,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,simon 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,figures1 ,ms4 ,p\1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 &
 ,mr4 ,g>am5di7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = eligibility (
 transit support speciali/s = crime     
prev5tion & security grants4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rapid  
,int]v5tion & ,det]r5ce = ,enhanc$ ,rid]
 ,safety ,act or ! ,,rid] ,safety ,act4 
#b4 ,crime prev5tion & security ,section
 #ecba ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y &
 ins]t+ 7a7 ,capital grants4--,!        
,secret>y2  7#b7 by ins]t+ &1 not)/&+   
section #ecjg7;a77#a77;,d71 op]ational  
grants f am\nts available "u section    
#ecch to public transportation sy/ems = 
transit support speciali/s aft] crime   
prev5tion & security2 &  7#c7 by add+ at

 ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,def9ition (      
transit support speciali/ ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m transit support speciali/
 means un>m$ p]sonnel responsible =     
p]=m+ a v>iety ( duties design$ to      
provide an add$ s5se ( security to      
transit patrons ?r\gh ! pres5ce ( su*   
p]sonnel on transit vehicles1 /ops1 &   
/ations & engagem5t ) ! public1 det]r+ &
 report+ disruptive behavior )9 transit 
sy/ems1 includ+-- 7#a7 monitor+ transit 
/ations & transit vehicles2  7#b7       
provid+ assi/ance to transit rid]s &    
p]sonnel2  7#c7 assi/+ ) & reports      
m$ical em]g5cies2  7#d7 engag+ ) transit
 sy/em p]sonnel & ! public to e/abli% an
 (ficial pres5ce & det] disruptive      
behavior & security risks2  7#e7 obs]v+ 
& report+ suspici\s activity & security 
?reats to transit sy/em p]sonnel & law  
en=cem5t2  7#f7 h&l+ m9or1 non-crim9al  
conflicts ?r\gh alt]native *annels to   
pres]ve law en=cem5t res\rces = critical
 or em]g5cy incid5ts2 &  7#g7 connect+  
patrons ) or p]=m+ crisis int]v5tion    

s]vices to de-escalate conflicts4  4