SCREEN FAST Act

To require the Transportation Security Administration to establish pilot programs to develop and test airport security systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe, Convenient, Reliable, Efficient, Effective, Next-Generation, Functional, and Secure TSA Act of 2016 SCREEN FAST Act 2. Pilot program for increased efficiency and security at category X airports (a) In general The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall establish a pilot program at 3 airports to reconfigure and install security systems that increase efficiency and reduce vulnerabilities in airport terminals, particularly at airports that have large open areas where screening is conducted. (b) Selection of airports In selecting airports for the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (1) select airports from among airports classified by the Transportation Security Administration as category X airports and that are able to begin the reconfiguration and installation of security systems expeditiously; and (2) give priority to an airport that— (A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal funding for reconfiguration of the airport's security systems; (B) has the space needed to reduce vulnerabilities and reconfigure the existing security systems; and (C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing arrangement with the Transportation Security Administration under which the airport will provided funding equal to 25 percent of the cost of the pilot program. 3. Pilot program for the development and testing of prototypes for airport security systems (a) In general The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall establish a pilot program at 3 airports to develop and test prototypes of screening security systems and security checkpoint configurations to expedite the movement of passengers by deploying a range of technologies including passive and active systems, new types of security baggage and personal screening systems, and new systems to review and address passenger and baggage anomalies. (b) Selection of airports In selecting airports for the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (1) select airports from among airports classified by the Transportation Security Administration as category X airports that are able to begin the reconfiguration and installation of security systems expeditiously; (2) consider the space available at airports and the ability of airports to test prototypes; and (3) give priority to an airport that— (A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal funding to test prototypes for new airport security systems; (B) has the space needed to reduce vulnerabilities and reconfigure the existing security systems; and (C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing arrangement with the Transportation Security Administration under which the airport will provided funding equal to 25 percent of the cost of the pilot program. 4. Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot programs established under sections 2 and 3. 5. Funding The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall carry out the pilot programs established under sections 2 and 3 using amounts— (1) appropriated to the Transportation Security Administration before the date of the enactment of this Act and available for obligation as of such date of enactment; and (2) amounts obtained as reimbursements from airports under those pilot programs. 6. Acceptance and provision of resources by the Transportation Security Administration Section 114(m) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Acceptance and provision of resources In carrying out the functions of the Administration, the Under Secretary shall have the authority— (A) to provide or accept services, supplies, equipment, personnel, and facilities, with or without reimbursement, to or from any other public or private entity on such terms as the Under Secretary may consider appropriate and notwithstanding sections 1341 and 1501 through 1519 of title 31; and (B) upon the request of any person, to accept a monetary gift or bequest, to be available until expended, in accordance with the terms of the monetary gift or bequest, to the greatest extent practicable. .

Summary: Safe, Convenient, Reliable, Efficient, Effective, Next-Generation, Functional, and Secure TSA Act of 2016 or the SCREEN FAST Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program at three category X airports to reconfigure and install security systems that increase efficiency and reduce vulnerabilities in airport terminals, particularly those that have large open areas where screening occurs. The TSA shall also establish a pilot program at those airports to develop and test prototypes of screening security systems and security checkpoint configurations to expedite the movement of passengers by deploying an array of technologies including passive and active systems, new types of security baggage and passenger screening systems, and new systems to address passenger and baggage anomalies.