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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2770 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain maintenance 

of security-related technology at airports, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2015 

Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

KATKO, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping our Travelers 

5 Safe and Secure Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Administrator of the Transportation 

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1 nance of security-related technology such as x-rays, 

2 explosive trace detection systems, explosive detection 

3 systems, liquid scanners, and enhanced walk-through 

4 metal detectors, is central to the execution of Trans5 portation Security Administration’s mission to pro6 tect United States transportation systems. 

7 (2) Preventive and corrective maintenance is es8 sential to ensuring and extending the service lives of 

9 security-related technology. 

10 (3) In May 2015, the Inspector General of the 

11 Department of Homeland Security, reporting on the 

12 results of a performance audit conducted between 

13 December 2013 and November 2014, concluded that 

14 because the Transportation Security Administration 

15 did not properly manage the maintenance of its se16 curity-related technology deployed to airports, it can17 not be assured that routine preventive maintenance 

18 is performed or that equipment is repaired and 

19 ready for operational use. 

20 (4) Specifically, the Inspector General found 

21 that the Transportation Security Administration did 

22 not issue adequate policies and procedures to docu23 ment, track, and maintain preventive maintenance 

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1 tractor-performed maintenance needed to be 

2 strengthened. 

3 (5) According to the Inspector General, if the 

4 equipment is not fully operational, the Transpor5 tation Security Administration may have to use 

6 other screening measures that may be less effective 

7 at detecting dangerous items, thereby potentially 

8 jeopardizing passenger safety and security. 

9 SEC. 3. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY-RELATED TECH10 NOLOGY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Secu12 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of 

15 Security-Related Technology 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

18 the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Adminis19 trator shall develop and implement a preventive mainte20 nance validation process for security-related technology 

21 deployed to airports. 

22 ‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE BY ADMINISTRATION PER23 SONNEL AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried 

24 out by Administration personnel at airports, the process 

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1 ‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel at 

2 airports specifying how to conduct and document 

3 preventive maintenance actions. 

4 ‘‘(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to 

5 verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant 

6 to paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACTORS AT AIR8 PORTS.—For maintenance to be carried out by a con9 tractor at airports, the process referred to in subsection 

10 (a) shall require the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventive mainte12 nance schedules to appropriate Administration per13 sonnel at each airport that includes information on 

14 each action to be completed by a contractor. 

15 ‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration 

16 personnel at each airport when maintenance action 

17 is completed by a contractor. 

18 ‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a 

19 third party of contractor maintenance. 

20 ‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Ad21 ministrator shall require maintenance contracts for secu22 rity-related technology deployed to airports to include pen23 alties for noncompliance when it is determined that either 

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1 pleted according to contractual requirements and manu2 facturers’ specifications.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in5 serting after the item relating to section 1616 the fol6 lowing: 

‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-Related Technology 

‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’. 

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