[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 396 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 396
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 22, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public
transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of
performance for such grants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Security Grant Program
Flexibility Act''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C.
1135(b)(2); Public Law 110-53) is amended by inserting ``and associated
backfill'' after ``security training''.
SEC. 3. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new
subsection:
``(m) Periods of Performance.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
funds provided pursuant to a grant awarded under this section
for a use specified in subsection (b) shall remain available
for use by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36
months.
``(2) Exception.--Funds provided pursuant to a grant
awarded under this section for a use specified in subparagraph
(M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall remain available for use
by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 55
months.''.
SEC. 4. GAO REVIEW.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review of the public transportation security assistance grant
program under section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53).
(b) Scope.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall include
the following:
(1) An assessment of the type of projects funded under the
public transportation security grant program referred to in
such paragraph.
(2) An assessment of the manner in which such projects
address threats to public transportation infrastructure.
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this Act
(including the amendments made by this Act) on types of
projects funded under the public transportation security
assistance grant program.
(4) An assessment of the management and administration of
public transportation security assistance grant program funds
by grantees.
(5) Recommendations to improve the manner in which public
transportation security assistance grant program funds address
vulnerabilities in public transportation infrastructure.
(6) Recommendations to improve the management and
administration of the public transportation security assistance
grant program.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and again not later than five years after such
date of enactment, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report on the review required under this
section.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of
Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
to the vote on passage.
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.