Sec. 1931. Public area security working group
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In this section: The term public and private stakeholders has the meaning given the term in section 114(t)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code. The term surface transportation asset includes— facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide transportation services by— a public transportation agency (as the term is defined in section 1402 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 1131 )); a railroad carrier (as the term is defined in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code); an owner or operator of— an entity offering scheduled, fixed-route transportation services by over-the road bus (as the term is defined in section 1501 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 1151 )); or a bus terminal; or other transportation facilities, equipment, or systems, as determined by the Secretary.
The Administrator, in coordination with the National Protection and Programs Directorate, shall establish a working group to promote collaborative engagement between the TSA and public and private stakeholders to develop non-binding recommendations for enhancing security in public areas of transportation facilities (including facilities that are surface transportation assets), including recommendations regarding the following: Information sharing and interoperable communication capabilities among the TSA and public and private stakeholders with respect to terrorist or other threats.
Coordinated incident response procedures. The prevention of terrorist attacks and other incidents through strategic planning, security training, exercises and drills, law enforcement patrols, worker vetting, and suspicious activity reporting. Infrastructure protection through effective construction design barriers and installation of advanced surveillance and other security technologies. Not later than 1 year after the date the working group is established under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committee of Congress a report, covering the 12-month period preceding the date of the report, on— the organization of the working group; the activities of the working group; the participation of the TSA and public and private stakeholders in the activities of the working group; the findings of the working group, including any recommendations.
The Administrator may publish a public version of such report that describes the activities of the working group and such related matters as would be informative to the public, consistent with section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group established under subsection
(a)or any subcommittee thereof. The Secretary shall— inform owners and operators of surface transportation assets about the availability of technical assistance, including vulnerability assessment tools and cybersecurity guidelines, to help protect and enhance the resilience of public areas of such assets; and upon request, and subject to the availability of appropriations, provide such technical assistance to owners and operators of surface transportation assets. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall publish on the Department website and widely disseminate, as appropriate, current best practices for protecting and enhancing the resilience of public areas of transportation facilities (including facilities that are surface transportation assets), including associated frameworks or templates for implementation. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— review of regulations, directives, policies, and procedures issued by the Administrator regarding the transportation of a firearm and ammunition; and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the review under subparagraph (A), including, as appropriate, information on any plans to modify any regulation, directive, policy, or procedure based on the review. In preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with— ASAC; the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee under section 404 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and appropriate public and private stakeholders.
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