United States · Bill · S
S. 846 (116th)
Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
Introduced
14 March 2019
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Status
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-41.
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Summary
Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act This bill prohibits the awarding of a contract to an entity for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock is (1) incorporated or has manufacturing facilities in the United States; and (2) is owed or controlled by an entity based in a country that is identified as a nonmarket economy country, was identified by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as a priority foreign country (e.g., a country that does not protect intellectual property rights), and is subject to monitoring by the USTR. This includes the People's Republic of China. Any recipient of financial assistance for public transportation that operates a rail fixed guideway service must certify that it will not award any contract for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation to a manufacturer of rolling stock that is described by this bill. A recipient that operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system must certify that it has a written plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks.
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Reference Change Senate (text)
Reference Change Senate · EN · 9 April 2019
Reference Change Senate (PDF)
Reference Change Senate · EN · 9 April 2019
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 March 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/846
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/846