num=0&edition=prelim).
(13) Operational costs to hire, train, and employ police and security officers, including canine units, assigned to full-time security or counterterrorism duties related to over-the-road bus transportation, including reimbursement of State, local, and tribal government costs for such personnel.
(14) Development of assessments or security plans under [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim).
(15) Such other improvements as the Secretary considers appropriate.
**(c) Due consideration** In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize grant funding based on security risks to bus passengers and the ability of a project to reduce, or enhance response to, that risk, and shall not penalize private operators of over-the-road buses that have taken measures to enhance over-the-road bus transportation security prior to September 11, 2001.
**(d) Department of Homeland Security responsibilities** In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) determine the requirements for recipients of grants under this section, including application requirements;
(2) select grant recipients;
(3) award the funds authorized by this section based on risk, as identified by the plans required under [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim) or assessment or plan described in subsection (f)(2); and
(4) pursuant to subsection (c), establish priorities for the use of funds for grant recipients.
**(e) Distribution of grants** Not later than 90 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation shall determine the most effective and efficient way to distribute grant funds to the recipients of grants determined by the Secretary under subsection (a). Subject to the determination made by the Secretaries, the Secretary may transfer funds to the Secretary of Transportation for the purposes of disbursing funds to the grant recipient.
**(f) Eligibility**
(1) A private operator providing transportation by an over-the-road bus is eligible for a grant under this section if the operator has completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan that the Secretary has approved under [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim). Grant funds may only be used for permissible uses under subsection (b) to further an over-the-road bus security plan.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements for eligibility and uses in paragraph (1), prior to the earlier of 1 year after the date of issuance of final regulations requiring vulnerability assessments and security plans under [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim) or 3 years after August 3, 2007, the Secretary may award grants under this section for over-the-road bus security improvements listed under subsection (b) based upon over-the-road bus vulnerability assessments and security plans that the Secretary deems are sufficient for the purposes of this section but have not been approved by the Secretary in accordance with [section 1181 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1181&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(g) Subject to certain terms and conditions** Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a grant made under this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to subrecipients who provide over-the-road bus transportation under [section 5311(f) of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5311/f&num=0&edition=prelim) and such other terms and conditions as are determined necessary by the Secretary.
**(h) 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.
**(i) Annual reports** Each recipient of a grant under this section shall report annually to the Secretary and on the use of such grant funds.
**(j) Consultation** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with over-the-road bus operators and nonprofit employee labor organizations representing over-the-road bus employees, public safety and law enforcement officials.
**(k) Authorization**
(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 make grants under this section—
(A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(B) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(D) $25,000,000 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) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for over-the-road bus transportation 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) over-the-road bus operators and over-the-road bus terminal owners and operators;
(3) governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers and law enforcement agencies; 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 over-the-road bus operators and terminals 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 over-the-road bus operators and terminals, 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 over-the-road bus frontline employees; and
(F) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the
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**(a) In general** Not later than 6 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop and issue regulations for an over-the-road bus training program to prepare over-the-road bus 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 regulations under subsection (a) in consultation with—
(1) appropriate law enforcement, fire service, emergency response, security, and terrorism experts;
(2) operators providing over-the-road bus transportation; and
(3) nonprofit employee labor organizations representing over-the-road bus employees and emergency response personnel.
**(c) Program elements** The regulations developed under subsection (a) shall require security training programs, to include, at a minimum, elements to address the following, as applicable:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence or threat.
(2) Driver 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 over-the-road bus 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 pro
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**(a) In general** Not later than 18 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall issue regulations that—
(1) require each over-the-road bus operator assigned to a high-risk tier under this section—
(A) to conduct a vulnerability assessment in accordance with subsections (c) and (d); and
(B) to prepare, submit to the Secretary for approval, and implement a security plan in accordance with subsection (e); and
(2) establish standards and guidelines for developing and implementing the vulnerability assessments and security plans for carriers assigned to high-risk tiers consistent with this section.
**(b) Non high-risk programs** The Secretary may establish a security program for over-the-road bus operators not assigned to a high-risk tier, including—
(1) guidance for such operators 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 over-the-road bus operators 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 over-the-road bus operators in conducting vulnerability assessments under this section and shall require that each vulnerability assessment of an operator assigned to a high-risk tier under this section includes, as appropriate—
(A) identification and evaluation of critical assets and infrastructure, including pl
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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 Depart
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 1182
cols, or standards of an over-the-road bus oper-
ator satisfy the requirements of this section,
the over-the-road bus operator may elect to
comply with those procedures, protocols, or
standards instead of the requirements of this
section.
(3) Partial approval
If the Secretary determines that the exist-
ing procedures, protocols, or standards of an
over-the-road bus operator satisfy only part of
the requirements of this section, the Sec-
retary may accept such submission, but shall
require submission by the operator of any ad-
ditional information relevant to the vulner-
ability assessment and security plan of the op-
erator to ensure that the remaining require-
ments of this section are fulfilled.
(4) Notification
If the Secretary determines that particular
existing procedures, protocols, or standards of
an over-the-road bus operator under this sub-
section do not satisfy the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall provide to the op-
erator a written notification that includes an
explanation of the reasons for nonacceptance.
(5) Review
Nothing in this subsection shall relieve the
Secretary of the obligation—
(A) to review the vulnerability assessment
and security plan submitted by an over-the-
road bus operator under this section; and
(B) to approve or disapprove each submis-
sion on an individual basis.
(j) Periodic evaluation by over-the-road bus pro-
vider required
(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), an over-the-road bu
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