S. 3379 · 114th Congress
Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act
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This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to assess, and implement a risk-based strategy to address, threats posed to surface transportation and maritime systems.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 21, 2016
Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to assess, and implement a risk-based strategy to address, threats posed to surface transportation and maritime systems. The TSA shall establish the Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Advisory Committee to develop recommendations for improvements to surface transportation and maritime security.
In addition, the bill:
- allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the TSA's explosives-detection canine-team program;
- requires the Government Accountability Office to study specified matters related to surface transportation;
- expands the permissible uses of railroad security improvement grants;
- requires the TSA to issue a decision on the use of a passenger vetting system by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak);
- requires the TSA to establish processes to improve background checks and terrorism vetting;
- requires DHS to commission an assessment of its transportation security card program and, if applicable, develop a corrective action plan;
- with respect to transportation security card applications, establishes priority for members of the Armed Forces;
- requires DHS to evaluate cargo-container scanning technologies; and
- revises other provisions related to transportation security.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act
Latest action (Sep 21, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 21, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.