2014 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security (Sections 101 - 1405)
Chapter 4 - Transportation Security (Sections 1101 - 1208)
Subchapter II - Transportation Security Enhancements (Sections 1111 - 1117)
Sec. 1112 - Authorization of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 4 - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUBCHAPTER II - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS Sec. 1112 - Authorization of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams |
Contains | section 1112 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-53, title XIII, §1303, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 392. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 121 Stat. 392 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 110-53 |
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The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, may develop Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (referred to in this section as "VIPR") teams to augment the security of any mode of transportation at any location within the United States. In forming a VIPR team, the Secretary—
(1) may use any asset of the Department, including Federal air marshals, surface transportation security inspectors, canine detection teams, and advanced screening technology;
(2) may determine when a VIPR team shall be deployed, as well as the duration of the deployment;
(3) shall, prior to and during the deployment, consult with local security and law enforcement officials in the jurisdiction where the VIPR team is or will be deployed, to develop and agree upon the appropriate operational protocols and provide relevant information about the mission of the VIPR team, as appropriate; and
(4) shall, prior to and during the deployment, consult with all transportation entities directly affected by the deployment of a VIPR team, as appropriate, including railroad carriers, air carriers, airport owners, over-the-road bus operators and terminal owners and operators, motor carriers, public transportation agencies, owners or operators of highways, port operators and facility owners, vessel owners and operators and pipeline operators.
(b) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
(Pub. L. 110–53, title XIII, §1303, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 392.)
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