,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,speier 7for herself and ,mr4      
,meehan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to direct the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security to prioritize the   
assignment of officers and analysts to  
certain ,state and urban area fusion    
centers to enhance the security of mass 
transit systems4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,mass ,transit
 ,intelligence ,prioritization ,act4    
#b4 ,mass transit intelligence          
prioritization ,section #baj;,a of the  
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h7 is amended--  7#a7 by 
redesignating subsections 7f7 through   
7k7 as subsections 7g7 through 7l71     
respectively2  7#b7 in subsection 7l71  
as so redesignated1 by striking         
subsection 7i7 and inserting subsection 

7j72 and  7#c7 by inserting after       
subsection 7e7 the following new        
subsection 7f73  7f7 ,mass transit      
intelligence priority  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall make it a priority
 to assign officers and intelligence    
analysts under this section from the    
,department1 including the              
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 to participating ,state
 and urban area fusion centers located  
in high-risk jurisdictions with mass    
transit systems in order to enhance the 
security of such mass transit systems by
 assisting ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and 
tribal law enforcement authorities in   
identifying1 investigating1 and         
otherwise interdicting persons1 weapons1
 and contraband that pose a threat to   
homeland security4  7#b7 ,mass transit  
intelligence products ,when performing  
the responsibilities described in       
subsection 7d71 officers and            
intelligence analysts assigned to       
participating ,state and urban area     

fusion centers under this section shall 
have1 as a primary responsibility1 the  
creation of mass transit intelligence   
products that--  7,a7 assist ,state1    
local1 and tribal law enforcement       
agencies in deploying their resources   
most efficiently to help detect and     
interdict terrorists1 weapons of mass   
destruction1 and contraband at mass     
transit systems of the ,united ,states2 
7,b7 promote more consistent and timely 
dissemination of mass transit           
security-relevant information among     
jurisdictions with mass transit systems2
 and  7,c7 enhance the ,department's    
situational awareness with respect to   
the threat of acts of terrorism at or   
involving mass transit systems of the   
,united ,states4  4