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PreCheck security screening lanes at checkpoints in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a written certification 
relating to such determination. 
(h) INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.—The Inspector General 
of the Department shall assess and transmit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress the Administrator’s implementation under 
subsection (a). 
(i) EXPANSION OF TSA PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.— 
(1) LONG-TERM STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
develop and begin the implementation a long-term strategy 
to increase enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Program. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strategy under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider the following: 
(A) Partnering with air carriers (as the term is defined 
in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) to incor-
porate PreCheck Program promotion opportunities in the 
reservation process described in section 1560.101 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(B) Including in the PreCheck Program of an individual 
who— 
(i) holds a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/Sen-
sitive Compartmented Information clearance, unless 
the individual has had the individual’s clearance 
revoked or did not pass a periodic reinvestigation; or 
(ii) is a current, full-time Federal law enforcement 
officer. 
(C) Providing PreCheck Program enrollment flexibility 
by offering secure mobile enrollment platforms that facili-
tate in-person identity verification and application data 
collection, such as through biometrics. 
(D) Reducing travel time to PreCheck Program enroll-
ment centers for applicants, including— 
(i) by adjusting the locations and schedules of 
existing PreCheck Program enrollment centers to 
accommodate demand; 
(ii) by seeking to colocate such enrollment centers 
with existing facilities that support the issuance of— 
(I) United States passports; and 
(II) 
Security 
Identification 
Display 
Area 
credentials (as the term is defined in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) located 
in public, non-secure areas of airports if no systems 
of an airport operator are used in support of enroll-
ment activities for such credentials; and 
(iii) by increasing the availability of PreCheck Pro-
gram enrollment platforms, such as kiosks, tablets, 
or staffed laptop stations. 
(E) The feasibility of providing financial assistance or 
other incentives for PreCheck Program enrollment for— 
(i) children who are at least 12 years or older, 
but less than 18 years old; 
(ii) families consisting of 5 or more immediate 
family members;
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(iii) 
private 
sector 
entities, 
including 
small 
businesses, to establish PreCheck Program enrollment 
centers in their respective facilities; and 
(iv) private sector entities, including small busi-
ness concerns (as the term is described in section 3 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), to 
reimburse an employee for the cost of the PreCheck 
Program application. 
SEC. 1939. TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS; COLLABORATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall— 
(1) review each trusted traveler program administered by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the PreCheck Pro-
gram; 
(2) identify any improvements that can be made to such 
programs— 
(A) to streamline and integrate the requirements and 
operations of such programs to reduce administrative bur-
dens, including applications for inclusion and determining 
whether a valid credential can satisfy the requirements 
for another credential; 
(B) to increase information and data sharing across 
such programs; and 
(C) to allow the public to access and link to the applica-
tions for enrollment in all of such programs from 1 online 
portal; 
(3) identify any law, including regulations, policy, or proce-
dure that may unnecessarily inhibit collaboration among 
Department of Homeland Security agencies regarding such pro-
grams or implementation of the improvements identified under 
paragraph (2); 
(4) recommend any legislative, administrative, or other 
actions that can be taken to eliminate any unnecessary barriers 
to collaboration or implementation identified in paragraph (3); 
and 
(5) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the review, including any unnecessary barriers to 
collaboration or implementation identified under paragraph (3), 
and any recommendations under paragraph (4). 
SEC. 1940. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE. 
Section 44940(c) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—Beginning on October 1, 
2027, fees collected under subsection (a)(1) for any fiscal year 
shall be credited as offsetting collections to appropriations made 
for aviation security measures carried out by the Transportation 
Security Administration, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 1941. THIRD PARTY CANINE TEAMS FOR AIR CARGO SECURITY. 
Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) THIRD PARTY CANINE TEAMS FOR AIR CARGO SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to enhance the screening of 
air cargo and ensure that third party explosives detection 
canine assets are leveraged for such purpose, the Administrator
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shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of the TSA Modernization Act— 
‘‘(A) develop and issue standards for the use of such 
third party explosives detection canine assets for the pri-
mary screening of air cargo; 
‘‘(B) develop a process to identify qualified non-Federal 
entities that will certify canine assets that meet the stand-
ards established by the Administrator under subparagraph 
(A); 
‘‘(C) ensure that entities qualified to certify canine 
assets shall be independent from entities that will train 
and provide canines to end users of such canine assets; 
‘‘(D) establish a system of Transportation Security 
Administration audits of the process developed under 
subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(E) provide that canines certified for the primary 
screening of air cargo can be used by air carriers, foreign 
air carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Beginning on the date that the 
development of the process under paragraph (1)(B) is complete, 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the deployment of such assets that meet 
the certification standards of the Administration, as deter-
mined by the Administrator; 
‘‘(B) make such standards available to vendors seeking 
to train and deploy third party explosives detection canine 
assets; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that all costs for the training and certifi-
cation of canines, and for the use of supplied canines, 
are borne by private industry and not the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR
CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘foreign air car-
rier’ has the meaning given the term in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) THIRD
PARTY
EXPLOSIVES
DETECTION
CANINE 
ASSET.—The term ‘third party explosives detection canine 
asset’ means any explosives detection canine or handler 
not owned or employed, respectively, by the Transportation 
Security Administration.’’. 
SEC. 1942. KNOWN SHIPPER PROGRAM REVIEW. 
The Administrator shall direct the Air Cargo Subcommittee 
of ASAC— 
(1) to conduct a comprehensive review and security assess-
ment of the Known Shipper Program; 
(2) to recommend whether the Known Shipper Program 
should be modified or eliminated considering the full 
implementation of 100 percent screening under section 44901(g) 
of title 49, United States Code; and 
(3) to report its findings and recommendations to the 
Administrator.
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SEC. 1943. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR CARGO SECURITY DIVISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 44947. Air cargo security division 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Administrator 
shall establish an air cargo security division to carry out and 
engage with stakeholders regarding the implementation of air cargo 
security programs established by the Administration. 
‘‘(b) LEADERSHIP; STAFFING.—The air cargo security division 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be headed by an indi-
vidual in the executive service within the TSA and be staffed 
by not fewer than 4 full-time equivalents, including the head of 
the division. 
‘‘(c) STAFFING.—The Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall staff the air cargo security division with 
existing TSA personnel.’’. 
(b) TABLE
OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of chapter 
449 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 44946 
the following: 
‘‘44947. Air cargo security division.’’. 
SEC. 1944. AIR CARGO REGULATION REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 150 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) review the Certified Cargo Screening Program, 
including— 
(A) consideration of the degree to which the Program 
is effective at fully addressing evolving threats to air cargo, 
particularly as air cargo volumes fluctuate; and 
(B) identification of any vulnerabilities in the Program 
and effectiveness of information sharing with air cargo 
security stakeholders; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the findings of the review under paragraph (1), 
including— 
(A) a description of the actions the Administrator has 
taken to improve the Program; and 
(B) a description of the actions the Administrator will 
take to address the findings of the review under paragraph 
(1), including any plans to issue new rulemaking, if nec-
essary. 
SEC. 1945. GAO REVIEW. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) review the Department’s analysis and intelligence pre- 
screening processes and procedures for air cargo entering the 
United States; 
(2) review the pilot program conducted under section 1925; 
(3) assess the effectiveness of the Department’s risk-based 
strategy for examining air cargo and ensuring compliance with 
air cargo security law, including regulations; and
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(4) review the Department’s information sharing procedures 
and practices for disseminating information to relevant stake-
holders on preventing, mitigating, and responding to air cargo 
related threats. 
SEC. 1946. SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UPDATES. 
(a) SECURITY SCREENING OPT-OUT PROGRAM.—Section 44920 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘Security screening opt- 
out program’’ and inserting ‘‘Screening partnership pro-
gram’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An airport operator may submit to the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration an 
application to carry out the screening of passengers and property 
at the airport under section 44901 by personnel of a qualified 
private screening company pursuant to a contract entered into 
with the Transportation Security Administration.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of receipt of an application submitted by an airport operator 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall approve or deny 
the application.’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘STANDARDS’’ inserting 
‘‘SELECTION OF CONTRACTS AND STANDARDS’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Under Secretary may enter’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘certifies to Congress 
that—’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator shall, upon 
approval of the application, provide the airport oper-
ator with a list of qualified private screening compa-
nies.’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.—The Administrator shall, to the extent 
practicable, enter into a contract with a private screening com-
pany from the list provided under paragraph (1) for the provi-
sion of screening at the airport not later than 120 days after 
the date of approval of an application submitted by the airport 
operator under subsection (a) if—’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the selected qualified private screening company 
offered contract price is equal to or less than the cost
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to the Federal Government to provide screening services 
at the airport.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SCREENED’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SCREENING’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘The Under Secretary shall’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Administrator shall—’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘provide Federal Govern-
ment’’ and indenting appropriately; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) undertake covert testing and remedial training support 
for employees of private screening companies providing 
screening at airports.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR SUSPENSION’’ after 
‘‘TERMINATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘terminate’’ and inserting ‘‘suspend or 
terminate, as appropriate,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(7) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION
OF SCREENING COMPANY PROPOSALS
FOR 
AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including title 48 
of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), an airport operator that has 
applied and been approved to have security screening services 
carried out by a qualified private screening company under 
contract with the Administrator may nominate to the head 
of the contracting activity an individual to participate in the 
evaluation of proposals for the award of such contract. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION
ON
A
PROPOSAL
EVALUATION
COM-
MITTEE.—Any participation on a proposal evaluation committee 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 
chapter 21 of title 41. 
‘‘(i) INNOVATIVE SCREENING APPROACHES AND TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The Administrator shall encourage an airport operator to whom 
screening services are provided under this section to recommend 
to the Administrator innovative screening approaches and tech-
nologies. Upon receipt of any such recommendations, the Adminis-
trator shall review and, if appropriate, test, conduct a pilot project, 
and, if appropriate, deploy such approaches and technologies.’’. 
(b) FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consultation with 
airport operators and airlines, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress an assessment of the feasibility of 
modifying the Screening Partnership Program to allow an indi-
vidual airport terminal to participate in the Screening Partner-
ship Program.
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assessment under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— 
(A) potential benefits and costs, including with respect 
to the efficacy of security operations, of such an approach; 
(B) potential impacts on security operations; and 
(C) potential impacts on recruitment, hiring, and reten-
tion. 
(c) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BEFORE
THE DATE
OF ENACT-
MENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall approve or deny, in accordance 
with section 44920(b) of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, each application submitted before the date of enactment 
of this Act, by an airport operator under subsection (a) of that 
section, that is awaiting such a determination. 
SEC. 1947. SCREENING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS. 
Subject to part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
the Administrator shall quarterly make available to the airport 
director of an airport— 
(1) an assessment of the screening performance of that 
airport compared to the mean average performance of all air-
ports in the equivalent airport category for screening perform-
ance data; and 
(2) a briefing on the results of performance data reports, 
including— 
(A) a scorecard of objective metrics developed by the 
Office of Security Operations to measure screening perform-
ance, such as results of annual proficiency reviews and 
covert testing, at the appropriate level of classification; 
and 
(B) other performance data, including— 
(i) passenger throughput; 
(ii) wait times; and 
(iii) employee attrition, absenteeism, injury rates, 
and any other human capital measures collected by 
the TSA. 
SEC. 1948. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44935 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(i) ACCESSIBILITY
OF COMPUTER-BASED 
TRAINING FACILITIES.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(k) ACCESSIBILITY OF 
COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING FACILITIES.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) INITIAL AND RECURRING TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a 
training program for new security screening personnel located 
at the Transportation Security Administration Academy. 
‘‘(2) RECURRING TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the 
Administrator shall establish recurring training for security 
screening personnel regarding updates to screening proce-
dures and technologies, including, in response to weak-
nesses identified in covert tests at airports— 
‘‘(i) methods to identify the verification of false 
or fraudulent travel documents; and 
‘‘(ii) training on emerging threats.
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‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The training under subparagraph (A) 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) internal controls for monitoring and docu-
menting compliance of transportation security officers 
with such training requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) such other matters as identified by the 
Administrator with regard to such training.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) examine the effectiveness of the new security screening 
personnel training under section 44935(l) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the findings under paragraph (1), including any rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 1949. TRAVELER REDRESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, using existing 
resources, systems, and processes, shall ensure the availability 
of the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress 
Inquiry Program (referred to in this section as ‘‘DHS TRIP’’) 
redress process to adjudicate an inquiry for an individual who— 
(A) is a citizen of the United States or alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence; 
(B) has filed the inquiry with DHS TRIP after receiving 
enhanced screening at an airport passenger security check-
point more than 3 times in any 60-day period; and 
(C) believes the individual has been wrongly identified 
as being a threat to aviation security. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appro-
priate committees of Congress on the implementation of the 
redress process required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review and 
update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight 
programs to ensure the assessment accurately reflects the oper-
ation of such programs. 
(2) PUBLIC
DISSEMINATION; 
FORM.—The Administrator 
shall— 
(A) publish the Secure Flight Privacy Impact Assess-
ment review and update required under paragraph (1) on 
a publicly-accessible internet webpage of the TSA; and 
(B) submit the Secure Flight Privacy Impact Assess-
ment review and update to the appropriate committees 
of Congress. 
(c) RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) RULE REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the 
Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis of the TSA, in coordination with the entities specified 
in paragraph (3), shall identify and review the screening rules 
established by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of TSA.
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(2) NOTIFICATION PROCESS.—Not later than 2 days after 
the date that any change to a rule identified under paragraph 
(1) is made, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the TSA shall notify the entities speci-
fied in paragraph (3) of the change. 
(3) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The entities specified in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombuds-
man, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA. 
(B) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the 
Department. 
(C) The Office of Chief Counsel of the TSA. 
(D) The Office of General Counsel of the Department. 
(E) The Privacy Office of the Administration. 
(F) The Privacy Office of the Department. 
(G) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 
(H) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program of the 
Department. 
(d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure that the 
rules identified in subsection (c) are taken into account for 
Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on whether, and 
if so how, the rules identified in subsection (c) are incorporated 
in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air Marshal 
mission scheduling process. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) study the rules identified under subsection (c)(1), 
including— 
(A) whether the rules are effective in mitigating poten-
tial threats to aviation security; and 
(B) whether, and if so how, the TSA coordinates with 
the Department regarding any proposed change to a rule; 
and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the findings under paragraph (1), including any rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 1950. IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCREENING OF PASSENGERS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
(a) REVISED TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
with nationally-recognized veterans and disability organiza-
tions, shall revise the training requirements for Transportation 
Security Officers related to the screening of passengers with 
disabilities, including passengers with disabilities who partici-
pate in the PreCheck program. 
(2) TRAINING
SPECIFICATIONS.—In revising the training 
requirements under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
address the proper screening, and any particular sensitivities 
related to the screening, of a passenger with a disability—