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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1895 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To enhance the preparedness of the Transportation Security 

Administration for public health threats to the transportation security system of the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu3 rity Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 For purposes of this Act: 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis7 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor8 tation Security Administration. 

9 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com11 mittees’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 of the House of Representatives; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

15 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 

16 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

17 the Senate. 

18 (3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

19 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

20 (4) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ 

21 has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 

22 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 

23 (5) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans24 portation Security Administration. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF TSA PERSONNEL DETAILS. 

2 (a) COORDINATION.—Pursuant to sections 106(m) 

3 and 114(m) of title 49, United States Code, the Adminis4 trator may provide TSA personnel, who are not engaged 

5 in front line transportation security efforts, to other com6 ponents of the Department and other Federal agencies to 

7 improve coordination with such components and agencies 

8 to prepare for, protect against, and respond to public 

9 health threats to the transportation security system of the 

10 United States. 

11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

13 brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding 

14 efforts to improve coordination with other components of 

15 the Department and other Federal agencies to prepare for, 

16 protect against, and respond to public health threats to 

17 the transportation security system of the United States. 

18 SEC. 4. TSA PREPAREDNESS. 

19 (a) ANALYSIS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con21 duct an analysis of preparedness of the transpor22 tation security system of the United States for pub23 lic health threats. Such analysis shall assess, at a 

24 minimum, the following: 

25 (A) The risks of public health threats to 

26 the transportation security system of the 


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1 United States, including to transportation hubs, 

2 transportation security stakeholders, TSA per3 sonnel, and passengers. 

4 (B) Information sharing challenges among 

5 relevant components of the Department, other 

6 Federal agencies, international entities, and 

7 transportation security stakeholders. 

8 (C) Impacts to TSA policies and proce9 dures for securing the transportation security 

10 system. 

11 (2) COORDINATION.—The analysis conducted of 

12 the risks described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be con13 ducted in coordination with the Chief Medical Offi14 cer of the Department of Homeland Security, the 

15 Secretary of Health and Human Services, and trans16 portation security stakeholders. 

17 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

19 brief the appropriate congressional committees on the fol20 lowing: 

21 (1) The analysis required under subsection (a). 

22 (2) Technologies necessary to combat public 

23 health threats at security screening checkpoints to 

24 better protect from future public health threats TSA 

25 personnel, passengers, aviation workers, and other 


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1 personnel authorized to access the sterile area of an 

2 airport through such checkpoints, and the estimated 

3 cost of technology investments needed to fully imple4 ment across the aviation system solutions to such 

5 threats. 

6 (3) Policies and procedures implemented by 

7 TSA and transportation security stakeholders to 

8 protect from public health threats TSA personnel, 

9 passengers, aviation workers, and other personnel 

10 authorized to access the sterile area through the se11 curity screening checkpoints, as well as future plans 

12 for additional measures relating to such protection. 

13 (4) The role of TSA in establishing priorities, 

14 developing solutions, and coordinating and sharing 

15 information with relevant domestic and international 

16 entities during a public health threat to the trans17 portation security system, and how TSA can im18 prove its leadership role in such areas. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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