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 ,jackson ,lee submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,transportation     
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accordance ) exi/+ law1 enhance security
 aga9/ t]rori/ attack & o!r security    
?reats to our ,nation's rail & mass     
transit sy/ems & o!r modes ( surface    
transportation2 & = o!r purposes4       
,:]eas ! ,transportation ,security      
,adm9i/ration is uniquely position$ to  
lead ! ef=ts to secure our ,nation's    
rail & mass transit sy/ems & o!r modes (
 surface transportation aga9/ t]rori/   
attack z a result ( exp]tise develop$   
ov] n9e ye>s ( secur+ our ,nation's     
comm]cial air transportation sy/em2     
,:]eas ! successes ( ! ,transportation  
,security ,adm9i/ration's ,national     
,explosives ,detection ,can9e ,team     

,program has fur!r$ ! ,transportation   
,security ,adm9i/ration's ability to    
secure our ,nation's transportation     
sy/ems aga9/ t]rori/ attack by prev5t+ &
 protect+ aga9/ explosives ?reats2      
,:]eas ea* weekday #aa1cjj1jjj pass5g]s 
dep5d on our ,nation's mass transit     
sy/ems z a means ( transportation2      
,:]eas rail & mass transit sy/ems s]ve z
 an entic+ t>get = t]rori/s & t]rori/   
organizations1 su* z ,al ,qa$a1 z       
evid5c$ by ! ,m>* #aa1 #bjjd1 attack on 
! ,madrid1 ,spa91 rail sy/em1 ! ,july   
#g1 #bjje1 attack on ! ,london1 ,engl&1 
mass transit sy/em1 ! ,july #aa1 #bjjf1 
& ,novemb] #bf1 #bjjh1 attacks on !     
,mumbai1 ,india1 rail sy/em1 & ! ,m>*   
#bi1 #bjaj1 attack on ! ,mosc[1 ,russia1
 mass transit sy/em2 ,:]eas !           
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
,au?orization ,act ( #bjji1 :i* 0 pass$ 
by ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ,june   
#d1 #bjji1 9 an ov]:elm+ & bip>tisan    
mann]1 expresses ,congress' commitm5t to
 bol/]+ ! security ( rail & mass transit

 sy/ems2 & ,:]eas secur+ our ,nation's  
rail & mass transit sy/ems aga9/ t]rori/
 attack & o!r security ?reats is        
ess5tial due to _! impact on our        
,nation's economic /ability & ! cont9u$ 
function+ ( our national economy3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t ! ,transportation     
,security ,adm9i/ration %\ld--  7#a7    
cont9ue to enhance security aga9/       
t]rori/ attack & o!r security ?reats to 
our ,nation's rail & mass transit sy/ems
 & o!r modes ( surface transportation1  
includ+ z provid$ = 9 ! ,implem5t+      
,recomm5dations ( ! #i_/aa ,commission  
,act ( #bjjg 7,public ,law #aaj-ec7 & ! 
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
,au?orization ,act ( #bjji 7,h4,r4 #bbjj
 9 ! #aaa? ,congress72  7#b7 cont9ue    
developm5t ( ! ,national ,explosives    
,detection ,can9e ,team ,program1 :i*   
has prov5 to be an effective tool 9     
secur+ aga9/ explosives ?reats to our   
,nation's rail & mass transit sy/ems1 ) 
p>ticul> att5tion to ! application ( its

 tra9+ /&>ds & ! e/abli%m5t ( a reliable
 s\rce ( dome/ically br$ can9es2  7#c7  
improve ^u ! success ( ! ,onl9e ,le>n+  
,c5t] by provid+ increas$ p]son-to-p]son
 pr(essional developm5t programs to     
ensure ^? responsible = secur+ our      
surface transportation sy/ems aga9/     
t]rori/ attack are highly tra9$ 9 bo?   
secur+ ^? sy/ems aga9/ t]rori/ attack & 
pr(essional relations ) ! travel+       
public2 &  7#d7 cont9ue to secure our   
,nation's mass transit & rail sy/ems    
aga9/ t]rori/ attack & o!r security     
?reats1 s z to ensure ! security (      
commut]s on our ,nation's rail & mass   
transit sy/ems & prev5t ! disruption (  
rail l9es critical to our ,nation's     
economy4