AMTRAK SECURITY UPGRADES.

SEC. 1973. AMTRAK SECURITY UPGRADES. (a) Railroad Security Assistance.—Section 1513(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1163(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, including communications interoperability where appropriate with relevant outside agencies and entities.”; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking “security of” and inserting “security and preparedness of”; (3) in paragraph (7), by striking “security threats” and inserting “security threats and preparedness, including connectivity to the National Terrorist Screening Center”; and (4) in paragraph (9), by striking “and security officers” and inserting “, security, and preparedness officers”. (b) Specific Projects.—Section 1514(a)(3) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1164(a)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D) by inserting “, or to connect to the National Terrorism Screening Center watchlist” after “Secretary”; (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(I) for improvements to passenger verification systems; “(J) for improvements to employee and contractor verification systems, including identity verification technology; or “(K) for improvements to the security of Amtrak computer systems, including cybersecurity assessments and programs.” .