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6 U.S.C. § 1167 — Railroad security training program

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6 U.S.C. § 1167 — Railroad security training program

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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 for communicating with governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers and for on-scene interaction with such emergency response providers. (11) Operation and maintenance of security equipment and systems. (12) Other security training activities that the Secretary considers appropriate. **(d) Required programs** (1) **Development and submission to Secretary** — Not later than 90 days after the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (a), each railroad carrier shall develop a security training program in accordance with this section and submit the program to the Secretary for approval. (2) **Approval or disapproval** — Not later than 60 days after receiving a security training program proposal under this subsection, the Secretary shall approve the program or require the railroad carrier that developed the program to make any revisions to the program that the Secretary considers necessary for the program to meet the requirements of this section. A railroad carrier shall respond to the Secretary’s comments within 30 days after receiving them. (3) **Training** — Not later than 1 year after the Secretary approves a security training program in accordance with this subsection, the railroad carrier that developed the program shall complete the training of all railroad frontline employees who were hired by a carrier more than 30 days preceding such date. For such employees employed less than 30 days by a carrier preceding such date, training shall be completed within the first 60 days of employment. (4) **Updates of regulations and program revisions** — The Secretary shall periodically review and update as appropriate the training regulations issued under subsection (a) to reflect new or changing security threats. Each railroad carrier shall revise its training program accordingly and provide additional training as necessary to its frontline employees within a reasonable time after the regulations are updated. **(e) National Training Program** The Secretary shall ensure that the training program developed under subsection (a) is a component of the National Training Program established under [section 748 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section748&num=0&edition=prelim). **(f) Reporting requirements** Not later than 2 years after the date of regulation issuance, the Secretary shall review implementation of the training program of a representative sample of railroad carriers and railroad frontline employees, and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the number of reviews conducted and the results of such reviews. The Secretary may submit the report in both classified and redacted formats as necessary. **(g) Other employees** The Secretary shall issue guidance and best practices for a railroad shipper employee security program containing the elements listed under subsection (c).

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6 U.S.C. § 748 — Equipment and training standards

**(a) Equipment standards** (1) **In general** — The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies and the National Advisory Council, shall support the development, promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for the performance, use, and validation of equipment used by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and nongovernmental emergency response providers. (2) **Requirements** — The national voluntary consensus standards shall— (A) be designed to achieve equipment and other capabilities consistent with the national preparedness goal, including the safety and health of emergency response providers; (B) to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with existing national voluntary consensus standards; (C) take into account, as appropriate, threats that may not have been contemplated when the existing standards were developed; and (D) focus on maximizing operability, interoperability, interchangeability, durability, flexibility, efficiency, efficacy, portability, sustainability, and safety. **(b) Training standards** The Administrator shall— (1) support the development, promulgation, and regular updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus standards for training; and (2) ensure that the training provided under the national training program is consistent with the standards. **(c) Consultation with standards organizations** In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of relevant public and private sector national voluntary consensus standards development organizations.

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6 U.S.C. § 1161 — Railroad transportation security risk assessment and National Strategy

**(a) Risk assessment** The Secretary shall establish a Federal task force, including the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies within the Department, the Department of Transportation, and other appropriate Federal agencies, to complete, within 6 months of August 3, 2007, a nationwide risk assessment of a terrorist attack on railroad carriers. The assessment shall include— (1) a methodology for conducting the risk assessment, including timelines, that addresses how the Department will work with the entities described in subsection (c) and make use of existing Federal expertise within the Department, the Department of Transportation, and other appropriate agencies; (2) identification and evaluation of critical assets and infrastructure, including tunnels used by railroad carriers in high-threat urban areas; (3) identification of risks to those assets and infrastructure; (4) identification of risks that are specific to the transportation of hazardous materials via railroad; (5) identification of risks to passenger and cargo security, transportation infrastructure protection systems, operations, communications systems, and any other area identified by the assessment; (6) an assessment of employee training and emergency response planning; (7) an assessment of public and private operational recovery plans, taking into account the plans for the maritime sector required under [section 70103 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section70103&num=0&edition=prelim), to expedite, to the maximum extent practicable, the return of an adversely affected railroad transportation system or facility to its normal performance level after a major terrorist attack or other security event on that system or facility; and (

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6 U.S.C. § 1162 — Railroad carrier assessments and plans

**(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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6 U.S.C. § 1163 — Railroad security assistance

**(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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6 U.S.C. § 1164 — Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades

**(a) In general** (1) **Grants** — Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is authorized to make grants to Amtrak in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) **General purposes** — The Secretary may make such grants for the purposes of— (A) protecting underwater and underground assets and systems; (B) protecting high-risk and high-consequence assets identified through systemwide risk assessments; (C) providing counterterrorism or security training; (D) providing both visible and unpredictable deterrence; and (E) conducting emergency preparedness drills and exercises. (3) **Specific projects** — The Secretary shall make such grants— (A) to secure major tunnel access points and ensure tunnel integrity in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington, DC; (B) to secure Amtrak trains; (C) to secure Amtrak stations; (D) to obtain a watchlist identification system approved by the Secretary, or to connect to the National Terrorism Screening Center watchlist; (E) to obtain train tracking and interoperable communications systems that are coordinated with Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal governments to the maximum extent possible; (F) to hire, train, and employ police and security officers, including canine units, assigned to full-time security or counterterrorism duties related to railroad transportation; (G) for 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

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6 U.S.C. § 1167 — Railroad security training program

Page 475 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 1167 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘(2)’’. els reflecting the extent of their use or planned use of the tunnels, if feasible. (Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1515, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 437.) § 1166. Railroad carrier exercises (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a program for conducting security exercises for railroad car- riers for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of entities described in sub- section (b) to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, re- spond 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 enforce- ment 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 De- partment and the Department of Transpor- tation, as jointly determined by the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation, unless the Secretary waives this consolidation re- quirement 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 fa- cilities 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 ap

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