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ensure that by December 31, 2018, at least 300 explosives 
detection canine teams are dedicated to passenger screen-
ing purposes at airports in the United States at which the 
Administration performs, or oversees the implementation 
and performance of, security measures, including screen-
ing responsibilities. 
(b) USE OF CANINES TO DETECT SCREENING ANOM-
ALIES.—At airports in the United States at which— 
(1) canine teams trained to screen passengers 
are available, and 
(2) the Transportation Security Administration 
has passenger screening responsibilities, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration may use such teams to detect screening anoma-
lies. 
SEC. 1516. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AT AIR-
PORT CHECKPOINTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall require, to 
the extent practicable, that standard operating procedures 
at airport checkpoints for passengers and carry-on bag-
gage are carried out in a uniform manner among similarly 
situated airports. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on how standard operating procedures were made uniform 
in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) AUDITS.—Beginning one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall conduct periodic 
audits of adherence to the standard operating procedures, 
as established by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration, under this section of screening 
personnel at large, medium, and small airports in diverse 
geographical areas. 
SEC. 1517. TRAVELER REDRESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall, using existing resources, systems, and proc-
esses, ensure the availability of the Department of 
Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate in-
quiries for individuals who—
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(A) are citizens of the United States or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence; 
(B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP 
after receiving enhanced screening at an airport 
passenger security checkpoint more than three 
times in any 60-day period; and 
(C) believe they have been wrongly identi-
fied as being a threat to aviation security. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the implementation of the re-
dress process required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall review and update the Privacy Impact 
Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to en-
sure such Assessment accurately reflects the oper-
ation of such programs.
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(2) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION; FORM.—The Se-
cure Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and 
update required under paragraph (1) shall be pub-
lished on a publically-accessible internet webpage of 
the Transportation Security Administration and sub-
mitted to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) RULE
REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
120 days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Trans-
portation Security Administration, in coordination 
with the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s intelligence-based 
screening rules. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
PROCESS.—Not later than 
48 hours after changing, updating, implementing, or 
suspending a Transportation Security Administra-
tion intelligence-based screening rule, the Assistant 
Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
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ysis of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall notify the following entities of any such 
change, update, implementation, or suspension, as 
the case may be: 
(A) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement 
of the Transportation Security Administration. 
(B) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(C) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Ad-
ministration. 
(D) The Office of General Counsel of the 
Department. 
(E) The Privacy Office of the Administra-
tion. 
(F) The Privacy Office of the Department. 
(G) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 
(H) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram of the Department. 
(d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure 
that the Transportation Security Administration’s
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intelligence-based screening rules are taken into ac-
count for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on how the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’s intelligence-based screening 
rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted 
during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling 
process. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s intelligence-based screening rules and the 
effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating 
potential threats to aviation security. Such study shall also 
examine coordination between the Transportation Security 
Administration, the Department of Homeland Security,
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sives detection canine production and training in the 
United States. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An analysis of the steps the Transpor-
tation Security Administration may take to fos-
ter additional production of explosives detection 
canines in the United States by the private sec-
tor. 
(B) Perspectives from current explosives 
detection canine industry stakeholders regard-
ing the impact of the Administration’s procure-
ment model on business considerations. 
(C) An analysis regarding whether the Ad-
ministration effectively communicates canine 
training guidelines and testing methodology to 
the private sector. 
(D) The extent to which physical capacity 
limitations at current Administration-operated 
sites hinder the operations of either the Admin-
istration or industry. 
SEC. 1522. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Am-
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bassador or the Charge´ d’Affaires to the United States 
Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization 
shall pursue improvements to airport security, including 
if practicable, introducing a resolution to raise minimum 
standards for airport security. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United 
States Ambassador or the Charge´ d’Affaires to the United 
States Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organi-
zation shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the implementation of 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1523. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited 
from incorporating an increase in the passenger security 
fee under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, 
beyond what is authorized at the time the annual budget 
proposal for the Department of Homeland Security is 
transmitted to Congress.
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SEC. 1524. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT CERTIFI-
CATION. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 44907(a)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
the screening and vetting of airport workers’’ before the 
semicolon at the end. 
SEC. 1525. SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AT AIRPORTS 
AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION HUBS. 
The Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–50; 49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall review the active 
shooter response guidelines specified for Department of 
Homeland Security personnel under this section and make 
a recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to modify such guidelines for personnel who are certified
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Federal law enforcement officials and for personnel who 
are uniformed but unarmed security officials.’’; and 
(2) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall review the active 
shooter response guidelines specified for Department of 
Homeland Security personnel under this section and make 
a recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to modify such guidelines for personnel who are certified 
Federal law enforcement officials and for personnel who 
are uniformed but unarmed security officials.’’. 
SEC. 1526. AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING OPT-OUT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘120’’ 
and inserting ‘‘90’’;
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ENTRANCE
INTO
CONTRACT.—The 
Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall make best efforts to enter 
into a contract with a private screening com-
pany to provide screening services at an airport 
not later than 180 days after the date of ap-
proval of an application submitted by the oper-
ator of such airport under subsection (a).’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), 
as so redesignated, in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘not later than 60 days 
following the date of the denial’’ and inserting 
‘‘immediately upon issuing the denial’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION OF SCREENING COMPANY PRO-
POSALS FOR AWARD.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including title 48 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), an airport operator that has applied and been ap-
proved to have security screening services carried out by
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a qualified private screening company under contract with 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration may nominate to the head of the contracting ac-
tivity an individual to participate in the evaluation of pro-
posals for the award of such contract. Any such participa-
tion on a proposal evaluation committee shall be conducted 
in accordance with the provisions and restrictions of chap-
ter 21 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(i) INNOVATIVE
SCREENING
APPROACHES
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The operator of an airport at which 
screening services are provided under this section is en-
couraged to recommend to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration innovative screen-
ing approaches and technologies. Upon receipt of any such 
recommendations, the Administrator, shall review and, if 
appropriate, test, conduct a pilot project, and, if appro-
priate, deploy such approaches and technologies.’’. 
SEC. 1527. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (d) of 
section 111 of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note), not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall con-
vene a working group consisting of representatives of the 
Administration and representatives of the labor organiza-
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tion representing security screening personnel to discuss 
reforms to the Administration’s personnel management 
system, including appeals to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board and grievance procedures. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the working group convened 
under subsection (a) shall terminate and shall submit to 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing agreed-upon reforms to the Administration’s 
personnel management system. The Administrator may 
implement associated recommendations mutually agreed 
to by the parties to such working group before the end 
of such one year period. 
SEC. 1528. INNOVATION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration may establish a task 
force to collaborate with air carriers, airport operators, 
and other aviation security stakeholders to foster the pur-
suit of innovations in aviation security prior to the acquisi-
tion process. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The task force authorized under 
subsection (a) may conduct activities designed to identify
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and develop an innovative technology or capability with the 
potential of enhancing aviation security, including— 
(1) conducting a field demonstration of such a 
technology or capability in the airport environment; 
(2) gathering performance data from such a 
demonstration to inform the acquisition process; and 
(3) providing funding and promoting efforts to 
enable participation in a demonstration by a small 
business that has an innovative technology but does 
not have adequate resources to participate. 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The task force authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’s designee; and 
(2) comprised of representatives appointed by 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Chair-
person of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
(established pursuant to section 44936 of title 49, 
United States Code), from appropriate stakeholders 
from— 
(A) within the Administration; 
(B) air carriers; 
(C) airport operators; 
(D) other aviation security stakeholders; 
and
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(E) as appropriate, the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate of the Department of Home-
land Security and any other appropriate compo-
nent of the Department. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall require the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration to acquire an innovative tech-
nology or emerging security capability. 
(e) NON-APPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the task force authorized under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1529. AIRPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT REIMBURSEMENT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s law enforcement officer reimbursement pro-
gram, which shall include information relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The current structure of the program, in-
cluding how funding disbursement decisions are 
made.
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(2) An assessment of threats requiring law en-
forcement officer response at airports. 
(3) The scope of current law enforcement ac-
tivities covered under the program, and an assess-
ment of whether such covered activities should be ex-
panded to reflect emerging threats. 
(4) The annual costs to airport authorities for 
providing law enforcement for such covered activities 
at security checkpoints. 
(5) Proposed methodology for funding alloca-
tions. 
Subtitle C—Transportation Secu-
rity Screening Personnel Train-
ing and Accountability 
SEC. 1531. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44935 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) INITIAL AND RECURRING TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall estab-
lish a training program for new security screening 
personnel located at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
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‘‘(2) RECURRING
TRAINING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall establish recurring 
training of security screening personnel regarding 
updates to screening procedures and technologies, 
including methods to identify the verification of false 
or fraudulent travel documents, as well as training 
on emerging threats, in response to weaknesses iden-
tified in covert tests at airports. The training shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) internal controls for monitoring and 
documenting compliance of transportation secu-
rity officers with such training requirements; 
and 
‘‘(B) such other matters as identified by 
the Administrator with regard to such train-
ing.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report to Congress on the effec-
tiveness of the new security screening personnel training 
at Glynco, Georgia, required under subsection (l) of sec-
tion 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
by this section.
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SEC. 1532. ALTERNATE NEW SECURITY SCREENING PER-
SONNEL TRAINING PROGRAM COST AND FEA-
SIBILITY STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall conduct a cost and feasi-
bility study of developing a training program for security 
screening personnel that will provide such personnel with 
an equal level of training as is provided in the training 
program for new security screening personnel located at 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, 
Georgia, that could be conducted at or within 50 miles 
of such security screening personnel’s duty station. Such 
study should examine the use of online seminar and train-
ing platforms for portions of the training curriculum that 
are conducive to such an outcome. 
SEC. 1533. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT 
TESTING TO SECURITY SCREENERS. 
Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE TO SECU-
RITY SCREENERS OF COVERT TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure,
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to the greatest extent practicable, that information 
concerning a covert test of a transportation security 
system to be conducted by a covert testing office, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security, or the Government Accountability Office is 
not provided to any individual involved in such test 
prior to the completion of such test. 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) an authorized individual involved in a 
covert test of a transportation security system 
may provide information concerning such covert 
test to— 
‘‘(i) employees, officers, and contrac-
tors of the Federal Government (including 
military personnel); 
‘‘(ii) employees and officers of State 
and local governments; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement officials who 
are authorized to receive or directed to be 
provided such information by the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security, or the
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‘‘(ii) is carried out under an aviation 
screening assessment program of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
OTHER
PERSONNEL.—The 
Transportation Security Administration may 
use employees, officers, and contractors of the 
Federal Government (including military per-
sonnel) and employees and officers of State and 
local governments or any personnel authorized 
by the Federal Security Director to conduct 
covert tests. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) 
APPROPRIATE
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘appropriate individual’, as used with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(i) a covert test under paragraph 
(2)(B) of a transportation security system, 
means any individual who the individual 
conducting such test determines needs to 
know his or her status as an individual 
conducting such test; or 
‘‘(ii) a covert test under paragraph 
(3)(B)(i), means any individual who the 
cover team monitoring such test deter-
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mines needs to know the identity of such 
cover team. 
‘‘(B) COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘covered employee’ means any individual who 
receives notice of a covert test before the com-
pletion of a test under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(C) COVERT TEST.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covert 
test’ means an exercise or activity con-
ducted by a covert testing office, the In-
spector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security, or the Government Ac-
countability Office to intentionally test, 
compromise, or circumvent transportation 
security systems to identify vulnerabilities 
in such systems. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), the term ‘covert test’ does not 
mean an exercise or activity by an em-
ployee or contractor of the Transportation 
Security Administration to test or assess 
compliance with relevant regulations. 
‘‘(D) COVERT TESTING OFFICE.—The term 
‘covert testing office’ means any office of the 
Transportation Security Administration des-
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ignated by the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to conduct cov-
ert tests of transportation security systems. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING 
OFFICE.—The term ‘employee of a covert test-
ing office’ means an individual who is an em-
ployee of a covert testing office or a contractor 
or an employee of a contractor of a covert test-
ing office.’’. 
Subtitle D—Airport Access 
Controls and Perimeter Security 
SEC. 1541. REFORMATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF THE 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.
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(3) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘foreign 
air carrier’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(5) SECURED AREA.—The term ‘‘secured area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(6) 
SECURITY
IDENTIFICATION
DISPLAY 
AREA.—The term ‘‘Security Identification Display 
Area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(7) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, in consultation with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee (established under section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the
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Comptroller General of the United States a cost and 
feasibility study of a statistically significant number 
of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing 
the impact if all employee access points from non- 
secured areas to secured areas of such airports are 
comprised of the following: 
(A) A secure door utilizing card and pin 
entry or biometric technology. 
(B) Surveillance video recording, capable 
of storing video data for at least 30 days. 
(C) Advanced screening technologies, in-
cluding at least one of the following: 
(i) Magnetometer (walk-through or 
hand-held). 
(ii) Explosives detection canines. 
(iii) Explosives trace detection. 
(iv) Advanced imaging technology. 
(v) X-ray bag screening technology. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include information related to 
the employee screening costs of those category I, II, 
III, IV, and X airports which have already imple-
mented practices of screening 100 percent of em-
ployees accessing secured areas of airports, including 
the following:
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(A) Costs associated with establishing an 
operational minimum number of employee entry 
and exit points. 
(B) A comparison of estimated costs and 
effectiveness associated with implementing the 
security features specified in paragraph (1) 
to— 
(i) the Federal Government; and 
(ii) airports and the aviation commu-
nity. 
(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall review 
such study to assess the quality and reliability 
of such study. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the receipt of the study required under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the results of the 
review required under subparagraph (A). 
(c) AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY 
AWARENESS.—
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tial granting access to such an area may be 
screened at any time while gaining access to, 
working in, or leaving such an area. 
(d) SECURING AIRPORT WORKER ACCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall work 
with airport operators and the Aviation Security Ad-
visory Committee to identify advanced technologies, 
including biometric identification technologies, for 
securing employee access to the secured areas and 
sterile areas of airports. 
(2) RAP BACK VETTING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall ensure that all credentialed avia-
tion worker populations currently requiring a finger-
print-based criminal record history check are con-
tinuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation’s Rap Back Service, in order to more 
rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to avia-
tion security. 
(3) INSIDER THREAT EDUCATION AND MITIGA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall iden-
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tify means of enhancing the Transportation Security 
Administration’s ability to leverage the resources of 
the Department of Homeland Security and the intel-
ligence community to educate Administration per-
sonnel on insider threats to aviation security and 
how the Administration can better mitigate such in-
sider threats. 
(4) PLAYBOOK
OPERATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall ensure that Transportation Security Adminis-
tration-led employee physical inspection efforts of 
aviation workers, known as Playbook operations, are 
targeted, strategic, and focused on providing the 
greatest level of security effectiveness. 
(5) COVERT TESTING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall conduct covert testing of Transportation 
Security Administration-led employee inspection 
operations at airports and measure existing lev-
els of security effectiveness. The Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall provide— 
(i) the results of such testing to the 
airport operator for the airport that is the 
subject of any such testing, and, as appro-
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priate, to air carriers and foreign air car-
riers that operate at the airport that is the 
subject of such testing; and 
(ii) recommendations and technical 
assistance for air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and airport operators to conduct 
their own employee inspections, as needed. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORTING.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall annually, for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees report on the fre-
quency, methodology, strategy, and effectiveness 
of employee inspection operations at airports. 
(6) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration, in consultation with the Aviation Se-
curity Advisory Committee, shall— 
(A) establish a national database of indi-
viduals who have had either their airport or air-
port operator-issued badge revoked for failure 
to comply with aviation security requirements;
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(B) determine the appropriate reporting 
mechanisms for air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and airport operators to— 
(i) submit to the Administrator data 
regarding individuals described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(ii) access the database established 
pursuant to such subparagraph; and 
(C) establish a process to allow individuals 
whose names were mistakenly entered into such 
database to correct the record and have their 
names removed from such database. 
(e) INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS.— 
The Department of Homeland Security is the lead inter-
agency coordinator pertaining to insider threat investiga-
tions and mitigation efforts at airports. The Department 
shall make every practicable effort to coordinate with 
other relevant Government entities, as well as the security 
representatives of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
airport operators, as appropriate, when undertaking such 
investigations and efforts. 
(f) AIRPORT
TASK
FORCES.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security is authorized, through the Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to form air-
port task forces using Homeland Security Investigations
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personnel and any other Department of Homeland Secu-
rity personnel the Secretary determines necessary. Such 
airport task forces shall investigate and mitigate insider 
threats to aviation security, in coordination with Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement part-
ners, as appropriate. 
(g) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the 
operational, technical, and management security controls 
for Administration information technology systems at air-
ports. 
SEC. 1542. AIRPORT PERIMETER AND ACCESS CONTROL SE-
CURITY. 
(a) RISK ASSESSMENTS OF AIRPORT SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall— 
(A) not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, update the Trans-
portation Sector Security Risk Assessment 
(TSSRA) for the aviation sector; and 
(B) not later than 180 days after such 
date—
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(i) update with the latest and most 
currently available intelligence information 
the Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Pe-
rimeter and Access Control Security (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Risk As-
sessment of Airport Security’’) and deter-
mine a regular timeframe and schedule for 
further updates to such Risk Assessment 
of Airport Security; and 
(ii) conduct a system-wide assessment 
of airport access control points and airport 
perimeter security, including cargo facili-
ties. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessments 
required under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
(A) include updates reflected in the 
TSSRA and Joint Vulnerability Assessment 
(JVA) findings; 
(B) reflect changes to the risk environment 
relating to airport access control points and air-
port perimeters; 
(C) use security breach data for specific 
analysis of system-wide trends related to airport 
access control points and airport perimeter se-