,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dfg  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ejha
  ,report ,no4 #aae-faa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mrs4 ,watson        
,coleman1 & ,mr4 ,mc,caul introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,m>*   
#ai1 #bjah ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !
 ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb to      
e/abli% )9 ! ,transportation ,security  
,adm9i/ration ! ,surface ,transportation
 ,security ,advisory ,committee1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,surface ,transportation
 ,security & ,te*nology ,acc\ntability  
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,surface             
,transportation ,security ,advisory     
,committee  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,xvi ( 
! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f    
,u4,s4,c4 #efa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new subtitle3  ,c    
,surface ,transportation ,security      

#afba4 ,surface ,transportation         
,security ,advisory ,committee  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,adm9i/rator7 %all e/abli% )9 !         
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
! ,surface ,transportation ,security    
,advisory ,committee 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
section z ! ,advisory ,committee74  7b7 
,duties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,advisory     
,committee may advise1 consult )1 report
 to1 & make recomm5dations to !         
,adm9i/rator on surface transportation  
security matt]s1 includ+ ! developm5t1  
ref9em5t1 & implem5tation ( policies1   
programs1 initiatives1 rulemak+s1 &     
security directives p]ta9+ to surface   
transportation security4  7#b7          
,risk-bas$ security ,! ,advisory        
,committee %all consid] risk-bas$       
security approa*es 9 ! p]=mance ( its   
duties4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7            
,composition ,! ,advisory ,committee    
%all be compos$ (-- 7,a7 vot+ memb]s    

appo9t$ by ! ,adm9i/rator "u p>agraph   
7#b72 &  7,b7 nonvot+ memb]s1 s]v+ 9 an 
advisory capacity1 :o %all be designat$ 
by-- 7i7 ! ,transportation ,security    
,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,transportation2 &  7iii7 su* o!r ,f$]al
 dep>tm5t or ag5cy z ! ,adm9i/rator     
consid]s appropriate4  7#b7 ,appo9tm5t  
,! ,adm9i/rator %all appo9t vot+ memb]s 
f among /akehold]s repres5t+ ea* mode ( 
surface transportation1 su* z pass5g]   
rail1 freight rail1 mass transit1       
pipel9es1 highways1 ov]-!-road bus1 &   
truck+1 includ+ repres5tatives f--  7,a7
 associations repres5t+ su* modes (     
surface transportation2  7,b7 labor     
organizations repres5t+ su* modes (     
surface transportation2  7,c7 gr\ps     
repres5t+ ! us]s ( su* modes ( surface  
transportation1 includ+ asset           
manufactur]s1 z appropriate2  7,d7      
relevant law en=cem5t1 fir/ respond]s1 &
 security exp]ts2 &  7,e7 su* o!r gr\ps 
z ! ,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate4  
7#c7 ,*airp]son ,! ,advisory ,committee 

%all select a *airp]son f among its vot+
 memb]s4  7#d7 ,t]m ( (fice  7,a7 ,t]ms 
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ( ea* vot+ memb] ( !
 ,advisory ,committee %all be two ye>s1 
b a vot+ memb] may cont9ue to s]ve until
 ! ,adm9i/rator appo9ts a successor4    
7ii7 ,reappo9tm5t ,a vot+ memb] ( !     
,advisory ,committee may be reappo9t$4  
7,b7 ,removal  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,adm9i/rator may review ! p>ticipation (
 a memb] ( ! ,advisory ,committee &     
remove su* memb] = cause at any "t4     
7ii7 ,access to c]ta9 in=mation ,!      
,adm9i/rator may remove any memb] ( !   
,advisory ,committee :o ! ,adm9i/rator  
det]m9es %\ld be re/rict$ f review+1    
discuss+1 or possess+ classifi$         
in=mation or s5sitive security          
in=mation4  7#e7 ,prohibition on        
comp5sation ,! memb]s ( ! ,advisory     
,committee may n receive any comp5sation
 f ! ,gov]nm5t by reason ( _! s]vice on 
! ,advisory ,committee4  7#f7 ,meet+s   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,advisory ,committee   
%all meet at lea/ semiannually 9 p]son  

or ?r\gh web conf]5c+1 & may conv5e     
additional meet+s z necess>y4  7,b7     
,public meet+s ,at lea/ "o ( ! meet+s ( 
! ,advisory ,committee ea* ye> %all be--
 7i7 ann\nc$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]2  7ii7  
ann\nc$ on a public website2 &  7iii7   
op5 to ! public4  7,c7 ,att5dance ,!    
,advisory ,committee %all ma9ta9 a      
record ( ! p]sons pres5t at ea* meet+4  
7,d7 ,m9utes  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,unless      
o!rwise prohibit$ by ,f$]al law1 m9utes 
( ! meet+s ( ! ,advisory ,committee %all
 be publi%$ on ! public website "u      
subsection 7e77#e74  7ii7 ,protection ( 
classifi$ & s5sitive in=mation ,!       
,advisory ,committee may r$act or       
summ>ize1 z necess>y1 m9utes ( ! meet+s 
to protect classifi$ in=mation or       
s5sitive security in=mation 9 accordance
 ) law4  7#g7 ,vot+ memb] access to     
classifi$ in=mation & s5sitive security 
in=mation  7,a7 ,det]m9ations ,n lat]   
?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* a vot+  
memb] is appo9t$ to ! ,advisory         
,committee b be=e su* vot+ memb] may be 

grant$ any access to classifi$ in=mation
 or s5sitive security in=mation1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all det]m9e if su* vot+   
memb] %\ld be re/rict$ f review+1       
discuss+1 or possess+ classifi$         
in=mation or s5sitive security          
in=mation4  7,b7 ,access  7i7 ,s5sitive 
security in=mation ,if a vot+ memb] is n
 re/rict$ f review+1 discuss+1 or       
possess+ s5sitive security in=mation "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 & volunt>ily signs a   
nondisclosure agreem5t1 su* vot+ memb]  
may be grant$ access to s5sitive        
security in=mation t is relevant to su* 
vot+ memb]'s s]vice on ! ,advisory      
,committee4  7ii7 ,classifi$ in=mation  
,access to classifi$ mat]ials %all be   
manag$ 9 accordance ) ,executive ,ord]  
,no4 #acebf ( ,decemb] #bi1 #bjji 7#ge  
,f$4 ,reg4 #gjg71 or any subsequ5t      
correspond+ ,executive ord]4  7,c7      
,protections  7i7 ,s5sitive security    
in=mation ,vot+ memb]s %all protect     
s5sitive security in=mation 9 accordance
 ) "p #aebj ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al 

,regulations4  7ii7 ,classifi$ in=mation
 ,vot+ memb]s %all protect classifi$    
in=mation 9 accordance ) ! applicable   
requirem5ts = ! p>ticul> level (        
classification ( su* in=mation4  7#h7   
,jo9t committee meet+s ,! ,advisory     
,committee may meet ) "o or m ( ! foll[+
 advisory committees to discuss         
multimodal security issues & o!r        
security-relat$ issues ( common conc]n3 
7,a7 ,aviation ,security ,advisory      
,committee1 e/abli%$ "u section #ddidf (
 title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7  
,m>itime ,security ,advisory ,committee1
 e/abli%$ "u section #gjaab ( title #df1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,c7 ,railroad   
,safety ,advisory ,committee1 e/abli%$  
by ! ,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration4    
7#i7 ,subject matt] exp]ts ,! ,advisory 
,committee may reque/ ! assi/ance (     
subject matt] exp]ts ) exp]tise relat$  
to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,advisory         
,committee4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,p]iodic
 reports ,! ,advisory ,committee %all   
p]iodically submit to ! ,adm9i/rator    

reports on matt]s reque/$ by !          
,adm9i/rator or by a majority ( ! memb]s
 ( ! ,advisory ,committee4  7#b7 ,annual
 report  7,a7 ,submission ,! ,advisory  
,committee %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator
 & ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate an annual report t provides  
in=mation on ! activities1 f9d+s1 &     
recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory ,committee 
dur+ ! prec$+ ye>4  7,b7 ,publication ,n
 lat] ?an six mon?s aft] ! date t !     
,adm9i/rator receives an annual report  
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 publi% a public v]sion ( su* report1 9 
accordance ) section #eeb;a7b7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7           
,adm9i/ration response  7#a7            
,consid]ation ,! ,adm9i/rator %all      
consid] ! in=mation1 advice1 &          
recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory ,committee 
9 =mulat+ policies1 programs1           
initiatives1 rulemak+s1 & security      
directives p]ta9+ to surface            

transportation security ef=ts4  7#b7    
,fe$back ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date t ! ,adm9i/rator receives a        
recomm5dation f ! ,advisory ,committee  
"u subsection 7d77#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator   
%all submit to ! ,advisory ,committee   
writt5 fe$back on su* recomm5dation1    
includ+--  7,a7 if ! ,adm9i/rator agrees
 ) su* recomm5dation1 a plan describ+ ! 
actions t ! ,adm9i/rator has tak51 w    
take1 or recomm5ds t ! head ( ano!r     
,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy take to        
implem5t su* recomm5dation2 or  7,b7 if 
! ,adm9i/rator disagrees ) su*          
recomm5dation1 a ju/ification = su*     
disagreem5t4  7#c7 ,notices ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date ! ,adm9i/rator     
submits fe$back "u p>agraph 7#b71 !     
,adm9i/rator %all--  7,a7 notify !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate ( su* fe$back1 includ+ !     
agreem5t or disagreem5t "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 or 7,b7 ( su* p>agraph1 z          

applicable2 &  7,b7 provide ! committees
 specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) a brief+ 
^u reque/4  7#d7 ,updates ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ! ,adm9i/rator     
receives a recomm5dation f ! ,advisory  
,committee "u subsection 7d77#b7 t !    
,adm9i/rator agrees )1 & qu>t]ly !reaft]
 until su* recomm5dation is fully       
implem5t$1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report or po/ on ! public  
website "u p>agraph 7#e7 an update on ! 
/atus ( su* recomm5dation4  7#e7        
,website ,! ,adm9i/rator %all ma9ta9 a  
public website t-- 7,a7 li/s ! memb]s ( 
! ,advisory ,committee2  7,b7 provides !
 contact in=mation = ! ,advisory        
,committee2 &  7,c7 in=mation relat+ to 
meet+s1 m9utes1 annual reports1 & !     
implem5tation ( recomm5dations "u ?is   
section4  7f7 ,nonapplicability ( ,,faca
 ,! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to !     

,advisory ,committee or any subcommittee
 e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  4  7b7       
,advisory committee memb]s  7#a7 ,vot+  
memb]s ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,transportation ,security          
,adm9i/ration %all appo9t ! vot+ memb]s 
( ! ,surface ,transportation ,security  
,advisory ,committee e/abli%$ "u section
 #afba ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act (     
#bjjb1 z add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is   
section4  7#b7 ,nonvot+ memb]s ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ea* ,f$]al dep>tm5t & ag5cy ) 
regulatory au?ority ov] a mode ( surface
 transportation1 z ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
consid]s appropriate1 %all designate an 
appropriate repres5tative to s]ve z a   
nonvot+ memb] ( ! ,surface              
,transportation ,security ,advisory     
,committee4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts 9 section #a7;b7 ( !    
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 

#afaf ! foll[+ new items3  ,subtitle    
,c--,surface ,transportation ,security  
,sec4 #afba4 ,surface ,transportation   
,security ,advisory ,committee4  4  #c4 
,te*nology inve/m5t plan  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #afaa ( ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #efc7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7h7 ,additional update     
requirem5ts ,updates & reports requir$  
pursuant to subsection 7g7 %all-- 7#a7  
be prep>$ 9 consultation ) individuals &
 entity specifi$ 9 subsection 7b71 z    
well z ! ,surface ,transportation       
,security ,advisory ,committee e/abli%$ 
by ! ,adm9i/rator pursuant to section   
#afba2  7#b7 include in=mation relat+ to
 te*nology inve/m5ts by !               
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration 
& ! private sector t ! ,dep>tm5t        
supports ) rese>*1 developm5t1 te/+1 &  
evaluation = aviation1 air c>go1 &      
surface transportation security2 &  7#c7
 to ! ext5t practicable1 include a      
classifi$ add5dum to report s5sitive    

transportation security risks &         
associat$ capability gaps t w\ld be be/ 
address$ by security-relat$ te*nology   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  4  7b7       
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply    
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ update & report requir$ 
"u subsection 7g7 ( section #afaa ( !   
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb t is     
requir$ aft] su* date  ,m>* #ai1 #bjah  
,committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  
be pr9t$