Sec. 6239. Local law enforcement security training
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with public and private sector stakeholders, may in a manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, develop, through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, a training program to enhance the protection, preparedness, and response capabilities of law enforcement agencies with respect to threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, at a surface transportation asset.
If the Secretary of Homeland Security develops the training program described in subsection (a), such training program shall— be informed by current information regarding tactics used by terrorists and others engaging in targeted violence; include tactical instruction tailored to the diverse nature of the surface transportation asset operational environment; and prioritize training officers from law enforcement agencies that are eligible for or receive grants under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) and officers employed by railroad carriers that operate passenger service, including interstate passenger service.
In this section: The term public and private sector stakeholders has the meaning given such term in section 114(u)(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 such term is defined in section 1402(5) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–53 ; 6 U.S.C. 1131(5) )); a railroad carrier (as such term is defined in section 20102(3) 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 such term is defined in section 1501(4) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–53 ; 6 U.S.C. 1151(4) )); or a bus terminal; or other transportation facilities, equipment, or systems, as determined by the Secretary.
The term targeted violence means an incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death with no discernable political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. The term terrorism means the terms— domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2331(5) of title 18, United States Code); and international terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2331(1) of title 18, United States Code).
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Sec. 6239
Local law enforcement security training
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