Sec. 3. Surface transportation and maritime threat assessment and implementation of risk-based strategy
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete an assessment of the threats posed to surface transportation and maritime systems. In conducting the assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider— appropriate intelligence; security breaches and attacks at domestic and international transportation facilities; the vulnerabilities associated with specific modes of transportation; current and prospective allocation of agency and stakeholder resources to mitigate threats; the systems and practices designed to mitigate the vulnerabilities identified in paragraph (3); and the vetting and security training of— frontline employees in surface transportation and maritime systems; and other individuals with access to sensitive or secure areas of transportation networks.
Using the results of the assessment completed under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— develop and implement a cross-cutting, risk-based security strategy that— encompasses all transportation modes; and establishes priorities, milestones, and performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of the strategy; identify the objectives of, and evaluate the efficacy of, existing surface transportation and maritime security programs, policies, and initiatives; identify any additional risk-based programs that the Administrator considers necessary to address the threats and vulnerabilities identified in the assessment; determine the extent to which stakeholder security programs address the threats and vulnerabilities identified in the assessment, including any security vulnerabilities in existing programs; provide guidelines for aligning resources with risk; develop planning processes to inform resource allocation; review current practices, including specific processes, for sharing relevant and timely intelligence threat information with appropriate stakeholders; in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, adjust and update, as appropriate, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the modal annexes to such plan, and the Department’s surface transportation and maritime security programs, policies, and initiatives; modify the risk-based priorities and resource allocation, in accordance with section 4(c), for the Transportation Security Administration; and develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for the implementation, management, and oversight of the security strategy under paragraph (1).
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that— describes the findings of the assessment; includes a plan for implementing the security strategy; and includes the management oversight strategy under subsection (c)(10). The Administrator shall provide periodic updates to the report submitted under paragraph
(1)that describe the surface transportation and maritime threat environment, based on new information obtained by the Administrator. Not less frequently than semiannually, the Administrator shall report to or brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding threats to surface transportation and maritime security.