119-hr1831

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1831 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1831

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot 
 program for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism using 
 motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 4, 2025

Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot 
 program for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism using 
 motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
establish a pilot program, for a period not to exceed one year, to--

    (1) in consultation with representatives of the automotive 
 sale and rental industry, develop a uniform standard for the 
 type of information collected by rental agencies and the type 
 of information used in submitting suspicious activity reports;

    (2) provide operators with a threat assessment prepared by 
 the Undersecretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and 
 Analysis regarding the terrorism threat of large vehicles;

    (3) distribute guidance for improving the suspicious 
 activity reporting process, including training for designated 
 employees to better identify suspicious activity;

    (4) provide technical assistance to operators to better 
 access suspicious activity reports; and

    (5) if determined necessary by the Secretary, establish a 
 procedure for checking information against a designated watch 
 list that does not contain any classified information, and for 
 dealers and rental companies to provide notice of a sale or 
 rental to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    (b) Reports to Congress.--

    (1) Pilot program.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
 of establishment of the pilot program under subsection

    (a) and 
 every 120 days thereafter until the conclusion of the pilot 
 program, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
 Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
 shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the pilot program, 
 including the following:
        (A) An assessment of the impact of the pilot 
 program on privacy and civil liberties.
        (B) A description of the effect that permanent 
 implementation of the pilot program would have on 
 efforts to protect the United States against terrorist 
 attacks.

    (2) Study.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
 submit to Congress a study examining how to work with rental 
 car and ride sharing companies (such as through peer to peer 
 apps) to identify risks and threats of terrorist attacks.
            (c) Exemption From Liability.--A dealer or rental company shall not 
be liable for any action taken in accordance with this pilot program 
under this section.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered rental vehicle.--The term ``covered rental 
 vehicle'' means a truck, tractor, trailer, bus, semitrailer, or 
 van capable of transporting more than 15 passengers.

    (2) Dealer; rental company.--The terms ``dealer'' and 
 ``rental company'' have the meanings given such terms in 
 

section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.
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