PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007
121 STAT. 423
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(4) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘‘over-the-road bus’’ means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. (5) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘over-the-road bus frontline employees’’ means over-the-road bus drivers, security personnel, dispatchers, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, ticket agents, other terminal employees, and other employees of an overthe-road bus operator or terminal owner or operator that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this title. (6) RAILROAD FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘railroad frontline employees’’ means security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen, other onboard employees, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, bridge tenders, and any other employees of railroad carriers that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this title. (7) RAILROAD.—The term ‘‘railroad’’ has the meaning that term has in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code. (8) RAILROAD CARRIER.—The term ‘‘railroad carrier’’ has the meaning that term has in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code. (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (10) TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘terrorism’’ has the meaning that term has in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). (11) TRANSPORTATION.—The term ‘‘transportation’’, as used with respect to an over-the-road bus, means the movement of passengers or property by an over-the-road bus— (A) in the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a State and a place outside the State (including a place outside the United States); or (B) in a State that affects trade, traffic, and transportation described in subparagraph (A). (12) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (13) SECURITY-SENSITIVE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘securitysensitive material’’ means a material, or a group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, determines, through a rulemaking with opportunity for public comment, poses a significant risk to national security while being transported in commerce due to the potential use of the material in an act of terrorism. In making such a designation, the Secretary shall, at a minimum, consider the following: (A) Class 7 radioactive materials. (B) Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives. (C) Materials poisonous or toxic by inhalation, including Division 2.3 gases and Division 6.1 materials.
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