6 U.S.C. § 1141 — Reporting requirements

Page 459 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 1142 (A) $600,000 for fiscal year 2008; (B) $600,000 for fiscal year 2009; (C) $600,000 for fiscal year 2010; and (D) such sums as may be necessary for 2011, provided the report required in sub- section (c) of this section has been sub- mitted to Congress. (2) Availability of funds Such sums shall remain available until ex- pended. (Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1410, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 412.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1203, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 1203 of title XII of Pub. L. 110–53, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 383, which amended section 114 of Title 49, Transportation, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 114 of Title 49. § 1140. Threat assessments Not later than 1 year after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall complete a name-based security background check against the consolidated ter- rorist watchlist and an immigration status check for all public transportation frontline em- ployees, similar to the threat assessment screening program required for facility employ- ees and longshoremen by the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Coast Guard Notice USCG–2006–24189 (71 Fed. Reg. 25066 (April 8, 2006)). (Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1411, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 413.) § 1141. Reporting requirements (a) Annual report to Congress (1) In general Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report, containing the information described in paragraph (2), to the appropriate congressional committees. (2) Contents The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a description of the implementation of the provisions of this subchapter; (B) the amount of funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this subchapter that have not been expended or obligated; (C) the National Strategy for Public Transportation Security required under sec- tion 1133 of this title; (D) an estimate of the cost to implement the National Strategy for Public Transpor- tation Security which shall break out the aggregated total cost of needed capital and operational security improvements for fiscal years 2008–2018; and (E) the state of public transportation secu- rity in the United States, which shall in- clude detailing the status of security assess- ments, the progress being made around the country in developing prioritized lists of se- curity improvements necessary to make public transportation facilities and pas- sengers more secure, the progress being made by agencies in developing security plans and how those plans differ from the se- curity assessments and a prioritized list of security improvements being compiled by other agencies, as well as a random sample of an equal number of large- and small-scale projects currently underway. (3) Format The Secretary may submit the report in both classified and redacted formats if the Secretary determines that such action is ap- propriate or necessary. (b) Annual report to Governors (1) In general Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Gov- ernor of each State with a public transpor- tation agency that has received a grant under this Act. (2) Contents The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall specify— (A) the amount of grant funds distributed to each such public transportation agency; and (B) the use of such grant funds. (Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1412, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 413.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 110–53, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 266, known as the Imple- menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, which enacted this chapter and enacted and amended numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2007 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables. § 1142. Public transportation employee protec- tions (a) In general A public transportation agency, a contractor or a subcontractor of such agency, or an officer or employee of such agency, shall not discharge, demote, suspend, reprimand, or in any other way discriminate against an employee if such dis- crimination is due, in whole or in part, to the employee’s lawful, good faith act done, or per- ceived by the employer to have been done or about to be done— (1) to provide information, directly cause in- formation to be provided, or otherwise di- rectly assist in any investigation regarding any conduct which the employee reasonably believes constitutes a violation of any Federal law, rule, or regulation relating to public transportation safety or security, or fraud, waste, or abuse of Federal grants or other pub- lic funds intended to be used for public trans- portation safety or security, if the informa- tion or assistance is provided to or an inves- tigation stemming from the provided informa- tion is conducted by— (A) a Federal, State, or local regulatory or law enforcement agency (including an office