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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5730 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2018 

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

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To require testing and evaluation of advanced transportation 

security screening technologies related to the mission of 

the Transportation Security Administration, 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 Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra7 tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis8 tration. 

9 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis10 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Administra11 tion. 

12 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu15 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com16 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

17 the Senate. 

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

19 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

20 SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION FACIL21 ITY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Ad23 ministration a Transportation Security Administration 

24 Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) for the purposes of 

25 testing and evaluating advanced transportation security 


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1 screening technologies related to the mission of the Ad2 ministration. The TSIF shall— 

3 (1) evaluate such technologies to enhance the 

4 security of transportation systems through screening 

5 and threat mitigation and detection; 

6 (2) conduct testing of such technologies to sup7 port identified mission needs of the Administration 

8 and to meet requirements for acquisitions and pro9 curement; 

10 (3) to the extent practicable, provide original 

11 equipment manufacturers with test plans to mini12 mize requirement interpretation disputes and adhere 

13 to provided test plans; 

14 (4) collaborate with other technical laboratories 

15 and facilities for purposes of augmenting TSIF’s ca16 pabilities; 

17 (5) deliver advanced transportation security 

18 screening technologies that enhance the overall secu19 rity of domestic transportation systems; and 

20 (6) to the extent practicable, provide funding 

21 and promote efforts to enable participation by a 

22 small business concern (as such term is described 

23 under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

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1 pability but does not have adequate resources to par2 ticipate in testing and evaluation processes. 

3 (b) STAFFING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.—The 

4 Administrator shall ensure adequate staffing and resource 

5 allocations for the TSIF in a manner which— 

6 (1) prevents unnecessary delays in testing and 

7 evaluating advanced transportation security screen8 ing technologies for acquisitions and procurement 

9 determinations; 

10 (2) ensures the issuance of final paperwork cer11 tification does not exceed 45 days after the conclu12 sion of such testing and evaluation; and 

13 (3) collaborates with technology stakeholders to 

14 close capabilities gaps in transportation security. 

15 (c) TIMEFRAME.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall no17 tify the appropriate congressional committees when18 ever testing and evaluation by TSIF of an advanced 

19 transportation security screening technology under 

20 this section exceeds 180 days as determined from 

21 the date on which the owner of such technology 

22 turned over such technology to the Administration 

23 after installation for testing and evaluation pur24 poses, as evidenced by a signed Test Readiness NotiVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 Jun 27, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5730.RFS H5730

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1 fication from such owner to the Administration. 

2 Such notification shall include— 

3 (A) information relating to the arrival date 

4 of such technology; 

5 (B) reasons why the testing and evaluation 

6 process has exceeded 180 days; and 

7 (C) an estimated time for completion of 

8 such testing and evaluation. 

9 (2) RETESTING AND EVALUATION.—Advanced 

10 transportation security screening technology that 

11 fails testing and evaluation by the TSIF may be re12 tested and evaluated. 

13 (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEPARTMENT ENTI14 TIES AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The authority of the Ad15 ministrator under this title shall not affect the authorities 

16 or responsibilities of any officer of the Department or of 

17 any officer of any other department or agency of the 

18 United States with respect to research, development, test19 ing, and evaluation, including the authorities and respon20 sibilities of the Undersecretary for Science and Technology 

21 of the Department and the Countering Weapons of Mass 

22 Destruction Office of the Department. 

23 SEC. 4. REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS PROCESS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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


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1 in coordination with relevant officials of the Department, 

2 conduct a review of existing advanced transportation secu3 rity screening technology development, acquisitions, and 

4 procurement practices within the Administration. Such re5 view shall include— 

6 (1) identifying process delays and bottlenecks 

7 within the Department and the Administration re8 garding how such technology is identified, developed, 

9 acquired, and deployed; 

10 (2) assessing whether the Administration can 

11 better leverage existing resources or processes of the 

12 Department for the purposes of technology innova13 tion and development; 

14 (3) assessing whether the Administration can 

15 further encourage innovation and competition among 

16 technology stakeholders, including through increased 

17 participation of and funding for small business con18 cerns (as such term is described under section 3 of 

19 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 

20 (4) identifying best practices of other Depart21 ment components or United States Government enti22 ties; and 

23 (5) a plan to address problems and challenges 

24 identified by such review. 


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1 (b) BRIEFING.—The Administrator shall provide to 

2 the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the 

3 findings of the review required under this section and a 

4 plan to address problems and challenges identified by such 

5 review. 

6 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITIONS AND PROCURE7 MENT ENHANCEMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 

9 (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and col10 laboration with transportation stakeholders to iden11 tify and foster innovation of new advanced transpor12 tation security screening technologies; 

13 (2) streamline the overall technology develop14 ment, testing, evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, 

15 and deployment processes of the Administration; and 

16 (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of 

17 such processes. 

18 SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT. 

19 The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

20 with the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of 

21 Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on 

22 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

24 Affairs of the Senate a compliance assessment of the 

25 Transportation Security Administration’s acquisition 


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1 process relating to the health and safety risks associated 

2 with implementation of screening technologies. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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