Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Oversight of TSA 
Employee Misconduct Act''.

SEC. 2. TSA MISCONDUCT INSPECTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (relating to 
        accessibility of computer-based training facilities) as 
        subsection (k); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) TSA Misconduct Inspections.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall--
                    ``(A) designate a senior official to implement a 
                plan to oversee unannounced inspections at airports of 
                agency actions taken to address TSA employee 
                misconduct, including actions taken by managers at 
                airports to address any such misconduct through 
                corrective actions, up to and including removal from 
                Federal service, in accordance with Department of 
                Homeland Security and TSA policies;
                    ``(B) on a biannual basis thereafter until 
                September 30, 2023, the official specified in 
                subparagraph (A) shall certify to the Administrator 
                that the unannounced inspections referred to in such 
                paragraph were completed across a sufficient number of 
                airports such that all airports are--
                            ``(i) inspected before such date; and
                            ``(ii) provided adequate information 
                        regarding agency actions taken to address TSA 
                        employee misconduct;
                    ``(C) designate a senior official other than the 
                senior official designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
                to review the results of such unannounced inspections 
                to identify causes of any variances and overall trends 
                in the way actions are taken in response to TSA 
                employee misconduct and develop corrective actions and 
                recommendations, up to and including removal from 
                Federal service, as appropriate; and
                    ``(D) direct the official described in subparagraph 
                (C) to implement the corrective actions and 
                recommendations specified in such subparagraph.
            ``(2) Consolidation and coordination.--Unannounced 
        inspections under paragraph (1) of certain locations may be 
        consolidated and coordinated with other relevant TSA offices, 
        as determined appropriate by the Administrator of the TSA.
            ``(3) Extension.--The Administrator of the TSA may extend 
        the final date specified in paragraph (1)(B) for completing the 
        unannounced inspections under paragraph (1) for not more than 
        one additional fiscal year if exigent circumstances warrant. If 
        the Administrator determines that such an extension is 
        necessary, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs,. the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate written justification regarding such circumstances prior 
        to granting such extension.
            ``(4) Department of homeland security review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On a biannual basis, the 
                official specified in paragraph (1)(C) shall provide to 
                the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of 
                Homeland Security the results of unannounced 
                inspections conducted pursuant to such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Identification.--The Chief Human Capital 
                Officer of the Department of Homeland Security may 
                review the results of the unannounced inspections 
                conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to, as 
                appropriate, identify trends and make recommendations, 
                to the Administrator of the TSA to address employee 
                misconduct.
                    ``(C) Implementation.--The Administrator of the TSA 
                shall coordinate with the Chief Human Capital Officer 
                of the Department of Homeland Security to implement any 
                recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
                within the timeframes established by the Chief Human 
                Capital Officer.
            ``(5) Information to congress.--The Administrator of the 
        TSA shall make the results of the unannounced inspections, 
        including any recommended corrective actions for addressing 
        variances, identified under this subsection readily available 
        to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    ``(C) as appropriate, personnel of the Department 
                of Homeland Security, as determined by the 
                Administrator.
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Actions.--The term `actions' means 
                consequences for employee misconduct, up to and 
                including removal from Federal Service, established by 
                TSA policy.
                    ``(B) Unannounced inspections.--The term 
                `unannounced inspections' means a review of information 
                without providing advanced notice to the party under 
                review.''.
    (b) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are 
authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.
                                                 

Summary: Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a senior official: implement a plan to oversee unannounced inspections at airports of agency actions taken to address TSA employee misconduct, including corrective actions by airport managers and employee removal from federal service. Certify to the TSA, on a biannual basis until September 30, 2023, that such unannounced inspections were completed across a sufficient number of airports. Review the results of such inspections to identify causes of any variances and overall trends in actions taken in response to employee misconduct and to develop corrective actions and recommendations, implement the corrective actions and any recommendations. And provide the results of such inspections to DHS. Unannounced inspections of certain locations may be consolidated and coordinated with other TSA offices. TSA may extend the time for completing such inspections for up to an additional fiscal year if exigent circumstances warrant. DHS may review such results to identify trends and make recommendations to the TSA to address employee misconduct. The TSA shall implement such recommendations.