Federal
Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 846
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit certain rolling stock
procurements, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 14, 2019
Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BROWN, Mr. COT-
TON, Mr. RISCH, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. INHOFE, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. ROBERTS,
Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. CASSIDY, and Ms. SMITH) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
APRIL 9, 2019
Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit certain
rolling stock procurements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transit Infrastructure
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Vehicle Security Act’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK PRO-
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CUREMENTS.
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Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(u) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK PRO-
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CUREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
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graph (5), financial assistance made available under
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this chapter shall not be used in awarding a contract
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or subcontract to an entity on or after the date of
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enactment of this subsection for the procurement of
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rolling stock for use in public transportation if the
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manufacturer of the rolling stock—
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‘‘(A) is incorporated in or has manufac-
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turing facilities in the United States; and
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‘‘(B) is owned or controlled by, is a sub-
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sidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or fi-
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nancially to a corporation based in a country
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that—
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‘‘(i) is identified as a nonmarket econ-
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omy country (as defined in section 771(18)
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of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
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1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of
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this subsection;
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‘‘(ii) was identified by the United
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States Trade Representative in the most
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recent report required by section 182 of
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the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242)
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as a priority foreign country under sub-
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section (a)(2) of that section; and
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‘‘(iii) is subject to monitoring by the
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Trade Representative under section 306 of
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the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of paragraph
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(1), the term ‘otherwise related legally or financially’
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does not include a minority relationship or invest-
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ment.
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‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This sub-
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section shall be applied in a manner consistent with
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the obligations of the United States under inter-
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national agreements.
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‘‘(4)
CERTIFICATION
FOR
RAIL
ROLLING
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STOCK.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
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paragraph (5), as a condition of financial as-
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sistance made available in a fiscal year under
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section 5337, a recipient that operates rail fixed
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guideway service shall certify in that fiscal year
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that the recipient will not award any contract
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or subcontract for the procurement of rail roll-
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ing stock for use in public transportation with
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a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in
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paragraph (1).
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‘‘(B) SEPARATE CERTIFICATION.—The cer-
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tification required under this paragraph shall be
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in addition to any certification the Secretary es-
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tablishes to ensure compliance with the require-
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ments of paragraph (1).
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‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—This subsection, including
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the certification requirement under paragraph (4),
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shall not apply to the award of a contract or sub-
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contract made by a public transportation agency
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with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in
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paragraph (1) if the manufacturer and the public
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transportation agency have a contract for rail rolling
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stock that was executed before the date of enact-
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ment of this subsection.’’.
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SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION FOR RAIL ROLL-
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ING STOCK AND OPERATIONS.
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Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, as
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amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end
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the following:
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‘‘(v) CYBERSECURITY
CERTIFICATION
FOR
RAIL
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ROLLING STOCK AND OPERATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—As a condition of finan-
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cial assistance made available under this chapter, a
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recipient that operates a rail fixed guideway public
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transportation system shall certify that the recipient
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has established a process to develop, maintain, and
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execute a written plan for identifying and reducing
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cybersecurity risks.
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‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.—For the process required
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under paragraph (1), a recipient of assistance under
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this chapter shall—
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‘‘(A) utilize the approach described by the
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voluntary standards and best practices devel-
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oped under section 2(c)(15) of the National In-
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stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15
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U.S.C. 272(c)(15)), as applicable;
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‘‘(B) identify hardware and software that
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the recipient determines should undergo third-
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party testing and analysis to mitigate cyberse-
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curity risks, such as hardware or software for
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rail rolling stock under proposed procurements;
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and
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‘‘(C) utilize the approach described in any
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voluntary standards and best practices for rail
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fixed guideway public transportation systems
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developed under the authority of the Secretary
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of Homeland Security, as applicable.
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‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC-
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TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
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to interfere with the authority of—
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‘‘(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security
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to publish or ensure compliance with require-
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ments or standards concerning cybersecurity for
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rail fixed guideway public transportation sys-
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tems; or
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‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation
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under section 5329 to address cybersecurity
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issues as those issues relate to the safety of rail
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fixed guideway public transportation systems.’’.
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