1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Security Resources Sec. 101. Transit Security Grant Program. Sec. 102. Reimbursement for law enforcement operations. Sec. 103. Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams. Sec. 104. Explosives detection canine teams for surface transportation security. Sec. 105. Surface transportation security inspectors. Sec. 106. Frontline employee security training. Sec. 107. Local law enforcement security training. Title II—Security Strategy, Assessments, and Research Sec. 201. National strategy for transportation security review. Sec. 202. Risk scenarios. Sec. 203. Assessments and security plans. Sec. 204. Research and development. Sec. 205. Innovative technologies and capabilities. Title III—Information Sharing and Operational Coordination Sec. 301. Threat information sharing. Sec. 302. Integrated and unified operations centers. Sec. 303. Suspicious activity reporting. Sec. 304. Security technologies tied to foreign threat countries. Title IV—Public Area Security Sec. 401. Public area security working group. Sec. 402. Technical assistance. Sec. 403. Firearms and ammunition in public areas. Sec. 404. Best practices to secure against vehicle-based attacks. 2. Definitions In this Act: (a) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (b) Surface transportation asset The term surface transportation asset includes facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide transportation services by— (1) a public transportation agency (as such term is defined in section 1402(5) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–53