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U.S.C. 905(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation, Noncredit Account (71–4184–0–3– 
151).’’ and inserting ‘‘United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation.’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘President, Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation.’’; 
(2) in section 5315, by striking ‘‘Executive Vice 
President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.’’; 
and 
(3) in section 5316, by striking ‘‘Vice Presidents, 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3).’’. 
(c) OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF THE SMALL 
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.—Section 22 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 649) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘the President of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, Director’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board of Directors of the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, the Direc-
tor’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corporation’’.
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(d) UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERV-
ICE.—Section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 
(15 U.S.C. 4721) is amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion’’. 
(e) TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 
Section 2312(d)(1)(K) of the Export Enhancement Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(d)(1)(K)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and inserting 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion’’. 
(f) INTERAGENCY
TRADE
DATA
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE.—Section 5402(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Com-
petitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4902(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the President of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer of 
the United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’. 
(g) MISUSE OF NAMES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Sec-
tion 709 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘ ‘Overseas Private Investment’, ‘Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation’, or ‘OPIC’,’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘United 
States International Development Finance Corporation’ or 
‘DFC’ ’’.
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(h) ENGAGEMENT ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE AND 
ECONOMIC POLICIES.—Section 701(c)(1)(A) of the Trade 
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 
4421(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation’’. 
(i) INTERNSHIPS WITH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
PUBLIC POLICY.—Section 625 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1131c(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corporation’’. 
(j) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—The Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 116— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, and no 
support may be provided under title II of the Better 
Utilization of Investments Leading to Development 
Act of 2018,’’ after ‘‘this part’’; 
(B) in the first subsection (b)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or title II of the Better 
Utilization of Investments Leading to Develop-
ment Act of 2018’’ after ‘‘this part’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International De-
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velopment Finance Corporation, as applicable,’’ 
after ‘‘this Act’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or support’’ after ‘‘the 
assistance’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘or support’’ after ‘‘such 
assistance’’ each place it appears; 
(C) in the second subsection (b), by inserting 
‘‘under this part, and no support may be provided 
under title II of the Better Utilization of Invest-
ments Leading to Development Act of 2018,’’ after 
‘‘provided’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under this 
part, the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘under this 
part, or support provided under title II of the Bet-
ter Utilization of Investments Leading to Develop-
ment Act of 2018, the Administrator, or the Chief 
Executive Officer of the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation, as applicable,’’; 
(2) in section 449B(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2296b(b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘United States International Development 
Finance Corporation’’; and 
(3) 
in 
section 
481(e)(4)(A) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2291(e)(4)(A)), in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘(including programs under title IV of chapter
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2, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion)’’ and inserting ‘‘(and any support under title II of 
the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Devel-
opment Act of 2018, relating to the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation)’’. 
(k) ELECTRIFY AFRICA ACT OF 2015.—Sections 5 and 
7 of the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–121; 
22 U.S.C. 2293 note) are amended by striking ‘‘Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’. 
(l) FOREIGN AID TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
ACT
OF 2016.—Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Trans-
parency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘except for’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘chapter 3’’ and insert ‘‘ex-
cept for chapter 3’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Better Utilization of Investments 
Leading to Development Act of 2018.’’.
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(m) SUPPORT
FOR
EAST
EUROPEAN
DEMOCRACY 
(SEED) PROGRAM.—The Support for East European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 2(c) (22 U.S.C. 5401(c)), by striking 
paragraph (12) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(12) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP-
MENT FINANCE CORPORATION.—Programs of the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion.’’; and 
(2) in section 201 (22 U.S.C. 5421), by striking 
subsection (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO ENTERPRISE FUNDS.—Funds appro-
priated to the President pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 
granted to the Enterprise Funds to carry out the purposes 
specified in subsection (a) and for the administrative ex-
penses of each Enterprise Fund— 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), by the 
United States Agency for International Development; or 
‘‘(2) if the Enterprise Funds are transferred to the 
United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration pursuant to section 1463(b) of the Better Utili-
zation of Investments Leading to Development Act of 
2018, by the Corporation.’’.
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(n) CUBAN LIBERTY
AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY 
(LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.—Section 202(b)(2)(B)(iv) of 
the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6062(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’. 
(o) INTERNATIONAL
RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM
ACT
OF 
1998.—Section 405(a)(10) of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6445(a)(10)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’. 
(p) TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS
PROTECTION
ACT
OF 
2000.—Section 103(8)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(8)(A)) is amended in 
clause (viii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(viii) any support under title II of the 
Better Utilization of Investments Leading to 
Development Act of 2018 relating to the 
United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation; and’’. 
(q) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES.—Section 732(b) of the Global Environmental Protec-
tion Assistance Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 7902(b)) is amended
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by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’. 
(r) 
EXPANDED
NONMILITARY
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
UKRAINE.—Section 7(c)(3) of the Ukraine Freedom Support 
Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8926(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘OVER-
SEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘UNITED
STATES
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘by eligible in-
vestors (as defined in section 238 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2198))’’. 
(s) GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 2016.—Section 
4(7) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
9303(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation’’. 
(t) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN 
ENERGY SECURITY.—Section 257(c)(2)(B) of the Countering 
Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22
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U.S.C. 9546(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Overseas Pri-
vate Investment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
International Development Finance Corporation’’. 
(u) WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.— 
Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’. 
(v) ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
AND SECURITY ACT
OF 
2007.—Title IX of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17321 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 914 (42 U.S.C. 17334)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OVER-
SEAS
PRIVATE
INVESTMENT
CORPORATION’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation shall include in its annual re-
port required under section 240A of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2200a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Development 
Finance Corporation shall include in its annual re-
port required under section 1443 of the Better Uti-
lization of Investments Leading to Development Act 
of 2018’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
916(a)(2)(I) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
17336(a)(2)(I)), by striking ‘‘Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation:’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation;’’. 
(w) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect at the end of the transition period. 
DIVISION G—SYRIA STUDY GROUP 
SEC. 1501. SYRIA STUDY GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a working 
group to be known as the ‘‘Syria Study Group’’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Group’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Group is to examine 
and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic 
strategy of the United States with respect to the conflict in 
Syria. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Group shall be composed 
of 12 members, none of whom may be members of Con-
gress, who shall be appointed as follows:
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(A) One member appointed by the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(B) One member appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate. 
(C) One member appointed by the chair of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(D) One member appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
(E) One member appointed by the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(F) One member appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives. 
(G) One member appointed by the chair of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(H) One member appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(I) One member appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate.
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(J) One member appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(K) One member appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives. 
(L) One member appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(A) Of the members of the Group, one co-chair 
shall be jointly designated by— 
(i) the chairs of the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate; 
(ii) the chairs of the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; 
(iii) the majority leader of the Senate; and 
(iv) the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(B) Of the members of the Group, one co-chair 
shall be jointly designated by— 
(i) the ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(ii) the ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
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mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(iii) the minority leader of the Senate; and 
(iv) the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—A member shall be 
appointed for the life of the Group. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Group shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Group shall conduct a review on 
the current United States military and diplomatic strat-
egy with respect to the conflict in Syria that includes a 
review of current United States objectives in Syria and 
the desired end state in Syria. 
(2) ASSESSMENT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Group shall— 
(A) conduct a comprehensive assessment of the 
current situation in Syria, the impact of such situa-
tion on neighboring countries, the resulting regional 
and geopolitical threats to the United States, and 
current military, diplomatic, and political efforts to 
achieve a stable Syria; and
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(B) develop recommendations on the military 
and diplomatic strategy of the United States with 
respect to the conflict in Syria. 
(e) COOPERATION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Group shall receive the full 
and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intel-
ligence in providing the Group with analyses, briefings, 
and other information necessary for the discharge of the 
duties of the Group under subsection (d). 
(2) LIAISON.—The Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence 
shall each designate at least one officer or employee of 
the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
respectively, to serve as a liaison to the Group. 
(3) FACILITATION.—The United States Institute of 
Peace shall take appropriate actions to facilitate the 
Group in the discharge of the duties of the Group under 
this section. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Group shall submit to the President, the Secretary
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of Defense, the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the majority and minority leaders of 
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives, and the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that sets forth the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations of the Group 
under this section. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall include each of the following: 
(i) An assessment of the current security, 
political, humanitarian, and economic situa-
tions in Syria. 
(ii) An assessment of the current partici-
pation and objectives of the various external 
actors in Syria. 
(iii) An assessment of the consequences of 
continued conflict in Syria. 
(iv) Recommendations for a resolution to 
the conflict in Syria, including— 
(I) options for a gradual political 
transition to a post-Assad Syria; and
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(II) actions necessary for reconcili-
ation. 
(v) A roadmap for a United States and 
coalition strategy to reestablish security and 
governance in Syria, including recommenda-
tions for the synchronization of stabilization, 
development, counterterrorism, and reconstruc-
tion efforts. 
(vi) Any other matter with respect to the 
conflict in Syria that the Group considers to be 
appropriate. 
(2) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Group 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the ma-
jority and minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
status of the review and assessment under subsection (d) 
and any interim recommendations developed by the 
Group as of the date of the briefing.
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(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted to 
Congress under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Group shall terminate on the 
date that is 180 days after the date on which the Group sub-
mits the report required by subsection (f)(1). 
DIVISION H—PREVENTING 
EMERGING THREATS 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Emerging 
Threats Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1602. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS 
FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210G. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS 
FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 46502 of 
title 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and 
chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, the 
Secretary and the Attorney General may, for their respective 
Departments, take, and may authorize personnel with as-
signed duties that include the security or protection of people, 
facilities, or assets, to take such actions as are described in
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subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate a credible 
threat (as defined by the Secretary or the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation) that an 
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the 
safety or security of a covered facility or asset. 
‘‘(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The actions authorized in sub-
section (a) are the following: 
‘‘(A) During the operation of the unmanned 
aircraft system, detect, identify, monitor, and track 
the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned air-
craft, without prior consent, including by means of 
intercept or other access of a wire communication, 
an oral communication, or an electronic communica-
tion used to control the unmanned aircraft system 
or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned air-
craft system or unmanned aircraft, including by 
passive or active, and direct or indirect physical, 
electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means. 
‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft 
system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, 
including by disabling the unmanned aircraft sys-
tem or unmanned aircraft by intercepting, inter-
fering, or causing interference with wire, oral, elec-
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tronic, or radio communications used to control the 
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned 
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the un-
manned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to dis-
able, damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft sys-
tem or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
and the Attorney General shall develop for their respec-
tive Departments the actions described in paragraph (1) 
in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH, TESTING, TRAINING, AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Secretary and the Attorney General shall 
conduct research, testing, training on, and evaluation of 
any equipment, including any electronic equipment, to 
determine its capability and utility prior to the use of 
any such technology for any action described in sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Secretary and the At-
torney General shall coordinate with the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration when any action 
authorized by this section might affect aviation safety,
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civilian aviation and aerospace operations, aircraft air-
worthiness, or the use of the airspace. 
‘‘(c) FORFEITURE.—Any unmanned aircraft system or 
unmanned aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized 
by the Secretary or the Attorney General is subject to for-
feiture to the United States. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, the Attorney 
General, and the Secretary of Transportation may pre-
scribe regulations and shall issue guidance in the respec-
tive areas of each Secretary or the Attorney General to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) COORDINATION
WITH
DEPARTMENT
OF 
TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary and the Attor-
ney General shall coordinate the development of 
their respective guidance under paragraph (1) with 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON AVIATION SAFETY.—The Sec-
retary and the Attorney General shall respectively 
coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration before issuing any guidance, or otherwise 
implementing this section, if such guidance or im-
plementation might affect aviation safety, civilian
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aviation and aerospace operations, aircraft air-
worthiness, or the use of airspace. 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The regulations or guid-
ance issued to carry out actions authorized under subsection 
(b) by each Secretary or the Attorney General, as the case 
may be, shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) the interception or acquisition of, or access to, 
or maintenance or use of, communications to or from an 
unmanned aircraft system under this section is con-
ducted in a manner consistent with the First and Fourth 
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States 
and applicable provisions of Federal law; 
‘‘(2) communications to or from an unmanned air-
craft system are intercepted or acquired only to the ex-
tent necessary to support an action described in sub-
section (b)(1); 
‘‘(3) records of such communications are main-
tained only for as long as necessary, and in no event for 
more than 180 days, unless the Secretary of Homeland 
Security or the Attorney General determine that mainte-
nance of such records is necessary to investigate or pros-
ecute a violation of law, directly support an ongoing se-
curity operation, is required under Federal law, or for 
the purpose of any litigation;
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‘‘(4) such communications are not disclosed outside 
the Department of Homeland Security or the Depart-
ment of Justice unless the disclosure— 
‘‘(A) is necessary to investigate or prosecute a 
violation of law; 
‘‘(B) would support the Department of De-
fense, a Federal law enforcement agency, or the en-
forcement activities of a regulatory agency of the 
Federal Government in connection with a criminal 
or civil investigation of, or any regulatory, statu-
tory, or other enforcement action relating to an ac-
tion described in subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(C) is between the Department of Homeland 
Security and the Department of Justice in the 
course of a security or protection operation of either 
agency or a joint operation of such agencies; or 
‘‘(D) is otherwise required by law; and 
‘‘(5) to the extent necessary, the Department of 
Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are 
authorized to share threat information, which shall not 
include communications referred to in subsection (b), 
with State, local, territorial, or tribal law enforcement 
agencies in the course of a security or protection oper-
ation.
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‘‘(f) BUDGET.—The Secretary and the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress, as a part of the homeland security 
or justice budget materials for each fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2019, a consolidated funding display that identifies the 
funding source for the actions described in subsection (b)(1) 
within the Department of Homeland Security or the Depart-
ment of Justice. The funding display shall be in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(g) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS AND NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On a semiannual basis during 
the period beginning 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section and ending on the date specified in 
subsection (i), the Secretary and the Attorney General 
shall, respectively, provide a briefing to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the activities carried out 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Each briefing required under 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted jointly with the Sec-
retary of Transportation. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT.—Each briefing required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) policies, programs, and procedures to 
mitigate or eliminate impacts of such activities to 
the National Airspace System;
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‘‘(B) a description of instances in which ac-
tions described in subsection (b)(1) have been 
taken, including all such instances that may have 
resulted in harm, damage, or loss to a person or to 
private property; 
‘‘(C) a description of the guidance, policies, or 
procedures established to address privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties issues implicated by the ac-
tions allowed under this section, as well as any 
changes or subsequent efforts that would signifi-
cantly affect privacy, civil rights or civil liberties; 
‘‘(D) a description of options considered and 
steps taken to mitigate any identified impacts to the 
national airspace system related to the use of any 
system or technology, including the minimization of 
the use of any technology that disrupts the trans-
mission of radio or electronic signals, for carrying 
out the actions described in subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(E) a description of instances in which com-
munications intercepted or acquired during the 
course of operations of an unmanned aircraft sys-
tem were held for more than 180 days or shared 
outside of the Department of Justice or the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security;
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‘‘(F) how the Secretary, the Attorney General, 
and the Secretary of Transportation have informed 
the public as to the possible use of authorities 
under this section; 
‘‘(G) how the Secretary, the Attorney General, 
and the Secretary of Transportation have engaged 
with Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies to implement and use such authorities. 
‘‘(4) UNCLASSIFIED FORM.—Each briefing required 
under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, but 
may be accompanied by an additional classified briefing. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION.—Within 30 days of deploying 
any new technology to carry out the actions described in 
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, respectively, submit a notification to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. Such notification 
shall include a description of options considered to miti-
gate any identified impacts to the national airspace sys-
tem related to the use of any system or technology, in-
cluding the minimization of the use of any technology 
that disrupts the transmission of radio or electronic sig-
nals, for carrying out the actions described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to—
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‘‘(1) vest in the Secretary or the Attorney General 
any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
‘‘(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
any authority of the Secretary or the Attorney General; 
‘‘(3) vest in the Secretary of Homeland Security 
any authority of the Attorney General; 
‘‘(4) vest in the Attorney General any authority of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security; or 
‘‘(5) provide a new basis of liability for any State, 
local, territorial, or tribal law enforcement officers who 
participate in the protection of a mass gathering identi-
fied by the Secretary or Attorney General under sub-
section (k)(3)(C)(iii)(II), act within the scope of their 
authority, and do not exercise the authority granted to 
the Secretary and Attorney General by this section. 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this sec-
tion with respect to a covered facility or asset specified in 
subsection (k)(3) shall terminate on the date that is 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(j) SCOPE
OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to provide the Secretary or the Attorney 
General with additional authorities beyond those described in 
subsections (a) and (k)(3)(C)(iii).
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‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is sub-
mitted to Congress by the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered facility or asset’ means any 
facility or asset that— 
‘‘(A) is identified as high-risk and a potential 
target for unlawful unmanned aircraft activity by 
the Secretary or the Attorney General, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation with re-
spect to potentially impacted airspace, through a 
risk-based assessment for purposes of this section 
(except that in the case of the missions described in
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subparagraph (C)(i)(II) and (C)(iii)(I), such mis-
sions shall be presumed to be for the protection of 
a facility or asset that is assessed to be high-risk 
and a potential target for unlawful unmanned air-
craft activity); 
‘‘(B) is located in the United States (including 
the territories and possessions, territorial seas or 
navigable waters of the United States); and 
‘‘(C) directly relates to one or more— 
‘‘(i) missions authorized to be performed 
by the Department of Homeland Security, con-
sistent with governing statutes, regulations, 
and orders issued by the Secretary, pertaining 
to— 
‘‘(I) security or protection functions 
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, including securing or protecting fa-
cilities, aircraft, and vessels, whether 
moored or underway; 
‘‘(II) United States Secret Service 
protection operations pursuant to sections 
3056(a) and 3056A(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, and the Presidential Protec-
tion Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 
3056 note); or
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‘‘(III) protection of facilities pursuant 
to section 1315(a) of title 40, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(ii) missions authorized to be performed 
by the Department of Justice, consistent with 
governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
issued by the Attorney General, pertaining 
to— 
‘‘(I) personal protection operations 
by— 
‘‘(aa) the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation as specified in section 533 
of title 28, United States Code; and 
‘‘(bb) the United States Mar-
shals Service of Federal jurists, court 
officers, witnesses, and other threat-
ened persons in the interests of jus-
tice, 
as 
specified 
in 
section 
566(e)(1)(A) of title 28, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(II) protection of penal, detention, 
and correctional facilities and operations 
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Pris-
ons; or
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‘‘(III) protection of the buildings and 
grounds leased, owned, or operated by or 
for the Department of Justice, and the 
provision of security for Federal courts, as 
specified in section 566(a) of title 28, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) missions authorized to be performed 
by the Department of Homeland Security or 
the Department of Justice, acting together or 
separately, consistent with governing statutes, 
regulations, and orders issued by the Secretary 
or the Attorney General, respectively, per-
taining to— 
‘‘(I) protection of a National Special 
Security Event and Special Event Assess-
ment Rating event; 
‘‘(II) the provision of support to 
State, local, territorial, or tribal law en-
forcement, upon request of the chief exec-
utive officer of the State or territory, to 
ensure protection of people and property 
at mass gatherings, that is limited to a 
specified timeframe and location, within 
available resources, and without dele-
gating any authority under this section to
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State, local, territorial, or tribal law en-
forcement; or 
‘‘(III) protection of an active Federal 
law enforcement investigation, emergency 
response, or security function, that is lim-
ited to a specified timeframe and location; 
and 
‘‘(iv) missions authorized to be performed 
by the United States Coast Guard, including 
those described in clause (iii) as directed by 
the Secretary, and as further set forth in sec-
tion 104 of title 14, United States Code, and 
consistent with governing statutes, regulations, 
and orders issued by the Secretary of the De-
partment in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating. 
‘‘(4) The terms ‘electronic communication’, ‘inter-
cept’, ‘oral communication’, and ‘wire communication’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 2510 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘homeland security or justice budget 
materials’, with respect to a fiscal year, means the mate-
rials submitted to Congress by the Secretary and the At-
torney General in support of the budget for that fiscal 
year.
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‘‘(6) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘per-
sonnel’ means officers and employees of the Department 
of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(7) The terms ‘unmanned aircraft’ and ‘unmanned 
aircraft system’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 44801, of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(8) For purposes of this section, the term ‘risk- 
based assessment’ includes an evaluation of threat infor-
mation specific to a covered facility or asset and, with 
respect to potential impacts on the safety and efficiency 
of the national airspace system and the needs of law en-
forcement and national security at each covered facility 
or asset identified by the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral, respectively, of each of the following factors: 
‘‘(A) Potential impacts to safety, efficiency, 
and use of the national airspace system, including 
potential effects on manned aircraft and unmanned 
aircraft systems, aviation safety, airport operations, 
infrastructure, and air navigation services related to 
the use of any system or technology for carrying out 
the actions described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(B) Options for mitigating any identified im-
pacts to the national airspace system related to the 
use of any system or technology, including mini-
mizing when possible the use of any technology
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which disrupts the transmission of radio or elec-
tronic signals, for carrying out the actions described 
in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(C) Potential consequences of the impacts of 
any actions taken under subsection (b)(1) to the na-
tional airspace system and infrastructure if not 
mitigated. 
‘‘(D) The ability to provide reasonable advance 
notice to aircraft operators consistent with the safe-
ty of the national airspace system and the needs of 
law enforcement and national security. 
‘‘(E) The setting and character of any covered 
facility or asset, including whether it is located in 
a populated area or near other structures, whether 
the facility is open to the public, whether the facil-
ity is also used for nongovernmental functions, and 
any potential for interference with wireless commu-
nications or for injury or damage to persons or 
property. 
‘‘(F) The setting, character, timeframe, and 
national airspace system impacts of National Spe-
cial Security Event and Special Event Assessment 
Rating events. 
‘‘(G) Potential consequences to national secu-
rity, public safety, or law enforcement if threats
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posed by unmanned aircraft systems are not miti-
gated or defeated. 
‘‘(l) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSESS-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall con-
duct, in coordination with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Transportation, an assessment to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, including— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the threat from un-
manned aircraft systems to United States critical 
infrastructure (as defined in this Act) and to do-
mestic large hub airports (as defined in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code); 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of current Federal and 
State, local, territorial, or tribal law enforcement 
authorities to counter the threat identified in sub-
paragraph (A), and recommendations, if any, for 
potential changes to existing authorities to allow 
State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement 
to assist Federal law enforcement to counter the 
threat where appropriate; 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of the knowledge of, effi-
ciency of, and effectiveness of current procedures 
and resources available to owners of critical infra-
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structure and domestic large hub airports when 
they believe a threat from unmanned aircraft sys-
tems is present and what additional actions, if any, 
the Department of Homeland Security or the De-
partment of Transportation could implement under 
existing authorities to assist these entities to 
counter the threat identified in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(D) an assessment of what, if any, additional 
authorities are needed by each Department and law 
enforcement to counter the threat identified in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(E) an assessment of what, if any, additional 
research and development the Department needs to 
counter the threat identified in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) UNCLASSIFIED
FORM.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 210F the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210G. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned air-
craft.’’. 
SEC. 1603. PROTECTING AGAINST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 103 the following:
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‘‘§ 104. Protecting against unmanned aircraft 
‘‘For the purposes of section 210G(k)(3)(C)(iv) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, the missions authorized to 
be performed by the United States Coast Guard shall be 
those related to— 
‘‘(1) functions of the U.S. Coast Guard relating to 
security or protection of facilities and assets assessed to 
be high-risk and a potential target for unlawful un-
manned aircraft activity, including the security and pro-
tection of— 
‘‘(A) a facility, including a facility that is 
under the administrative control of the Com-
mandant; and 
‘‘(B) a vessel (whether moored or underway) or 
an aircraft, including a vessel or aircraft— 
‘‘(i) that is operated by the Coast Guard, 
or that the Coast Guard is assisting or escort-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) that is directly involved in a mission 
of the Coast Guard pertaining to— 
‘‘(I) assisting or escorting a vessel of 
the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(II) assisting or escorting a vessel of 
national security significance, a high in-
terest vessel, a high capacity passenger
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vessel, or a high value unit, as those terms 
are defined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(III) section 91(a) of this title; 
‘‘(IV) assistance in protecting the 
President or the Vice President (or other 
officer next in order of succession to the 
Office of the President) pursuant to the 
Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 
1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note); 
‘‘(V) protection of a National Special 
Security Event and Special Event Assess-
ment Rating events; 
‘‘(VI) air defense of the United 
States, including air sovereignty, ground- 
based air defense, and the National Cap-
ital Region integrated air defense system; 
or 
‘‘(VII) a search and rescue operation; 
and 
‘‘(2) missions directed by the Secretary pursuant to 
210G(k)(3)(C)(iii) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 5 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 103 the following: 
‘‘104. Protecting against unmanned aircraft.’’.
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DIVISION I—SUPPLEMENTAL AP-
PROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER 
RELIEF, 2018 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out 
of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other 
organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2018, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development 
Fund’’, $1,680,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses for activities authorized under title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, long-term re-
covery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and eco-
nomic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed 
areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2018 pursu-
ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That
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funds shall be awarded directly to the State or unit of general 
local government at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided 
further, That as a condition of making any grant, the Sec-
retary shall certify in advance that such grantee has in place 
proficient financial controls and procurement processes and 
has established adequate procedures to prevent any duplica-
tion of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to main-
tain comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery 
activities assisted with these funds, and to detect and prevent 
waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a plan 
to the Secretary for approval detailing the proposed use of all 
funds, including criteria for eligibility and how the use of 
these funds will address long-term recovery and restoration of 
infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization in the 
most impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That 
such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, or 
for which funds are made available by, the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: 
Provided further, That funds allocated under this heading 
shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster formula 
allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Pro-
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vided further, That a State or subdivision thereof may use up 
to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Pro-
vided further, That in administering the funds under this 
heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or 
the use by the recipient of these funds (except for require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor stand-
ards, and the environment), if the Secretary finds that good 
cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and 
such waiver or alternative requirement would not be incon-
sistent with the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, recipients of 
funds provided under this heading that use such funds to 
supplement Federal assistance provided under section 402, 
403, 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or public 
comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit per-
formed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy 
the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to such envi-
ronmental review, approval or permit: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Com-
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munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the 
Secretary may, upon receipt of a request for release of funds 
and certification, immediately approve the release of funds 
for an activity or project assisted under this heading if the 
recipient has adopted an environmental review, approval or 
permit under the preceding proviso or the activity or project 
is categorically excluded from review under the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish via notice 
in the Federal Register any waiver, or alternative require-
ment, to any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effec-
tive date of such waiver or alternative requirement: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred, in aggregate, to 
‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Program 
Office Salaries and Expenses—Community Planning and De-
velopment’’ for necessary costs, including information tech-
nology costs, of administering and overseeing the obligation 
and expenditure of amounts under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the amount
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designated under this heading as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 
only if the President subsequently so designates such amount 
and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
SEC. 1701. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 
effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO 
scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statu-
tory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary ef-
fects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO 
scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. 
Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— Not-
withstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines 
set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee 
of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and 
section 250(c)(7) and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects 
of this division shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 
of such Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro-
priations for Disaster Relief Act, 2018’’.
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DIVISION J—MARITIME SECURITY 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Maritime Security 
Improvement Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 1802. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
committees 
of 
Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(2) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
SEC. 1803. COORDINATION WITH TSA ON MARITIME FACILITIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) provide the Administrator of the TSA with up-
dates to vulnerability assessments required under section 
70102(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, to avoid
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any duplication of effort between the Coast Guard and 
the TSA; and 
(2) identify any security gaps between authorities of 
operating entities within the Department of Homeland 
Security that a threat could exploit to cause a transpor-
tation security incident (as defined in section 70101 of 
title 46, United States Code). 
SEC. 1804. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF 
THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Section 201 of the Security and Accountability for Every 
Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 941) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘as appropriate’’ 
and inserting ‘‘triennially’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of the Maritime Security Improve-
ment Act of 2018 and triennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains any updates to the stra-
tegic plan under subsection (a) since the prior report.’’.
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SEC. 1805. CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING AND CO-
ORDINATION IN PORTS. 
(a) MARITIME
CYBERSECURITY
RISK
ASSESSMENT 
MODEL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Under Secretary 
responsible for overseeing the critical infrastructure protec-
tion, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall— 
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, coordinate with the National Maritime 
Security Advisory Committee, the Area Maritime Secu-
rity Advisory Committees, and other maritime stake-
holders, as necessary, to develop and implement a mari-
time cybersecurity risk assessment model, consistent 
with the activities described in section 2(e) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 272(e)), to evaluate current and future cyberse-
curity risks that have the potential to affect the marine 
transportation system or that would cause a transpor-
tation security incident (as defined in section 70101 of 
title 46, United States Code) in ports; and 
(2) not less than biennially thereafter, evaluate the 
effectiveness of the cybersecurity risk assessment model 
established under paragraph (1). 
(b) PORT SECURITY; DEFINITIONS.—Section 70101 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘cybersecurity risk’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 227 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148).’’. 
(c) NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.— 
(1) FUNCTIONS.—Section 70112(a)(1)(A) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including on enhancing 
the sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks 
that may cause a transportation security incident, be-
tween relevant Federal agencies and— 
‘‘(i) State, local, and tribal governments; 
‘‘(ii) relevant public safety and emergency 
response agencies; 
‘‘(iii) relevant law enforcement and secu-
rity organizations; 
‘‘(iv) maritime industry; 
‘‘(v) port owners and operators; and 
‘‘(vi) terminal owners and operators;’’. 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Commandant of 
the Coast Guard and the Under Secretary responsible 
for overseeing the critical infrastructure protection, cy-
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bersecurity, and other related programs of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall— 
(A) ensure there is a process for each Area 
Maritime Security Advisory Committee established 
under section 70112 of title 46, United States 
Code— 
(i) to facilitate the sharing of information 
related to cybersecurity risks that may cause 
transportation security incidents; 
(ii) to timely report transportation secu-
rity incidents to the national level; and 
(iii) to disseminate such reports across the 
entire maritime transportation system via the 
National Cybersecurity and Communications 
Integration Center; and 
(B) issue voluntary guidance for the manage-
ment of such cybersecurity risks in each Area Mari-
time Transportation Security Plan and facility secu-
rity plan required under section 70103 of title 46, 
United States Code, approved after the date that 
the cybersecurity risk assessment model is devel-
oped under subsection (a) of this section. 
(d) VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS
AND
SECURITY 
PLANS.—
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(1) FACILITY AND VESSEL ASSESSMENTS.—Section 
70102(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘and by not later than December 31, 
2004’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘secu-
rity against cybersecurity risks,’’ after ‘‘physical se-
curity,’’. 
(2) 
MARITIME
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY 
PLANS.—Section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than April 1, 2005, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(K) A plan to detect, respond to, and recover 
from cybersecurity risks that may cause transpor-
tation security incidents.’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as 
subparagraph (I); and
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 
the following: 
‘‘(H) include a plan for detecting, responding 
to, and recovering from cybersecurity risks that 
may cause transportation security incidents; and’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (c)(3)(C)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) detecting, responding to, and recov-
ering from cybersecurity risks that may cause 
transportation security incidents; and’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to assessments or security 
plans, or updates to such assessments or plans, sub-
mitted after the date that the cybersecurity risk assess-
ment model is developed under subsection (a). 
(e) BRIEF TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard and the Under Secretary responsible for over-
seeing the critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity,
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and other related programs of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall provide to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a briefing on how the Coast Guard will assist in secu-
rity and response in the port environment when a cyber- 
caused transportation security incident occurs, to include the 
use of cyber protection teams. 
SEC. 1806. FACILITY INSPECTION INTERVALS. 
Section 70103(c)(4)(D) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, periodically, but not less than one time per 
year, conduct a risk-based, no notice facility inspec-
tion to verify the effectiveness of each such facility 
security plan.’’. 
SEC. 1807. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION PLAN . 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 435. MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINATION PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Maritime Security Improvement Act 
of 2018, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) update the Maritime Operations Coordination 
Plan, published by the Department on July 7, 2011, to
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strengthen coordination, planning, information sharing, 
and intelligence integration for maritime operations of 
components and offices of the Department with responsi-
bility for maritime security missions; and 
‘‘(2) submit each update to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each update shall address the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Coordinating the planning, integration of mari-
time operations, and development of joint maritime do-
main awareness efforts of any component or office of the 
Department with responsibility for maritime security 
missions. 
‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing and, 
as appropriate, intelligence integration, with Federal, 
State, and local officials and the private sector, regard-
ing threats to maritime security. 
‘‘(3) Cooperating and coordinating with Federal de-
partments and agencies, and State and local agencies, in 
the maritime environment, in support of maritime secu-
rity missions.
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‘‘(4) Highlighting the work completed within the 
context of other national and Department maritime se-
curity strategic guidance and how that work fits with the 
Maritime Operations Coordination Plan.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in sec-
tion 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296; 116 Stat. 2136) is amended by adding after the 
item relating to section 434 the following: 
‘‘435. Maritime operations coordination plan.’’. 
SEC. 1808. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE SPE-
CIALIZED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Represent-
atives a report on the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable 
Specialized Forces (referred to in this section as DSF). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) For each of the past 3 fiscal years, and for each 
type of DSF, the following: 
(A) A cost analysis, including training, oper-
ating, and travel costs.
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(B) The number of personnel assigned. 
(C) The total number of units. 
(D) The total number of operations conducted. 
(E) The number of operations requested by 
each of the following: 
(i) Coast Guard. 
(ii) Other components or offices of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
(iii) Other Federal departments or agen-
cies. 
(iv) State agencies. 
(v) Local agencies. 
(F) The number of operations fulfilled in sup-
port of each entity described in clauses (i) through 
(v) of subparagraph (E). 
(2) An examination of alternative distributions of 
deployable specialized forces, including the feasibility, 
cost (including cost savings), and impact on mission ca-
pability of such distributions, including at a minimum 
the following: 
(A) Combining deployable specialized forces, 
primarily focused on counterdrug operations, under 
one centralized command.
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(B) Distributing counter-terrorism and anti- 
terrorism capabilities to deployable specialized 
forces in each major United States port. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED FORCES 
OR DSF.—In this section, the term ‘‘deployable specialized 
forces’’ or ‘‘DSF’’ means the deployable specialized forces es-
tablished under section 70106 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 1809. REPEAL OF INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CENTERS 
FOR PORT SECURITY AND SECURE SYSTEMS OF 
TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CENTERS FOR PORT 
SECURITY.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 70107A of title 46, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—A repeal made by this sub-
section shall not affect an interagency operational center 
established before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall notify the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives at least 1 year before ceasing 
operations of any interagency operational center estab-
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lished before the date of enactment of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–347; 120 Stat. 1884). 
(b) SECURE SYSTEMS
OF TRANSPORTATION.—Section 
70116 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 
70107A and 70116. 
(2) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—Section 108 of the 
Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1893) is amended by 
striking subsection (b) (46 U.S.C. 70107A note) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) [Reserved].’’. 
SEC. 1810. DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS IN THE MARITIME DO-
MAIN. 
(a) GAO ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) conduct an analysis of all operations in the ap-
plicable location of— 
(A) the Air and Marine Operations of the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection; and
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(B) any other agency of the Department of 
Homeland Security that operates air and marine as-
sets; 
(2) in conducting the analysis under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) examine the extent to which the Air and 
Marine 
Operations 
is 
synchronizing 
and 
deconflicting any duplicative flight hours or patrols 
with the agencies described in paragraph (1)(B); 
and 
(B) include a sector-by-sector analysis of any 
potential costs savings or other benefits that would 
be derived through greater coordination of flight 
hours and patrols; and 
(3) submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the analysis, including any recommendations. 
(b) DHS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date the report is submitted under subsection (a)(3), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on what actions the Sec-
retary plans to take in response to the findings of the anal-
ysis and recommendations of the Comptroller General. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF APPLICABLE LOCATION.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘applicable location’’ means any location in
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which the Air and Marine Operations of the U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection is based within 45 miles of a location 
in which any other agency of the Department of Homeland 
Security also operates air and marine assets. 
SEC. 1811. MARITIME SECURITY CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), as amended 
by section 1807 of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 436. MARITIME SECURITY CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENTS. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Maritime Security Improvement Act of 2018, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, an assessment of the number and 
type of maritime assets and the number of personnel required 
to increase the Department’s maritime response rate pursu-
ant to section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in sec-
tion 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296; 116 Stat. 2136), as amended by section 1807 of
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this Act, is further amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 435 the following: 
‘‘436. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’. 
SEC. 1812. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Section 205(l) of the Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 945) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later 
than September 30, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
the Maritime Security Improvement Act of 2018,’’; 
and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 1813. MARITIME BORDER SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MARITIME BORDER.—The term ‘‘maritime bor-
der’’ means— 
(A) the transit zone; and 
(B) the borders and territorial waters of Puer-
to Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. 
(2) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1092(a) of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (6 U.S.C. 223(a)). 
(b) MARITIME BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a maritime border threat analysis 
that includes an identification and description of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Current and potential threats posed by the 
individuals and groups seeking to— 
(i) enter the United States through the 
maritime border; or 
(ii) exploit border vulnerabilities on the 
maritime border. 
(B) Improvements needed at United States sea 
ports— 
(i) to prevent terrorists and instruments 
of terror from entering the United States; and 
(ii) to reduce criminal activity, as meas-
ured by the total flow of illegal goods and illicit 
drugs, related to the maritime border. 
(C) Improvements needed with respect to the 
maritime border—
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(i) to prevent terrorists and instruments 
of terror from entering the United States; and 
(ii) reduce criminal activity related to the 
maritime border. 
(D) Vulnerabilities in law, policy, cooperation 
between State, territorial, and local law enforce-
ment, or international agreements that hinder effec-
tive and efficient border security, counterterrorism, 
anti-human trafficking efforts, and the flow of le-
gitimate trade with respect to the maritime border. 
(E) Metrics and performance parameters used 
by the Department of Homeland Security to evalu-
ate maritime security effectiveness, as appropriate. 
(2) ANALYSIS
REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the 
threat analysis under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall consider the following: 
(A) Technology needs and challenges. 
(B) Personnel needs and challenges. 
(C) The role of State, territorial, and local law 
enforcement in maritime border security activities. 
(D) The need for cooperation among Federal, 
State, territorial, local, and appropriate inter-
national law enforcement entities relating to mari-
time border security.
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(E) The geographic challenges of the maritime 
border. 
(F) The impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 
Maria, and Nate on general border security activi-
ties with respect to the maritime border. 
(3) CLASSIFIED THREAT ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent possible, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the 
threat analysis under subsection (a) in unclassified 
form. 
(B) CLASSIFIED.—The Secretary may submit 
a portion of the threat analysis in classified form if 
the Secretary determines that such form is appro-
priate for such portion. 
SEC. 1814. MARITIME BORDER SECURITY COOPERATION. 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall, in accordance with law— 
(1) partner with other Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment agencies to leverage existing technology, includ-
ing existing sensor and camera systems and other sen-
sors, in place along the maritime border to facilitate 
monitoring of high-risk maritime borders, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(2) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
enter into such agreements as the Secretary considers
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necessary to ensure the monitoring described in para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1815. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CRE-
DENTIAL APPEALS PROCESS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall transmit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
following: 
(1) The average completion time of an appeal under 
the 
appeals 
process 
established 
under 
section 
70105(c)(4) of title 46, United States Code. 
(2) The most common reasons for any delays at 
each step in such process. 
(3) Recommendations on how to resolve any such 
delays as expeditiously as possible. 
SEC. 1816. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) STUDY
TO IDENTIFY REDUNDANT BACKGROUND 
RECORDS CHECKS.—Section 105 of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
347; 120 Stat. 1891) and the item relating to that section 
in the table of contents for that Act are repealed. 
(b) DOMESTIC RADIATION DETECTION AND IMAGING.— 
Section 121 of the Security and Accountability for Every 
Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 921) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e);
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(2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) 
as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(and updating, if any, of that strategy under 
subsection (c))’’. 
(c) INSPECTION
OF CAR FERRIES ENTERING FROM 
ABROAD.—Section 122 of the Security and Accountability for 
Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 922) and the item relating 
to that section in the table of contents for that Act are re-
pealed. 
(d) REPORT ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE MANIFEST 
FOR
CERTAIN
COMMERCIAL
VESSELS
IN
THE
UNITED 
STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.—Section 127 of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 1900) 
and the item relating to that section in the table of contents 
for that Act are repealed. 
(e) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
AND
COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 233 of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
983) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 233. INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and appro-
priate representatives of other Federal agencies, may provide
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technical assistance, equipment, and training to facilitate the 
implementation of supply chain security measures at ports 
designated under the Container Security Initiative. 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION
AND TRAINING.—Unless otherwise 
prohibited by law, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) lease, loan, provide, or otherwise assist in the 
deployment of nonintrusive inspection and radiation de-
tection equipment at foreign land and sea ports under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary prescribes, 
including nonreimbursable loans or the transfer of own-
ership of equipment; and 
‘‘(2) provide training and technical assistance for 
domestic or foreign personnel responsible for operating 
or maintaining such equipment.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Security and Accountability for Every 
Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1884) 
is amended by amending the item relating to section 233 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 233. Inspection technology and training.’’. 
(f) PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF 
EMPTY CONTAINERS.—Section 235 of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 984) and 
the item relating to that section in the table of contents for 
that Act are repealed.
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(g) SECURITY PLAN FOR ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AND 
SMALL COMMUNITY AIRPORTS.—Section 701 of the Security 
and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–347; 120 Stat. 1943) and the item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of contents for that Act are repealed. 
(h) AIRCRAFT
CHARTER
CUSTOMER
AND
LESSEE 
PRESCREENING PROGRAM.—Section 708 of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
347; 120 Stat. 1947) and the item relating to that section 
in the table of contents for that Act are repealed. 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
TITLE I—TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘TSA 
Modernization Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES
TO
TITLE
49, UNITED
STATES 
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 1902. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the TSA. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
committees 
of 
Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) ASAC.—The term ‘‘ASAC’’ means the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee established under section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) EXPLOSIVE
DETECTION
CANINE
TEAM.—The 
term ‘‘explosives detection canine team’’ means a canine 
and a canine handler that are trained to detect explo-
sives and other threats as defined by the Secretary. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(7) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transpor-
tation Security Administration.
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Subtitle A—Organization and 
Authorizations 
SEC. 1903. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 114(w) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(w) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Transportation Security 
Administration for salaries, operations, and maintenance of 
the Administration— 
‘‘(1) $7,849,247,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(2) $7,888,494,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(3) $7,917,936,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’. 
SEC. 1904. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION; 5-YEAR TERM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114, as amended by section 
1903 of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Department of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LEADERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMIN-
ISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Admin-
istration shall be the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration (referred to in
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this section as the ‘Administrator’). The Adminis-
trator shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Administrator 
must— 
‘‘(i) be a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) have experience in a field directly re-
lated to transportation or security. 
‘‘(C) TERM.—Effective with respect to any in-
dividual appointment by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, after the date 
of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the 
term of office of an individual appointed as the Ad-
ministrator shall be 5 years. The term of office of 
an individual serving as the Administrator on the 
date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act 
shall be 5 years beginning on the date that the Ad-
ministrator began serving. 
‘‘(2) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration a Dep-
uty Administrator, who shall assist the Adminis-
trator in the management of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration. The Deputy Administrator 
shall be appointed by the President.
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‘‘(B) VACANCY.—The Deputy Administrator 
shall be Acting Administrator during the absence or 
incapacity of the Administrator or during a vacancy 
in the office of Administrator. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Deputy Adminis-
trator must— 
‘‘(i) be a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) have experience in a field directly re-
lated to transportation or security. 
‘‘(3) CHIEF COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration a Chief 
Counsel, who shall advise the Administrator and 
other senior officials on all legal matters relating to 
the responsibilities, functions, and management of 
the Transportation Security Administration. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Chief Counsel 
must be a citizen of the United States.’’; and 
(3) in subsections (c) through (n), (p), (q), and (r), 
by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 114, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)—
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(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Subject to the di-
rection and control of the Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to the direction and 
control of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by insert-
ing ‘‘of Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (j)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(C) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘functions 
transferred, on or after the date of enactment of 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘functions assigned’’; 
(D) in subsection (l)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘Ad-
ministrator under subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion under subparagraph (A)’’; 
(E) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security’’;
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(F) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(G) in subsection (p)(4), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(H) in subsection (s)— 
(i) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘)’’ 
after ‘‘Act of 2007’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUB-
MISSIONS OF PLANS TO CONGRESS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SUBMISSION OF PLANS’’; 
(II) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(III) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), respectively; 
(IV) in subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated— 
(aa) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘SUBSEQUENT
VERSIONS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘After Decem-
ber 31, 2015, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and
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(V) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III)(cc), 
as redesignated, by striking ‘‘for the De-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’; 
(I) by redesignating subsections (u), (v), and 
(w) as subsections (t), (u), and (v), respectively; 
(J) in subsection (t), as redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (D); 
and 
(II) by redesignating subparagraph 
(E) as subparagraph (D); 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Plan, the Sec-
retary’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘agency within the Depart-
ment’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(iv) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(6) ANNUAL REPORT ON PLAN.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall annually submit to the appro-
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priate congressional committees a report containing the 
Plan.’’; and 
(v) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by inserting 
‘‘of Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(K) in subsection (u), as redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or the Administrator’’ after ‘‘Secretary 
of Homeland Security’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘Secretary’s designee’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’s designee’’; 
(III) in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), 
and (E) of paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ 
each place it appears; 
(ii) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (7)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Not later than December 31, 2008, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary’’ and
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inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SECURITY AS-
SURANCE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS.— 
Section 1203(b)(1)(B) of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (49 
U.S.C. 114 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, under sec-
tion 114(u)(7) of title 49, United States Code, as added 
by this section, or otherwise,’’. 
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TSA.— 
(A) POSITIONS AT LEVEL II.—Section 5313 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Management the following: 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration.’’. 
(B) BONUS ELIGIBILITY.—Section 101(c)(2) of 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (5 
U.S.C. 5313 note) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘on the Secretary’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’s’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator’s’’. 
(2) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TSA.—Section 
5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to Deputy Administrators, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency the following: 
‘‘Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Admin-
istration.’’. 
(3) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not affect the sal-
ary of an individual who is performing the duties of the 
Deputy Administrator on the date of enactment of this 
Act, even if that individual is subsequently appointed as 
Deputy Administrator. 
SEC. 1905. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR-
GANIZATION. 
Section 114, as amended by sections 1903 and 1904 of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(w) LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the areas described 
in paragraph (2), the Administrator of the Transpor-
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tation Security Administration shall appoint at least 1 
individual who shall— 
‘‘(A) report directly to the Administrator or 
the Administrator’s designated direct report; and 
‘‘(B) be responsible and accountable for that 
area. 
‘‘(2) AREAS DESCRIBED.—The areas described in 
this paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(A) Aviation security operations and training, 
including risk-based, adaptive security— 
‘‘(i) focused on airport checkpoint and 
baggage screening operations; 
‘‘(ii) workforce training and development 
programs; and 
‘‘(iii) ensuring compliance with aviation 
security law, including regulations, and other 
specialized programs designed to secure air 
transportation. 
‘‘(B) Surface transportation security oper-
ations and training, including risk-based, adaptive 
security— 
‘‘(i) focused on accomplishing security sys-
tems assessments;
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‘‘(ii) reviewing and prioritizing projects 
for appropriated surface transportation secu-
rity grants; 
‘‘(iii) operator compliance with surface 
transportation security law, including regula-
tions, and voluntary industry standards; and 
‘‘(iv) workforce training and development 
programs, and other specialized programs de-
signed to secure surface transportation. 
‘‘(C) Transportation industry engagement and 
planning, including the development, interpretation, 
promotion, and oversight of a unified effort regard-
ing risk-based, risk-reducing security policies and 
plans (including strategic planning for future con-
tingencies and security challenges) between govern-
ment and transportation stakeholders, including air-
ports, domestic and international airlines, general 
aviation, air cargo, mass transit and passenger rail, 
freight rail, pipeline, highway and motor carriers, 
and maritime. 
‘‘(D) International strategy and operations, in-
cluding agency efforts to work with international 
partners to secure the global transportation net-
work.
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‘‘(E) Trusted and registered traveler programs, 
including the management and marketing of the 
agency’s trusted traveler initiatives, including the 
PreCheck Program, and coordination with trusted 
traveler programs of other Department of Home-
land Security agencies and the private sector. 
‘‘(F) Technology acquisition and deployment, 
including the oversight, development, testing, eval-
uation, acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of 
security technology and other acquisition programs. 
‘‘(G) Inspection and compliance, including the 
integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of the agency’s 
workforce, operations, and programs through objec-
tive audits, covert testing, inspections, criminal in-
vestigations, and regulatory compliance. 
‘‘(H) Civil rights, liberties, and traveler en-
gagement, including ensuring that agency employees 
and the traveling public are treated in a fair and 
lawful manner consistent with Federal laws and 
regulations protecting privacy and prohibiting dis-
crimination and reprisal. 
‘‘(I) Legislative and public affairs, including 
communication and engagement with internal and 
external audiences in a timely, accurate, and trans-
parent manner, and development and implementa-
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tion of strategies within the agency to achieve con-
gressional approval or authorization of agency pro-
grams and policies. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, a list of 
the names of the individuals appointed under para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) an update of the list not later than 5 
days after any new individual is appointed under 
paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 1906. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EF-
FICIENCY. 
(a) EFFICIENCY REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall complete a comprehensive, agency-wide efficiency 
review of the TSA to identify and effectuate spending re-
ductions and administrative savings that can be achieved 
by the streamlining or restructuring of TSA divisions. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the review 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider 
the following:
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(A) Eliminating unnecessarily duplicative or 
overlapping programs and initiatives. 
(B) Eliminating unnecessary or obsolete rules, 
regulations, directives, or procedures. 
(C) Reducing overall operating expenses of the 
TSA, including costs associated with the number of 
personnel, as a direct result of efficiencies gained 
through the implementation of risk-based screening 
or through any other means as determined appro-
priate by the Administrator in accordance with this 
section. 
(D) Reducing, by 20 percent, the number of 
positions at the Senior Executive Service level at 
the TSA as calculated on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(E) Such other matters the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date the efficiency review under subsection (a) is 
complete, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the findings, including a 
description of any cost savings expected to be achieved by the 
streamlining or restructuring of TSA divisions.
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SEC. 1907. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall convene a 
working group consisting of representatives of the TSA and 
representatives of the labor organization representing security 
screening personnel to recommend reforms to the TSA’s per-
sonnel management system, including appeals to the Merit 
Systems Protection Board and grievance procedures. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the working group convened under 
subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator and the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report containing pro-
posed, mutually agreed-upon recommendations to reform the 
TSA’s personnel management system. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the extent authorized under 
law, the Administrator may implement 1 or more of the rec-
ommendations submitted under subsection (b). 
(d) TERMINATION.—The working group shall terminate 
on the date that the report is submitted under subsection (b). 
SEC. 1908. TSA LEAP PAY REFORM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF BASIC PAY.—Clause (ii) of section 
8331(3)(E) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) received after September 11, 2001, 
by a Federal air marshal or criminal investi-
gator (as defined in section 5545a(a)(2)) of the
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Transportation Security Administration, sub-
ject to all restrictions and earning limitations 
imposed on criminal investigators receiving 
such pay under section 5545a, including the 
premium pay limitations under section 5547;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), this 
section, and the amendments made by this section, shall 
take effect on the first day of the first pay period com-
mencing on or after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any availability pay re-
ceived for any pay period commencing before the 
date of enactment of this Act by a Federal air mar-
shal or criminal investigator employed by the 
Transportation Security Administration shall be 
deemed basic pay under section 8331(3) of title 5, 
United States Code, if the Transportation Security 
Administration treated such pay as retirement-cred-
itable basic pay, but the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, based on an interpretation of section 
8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, did not ac-
cept such pay as retirement-creditable basic pay.
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(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 3 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall commence taking such actions as are nec-
essary to implement the amendments made by this 
section with respect to availability pay deemed to be 
basic pay under subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 1909. RANK AWARDS PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION SE-
CURITY ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVES AND SEN-
IOR PROFESSIONALS. 
Section 114(n), as amended by section 1904 of this Act, 
is further amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The 
personnel management system’’ and indenting appro-
priately; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE OR DISTINGUISHED 
EXECUTIVE
RANK
AWARDS.—Notwithstanding section 
40122(g)(2) of this title, the applicable sections of title 
5 shall apply to the Transportation Security Administra-
tion personnel management system, except that— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of applying such provisions 
to the personnel management system— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘agency’ means the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security;
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‘‘(ii) the term ‘senior executive’ means a 
Transportation Security Administration execu-
tive serving on a Transportation Security Ex-
ecutive Service appointment; 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘career appointee’ means a 
Transportation Security Administration execu-
tive serving on a career Transportation Secu-
rity Executive Service appointment; and 
‘‘(iv) The term ‘senior career employee’ 
means a Transportation Security Administra-
tion employee covered by the Transportation 
Security Administration Core Compensation 
System at the L or M pay band; 
‘‘(B) receipt by a career appointee or a senior 
career employee of the rank of Meritorious Execu-
tive or Meritorious Senior Professional entitles the 
individual to a lump-sum payment of an amount 
equal to 20 percent of annual basic pay, which shall 
be in addition to the basic pay paid under the appli-
cable Transportation Security Administration pay 
system; and 
‘‘(C) receipt by a career appointee or a senior 
career employee of the rank of Distinguished Exec-
utive or Distinguished Senior Professional entitles 
the individual to a lump-sum payment of an amount
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equal to 35 percent of annual basic pay, which shall 
be in addition to the basic pay paid under the appli-
cable Transportation Security Administration pay 
system. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION
OF
APPLICABLE
SECTIONS
OF 
TITLE 5.—In this subsection, the term ‘applicable sec-
tions of title 5’ means— 
‘‘(A) subsections (b), (c) and (d) of section 
4507 of title 5; and 
‘‘(B) subsections (b) and (c) of section 4507a 
of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 1910. TRANSMITTALS TO CONGRESS. 
With regard to each report, legislative proposal, or other 
communication of the Executive Branch related to the TSA 
and required to be submitted to Congress or the appropriate 
committees of Congress, the Administrator shall transmit 
such communication directly to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
Subtitle B—Security Technology 
SEC. 1911. THIRD PARTY TESTING AND VERIFICATION OF 
SCREENING TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the responsibilities 
under section 114(f)(9), the Administrator shall develop and 
implement, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a program to enable a vendor of related security
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screening technology to obtain testing and verification, in-
cluding as an alternative to the TSA’s test and evaluation 
process, by an appropriate third party, of such technology be-
fore procurement or deployment. 
(b) DETECTION TESTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The third party testing and 
verification program authorized under subsection (a) 
shall include detection testing to evaluate the perform-
ance of the security screening technology system regard-
ing the probability of detection, the probability of false 
alarm, and such other indicators that the system is able 
to meet the TSA’s mission needs. 
(2) RESULTS.—The results of the third party detec-
tion testing under paragraph (1) shall be considered 
final if the results are approved by the Administration 
in accordance with approval standards developed by the 
Administrator. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH FINAL TESTING.—To the 
extent practicable, but without compromising the integ-
rity of the TSA test and evaluation process, the Admin-
istrator shall coordinate the third party detection testing 
under paragraph (1) with any subsequent, final Federal 
Government testing. 
(4) INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS.—To the extent 
practicable and permissible under law and considering
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the national security interests of the United States, the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) share detection testing information and 
standards with appropriate international partners; 
and 
(B) coordinate with the appropriate inter-
national partners to align TSA testing and evalua-
tion with relevant international standards to maxi-
mize the capability to detect explosives and other 
threats. 
(c) OPERATIONAL TESTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
third party testing and verification program authorized 
under subsection (a) shall include operational testing. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Third party operational testing 
under paragraph (1) may not exceed 1 year. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE.—Third party testing under sub-
section (a) shall replace as an alternative, at the discretion 
of the Administrator, the testing at the TSA Systems Inte-
gration Facility, including testing for— 
(1) health and safety factors; 
(2) operator interface; 
(3) human factors; 
(4) environmental factors; 
(5) throughput;
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(6) reliability, maintainability, and availability fac-
tors; and 
(7) interoperability. 
(e) TESTING AND VERIFICATION FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) establish a framework for the third party 
testing and for verifying a security technology is 
operationally effective and able to meet the TSA’s 
mission needs before it may enter or re-enter, as 
applicable, the operational context at an airport or 
other transportation facility; 
(B) use phased implementation to allow the 
TSA and the third party to establish best practices; 
and 
(C) oversee the third party testing and evalua-
tion framework. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
request ASAC’s Security Technology Subcommittee, in 
consultation with representatives of the security manu-
facturers industry, to develop and submit to the Admin-
istrator recommendations for the third party testing and 
verification framework. 
(f) FIELD TESTING.—The Administrator shall prioritize 
the field testing and evaluation, including by third parties, of 
security technology and equipment at airports and on site at
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security technology manufacturers whenever possible as an al-
ternative to the TSA Systems Integration Facility. 
(g) APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTIES.— 
(1) CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT.—An appropriate 
third party under subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) if an individual, a citizen of the United 
States; or 
(B) if an entity, owned and controlled by a cit-
izen of the United States. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (1)(B) if the entity is a 
United States subsidiary of a parent company that has 
implemented a foreign ownership, control, or influence 
mitigation plan that has been approved by the Defense 
Security Service of the Department of Defense before 
applying to provide third party testing. The Adminis-
trator may reject any application to provide third party 
testing under subsection (a) submitted by an entity that 
requires a waiver under this paragraph. 
(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Administrator 
shall ensure, to the extent possible, that an entity pro-
viding third party testing under this section does not 
have a contractual, business, or other pecuniary interest 
(exclusive of any such testing) in—
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(A) the security screening technology subject to 
such testing; or 
(B) the vendor of such technology. 
(h) GAO REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a study on the third party test-
ing program developed under this section 
(2) REVIEW.—The study under paragraph (1) shall 
include a review of the following: 
(A) Any efficiencies or gains in effectiveness 
achieved in TSA operations, including technology 
acquisition or screening operations, as a result of 
such program. 
(B) The degree to which the TSA conducts 
timely and regular oversight of the appropriate 
third parties engaged in such testing. 
(C) The effect of such program on the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The introduction of innovative detec-
tion technologies into security screening oper-
ations.
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(ii) The availability of testing for tech-
nologies developed by small to medium sized 
businesses. 
(D) Any vulnerabilities associated with such 
program, including with respect to the following: 
(i) National security. 
(ii) Any conflicts of interest between the 
appropriate third parties engaged in such test-
ing and the entities providing such technologies 
to be tested. 
(iii) Waste, fraud, and abuse. 
SEC. 1912. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SYS-
TEMS INTEGRATION FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall continue to 
operate the Transportation Security Administration Systems 
Integration Facility (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘TSIF’’) for the purposes of testing and evaluating advanced 
transportation security screening technologies related to the 
mission of the TSA. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The TSIF shall— 
(1) evaluate the technologies described in subsection 
(a) to enhance the security of transportation systems 
through screening and threat mitigation and detection;
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(2) test the technologies described in subsection (a) 
to support identified mission needs of the TSA and to 
meet requirements for acquisitions and procurement; 
(3) to the extent practicable, provide original equip-
ment manufacturers with test plans to minimize require-
ment interpretation disputes and adhere to provided test 
plans; 
(4) collaborate with other technical laboratories and 
facilities for purposes of augmenting the capabilities of 
the TSIF; 
(5) deliver advanced transportation security screen-
ing technologies that enhance the overall security of do-
mestic transportation systems; and 
(6) to the extent practicable, provide funding and 
promote efforts to enable participation by a small busi-
ness concern (as the term is described under section 3 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that— 
(A) has an advanced technology or capability; 
but 
(B) does not have adequate resources to par-
ticipate in testing and evaluation processes. 
(c) STAFFING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall ensure adequate staffing and resource allo-
cations for the TSIF in a manner that—
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(1) prevents unnecessary delays in the testing and 
evaluation of advanced transportation security screening 
technologies for acquisitions and procurement determina-
tions; 
(2) ensures the issuance of final paperwork certifi-
cation no later than 45 days after the date such testing 
and evaluation has concluded; and 
(3) ensures collaboration with technology stake-
holders to close capabilities gaps in transportation secu-
rity. 
(d) DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall notify 
the appropriate committees of Congress if testing and 
evaluation by the TSIF of an advanced transportation 
security screening technology under this section exceeds 
180 days from the delivery date. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The notification under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) information relating to the delivery date; 
(B) a justification for why the testing and eval-
uation process has exceeded 180 days; and 
(C) the estimated date for completion of such 
testing and evaluation. 
(3) DEFINITION OF DELIVERY DATE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘delivery date’’ means the date that
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the owner of an advanced transportation security screen-
ing technology— 
(A) after installation, delivers the technology to 
the TSA for testing and evaluation; and 
(B) submits to the Administrator, in such form 
and manner as the Administrator prescribes, a 
signed notification of the delivery described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(e) RETESTING AND EVALUATION.—Advanced transpor-
tation security screening technology that fails testing and 
evaluation by the TSIF may be retested and evaluated at the 
discretion of the Administrator. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect the authority or responsibility of 
an officer of the Department, or an officer of any other Fed-
eral department or agency, with respect to research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation of technologies, including such 
authorities or responsibilities of the Undersecretary for 
Science and Technology of the Department and Assistant 
Secretary of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office of the Department.
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SEC. 1913. OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE EXPANDED NETWORKS 
FOR BUSINESS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Subtitle B of title of title XVI of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 563 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end following: 
‘‘SEC. 1617. DIVERSIFIED SECURITY TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY 
MARKETPLACE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Admin-
istrator shall develop and submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Represent-
atives a strategy to promote a diverse security technology in-
dustry marketplace upon which the Administrator can rely to 
acquire advanced transportation security technologies or ca-
pabilities, including by increased participation of small busi-
ness innovators. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Information on how existing Administration 
solicitation, testing, evaluation, piloting, acquisition, and 
procurement processes impact the Administrator’s ability 
to acquire from the security technology industry market-
place, including small business innovators that have not 
previously provided technology to the Administration, in-
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novative technologies or capabilities with the potential to 
enhance transportation security. 
‘‘(2) Specific actions that the Administrator will 
take, including modifications to the processes described 
in paragraph (1), to foster diversification within the se-
curity technology industry marketplace. 
‘‘(3) Projected timelines for implementing the ac-
tions described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) Plans for how the Administrator could, to the 
extent practicable, assist a small business innovator peri-
odically during such processes, including when such an 
innovator lacks adequate resources to participate in such 
processes, to facilitate an advanced transportation secu-
rity technology or capability being developed and ac-
quired by the Administrator. 
‘‘(5) An assessment of the feasibility of partnering 
with an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code to provide venture 
capital 
to 
businesses, 
particularly 
small 
business 
innovators, for commercialization of innovative transpor-
tation security technologies that are expected to be ready 
for commercialization in the near term and within 36 
months.
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‘‘(c) FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.—In conducting the fea-
sibility assessment under subsection (b)(5), the Administrator 
shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) Establishing an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code as 
a venture capital partnership between the private sector 
and the intelligence community to help businesses, par-
ticularly small business innovators, commercialize inno-
vative security-related technologies. 
‘‘(2) Enhanced engagement through the Science 
and Technology Directorate of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as requiring changes to the Transportation 
Security Administration standards for security technology. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘intel-
ligence community’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003). 
‘‘(2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘small 
business concern’ has the meaning described under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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‘‘(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
INNOVATOR.—The term 
‘small business innovator’ means a small business con-
cern that has an advanced transportation security tech-
nology or capability.’’. 
(b) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
the strategy is submitted under section 1617 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) review the extent to which the strategy— 
(A) addresses the requirements of that section; 
(B) has resulted in increased participation of 
small business innovators in the security technology 
industry marketplace; and 
(C) has diversified the security technology in-
dustry marketplace; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives the 
findings of the review and any recommendations. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in sec-
tion 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1616 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1617. Diversified security technology industry marketplace.’’.
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SEC. 1914. RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF SECURITY STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordination 
with appropriate international aviation security authorities, 
shall develop a validation process for the reciprocal recogni-
tion of security equipment technology approvals among inter-
national security partners or recognized certification authori-
ties for deployment. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The validation process shall ensure 
that the certification by each participating international secu-
rity partner or recognized certification authority complies 
with detection, qualification, and information security, includ-
ing cybersecurity, standards of the TSA, the Department of 
Homeland Security, and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
SEC. 1915. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY LABORATORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Administrator and the Undersecretary for Science and 
Technology— 
(1) shall conduct a review to determine whether the 
TSA is the most appropriate component within the De-
partment to administer the Transportation Security 
Laboratory; and 
(2) may direct the TSA to administer the Transpor-
tation Security Laboratory if the review under para-
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graph (1) identifies the TSA as the most appropriate 
component. 
(b) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall periodi-
cally review the screening technology test and evaluation 
process conducted at the Transportation Security Laboratory 
to improve the coordination, collaboration, and communica-
tion between the Transportation Security Laboratory and the 
TSA to identify factors contributing to acquisition inefficien-
cies, develop strategies to reduce acquisition inefficiencies, fa-
cilitate more expeditious initiation and completion of testing, 
and identify how laboratory practices can better support ac-
quisition decisions. 
(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report the findings 
of each review under this section to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress. 
SEC. 1916. INNOVATION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish an 
innovation task force— 
(1) to cultivate innovations in transportation secu-
rity; 
(2) to develop and recommend how to prioritize and 
streamline requirements for new approaches to transpor-
tation security; 
(3) to accelerate the development and introduction 
of new innovative transportation security technologies
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and improvements to transportation security operations; 
and 
(4) to provide industry with access to the airport 
environment during the technology development and as-
sessment process to demonstrate the technology and to 
collect data to understand and refine technical oper-
ations and human factor issues. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The task force shall— 
(1) conduct activities to identify and develop an in-
novative technology, emerging security capability, or 
process designed to enhance transportation security, in-
cluding— 
(A) by conducting a field demonstration of 
such a technology, capability, or process in the air-
port environment; 
(B) by gathering performance data from such 
a demonstration to inform the acquisition process; 
and 
(C) by enabling a small business with an inno-
vative technology or emerging security capability, 
but less than adequate resources, to participate in 
such a demonstration; 
(2) conduct at least quarterly collaboration meet-
ings with industry, including air carriers, airport opera-
tors, and other transportation security stakeholders to
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highlight and discuss best practices on innovative secu-
rity operations and technology evaluation and deploy-
ment; and 
(3) submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress an annual report on the effectiveness of key per-
formance data from task force-sponsored projects and 
checkpoint enhancements. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Chairperson of ASAC shall appoint 
the members of the task force. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The task force shall be chaired 
by the Administrator’s designee. 
(3) REPRESENTATION.—The task force shall be 
comprised of representatives of— 
(A) the relevant offices of the TSA; 
(B) if considered appropriate by the Adminis-
trator, the Science and Technology Directorate of 
the Department of Homeland Security; 
(C) any other component of the Department of 
Homeland Security that the Administrator con-
siders appropriate; and 
(D) such industry representatives as the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate.
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require the acquisition or deployment of 
an innovative technology, emerging security capability, or 
process identified, developed, or recommended under this sec-
tion. 
(e) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
task force established under this section. 
SEC. 1917. 5-YEAR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLAN UPDATE. 
Section 1611 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 563) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘The Administrator shall, in col-
laboration with relevant industry and government 
stakeholders, annually submit to Congress in an ap-
pendix to the budget request and publish in an un-
classified format in the public domain—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) information about acquisitions completed dur-
ing the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which 
the report is submitted.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL UPDATE REQUIREMENTS.—Updates 
and reports under subsection (g) shall— 
‘‘(1) be prepared in consultation with— 
‘‘(A) the persons described in subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(B) the Surface Transportation Security Ad-
visory Committee established under section 404; 
and 
‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) information relating to technology invest-
ments by the Transportation Security Administra-
tion and the private sector that the Department 
supports with research, development, testing, and 
evaluation for aviation, including air cargo, and sur-
face transportation security; 
‘‘(B) information about acquisitions completed 
during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year dur-
ing which the report is submitted; 
‘‘(C) information relating to equipment of the 
Transportation Security Administration that is in 
operation after the end of the life-cycle of the equip-
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ment specified by the manufacturer of the equip-
ment; and 
‘‘(D) to the extent practicable, a classified ad-
dendum to report sensitive transportation security 
risks and associated capability gaps that would be 
best addressed by security-related technology de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
‘‘(i) NOTICE OF COVERED CHANGES TO PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—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 no-
tice of any covered change to the Plan not later than 90 
days after the date that the covered change is made. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED CHANGE.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered change’ means— 
‘‘(A) an increase or decrease in the dollar 
amount allocated to the procurement of a tech-
nology; or 
‘‘(B) an increase or decrease in the number of 
a technology.’’. 
SEC. 
1918. 
MAINTENANCE 
OF 
SECURITY-RELATED 
TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.), as amended by section
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1913 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security- 
related Technology 
‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Admin-
istrator shall develop and implement a preventive mainte-
nance validation process for security-related technology de-
ployed to airports. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE
BY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 
AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried out by Admin-
istration personnel at airports, the process referred to in sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel at air-
ports specifying how to conduct and document preventive 
maintenance actions. 
‘‘(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to verify 
compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACTORS AT AIRPORTS.— 
For maintenance to be carried by a contractor at airports, 
the process referred to in subsection (a) shall require the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventative maintenance 
schedules to appropriate Administration personnel at 
each airport that includes information on each action to 
be completed by contractor. 
‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration per-
sonnel at each airport when maintenance action is com-
pleted by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a third 
party of contractor maintenance. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall require maintenance for any contracts entered 
into 60 days after the date of enactment of the TSA Mod-
ernization Act or later for security-related technology de-
ployed to airports to include penalties for noncompliance 
when it is determined that either preventive or corrective 
maintenance has not been completed according to contractual 
requirements and manufacturers’ specifications.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 1913 
of this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1617 the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-related Technology 
‘‘1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’.
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SEC. 1919. BIOMETRICS EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator and the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall consult 
with each other on the deployment of biometric technologies. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to permit the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection to facilitate or expand the de-
ployment of biometric technologies, or otherwise collect, use, 
or retain biometrics, not authorized by any provision of or 
amendment made by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 
3638) or the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 121 Stat. 
266). 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress, and to any Mem-
ber of Congress upon the request of that Member, a report 
that includes specific assessments from the Administrator 
and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion with respect to the following: 
(1) The operational and security impact of using bi-
ometric technology to identify travelers. 
(2) The potential effects on privacy of the expan-
sion of the use of biometric technology under paragraph 
(1), including methods proposed or implemented to miti-
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gate any risks to privacy identified by the Administrator 
or the Commissioner related to the active or passive col-
lection of biometric data. 
(3) Methods to analyze and address any matching 
performance errors related to race, gender, or age identi-
fied by the Administrator with respect to the use of bio-
metric technology, including the deployment of facial rec-
ognition technology; 
(4) With respect to the biometric entry-exit pro-
gram, the following: 
(A) Assessments of— 
(i) the error rates, including the rates of 
false positives and false negatives, and accu-
racy of biometric technologies; 
(ii) the effects of biometric technologies, 
to ensure that such technologies do not unduly 
burden categories of travelers, such as a cer-
tain race, gender, or nationality; 
(iii) the extent to which and how biometric 
technologies could address instances of trav-
elers to the United States overstaying their 
visas, including— 
(I) an estimate of how often biomet-
ric matches are contained in an existing 
database;
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(II) an estimate of the rate at which 
travelers 
using 
fraudulent 
credentials 
identifications are accurately rejected; and 
(III) an assessment of what percent-
age of the detection of fraudulent identi-
fications could have been accomplished 
using conventional methods; 
(iv) the effects on privacy of the use of bi-
ometric technologies, including methods to 
mitigate any risks to privacy identified by the 
Administrator or the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection related to the 
active or passive collection of biometric data; 
and 
(v) the number of individuals who stay in 
the United States after the expiration of their 
visas each year. 
(B) A description of— 
(i) all audits performed to assess— 
(I) error rates in the use of biometric 
technologies; or 
(II) whether the use of biometric 
technologies and error rates in the use of 
such technologies disproportionately affect 
a certain race, gender, or nationality; and
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(ii) the results of the audits described in 
clause (i). 
(C) A description of the process by which do-
mestic travelers are able to opt-out of scanning 
using biometric technologies. 
(D) A description of— 
(i) what traveler data is collected through 
scanning using biometric technologies, what 
agencies have access to such data, and how 
long the agencies possess such data; 
(ii) specific actions that the Department 
and other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies take to safeguard such data; and 
(iii) a short-term goal for the prompt dele-
tion of the data of individual United States 
citizens after such data is used to verify trav-
eler identities. 
(d) PUBLICATION
OF ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary, 
the Administrator, and the Commissioner shall, if practicable, 
publish a public version of the assessment required by sub-
section (c)(2) on the Internet website of the TSA and of the 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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SEC. 1920. PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXIT LANE TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
pilot program to implement and evaluate the use of auto-
mated exit lane technology at small hub airports and nonhub 
airports (as those terms are defined in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code). 
(b) PARTNERSHIP.—The Administrator shall carry out 
the pilot program in partnership with the applicable airport 
directors. 
(c) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the 
pilot program under this section shall not exceed 85 percent 
of the total cost of the program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program 
under this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2021. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date the pilot program is implemented, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the pilot program, includ-
ing— 
(1) the extent of airport participation in the pilot 
program and how the program was implemented;
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(2) the results of the pilot program and any re-
ported benefits, including the impact on security and any 
cost-related efficiencies realized by TSA or at the par-
ticipating airports; and 
(3) the feasibility of expanding the pilot program to 
additional airports, including to medium and large hub 
airports. 
SEC. 1921. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; EXIT LANE 
SECURITY. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tion 
44903(n)(1) 
of 
title 
49, 
United 
States 
Code, 
$77,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. 
SEC. 1922. REAL-TIME SECURITY CHECKPOINT WAIT TIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make 
available to the public information on wait times at each air-
port security checkpoint at which security screening oper-
ations are conducted or overseen by the TSA. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The information described in sub-
section (a) shall be provided in real time via technology and 
published— 
(1) online; and 
(2) in physical locations at applicable airport termi-
nals.
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Administrator shall only 
make the information described in subsection (a) available to 
the public if it can do so in a manner that does not increase 
public area security risks. 
(d) DEFINITION OF WAIT TIME.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘wait time’’ means the period beginning when a pas-
senger enters a queue for a screening checkpoint and ending 
when that passenger exits the checkpoint. 
SEC. 1923. GAO REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT OF SCREENING 
TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS AIRPORTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study whether the TSA allocates re-
sources, including advanced imaging and computed tomog-
raphy technologies, appropriately based on risk at Category 
X, I, II, III, and IV airports at which security screening op-
erations are conducted or overseen by the TSA. 
(b) COST ANALYSIS.—As a part of the study conducted 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall analyze 
the costs allocated or incurred by the TSA at Category X, I, 
II, III, and IV airports— 
(1) to purchase and deploy screening equipment 
and other assets, including advanced imaging and com-
puted tomography technologies, at Category X, I, II, III, 
and IV airports;
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(2) to install such equipment, including any related 
variant, and assets in the airport; and 
(3) to maintain such equipment and assets. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1924. SCREENING TECHNOLOGY REVIEW AND PERFORM-
ANCE OBJECTIVES. 
(a) REVIEW
OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS PROC-
ESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
coordination with relevant officials of the Department, 
shall conduct a review of existing advanced transpor-
tation security screening technology testing and evalua-
tion, acquisitions, and procurement practices within 
TSA. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Such review shall include— 
(A) identifying process delays and obstructions 
within the Department and the Administration re-
garding how such technology is identified, tested 
and evaluated, acquired, and deployed; 
(B) assessing whether the TSA can better le-
verage existing resources or processes of the De-
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partment for the purposes of technology testing and 
evaluation; 
(C) assessing whether the TSA can further en-
courage innovation and competition among tech-
nology stakeholders, including through increased 
participation of and funding for small business con-
cerns (as such term is described under section 3 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 
(D) identifying best practices of other Depart-
ment components or United States Government en-
tities; and 
(E) a plan to address any problems or chal-
lenges identified by such review. 
(b) BRIEFING.—The Administrator shall provide to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the findings 
of the review required under this section and a plan to ad-
dress any problems or challenges identified by such review. 
(c) 
ACQUISITIONS
AND
PROCUREMENT
ENHANCE-
MENT.—Incorporating the results of the review in subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collabora-
tion with transportation stakeholders to identify and fos-
ter innovation of new advanced transportation security 
screening technologies;
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(2) streamline the overall technology development, 
testing, evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and de-
ployment processes of the Administration; and 
(3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such 
processes. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department, shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a compliance assess-
ment of the TSA acquisition process relating to the health 
and safety risks associated with implementation of screening 
technologies. 
(e) PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVES.—The Administrator 
shall establish performance objectives for the testing and 
verification of security technology, including testing and 
verification conducted by appropriate third parties under sec-
tion 1911, to ensure that progress is made, at a minimum, 
toward— 
(1) reducing time for each phase of testing while 
maintaining security (including testing for detection test-
ing, operational testing, testing and verification frame-
work, and field testing); 
(2) eliminating testing and verification delays; and 
(3) increasing accountability. 
(f) TRACKING.—
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(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Administrator shall make 
the list under paragraph (1) available to appropriate 
transportation stakeholders in such form and manner as 
the Administrator prescribes. 
(h) OVERSIGHT.—The Administrator shall establish a 
process to ensure appropriate oversight of the certification 
program and compliance with the standards under subsection 
(a), including periodic audits of participating third parties. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) TSA.—The Administrator shall develop and im-
plement a process for the TSA to procure third party ex-
plosives detection canines certified under this section. 
(2) AVIATION STAKEHOLDERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
authorize an aviation stakeholder, under the over-
sight of and in coordination with the Federal Secu-
rity Director at an applicable airport, to contract 
with, procure or purchase, and deploy one or more 
third party explosives detection canines certified 
under this section to augment public area security 
at that airport. 
(B) APPLICABLE LARGE HUB AIRPORTS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (ii), notwithstanding any 
law to the contrary, and subject to the other
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expedited screening for members of the Armed Forces 
with disabilities or severe injuries or veterans with dis-
abilities or severe injuries; or 
(2) the Honor Flight program under section 44928 
of that title. 
(d) LOW-RISK TRAVELERS.—Any traveler who is deter-
mined by the Administrator to be low risk based on the trav-
eler’s age and who is not a member of a trusted traveler pro-
gram specified in subsection (b) shall be permitted to utilize 
TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation Se-
curity Administration checkpoints when traveling on the same 
reservation as a member of such a program. 
(e) RISK MODIFIED SCREENING.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and subject to para-
graph (2), the Administrator shall commence a pilot pro-
gram regarding a risk modified screening protocol for 
lanes other than designated TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at passenger screening checkpoints, in 
airports of varying categories, to further segment pas-
sengers based on risk. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Only a low-risk passenger shall 
be eligible to participate in the risk modified screening 
pilot program under paragraph (1).
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(3) DEFINITION OF LOW-RISK PASSENGER.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘low-risk passenger’’ means a pas-
senger who— 
(A) meets a risk-based, intelligence-driven cri-
teria prescribed by the Administrator; or 
(B) undergoes a canine enhanced screening 
upon arrival at the passenger screening checkpoint. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi-
nate on the date that is 120 days after the date it com-
mences under paragraph (1). 
(5) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
termination date under paragraph (4), the Administrator 
shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on 
the findings of the pilot program, including— 
(A) information relating to the security effec-
tiveness and passenger facilitation effectiveness of 
the risk modified screening protocol; 
(B) a determination regarding whether the risk 
modified screening protocol was effective; and 
(C) if the Administrator determined that the 
protocol was effective, a plan for the deployment of 
the protocol at as many TSA passenger screening 
checkpoints as practicable. 
(6) IMPLEMENTATION.—In determining whether de-
ployment of the protocol at a TSA passenger screening
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checkpoint at an airport is practicable, the Adminis-
trator shall consider— 
(A) the level of risk at the airport; 
(B) the available space at the airport; 
(C) passenger throughput levels at the airport; 
(D) the checkpoint configuration at the air-
port; and 
(E) adequate resources to appropriately serve 
passengers in TSA PreCheck security screening 
lanes at the passenger screening checkpoint. 
(f) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (e), 
the Administrator shall establish a working group to ad-
vise the Administrator on the development of plans for 
the deployment of the protocol at TSA passenger screen-
ing checkpoints, other than designated TSA PreCheck 
security screening lanes, in the most effective and effi-
cient manner practicable. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The working group shall be com-
prised of representatives of Category X, I, II, III, and 
IV airports and air carriers (as the term is defined in 
section 40102 of title 49, United States Code). 
(3) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 
the working group established under this subsection.