6 USC § 1132 - Findings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s1132"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 1132 - Findings"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "1132"
section_name: "Findings"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1403, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 401.)"
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# § 1132. Findings

Congress finds that—

**(1)** 182 public transportation systems throughout the world have been primary targets of terrorist attacks;

**(2)** more than 6,000 public transportation agencies operate in the United States;

**(3)** people use public transportation vehicles 33,000,000 times each day;

**(4)** the Federal Transit Administration has invested $93,800,000,000 since 1992 for construction and improvements;

**(5)** the Federal investment in transit security has been insufficient; and

**(6)** greater Federal investment in transit security improvements per passenger boarding is necessary to better protect the American people, given transit’s vital importance in creating mobility and promoting our Nation’s economy.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–53, title XIV, § 1403, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 401.)