,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,ms4 ,jackson ,lee submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of the ,house of ,representatives
 that the ,transportation ,security     
,administration should1 in accordance   
with existing law1 enhance security     
against terrorist attack and other      
security threats to our ,nation's rail  
and mass transit systems and other modes
 of surface transportation2 and for     
other purposes4  ,whereas the           
,transportation ,security               
,administration is uniquely positioned  
to lead the efforts to secure our       
,nation's rail and mass transit systems 
and other modes of surface              
transportation against terrorist attack 
as a result of expertise developed over 
nine years of securing our ,nation's    
commercial air transportation system2   

,whereas the successes of the           
,transportation ,security               
,administration's ,national ,explosives 
,detection ,canine ,team ,program has   
furthered the ,transportation ,security 
,administration's ability to secure our 
,nation's transportation systems against
 terrorist attack by preventing and     
protecting against explosives threats2  
,whereas each weekday #aa1cjj1jjj       
passengers depend on our ,nation's mass 
transit systems as a means of           
transportation2 ,whereas rail and mass  
transit systems serve as an enticing    
target for terrorists and terrorist     
organizations1 such as ,al ,qaeda1 as   
evidenced by the ,march #aa1 #bjjd1     
attack on the ,madrid1 ,spain1 rail     
system1 the ,july #g1 #bjje1 attack on  
the ,london1 ,england1 mass transit     
system1 the ,july #aa1 #bjjf1 and       
,november #bf1 #bjjh1 attacks on the    
,mumbai1 ,india1 rail system1 and the   
,march #bi1 #bjaj1 attack on the        
,moscow1 ,russia1 mass transit system2  

,whereas the ,transportation ,security  
,administration ,authorization ,act of  
#bjji1 which was passed by the ,house of
 ,representatives on ,june #d1 #bjji1 in
 an overwhelming and bipartisan manner1 
expresses ,congress' commitment to      
bolstering the security of rail and mass
 transit systems2 and ,whereas securing 
our ,nation's rail and mass transit     
systems against terrorist attack and    
other security threats is essential due 
to their impact on our ,nation's        
economic stability and the continued    
functioning of our national economy3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that the ,transportation ,security      
,administration should-- 7#a7 continue  
to enhance security against terrorist   
attack and other security threats to our
 ,nation's rail and mass transit systems
 and other modes of surface             
transportation1 including as provided   
for in the ,implementing                
,recommendations of the #i_/aa          

,commission ,act of #bjjg 7,public ,law 
#aaj-ec7 and the ,transportation        
,security ,administration ,authorization
 ,act of #bjji 7,h4,r4 #bbjj in the     
#aaath ,congress72  7#b7 continue       
development of the ,national ,explosives
 ,detection ,canine ,team ,program1     
which has proven to be an effective tool
 in securing against explosives threats 
to our ,nation's rail and mass transit  
systems1 with particular attention to   
the application of its training         
standards and the establishment of a    
reliable source of domestically bred    
canines2  7#c7 improve upon the success 
of the ,online ,learning ,center by     
providing increased person-to-person    
professional development programs to    
ensure those responsible for securing   
our surface transportation systems      
against terrorist attack are highly     
trained in both securing those systems  
against terrorist attack and            
professional relations with the         
traveling public2 and  7#d7 continue to 

secure our ,nation's mass transit and   
rail systems against terrorist attack   
and other security threats1 so as to    
ensure the security of commuters on our 
,nation's rail and mass transit systems 
and prevent the disruption of rail lines
 critical to our ,nation's economy4