114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 719 
AN ACT 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
conform to existing Federal law and regulations regard-
ing criminal investigator positions, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Office of Inspec-
tion Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Consistent with Federal law and regula-
tions, for law enforcement officers to qualify for pre-
mium pay as criminal investigators, the officers 
must, in general, spend on average at least 50 per-
cent of their time investigating, apprehending, or de-
taining individuals suspected or convicted of offenses 
against the criminal laws of the United States. 
(2) According to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS IG), the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does 
not ensure that its cadre of criminal investigators in 
the Office of Inspection are meeting this require-
ment, even though they are considered law enforce-
ment officers under TSA policy and receive premium 
pay. 
(3) Instead, TSA criminal investigators in the 
Office of Inspection primarily monitor the results of 
criminal investigations conducted by other agencies, 
investigate administrative cases of TSA employee 
misconduct, and carry out inspections, covert tests, 
and internal reviews, which the DHS IG asserts
could be performed by employees other than criminal 
investigators at a lower cost. 
(4) The premium pay and other benefits af-
forded to TSA criminal investigators in the Office of 
Inspection who are incorrectly classified as such will 
cost the taxpayer as much as $17 million over 5 
years if TSA fails to make any changes to the num-
ber of criminal investigators in the Office of Inspec-
tion, according to the DHS IG. 
(5) This may be a conservative estimate, as it 
accounts for the cost of Law Enforcement Avail-
ability Pay, but not the costs of law enforcement 
training, statutory early retirement benefits, police 
vehicles, and weapons. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security) of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall estimate the total long-term cost savings to the 
Federal Government resulting from the implementa-
tion of subsection (b), and provide such estimate to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate by not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Such estimate shall identify 
savings associated with the positions reclassified 
under subsection (b) and include, among other fac-
tors the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate, 
savings from— 
(A) law enforcement training; 
(B) early retirement benefits; 
(C) law enforcement availability pay; and 
(D) weapons, vehicles, and communications 
devices. 
SEC. 6. INVESTIGATION OF FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERV-
ICE MISCONDUCT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, or as soon as practicable, the Assistant 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate— 
(1) any materials in the possession or control of 
the Department of Homeland Security associated 
with the Office of Inspection’s review of instances in 
which Federal Air Marshal Service officials obtained 
discounted or free firearms for personal use; and 
(2) information on specific actions that will be 
taken to prevent Federal Air Marshal Service offi-
cials from using their official positions, or exploiting, 
in any way, the Service’s relationships with private 
vendors to obtain discounted or free firearms for 
personal use. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 719 
AN ACT 
To require the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to conform to existing Federal law and regu-
lations regarding criminal investigator positions, 
and for other purposes.