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Union Calendar No. 533 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8662 

[Report No. 118–636] 

To reduce commuting burdens on Transportation Security Administration 

employees, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2024 

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

AUGUST 30, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia 

AUGUST 30, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To reduce commuting burdens on Transportation Security 

Administration employees, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Commuting Fair5 ness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TSA COMMUTING BENE7 FITS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

10 the Transportation Security Administration shall submit 

11 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

12 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

13 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Home14 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 

15 study on the feasibility of treating as on-duty hours the 

16 time Transportation Security Administration employees 

17 working at airport locations spend traveling between reg18 ular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus and 

19 transit stops. 

20 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the feasibility 

21 study required under subsection (a), the Administrator of 

22 the Transportation Security Administration shall consider 

23 the following with respect to Transportation Security Ad24 ministration employees: 


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1 (1) The amount of time needed by such employ2 ees to travel between regular duty locations and air3 port parking lots and bus and transit stops at small 

4 hub airports, medium hub airports, and large hub 

5 airports (as such terms are defined in section 40102 

6 of title 49, United States Code). 

7 (2) The amount of time such employees spend 

8 commuting, on average, exclusive of the time de9 scribed in paragraph (1). 

10 (3) The potential benefits to such employees 

11 and the Administration of treating as on-duty hours 

12 the time described in such paragraph. 

13 (4) The feasibility of using mobile phones, loca14 tion data, and any other means to allow such em15 ployees to report their arrival to and departure from 

16 the airport parking lots and bus and transit stops 

17 concerned. 

18 (5) The estimated costs of treating as on-duty 

19 hours the time described in such paragraph, includ20 ing by considering such hours creditable as basic pay 

21 for retirement purposes. 

22 (6) Other considerations determined appro23 priate by the Administrator. 


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Union Calendar No. 533 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8662 

[Report No. 118–636] 

A BILL 

To reduce commuting burdens on Transportation 

purposes. Security Administration employees, and for other 

AUGUST 30, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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