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title: "6 U.S.C. § 1154"
description: "Public awareness"
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title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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citation: "6 U.S.C. § 1154"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 1154 - Public awareness

## Text

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.

(Pub. L. 110–53, title XV, § 1504, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 425.)