Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102

§1154 Public Awareness

Title 6 › CHAPTER 4 — TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part A — General Provisions › § 1154

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary must create a national outreach plan to raise awareness among the public, passengers, and staff about steps to secure rail and long‑distance bus systems and to inform carriers about security tech, research, and federal funding. No later than 9 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary must put this plan into effect.

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Title 6, §1154

Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Not later than 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall develop a national plan for railroad and over-the-road bus security public outreach and awareness. Such a plan shall be designed to increase awareness of measures that the general public, passengers, and employees of railroad carriers and over-the-road bus operators can take to increase the security of the national railroad and over-the-road bus transportation systems. Such a plan shall also provide outreach to railroad carriers and over-the-road bus operators and their employees to improve their awareness of available technologies, ongoing research and development efforts, and available Federal funding sources to improve security. Not later than 9 months after August 3, 2007, the Secretary shall implement the plan developed under this section.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 1154

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102