Title 6 — Domestic Security
Chapter 4 — Transportation Security
§ 1131. Definitions
Statutory text
For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms apply:
Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
Department
The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
Disadvantaged businesses concerns
The term “disadvantaged business concerns” means small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as defined in section 1 124, title 13, Code of Federal Regulations.
Frontline employee
The term “frontline employee” means an employee of a public transportation agency who is a transit vehicle driver or operator, dispatcher, maintenance and maintenance support employee, station attendant, customer service employee, security employee, or transit police, or any other employee who has direct contact with riders on a regular basis, and any other employee of a public transportation agency that the Secretary determines should receive security training under section 1137 of this title.
Public transportation agency
The term “public transportation agency” means a publicly owned operator of public transportation eligible to receive Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “part”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110–53 title XIV § 1402 · 121 Stat. 266
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 1131
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1402, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 400.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1402, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 400.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1402. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this title, the following terms apply: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.— The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (2) Department.— The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security. (3) Disadvantaged businesses concerns.— The term “disadvantaged business concerns” means small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as defined in section 124, title 13, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Frontline employee.— The term “frontline employee” means an employee of a public transportation agency who is a transit vehicle driver or operator, dispatcher, maintenance and maintenance support employee, station attendant, customer service employee, security employee, or transit police, or any other employee who has direct contact with riders on a regular basis, and any other employee of a public transportation agency that the Secretary determines should receive security training under section 1408. (5) Public transportation agency.— The term “public transportation agency” means a publicly owned operator of public transportation eligible to receive Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. (6) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
For short title of this subchapter as the “National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007”, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 110–53, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.