6 U.S.C. § 1103
National Transportation Security Center of Excellence
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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- 6 U.S.C. § 1103, National Transportation Security Center of Excellence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428308
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The Secretary shall establish a National Transportation Security Center of Excellence to conduct research and education activities, and to develop or provide professional security training, including the training of transportation employees and transportation professionals.
The Secretary shall select one of the institutions identified in subsection (c) as the lead institution responsible for coordinating the National Transportation Security Center of Excellence.
The institution of higher education selected under subsection (b) shall execute agreements with the other institutions of higher education identified in this subsection and other institutions designated by the Secretary to develop a consortium to assist in accomplishing the goals of the Center.
The National Transportation Security Center of Excellence shall consist of—
To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that an appropriate number of any additional consortium colleges or universities designated by the Secretary under this subsection are Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007