Sec. 1981. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT

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## SEC. 1981 FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT ###

(a)Emerging Issues Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator and in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a feasibility assessment of modifying the security of surface transportation assets by— ####

(1)introducing next generation technologies to be integrated into systems of surface transportation assets to detect explosives, including through the deployment of mobile explosives detection technologies to conduct risk-based passenger and property screening at such systems; ####

(2)providing surface transportation asset operators with access to the Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight Program or a similar passenger vetting system maintained by the Transportation Security Administration; ####

(3)deploying a credential authentication technology or other means of identification document inspection to high-risk surface transportation assets to assist operators conducting passenger vetting; and ####

(4)deploying scalable, cost-effective technology solutions to detect chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive threats within high-risk surface transportation assets that are capable of passive, continuous, and real-time sensing and detection of, and alerting passengers and operating personnel to, the presence of such a threat. ###

(b)Considerations In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator and in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall address the technological, privacy, operational, passenger facilitation, and public acceptance considerations involved with each security measure contemplated in such assessment.