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trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on how standard operating procedures were made uniform 
in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) AUDITS.—Beginning one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall conduct periodic 
audits of adherence to the standard operating procedures, 
as established by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration, under this section of screening 
personnel at large, medium, and small airports in diverse 
geographical areas. 
SEC. 1517. TRAVELER REDRESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall, using existing resources, systems, and proc-
esses, ensure the availability of the Department of 
Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate in-
quiries for individuals who— 
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(A) are citizens of the United States or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence; 
(B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP 
after receiving enhanced screening at an airport 
passenger security checkpoint more than three 
times in any 60-day period; and 
(C) believe they have been wrongly identi-
fied as being a threat to aviation security. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the implementation of the re-
dress process required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall review and update the Privacy Impact 
Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to en-
sure such Assessment accurately reflects the oper-
ation of such programs. 
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(2) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION; FORM.—The Se-
cure Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and 
update required under paragraph (1) shall be pub-
lished on a publically-accessible internet webpage of 
the Transportation Security Administration and sub-
mitted to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) RULE
REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
120 days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Trans-
portation Security Administration, in coordination 
with the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s intelligence-based 
screening rules. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
PROCESS.—Not later than 
48 hours after changing, updating, implementing, or 
suspending a Transportation Security Administra-
tion intelligence-based screening rule, the Assistant 
Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
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ysis of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall notify the following entities of any such 
change, update, implementation, or suspension, as 
the case may be: 
(A) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement 
of the Transportation Security Administration. 
(B) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(C) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Ad-
ministration. 
(D) The Office of General Counsel of the 
Department. 
(E) The Privacy Office of the Administra-
tion. 
(F) The Privacy Office of the Department. 
(G) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 
(H) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram of the Department. 
(d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure 
that the Transportation Security Administration’s 
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intelligence-based screening rules are taken into ac-
count for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on how the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’s intelligence-based screening 
rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted 
during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling 
process. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s intelligence-based screening rules and the 
effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating 
potential threats to aviation security. Such study shall also 
examine coordination between the Transportation Security 
Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, 
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and other relevant partners relating to changing, updat-
ing, implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary. 
SEC. 1518. SCREENING IN AREAS OTHER THAN PASSENGER 
TERMINALS. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration is authorized to provide screening services 
to a commercial charter air carrier in areas other than 
primary passenger terminals upon the request of such car-
rier. A commercial charter air carrier shall direct any such 
request to the Federal Security Director for the airport 
where such services are requested. A Federal Security Di-
rector may elect to provide screening services if such serv-
ices are available. The Administrator shall enter into an 
agreement with a commercial charter air carrier for com-
pensation from such carrier requesting the use of screen-
ing services for all reasonable costs in addition to overtime 
costs that are incurred in the provision of screening serv-
ices under this section. 
SEC. 1519. FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
develop a standard working document that shall be the 
basis of all negotiations and agreements that begin after 
the date of the enactment of this Act between the United 
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States and foreign governments or partners regarding 
Federal Air Marshal coverage of flights to and from the 
United States. 
(b) WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.—All agreements be-
tween the United States and foreign governments or part-
ners regarding the presence of Federal Air Marshals on 
flights to and from the United States must be written and 
signed by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Sec-
retary’s designee. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall transmit to the relevant Con-
gressional committees any agreements described in sub-
section (b) within 30 days of such agreement being signed. 
SEC. 1520. FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL MISSION SCHEDULING 
AUTOMATION. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall seek to acquire an automated soft-
ware capability for the scheduling of Federal Air Marshal 
Service missions based on current risk modeling. 
SEC. 1521. CANINE DETECTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct an audit of all canine training programs 
of the Department of Homeland Security and convene a 
working group of representatives from all such programs 
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to make recommendations on possible efficiencies that 
could be gained by integrating training standards and fa-
cilities. 
(b) CANINE STAFFING ALLOCATION MODEL.—The 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall develop a staffing allocation model for canines 
to determine the optimal number of passenger screening 
canines at airports in the United States. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the recommendations required 
by subsection (a). 
(d) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall brief the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the state of explo-
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sives detection canine production and training in the 
United States. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An analysis of the steps the Transpor-
tation Security Administration may take to fos-
ter additional production of explosives detection 
canines in the United States by the private sec-
tor. 
(B) Perspectives from current explosives 
detection canine industry stakeholders regard-
ing the impact of the Administration’s procure-
ment model on business considerations. 
(C) An analysis regarding whether the Ad-
ministration effectively communicates canine 
training guidelines and testing methodology to 
the private sector. 
(D) The extent to which physical capacity 
limitations at current Administration-operated 
sites hinder the operations of either the Admin-
istration or industry. 
SEC. 1522. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Am-
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bassador or the Charge´ d’Affaires to the United States 
Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization 
shall pursue improvements to airport security, including 
if practicable, introducing a resolution to raise minimum 
standards for airport security. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United 
States Ambassador or the Charge´ d’Affaires to the United 
States Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organi-
zation shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the implementation of 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1523. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited 
from incorporating an increase in the passenger security 
fee under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, 
beyond what is authorized at the time the annual budget 
proposal for the Department of Homeland Security is 
transmitted to Congress. 
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SEC. 1524. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT CERTIFI-
CATION. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 44907(a)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
the screening and vetting of airport workers’’ before the 
semicolon at the end. 
SEC. 1525. SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AT AIRPORTS 
AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION HUBS. 
The Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–50; 49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall review the active 
shooter response guidelines specified for Department of 
Homeland Security personnel under this section and make 
a recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to modify such guidelines for personnel who are certified 
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Federal law enforcement officials and for personnel who 
are uniformed but unarmed security officials.’’; and 
(2) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall review the active 
shooter response guidelines specified for Department of 
Homeland Security personnel under this section and make 
a recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to modify such guidelines for personnel who are certified 
Federal law enforcement officials and for personnel who 
are uniformed but unarmed security officials.’’. 
SEC. 1526. AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING OPT-OUT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘120’’ 
and inserting ‘‘90’’; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ENTRANCE
INTO
CONTRACT.—The 
Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall make best efforts to enter 
into a contract with a private screening com-
pany to provide screening services at an airport 
not later than 180 days after the date of ap-
proval of an application submitted by the oper-
ator of such airport under subsection (a).’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), 
as so redesignated, in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘not later than 60 days 
following the date of the denial’’ and inserting 
‘‘immediately upon issuing the denial’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION OF SCREENING COMPANY PRO-
POSALS FOR AWARD.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including title 48 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), an airport operator that has applied and been ap-
proved to have security screening services carried out by 
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a qualified private screening company under contract with 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration may nominate to the head of the contracting ac-
tivity an individual to participate in the evaluation of pro-
posals for the award of such contract. Any such participa-
tion on a proposal evaluation committee shall be conducted 
in accordance with the provisions and restrictions of chap-
ter 21 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(i) INNOVATIVE
SCREENING
APPROACHES
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The operator of an airport at which 
screening services are provided under this section is en-
couraged to recommend to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration innovative screen-
ing approaches and technologies. Upon receipt of any such 
recommendations, the Administrator, shall review and, if 
appropriate, test, conduct a pilot project, and, if appro-
priate, deploy such approaches and technologies.’’. 
SEC. 1527. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (d) of 
section 111 of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note), not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall con-
vene a working group consisting of representatives of the 
Administration and representatives of the labor organiza-
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tion representing security screening personnel to discuss 
reforms to the Administration’s personnel management 
system, including appeals to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board and grievance procedures. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the working group convened 
under subsection (a) shall terminate and shall submit to 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing agreed-upon reforms to the Administration’s 
personnel management system. The Administrator may 
implement associated recommendations mutually agreed 
to by the parties to such working group before the end 
of such one year period. 
SEC. 1528. INNOVATION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration may establish a task 
force to collaborate with air carriers, airport operators, 
and other aviation security stakeholders to foster the pur-
suit of innovations in aviation security prior to the acquisi-
tion process. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The task force authorized under 
subsection (a) may conduct activities designed to identify 
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and develop an innovative technology or capability with the 
potential of enhancing aviation security, including— 
(1) conducting a field demonstration of such a 
technology or capability in the airport environment; 
(2) gathering performance data from such a 
demonstration to inform the acquisition process; and 
(3) providing funding and promoting efforts to 
enable participation in a demonstration by a small 
business that has an innovative technology but does 
not have adequate resources to participate. 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The task force authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’s designee; and 
(2) comprised of representatives appointed by 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Chair-
person of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
(established pursuant to section 44936 of title 49, 
United States Code), from appropriate stakeholders 
from— 
(A) within the Administration; 
(B) air carriers; 
(C) airport operators; 
(D) other aviation security stakeholders; 
and 
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(E) as appropriate, the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate of the Department of Home-
land Security and any other appropriate compo-
nent of the Department. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall require the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration to acquire an innovative tech-
nology or emerging security capability. 
(e) NON-APPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the task force authorized under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1529. AIRPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT REIMBURSEMENT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s law enforcement officer reimbursement pro-
gram, which shall include information relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The current structure of the program, in-
cluding how funding disbursement decisions are 
made. 
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‘‘(2) RECURRING
TRAINING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall establish recurring 
training of security screening personnel regarding 
updates to screening procedures and technologies, 
including methods to identify the verification of false 
or fraudulent travel documents, as well as training 
on emerging threats, in response to weaknesses iden-
tified in covert tests at airports. The training shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) internal controls for monitoring and 
documenting compliance of transportation secu-
rity officers with such training requirements; 
and 
‘‘(B) such other matters as identified by 
the Administrator with regard to such train-
ing.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report to Congress on the effec-
tiveness of the new security screening personnel training 
at Glynco, Georgia, required under subsection (l) of sec-
tion 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. 
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SEC. 1532. ALTERNATE NEW SECURITY SCREENING PER-
SONNEL TRAINING PROGRAM COST AND FEA-
SIBILITY STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall conduct a cost and feasi-
bility study of developing a training program for security 
screening personnel that will provide such personnel with 
an equal level of training as is provided in the training 
program for new security screening personnel located at 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, 
Georgia, that could be conducted at or within 50 miles 
of such security screening personnel’s duty station. Such 
study should examine the use of online seminar and train-
ing platforms for portions of the training curriculum that 
are conducive to such an outcome. 
SEC. 1533. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT 
TESTING TO SECURITY SCREENERS. 
Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE TO SECU-
RITY SCREENERS OF COVERT TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure, 
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to the greatest extent practicable, that information 
concerning a covert test of a transportation security 
system to be conducted by a covert testing office, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security, or the Government Accountability Office is 
not provided to any individual involved in such test 
prior to the completion of such test. 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) an authorized individual involved in a 
covert test of a transportation security system 
may provide information concerning such covert 
test to— 
‘‘(i) employees, officers, and contrac-
tors of the Federal Government (including 
military personnel); 
‘‘(ii) employees and officers of State 
and local governments; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement officials who 
are authorized to receive or directed to be 
provided such information by the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security, or the 
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Comptroller General of the United States, 
as the case may be; and 
‘‘(B) for the purpose of ensuring the secu-
rity of any individual in the vicinity of a site at 
which a covert test of a transportation security 
system is being conducted, an individual con-
ducting such test may disclose his or her status 
as an individual conducting such test to any ap-
propriate individual if a security screener or 
other individual who is not a covered employee 
identifies the individual conducting such test as 
a potential threat. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR TSA.— 
‘‘(A) MONITORING
AND
SECURITY
OF 
TESTING PERSONNEL.—The head of each covert 
testing office shall ensure that a person or 
group of persons conducting a covert test of a 
transportation security system for a covert test-
ing office is accompanied at the site of such test 
by a cover team composed of one or more em-
ployees of such covert testing office for the pur-
pose of monitoring such test and confirming the 
identity of personnel involved in such test under 
subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITY OF COVER TEAM.— 
Under this paragraph, a cover team for a covert 
test of a transportation security system shall— 
‘‘(i) monitor such test; and 
‘‘(ii) for the purpose of ensuring the 
security of any individual in the vicinity of 
a site at which such test is being con-
ducted, confirm, notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the identity of any individual 
conducting such test to any appropriate in-
dividual if a security screener or other in-
dividual who is not a covered employee 
identifies the individual conducting such 
test as a potential threat. 
‘‘(C) 
AVIATION
SCREENING.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), the Transportation 
Security Administration is not required to have 
a cover team present during a test of the 
screening of persons, carry-on items, or checked 
baggage at an aviation security checkpoint at or 
serving an airport if such test— 
‘‘(i) is approved, in coordination with 
the designated security official for the air-
port operator by the Federal Security Di-
rector for such airport; and 
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‘‘(ii) is carried out under an aviation 
screening assessment program of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
OTHER
PERSONNEL.—The 
Transportation Security Administration may 
use employees, officers, and contractors of the 
Federal Government (including military per-
sonnel) and employees and officers of State and 
local governments or any personnel authorized 
by the Federal Security Director to conduct 
covert tests. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) 
APPROPRIATE
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘appropriate individual’, as used with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(i) a covert test under paragraph 
(2)(B) of a transportation security system, 
means any individual who the individual 
conducting such test determines needs to 
know his or her status as an individual 
conducting such test; or 
‘‘(ii) a covert test under paragraph 
(3)(B)(i), means any individual who the 
cover team monitoring such test deter-
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ignated by the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to conduct cov-
ert tests of transportation security systems. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING 
OFFICE.—The term ‘employee of a covert test-
ing office’ means an individual who is an em-
ployee of a covert testing office or a contractor 
or an employee of a contractor of a covert test-
ing office.’’. 
Subtitle D—Airport Access 
Controls and Perimeter Security 
SEC. 1541. REFORMATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF THE 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
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(3) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘foreign 
air carrier’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(5) SECURED AREA.—The term ‘‘secured area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(6) 
SECURITY
IDENTIFICATION
DISPLAY 
AREA.—The term ‘‘Security Identification Display 
Area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(7) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, in consultation with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee (established under section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
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Comptroller General of the United States a cost and 
feasibility study of a statistically significant number 
of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing 
the impact if all employee access points from non- 
secured areas to secured areas of such airports are 
comprised of the following: 
(A) A secure door utilizing card and pin 
entry or biometric technology. 
(B) Surveillance video recording, capable 
of storing video data for at least 30 days. 
(C) Advanced screening technologies, in-
cluding at least one of the following: 
(i) Magnetometer (walk-through or 
hand-held). 
(ii) Explosives detection canines. 
(iii) Explosives trace detection. 
(iv) Advanced imaging technology. 
(v) X-ray bag screening technology. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include information related to 
the employee screening costs of those category I, II, 
III, IV, and X airports which have already imple-
mented practices of screening 100 percent of em-
ployees accessing secured areas of airports, including 
the following: 
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(A) Costs associated with establishing an 
operational minimum number of employee entry 
and exit points. 
(B) A comparison of estimated costs and 
effectiveness associated with implementing the 
security features specified in paragraph (1) 
to— 
(i) the Federal Government; and 
(ii) airports and the aviation commu-
nity. 
(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall review 
such study to assess the quality and reliability 
of such study. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the receipt of the study required under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the results of the 
review required under subparagraph (A). 
(c) AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY 
AWARENESS.— 
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(1) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO ENHANCE AIR-
PORT SECURITY AWARENESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall work with air carriers, foreign air 
carriers, airport operators, labor unions representing 
credentialed employees, and the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee to enhance security awareness 
of credentialed airport populations regarding insider 
threats to aviation security and recognized practices 
related to airport access controls. 
(2) CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall, in consultation 
with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport 
operators, 
labor 
unions 
representing 
credentialed employees, and the Aviation Secu-
rity Advisory Committee, assess credentialing 
standards, policies, and practices to ensure that 
insider threats to aviation security are ade-
quately addressed. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after completion of the assessment required 
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under subparagraph (A), the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration 
shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the results of such assessment. 
(3) SIDA, STERILE AREA, AND AOA APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
(A) SOCIAL
SECURITY
NUMBERS
RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall require the submission of a social security 
number for each individual applying for a Secu-
rity Identification Display Area, Sterile Area, or 
Air Operations Area airport credential to 
strengthen security vetting effectiveness. An ap-
plicant who does not provide such applicant’s 
social security number may be denied such a 
credential. 
(B) SCREENING
NOTICE.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall issue requirements for airport op-
erators to include in applications for access to 
a Security Identification Display Area, Sterile 
Area, or Air Operations Area a notice informing 
applicants that an employee holding a creden-
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tial granting access to such an area may be 
screened at any time while gaining access to, 
working in, or leaving such an area. 
(d) SECURING AIRPORT WORKER ACCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall work 
with airport operators and the Aviation Security Ad-
visory Committee to identify advanced technologies, 
including biometric identification technologies, for 
securing employee access to the secured areas and 
sterile areas of airports. 
(2) RAP BACK VETTING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall ensure that all credentialed avia-
tion worker populations currently requiring a finger-
print-based criminal record history check are con-
tinuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation’s Rap Back Service, in order to more 
rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to avia-
tion security. 
(3) INSIDER THREAT EDUCATION AND MITIGA-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall iden-
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tify means of enhancing the Transportation Security 
Administration’s ability to leverage the resources of 
the Department of Homeland Security and the intel-
ligence community to educate Administration per-
sonnel on insider threats to aviation security and 
how the Administration can better mitigate such in-
sider threats. 
(4) PLAYBOOK
OPERATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall ensure that Transportation Security Adminis-
tration-led employee physical inspection efforts of 
aviation workers, known as Playbook operations, are 
targeted, strategic, and focused on providing the 
greatest level of security effectiveness. 
(5) COVERT TESTING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall conduct covert testing of Transportation 
Security Administration-led employee inspection 
operations at airports and measure existing lev-
els of security effectiveness. The Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall provide— 
(i) the results of such testing to the 
airport operator for the airport that is the 
subject of any such testing, and, as appro-
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priate, to air carriers and foreign air car-
riers that operate at the airport that is the 
subject of such testing; and 
(ii) recommendations and technical 
assistance for air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and airport operators to conduct 
their own employee inspections, as needed. 
(B) ANNUAL REPORTING.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall annually, for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees report on the fre-
quency, methodology, strategy, and effectiveness 
of employee inspection operations at airports. 
(6) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration, in consultation with the Aviation Se-
curity Advisory Committee, shall— 
(A) establish a national database of indi-
viduals who have had either their airport or air-
port operator-issued badge revoked for failure 
to comply with aviation security requirements; 
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(B) determine the appropriate reporting 
mechanisms for air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and airport operators to— 
(i) submit to the Administrator data 
regarding individuals described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(ii) access the database established 
pursuant to such subparagraph; and 
(C) establish a process to allow individuals 
whose names were mistakenly entered into such 
database to correct the record and have their 
names removed from such database. 
(e) INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS.— 
The Department of Homeland Security is the lead inter-
agency coordinator pertaining to insider threat investiga-
tions and mitigation efforts at airports. The Department 
shall make every practicable effort to coordinate with 
other relevant Government entities, as well as the security 
representatives of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
airport operators, as appropriate, when undertaking such 
investigations and efforts. 
(f) AIRPORT
TASK
FORCES.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security is authorized, through the Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to form air-
port task forces using Homeland Security Investigations 
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personnel and any other Department of Homeland Secu-
rity personnel the Secretary determines necessary. Such 
airport task forces shall investigate and mitigate insider 
threats to aviation security, in coordination with Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement part-
ners, as appropriate. 
(g) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the 
operational, technical, and management security controls 
for Administration information technology systems at air-
ports. 
SEC. 1542. AIRPORT PERIMETER AND ACCESS CONTROL SE-
CURITY. 
(a) RISK ASSESSMENTS OF AIRPORT SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall— 
(A) not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, update the Trans-
portation Sector Security Risk Assessment 
(TSSRA) for the aviation sector; and 
(B) not later than 180 days after such 
date— 
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(i) update with the latest and most 
currently available intelligence information 
the Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Pe-
rimeter and Access Control Security (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Risk As-
sessment of Airport Security’’) and deter-
mine a regular timeframe and schedule for 
further updates to such Risk Assessment 
of Airport Security; and 
(ii) conduct a system-wide assessment 
of airport access control points and airport 
perimeter security, including cargo facili-
ties. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessments 
required under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
(A) include updates reflected in the 
TSSRA and Joint Vulnerability Assessment 
(JVA) findings; 
(B) reflect changes to the risk environment 
relating to airport access control points and air-
port perimeters; 
(C) use security breach data for specific 
analysis of system-wide trends related to airport 
access control points and airport perimeter se-
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curity to better inform risk management deci-
sions; and 
(D) take into consideration the unique ge-
ography of and current recognized practices 
used 
by 
airports 
to 
mitigate 
potential 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) REPORT.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies, and airport operators 
on the results of the security risk assessments re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(b) 
AIRPORT
SECURITY
STRATEGY
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall update the 2012 National Strategy for 
Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘National Strategy’’). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The update to the National 
Strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include 
(A) information from the Risk Assessment 
of Airport Security; and 
(B) information on— 
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(i) airport security-related activities; 
(ii) the status of efforts by the Trans-
portation Security Administration to ad-
dress the goals and objectives referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(iii) finalized outcome-based perform-
ance measures and performance levels for 
each relevant activity and goal and objec-
tive under subparagraphs (A) and (B); and 
(iv) input from airport operators. 
(3) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after 
the update is completed under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall implement a process for deter-
mining when additional updates to the strategy re-
ferred to in such subsection are needed. 
SEC. 1543. EXIT LANE SECURITY. 
There is authorized $77,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019 to carry out subsection (n)(1) of 
section 44903 of title 49, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1544. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED 
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AT AIR-
PORTS. 
There is authorized $45,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019 to carry out subsection (h) of section 
44901 of title 49, United States Code. 
Subtitle E—Air Cargo Security 
SEC. 1551. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 420. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, consistent with 
the requirements of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–210) shall— 
‘‘(1) establish an air cargo advance screening 
program (in this section referred to as the ‘ACAS 
Program’) for the collection by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection of advance electronic information 
from air carriers and other persons within the sup-
ply chain regarding cargo being transported to the 
United States by air; 
‘‘(2) under such program, require that such in-
formation be transmitted by such air carriers and 
other persons at the earliest point practicable prior 
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to loading of such cargo onto an aircraft destined to 
or transiting through the United States; 
‘‘(3) establish appropriate communications sys-
tems with freight forwarders, shippers, and air car-
riers; 
‘‘(4) establish a system that will allow freight 
forwarders, shippers, and air carriers to provide 
shipment level data for air cargo, departing from 
any location that is inbound to the United States; 
and 
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration to identify 
opportunities in which the information furnished in 
compliance with the ACAS Program could be used 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTION OF HIGH-RISK CARGO.—Under the 
ACAS Program, the Secretary shall ensure that all cargo 
that has been identified as high-risk is inspected— 
‘‘(1) prior to the loading of such cargo onto air-
craft at the last point of departure, or 
‘‘(2) at an earlier point in the supply chain, 
before departing for the United States. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the ACAS 
Program, the Secretary shall consult with relevant stake-
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holders, as appropriate, to ensure that an operationally 
feasible and practical approach to— 
‘‘(1) the collection of advance information with 
respect to cargo on aircraft departing for the United 
States, and 
‘‘(2) the inspection of high-risk cargo, 
recognizes the significant differences among air cargo 
business models and modes of transportation. 
‘‘(d) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary may analyze the in-
formation referred to in subsection (a) in the Depart-
ment’s automated targeting system and integrate such in-
formation with other intelligence to enhance the accuracy 
of the risk assessment process under the ACAS Program. 
‘‘(e) NO DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this section in a manner that, after the ACAS Pro-
gram is fully in effect, ensures, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, that the ACAS Program does not duplicate other 
Department programs or requirements relating to the sub-
mission of air cargo data or the inspection of high-risk 
cargo. 
‘‘(f) CONSIDERATION OF INDUSTRY.—In carrying out 
the ACAS Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) take into consideration that the content 
and timeliness of the available data may vary among 
entities in the air cargo industry and among coun-
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tries, and shall explore procedures to accommodate 
such variations while maximizing the contribution of 
such data to the risk assessment process under the 
ACAS Program; 
‘‘(2) test the business processes, technologies, 
and operational procedures required to provide ad-
vance information with respect to cargo on aircraft 
departing for the United States and carry out re-
lated inspection of high-risk cargo, while ensuring 
delays and other negative impacts on vital supply 
chains are minimized; and 
‘‘(3) consider the cost, benefit, and feasibility 
before establishing any set time period for submis-
sion of certain elements of the data for air cargo 
under this section in line with the regulatory guide-
lines specified in Executive Order No. 13563, and 
any successor Executive order or regulation. 
‘‘(g) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide guid-
ance for participants in the ACAS Program regarding the 
requirements for participation, including requirements for 
transmitting shipment level data. 
‘‘(h) USE OF DATA.—The Secretary shall use the 
data provided under the ACAS Program for targeting 
shipments for screening and aviation security purposes 
only.’’. 
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(b) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall issue a final regulation to implement 
the ACAS Program under section 420 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this 
section) to include the electronic transmission to U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection of data elements for targeting 
cargo, including appropriate security elements of shipment 
level data, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the commencement of the ACAS Program under section 
420 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by 
subsection (a) of this section), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report detailing the operational implementa-
tion of providing advance information under the ACAS 
Program and the value of such information in targeting 
cargo. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
419 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 420. Air cargo advance screening program.’’. 
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SEC. 1552. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION 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 new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION 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 shall, not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) develop and issue standards for the 
use of such third-party explosives detection ca-
nine assets for the primary screening of air 
cargo; 
‘‘(B) develop a process to identify qualified 
non-Federal entities that will certify canine as-
sets that meet the standards established by the 
Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) ensure that entities qualified to cer-
tify canine assets shall be independent from en-
tities that will train and provide canines to end 
users of such canine assets; 
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‘‘(D) establish a system of Transportation 
Security Administration audits of the process 
developed pursuant to 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 for-
warders, and shippers. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Upon completion of 
the development of the process under subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the deployment of such as-
sets that meet the certification standards of the 
Administration, as determined by the Adminis-
trator; 
‘‘(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 certification of canines, and for the use of 
supplied canines, are borne by private industry 
and not the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
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‘‘(B) FOREIGN
AIR
CARRIER.—The term 
‘foreign air carrier’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(C) THIRD-PARTY
EXPLOSIVES
DETEC-
TION CANINE ASSETS.—The term ‘third-party 
explosives detection canine assets’ means any 
explosives detection canine or handler not 
owned or employed, respectively, by the Admin-
istration.’’. 
Subtitle F—Information Sharing 
and Cybersecurity 
SEC. 1561. INFORMATION SHARING AND CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) 
FEDERAL
SECURITY
DIRECTORS.—Section 
44933 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) require each Federal Security Director of 
an airport to meet at least quarterly with the airport 
director, airport security coordinator, and law en-
forcement agencies serving each such airport to dis-
cuss incident management protocols, including the 
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resolution of screening anomalies at passenger 
screening checkpoints; and 
‘‘(2) require each Federal Security Director at 
an airport to inform, consult, and coordinate, as ap-
propriate, with the respective airport security coordi-
nator in a timely manner on security matters im-
pacting airport operations and to establish and 
maintain operational protocols with such airport op-
erators to ensure coordinated responses to security 
matters.’’. 
(b) PLAN TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, shall develop a plan to improve intelligence 
information sharing with State and local transpor-
tation entities that includes best practices to ensure 
that the information shared is actionable, useful, 
and not redundant. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(A) The incorporation of best practices for 
information sharing. 
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(B) The identification of areas of overlap 
and redundancy. 
(C) An evaluation and incorporation of 
stakeholder input in the development of such 
plan. 
(D) The integration of recommendations of 
the Comptroller General of the United States 
on information sharing. 
(3) SOLICITATION.—The Administrator shall 
solicit on an annual basis input from appropriate 
stakeholders, including State and local transpor-
tation entities, on the quality and quantity of intel-
ligence received by such stakeholders relating to in-
formation sharing. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES SHARING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, shall establish a mechanism to share with 
State and local transportation entities best practices 
from across the law enforcement spectrum, including 
Federal, State, local, and tribal entities, that relate 
to employee training, employee professional develop-
ment, technology development and deployment, hard-
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ening tactics, and passenger and employee aware-
ness programs. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall solicit 
and incorporate stakeholder input— 
(A) in developing the mechanism for shar-
ing best practices as required under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) not less frequently than once each year 
on the quality and quantity of information such 
stakeholders receive through the mechanism es-
tablished under such subsection. 
(d) CYBERSECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(A) not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, develop and imple-
ment a cybersecurity risk assessment model for 
aviation security, consistent with the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Frame-
work for Improvement Critical Infrastructure 
Cybersecurity and any update to such Frame-
work pursuant to section 2 of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
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U.S.C. 272), to evaluate current and future cy-
bersecurity risks; 
(B) evaluate, on a periodic basis, but not 
less often than once every two years, the effec-
tiveness of the cybersecurity risk assessment 
model under subparagraph (A); 
(C) seek to ensure participation of at least 
one information sharing and analysis organiza-
tion (as such term is defined in section 212 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
131)) representing the aviation community in 
the national cybersecurity and communications 
integration center, pursuant to subsection 
(d)(1)(B) of section 227 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148); 
(D) establish guidelines for voluntary re-
porting of aviation-related cybersecurity risks 
and incidents to the national cybersecurity and 
communications integration center under sec-
tion 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
and other appropriate Federal agencies; and 
(E) request the Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee established pursuant to section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code, to report 
and make recommendations to the Secretary on 
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enhancing the sharing of information related to 
aviation-related cybersecurity risks and inci-
dents between relevant Federal, state, local, 
tribal, and territorial entities and the aviation 
stakeholder community. 
(2) CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO AVIA-
TION
SECURITY
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Transportation, shall— 
(A) direct the sharing of information con-
cerning cybersecurity risks and incidents to ad-
dress aviation-specific risks; and 
(B) upon request, conduct cybersecurity 
vulnerability assessments for airports and air 
carriers. 
(3) TSA DATABASE CYBER ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall evaluate the cybersecurity of the Trans-
portation Security Administration databases for 
trusted traveler and credentialing programs 
that contain personal information of specific in-
dividuals or information that identifies specific 
individuals, including the Transportation Work-
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er Identification Credential and Pre-Check 
trusted traveler programs, and the means for 
transmission of data to and from such data-
bases and develop information on any identified 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities and remediation 
plans to address such vulnerabilities; 
(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the completion of the evalua-
tion required under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate information relat-
ing to such evaluation. Such submission shall be 
provided in a classified form. 
(C) SUBMISSION OF SUPPLEMENTARY IN-
FORMATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of such evaluation, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate supplementary in-
formation relating to such evaluation, including 
information relating to any identified cybersecu-
rity vulnerabilities and remediation plans to ad-
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dress such vulnerabilities. Such submission shall 
be provided in a classified form. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘cybersecurity risk’’ and ‘‘incident’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 227 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
Subtitle G—Surface Transportation 
Security 
SEC. 1571. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(2) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAM.— 
The term ‘‘explosives detection canine team’’ means 
a canine and a canine handler trained to detect ex-
plosives and other threats as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(3) RISK.—The term ‘‘risk’’ means the poten-
tial for an unwanted outcome resulting from an acci-
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dent, event, or occurrence, as determined by its like-
lihood and the associated consequences. 
(4) THREAT.—The term ‘‘threat’’ means an in-
dividual, entity, action, or natural or manmade oc-
currence that has or indicates the potential to harm 
life, information, operations, the environment, or 
property. 
(5) VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘‘vulnerability’’ 
means a physical feature or operational attribute 
that renders an entity open to exploitation or sus-
ceptible to a given hazard. 
SEC. 1572. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSESS-
MENT 
AND 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
RISK- 
BASED STRATEGY. 
(a) SECURITY ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall complete an as-
sessment of the vulnerabilities of and risks to sur-
face transportation systems, including findings from 
similar vulnerability analyses completed within three 
years of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the secu-
rity assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall, at a minimum— 
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(A) consider appropriate intelligence; 
(B) consider security breaches and attacks 
at domestic and international transportation fa-
cilities; 
(C) consider the vulnerabilities and risks 
associated with specific modes of surface trans-
portation systems; 
(D) evaluate the vetting and security train-
ing of— 
(i) employees in surface transpor-
tation systems; and 
(ii) other individuals with access to 
sensitive or secure areas of transportation 
systems; and 
(E) consider input from— 
(i) representatives of different modes 
of surface transportation systems; 
(ii) subject to paragraph (3)— 
(I) critical infrastructure entities; 
and 
(II) the Transportation Systems 
Sector Coordinating Council; and 
(iii) the heads of other relevant Fed-
eral departments or agencies. 
(b) RISK-BASED SECURITY STRATEGY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date the security assessment under sub-
section (a) is complete, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall use the results of such assessment— 
(A) to develop and implement a cross-cut-
ting, risk-based security strategy that in-
cludes— 
(i) all surface transportation systems; 
(ii) a mitigating strategy that aligns 
with each vulnerability and risk identified 
in subsection (a); 
(iii) a planning process to inform re-
source allocation; 
(iv) priorities, milestones, and per-
formance metrics to measure the effective-
ness of such risk-based security strategy; 
and 
(v) processes for sharing relevant and 
timely intelligence threat information with 
appropriate stakeholders; 
(B) to develop a management oversight 
strategy that— 
(i) identifies the parties responsible 
for the implementation, management, and 
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oversight of the risk-based security strat-
egy under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) includes a plan for implementing 
such risk-based security strategy; and 
(C) to modify the risk-based budget and 
resource allocations, in accordance with section 
573(c), for the Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
(2) COORDINATED
APPROACH.—In developing 
and implementing the risk-based security strategy 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall coordinate with the heads of other rel-
evant Federal departments or agencies, and stake-
holders, as appropriate— 
(A) to evaluate existing surface transpor-
tation security programs, policies, and initia-
tives, including the explosives detection canine 
teams, for consistency with the risk-based secu-
rity strategy and, to the extent practicable, 
avoid any unnecessary duplication of effort; 
(B) to determine the extent to which stake-
holder security programs, policies, and initia-
tives address the vulnerabilities and risks to 
surface transportation systems identified in 
subsection (a); and 
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(C) subject to subparagraph (B), to miti-
gate each such vulnerability and risk. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date the security assessment under sub-
section (a) is complete, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security a report that— 
(A) describes the process used to complete 
such security assessment; 
(B) describes the process used to develop 
the risk-based security strategy under sub-
section (b)(1)(A); 
(C) describes such risk-based security 
strategy; 
(D) includes the management oversight 
strategy under subsection (b)(1)(B); 
(E) includes— 
(i) the findings of such security as-
sessment; 
(ii) a description of the actions rec-
ommended or taken by the Department or 
another Federal department or agency to 
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mitigate the vulnerabilities and risks iden-
tified in subsection (a); 
(iii) any recommendations for improv-
ing the coordinated approach to mitigating 
vulnerabilities and risks to surface trans-
portation systems; and 
(iv) any recommended changes to the 
National Infrastructure Protection Plan 
developed pursuant to Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive–7, the modal an-
nexes to such plan, or relevant surface 
transportation security programs, policies, 
or initiatives; and 
(F) may contain a classified annex. 
(2) PROTECTIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall take appropriate actions to safe-
guard information described by section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, or protected from disclo-
sure by any other law of the United States. 
(d) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than semiannu-
ally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to 
or brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation sys-
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tems and how such vulnerabilities and risks affect the 
risk-based security strategy under subsection (b)(1)(A). 
SEC. 1573. RISK-BASED BUDGETING AND RESOURCE ALLO-
CATION. 
(a) REPORT.—In conjunction with the submission of 
the Department’s annual budget request to the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that describes 
a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for sur-
face transportation sectors, within and across modes, 
that— 
(1) reflects the risk-based security strategy 
under section 572(b)(1)(A); and 
(2) is organized by appropriations account, pro-
gram, project, and initiative. 
(b) BUDGET TRANSPARENCY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(40) a separate statement clearly distin-
guishing the resources requested for surface trans-
portation security from the resources requested for 
aviation security.’’. 
(c) RESOURCE REALLOCATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date on which the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration allocates any resources or personnel, in-
cluding personnel sharing, detailing, or assignment, 
or the use of facilities, technology systems, or vet-
ting resources, for a non-transportation security pur-
pose or National Special Security Event (as defined 
in section 2001 of Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 601)), the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees the notification described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—A notification described in 
this paragraph shall include— 
(A) the reason for and a justification of 
the resource or personnel allocation at issue; 
(B) the expected end date of such resource 
or personnel allocation; and 
(C) the projected cost to the Transpor-
tation Security Administration of such per-
sonnel or resource allocation. 
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SEC. 1574. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MANAGE-
MENT AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION 
REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall— 
(1) review the staffing, budget, resource, and 
personnel allocation, and management oversight 
strategy of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’s surface transportation security programs; 
(2) review the coordination between relevant en-
tities of leadership, planning, policy, inspections, and 
implementation of security programs relating to sur-
face transportation to reduce redundancy and regu-
latory burden; and 
(3) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the findings of the reviews 
under paragraphs (1) and (2), including any rec-
ommendations for improving coordination between 
relevant entities and reducing redundancy and regu-
latory burden. 
(b) RELEVANT ENTITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘relevant entities’’ means— 
(1) the Transportation Security Administration; 
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(2) other Federal, State, or local departments 
or agencies with jurisdiction over a mode of surface 
transportation; 
(3) critical infrastructure entities; 
(4) the Transportation Systems Sector Coordi-
nating Council; and 
(5) relevant stakeholders. 
SEC. 1575. TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall make available through a public 
website information regarding the status of each regula-
tion relating to surface transportation security that is di-
rected by law to be issued but that has not been issued 
if more than two years have passed since the date of enact-
ment of each such law. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every two years thereafter until all of the requirements 
under titles XIII, XIV, and XV of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1111 et seq.) and under this Act have been fully 
implemented, the Inspector General of the Department of 
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Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that— 
(1) identifies the requirements under such titles 
of such Act and under this Act that have not been 
fully implemented; 
(2) describes what, if any, additional action is 
necessary; and 
(3) includes recommendations regarding wheth-
er any of such requirements should be amended or 
repealed. 
SEC. 1576. TSA COUNTERTERRORISM ASSET DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration is authorized to main-
tain 30 Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response 
(VIPR) teams for deployment, at the request of and in 
collaboration with Federal, State, and local transportation 
stakeholders, to prevent and deter acts of terrorism 
against United States transportation systems and for 
other counterterrorism purposes. Starting in January 
2019 and for five years thereafter, the Administrator shall 
annually assess whether the number of VIPR teams is 
adequate to respond to requests for collaboration from 
Federal, State, and local transportation stakeholders and 
to carry out counterterrorism activities with respect to 
United States transportation systems. 
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(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administration de-
termines that the number of VIPR teams should be re-
duced below 30, the Administrator shall notify the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate not later than 90 days prior 
to such a determination. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the development and implementation of the perform-
ance measures and objectives required under subsection 
(f), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the appropriate number of VIPR teams needed 
by the Administration. 
(d) STAKEHOLDER NOTIFICATION.—If the Transpor-
tation Security Administration deploys any counterter-
rorism personnel or resource, such as explosive detection 
assets, property inspections, or patrols by VIPR teams, 
to enhance security at a surface transportation system or 
surface transportation facility for a period of not less than 
180 consecutive days, the Administrator shall provide suf-
ficient notification to the system or facility operator, as 
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applicable, not less than 14 days prior to terminating the 
deployment. 
(e) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (d) shall not apply if 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration— 
(1) determines there is an urgent security need 
for the personnel or resource described in such sub-
section; and 
(2) notifies the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
(f) VIPR TEAMS.—Section 1303 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘team,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘team as to specific locations and 
times within the facilities of such entities at which 
VIPR teams are to be deployed to maximize the ef-
fectiveness of such deployment,’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall develop and implement a system 
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of qualitative performance measures and objectives by 
which to assess the roles, activities, and effectiveness of 
VIPR team operations on an ongoing basis, including a 
mechanism through which the transportation entities re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(4) may submit feedback on 
VIPR team operations involving their systems or facilities. 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
develop and implement a plan for ensuring the interoper-
ability of communications among VIPR team participants 
and between VIPR teams and any transportation entities 
with systems or facilities that are involved in VIPR team 
operations. Such plan shall include an analysis of the costs 
and resources required to carry out such plan.’’. 
SEC. 1577. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 44947. Surface Transportation Security Advisory 
Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Administrator’) shall establish within 
the Transportation Security Administration the Surface 
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Transportation Security Advisory Committee (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Advisory Committee’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
may advise, consult with, report to, and make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator on surface 
transportation security matters, including the devel-
opment, refinement, and implementation of policies, 
programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security di-
rectives pertaining to surface transportation secu-
rity. 
‘‘(2) RISK-BASED
SECURITY.—The Advisory 
Committee shall consider risk-based security ap-
proaches in the performance of its duties. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of— 
‘‘(A) voting members appointed by the Ad-
ministrator under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) nonvoting members, serving in an ad-
visory capacity, who shall be designated by— 
‘‘(i) the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration; 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Transpor-
tation; and 
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‘‘(iii) such other Federal department 
or agency as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator shall 
appoint voting members from among stakeholders 
representing each mode of surface transportation, 
such as passenger rail, freight rail, mass transit, 
pipelines, highways, over-the-road bus, and trucking, 
including representatives from— 
‘‘(A) associations representing such modes 
of surface transportation; 
‘‘(B) labor organizations representing such 
modes of surface transportation; 
‘‘(C) groups representing the users of such 
modes of surface transportation, including asset 
manufacturers, as appropriate; 
‘‘(D) relevant law enforcement, first re-
sponders, and security experts; and 
‘‘(E) such other groups as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee 
shall select a chairperson from among its voting 
members. 
‘‘(4) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) TERMS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term of each 
voting member of the Advisory Committee 
shall be two years, but a voting member 
may continue to serve until the Adminis-
trator appoints a successor. 
‘‘(ii) 
REAPPOINTMENT.—A 
voting 
member of the Advisory Committee may be 
reappointed. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may review the participation of a member 
of the Advisory Committee and remove 
such member for cause at any time. 
‘‘(ii) ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.—The Administrator may remove 
any member of the Advisory Committee 
who the Administrator determines should 
be restricted from reviewing, discussing, or 
possessing classified information or sen-
sitive security information. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—The 
members of the Advisory Committee may not receive 
any compensation from the Government by reason of 
their service on the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(6) MEETINGS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall meet at least semiannually in per-
son or through web conferencing, and may con-
vene additional meetings as necessary. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—At least one of 
the meetings of the Advisory Committee each 
year shall be— 
‘‘(i) announced in the Federal Reg-
ister; 
‘‘(ii) announced on a public website; 
and 
‘‘(iii) open to the public. 
‘‘(C) ATTENDANCE.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall maintain a record of the persons 
present at each meeting. 
‘‘(D) MINUTES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise 
prohibited by Federal law, minutes of the 
meetings of the Advisory Committee shall 
be published on the public website under 
subsection (e)(5). 
‘‘(ii) PROTECTION
OF
CLASSIFIED 
AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Advi-
sory Committee may redact or summarize, 
as necessary, minutes of the meetings to 
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protect classified information or sensitive 
security information in accordance with 
law. 
‘‘(7) VOTING MEMBER ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION AND SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which a voting mem-
ber is appointed to the Advisory Committee but 
before such voting member may be granted any 
access to classified information or sensitive se-
curity information, the Administrator shall de-
termine if such voting member should be re-
stricted from reviewing, discussing, or pos-
sessing classified information or sensitive secu-
rity information. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.— 
‘‘(i) SENSITIVE
SECURITY
INFORMA-
TION.—If a voting member is not re-
stricted from reviewing, discussing, or pos-
sessing 
sensitive 
security 
information 
under subparagraph (A) and voluntarily 
signs a nondisclosure agreement, such vot-
ing member may be granted access to sen-
sitive security information that is relevant 
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to such voting member’s service on the Ad-
visory Committee. 
‘‘(ii) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Ac-
cess to classified materials shall be man-
aged in accordance with Executive Order 
No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (75 Fed. 
Reg. 
707), 
or 
any 
subsequent 
cor-
responding Executive order. 
‘‘(C) PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) SENSITIVE
SECURITY
INFORMA-
TION.—Voting members shall protect sen-
sitive security information in accordance 
with part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) 
CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.— 
Voting members shall protect classified in-
formation in accordance with the applica-
ble requirements for the particular level of 
classification of such information. 
‘‘(8) JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.—The Advi-
sory Committee may meet with one or more of the 
following advisory committees to discuss multimodal 
security issues and other security-related issues of 
common concern: 
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‘‘(A) Aviation Security Advisory Com-
mittee, established under section 44946 of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) Maritime Security Advisory Com-
mittee, established under section 70112 of title 
46, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee, 
established by the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(9) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.—The Advi-
sory Committee may request the assistance of sub-
ject matter experts with expertise related to the ju-
risdiction of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall periodically submit to the Administrator 
reports on matters requested by the Administrator 
or by a majority of the members of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall submit to the Administrator and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate an annual report that provides information 
on the activities, findings, and recommendations 
of the Advisory Committee during the preceding 
year. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Not later than six 
months after the date that the Administrator 
receives an annual report under subparagraph 
(A), the Administrator shall publish a public 
version of such report, in accordance with sec-
tion 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE.— 
‘‘(1) 
CONSIDERATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall consider the information, advice, and rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee in formu-
lating policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, 
and security directives pertaining to surface trans-
portation security efforts. 
‘‘(2) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date that the Administrator receives a rec-
ommendation from the Advisory Committee under 
subsection (d)(2), the Administrator shall submit to 
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the Advisory Committee written feedback on such 
recommendation, including— 
‘‘(A) if the Administrator agrees with such 
recommendation, a plan describing the actions 
that the Administrator has taken, will take, or 
recommends that the head of another Federal 
department or agency take to implement such 
recommendation; or 
‘‘(B) if the Administrator disagrees with 
such recommendation, a justification for such 
disagreement. 
‘‘(3) NOTICES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date the Administrator submits feedback under 
paragraph (2), the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate of such feedback, including the 
agreement or disagreement under subparagraph 
(A) or subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, as 
applicable; and 
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‘‘(B) provide the committees specified in 
subparagraph (A) with a briefing upon request. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date the Administrator receives a recommenda-
tion from the Advisory Committee under subsection 
(d)(2) that the Administrator agrees with, and quar-
terly thereafter until such recommendation is fully 
implemented, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report or post on the pub-
lic website under paragraph (5) an update on the 
status of such recommendation. 
‘‘(5) WEBSITE.—The Administrator shall main-
tain a public website that— 
‘‘(A) lists the members of the Advisory 
Committee; 
‘‘(B) provides the contact information for 
the Advisory Committee; and 
‘‘(C) information relating to meetings, 
minutes, annual reports, and the implementa-
tion of recommendations under this section. 
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‘‘(f) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee or any subcommittee estab-
lished under this section.’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.— 
(1) VOTING
MEMBERS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall appoint the voting members of the 
Surface Transportation Security Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 44947 of title 49, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(2) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
each Federal Government department and agency 
with regulatory authority over a mode of surface 
transportation, as the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration considers appro-
priate, shall designate an appropriate representative 
to serve as a nonvoting member of the Surface 
Transportation Security Advisory Committee. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
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inserting after the item relating to section 44946 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘44947. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 1578. REVIEW OF THE EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CA-
NINE TEAM PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date that the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security receives the report under section 
572(c), the Inspector General shall— 
(1) review the explosives detection canine team 
program of the Department, including— 
(A) the development by the Transportation 
Security Administration of a deployment strat-
egy for explosives detection canine teams; 
(B) the national explosives detection canine 
team training program, including canine train-
ing, handler training, refresher training, and 
updates to such training; and 
(C) the use of the canine assets during an 
urgent security need, including the reallocation 
of such program resources outside the transpor-
tation systems sector during an urgent security 
need; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on such review, including any 
recommendations. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the review of 
the deployment strategy under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall consider whether the Transportation Security 
Administration’s method to analyze the risk to transpor-
tation facilities and transportation systems is appropriate. 
SEC. 1579. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL EXPLOSIVES DETEC-
TION CANINE TEAM PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, where appropriate, shall encourage State, local, and 
tribal governments and private owners of high-risk trans-
portation facilities to strengthen security through the use 
of explosives detection canine teams. 
(b) INCREASED CAPACITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the date the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity submits the report under section 578, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration may increase the number of State and local 
surface and maritime transportation explosives de-
tection canine teams by not more than 70 such 
teams. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
TEAMS.—Beginning on the 
date the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security submits the report under section 
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578, the Secretary of Homeland Security may in-
crease the State and local surface and maritime 
transportation explosives detection canine teams by 
not more than 200 such teams unless more of such 
teams are needed as identified in the risk-based se-
curity strategy under section 572(b)(1)(A), con-
sistent with section 573 or with the President’s most 
recent budget submitted under section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Before initiating any 
increase in the number of explosives detection teams 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall consider any recommendations in the re-
port under section 578 on the efficacy and manage-
ment of the explosives detection canine program of 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(c) DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall— 
(1) use any additional explosives detection ca-
nine teams, as described in subsection (b)(1), as 
part of the Department of Homeland Security’s ef-
forts to strengthen security across the Nation’s sur-
face and maritime transportation systems; 
(2) make available explosives detection canine 
teams to all modes of transportation, subject to the 
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requirements under section 576, to address specific 
vulnerabilities or risks, on an as-needed basis and as 
otherwise determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
and 
(3) consider specific needs and training require-
ments for explosives detection canine teams to be de-
ployed across the Nation’s surface and maritime 
transportation systems, including in venues of mul-
tiple modes of transportation, as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 1580. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize 
the research and facilitation of next generation tech-
nologies to detect explosives in the Nation’s surface trans-
portation systems. 
SEC. 1581. STUDY ON SECURITY STANDARDS AND BEST 
PRACTICES FOR UNITED STATES AND FOR-
EIGN 
PASSENGER 
TRANSPORTATION 
SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of how the Transpor-
tation Security Administration— 
(1) identifies and compares— 
(A) United States and foreign passenger 
transportation system security standards; and 
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(B) best practices for protecting passenger 
transportation systems, including shared ter-
minal facilities, and cyber systems; and 
(2) disseminates to stakeholders the findings 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall issue a report that contains— 
(1) the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) any recommendations for improving rel-
evant processes or procedures. 
SEC. 1582. AMTRAK SECURITY UPGRADES. 
(a) RAILROAD SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—Subsection 
(b) of section 1513 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1163) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including commu-
nications interoperability where appropriate with rel-
evant outside agencies and entities’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘security of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘security and preparedness of’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘security 
threats’’ and inserting ‘‘security threats and pre-
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paredness, including connectivity to the National 
Terrorist Screening Center’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and security 
officers’’ and inserting ‘‘, security, and preparedness 
officers’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC PROJECTS.—Subsection (a)(3) of sec-
tion 1514 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1164) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, or to connect 
to 
the 
National 
Terrorism 
Screening 
Center 
watchlist’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(I) 
for 
improvements 
to 
passenger 
verification systems; 
‘‘(J) for improvements to employee and 
contractor verification systems, including iden-
tity verification technology; or 
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‘‘(K) for improvements to the security of 
Amtrak computer systems, including cybersecu-
rity assessments and programs.’’. 
SEC. 1583. STUDY ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INSPEC-
TORS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that— 
(1) identifies any duplication or redundancy be-
tween the Transportation Security Administration 
and the Department of Transportation relating to 
surface transportation security inspections or over-
sight; and 
(2) provides recommendations, if any, relating 
to— 
(A) improvements to the surface transpor-
tation security inspectors program, including— 
(i) changes in organizational and su-
pervisory structures; 
(ii) coordination procedures to en-
hance consistency; and 
(iii) effectiveness in inspection and 
compliance activities; and 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall identify— 
(A) whether other training is being pro-
vided, either voluntarily or in response to other 
Federal requirements; and 
(B) whether there are any gaps in existing 
training. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall ensure the program 
established under subsection (a) is updated as necessary 
to address changes in risk and terrorist methods and to 
close any gaps identified in the assessment under sub-
section (d). 
(f) SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure there exists a national mecha-
nism for an individual to use to report to the De-
partment of Homeland Security suspicious activity 
in transportation systems. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish procedures for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security— 
(A) to review and follow-up, as necessary, 
on each report received under paragraph (1); 
and 
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(B) to share, as necessary and in accord-
ance with law, such reports with appropriate 
Federal, State, local, and tribal entities. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to— 
(A) replace or affect in any way the use of 
9-1-1 services in an emergency; or 
(B) replace or affect in any way the secu-
rity training program requirements specified in 
sections 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1137, 1167, and 
1184; Public Law 110–53). 
(g) FRONTLINE EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘frontline employee’’ includes— 
(1) an employee of a public transportation 
agency who is a transit vehicle driver or operator, 
dispatcher, maintenance and maintenance support 
employee, station attendant, customer service em-
ployee, security employee, or transit police, or any 
other employee who has direct contact with riders on 
a regular basis, and any other employee of a public 
transportation agency that the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration determines 
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should receive security training under this section or 
who is receiving security training under other law; 
(2) over-the-road bus drivers, security per-
sonnel, dispatchers, maintenance and maintenance 
support personnel, ticket agents, other terminal em-
ployees, and other employees of an over-the-road bus 
operator or terminal owner or operator who the Ad-
ministrator determines should receive security train-
ing under this section or who is receiving security 
training under other law; or 
(3) security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive 
engineers, conductors, trainmen, other onboard em-
ployees, maintenance and maintenance support per-
sonnel, bridge tenders, and any other employees of 
railroad carriers who the Administrator determines 
should receive security training under this section or 
who is receiving security training under other law. 
SEC. 1585. VOLUNTARY USE OF CREDENTIALING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is subject to 
credentialing or a background investigation under section 
5103a of title 49, United States Code, may satisfy such 
requirement by obtaining a valid transportation security 
card issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
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(b) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
charge reasonable fees, in accordance with section 520(a) 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (6 U.S.C. 469(a)), for providing the necessary 
credentialing and background investigation under this sec-
tion. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
INDIVIDUAL
WHO
IS
SUBJECT
TO 
CREDENTIALING
OR
A
BACKGROUND
INVESTIGA-
TION.—The term ‘‘individual who is subject to 
credentialing or a background investigation’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) because of employment is regulated by 
the Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Transportation, or Coast Guard 
and is required to have a background records 
check to obtain a hazardous materials endorse-
ment on a commercial driver’s license issued by 
a State under section 5103a of title 49, United 
States Code; or 
(B) is required to have a credential and 
background 
records 
check 
under 
section 
2102(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 622(d)(2)) at a facility with ac-
tivities that are regulated by the Transportation 
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Security Administration, Department of Trans-
portation, or Coast Guard. 
(2) VALID
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
CARD 
ISSUED UNDER SECTION 70105 OF TITLE 46, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—The term ‘‘valid transportation se-
curity card issued under section 70105 of title 46, 
United States Code’’ means a transportation secu-
rity card issued under section 70105 of title 46, 
United States Code, that is— 
(A) not expired; 
(B) shows no signs of tampering; and 
(C) bears a photograph of the individual 
representing such card. 
SEC. 1586. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR ISSUANCE 
OF HAZMAT LICENSES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 5103a(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and inserting ‘‘un-
less—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
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(3) in subparagraph (A), as designated pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) the individual holds a valid transpor-
tation security card issued under section 70105 
of title 46.’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 5103a(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘described in subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under subsection (a)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 1587. RECURRENT VETTING FOR SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION CREDENTIAL-HOLDERS. 
Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(r) RECURRENT VETTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to 
utilize the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Rap 
Back Service in order to establish recurrent vetting 
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capabilities for individuals holding valid transpor-
tation security cards under this section. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—Individuals holding valid 
transportation security cards under this section who 
are subject to recurrent vetting under the plan to 
utilize the Rap Back Service referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be exempt from any recurrent deter-
minations or background checks under this section 
to which such individuals would otherwise be subject 
every five years in the absence of such utilization.’’. 
SEC. 1588. PIPELINE SECURITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study regarding the roles and re-
sponsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of Transportation with respect to 
pipeline security. Such study shall address whether— 
(1) the Annex to the Memorandum of Under-
standing executed on August 9, 2006, between the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Depart-
ment of Transportation adequately delineates stra-
tegic and operational responsibilities for pipeline se-
curity, including whether it is clear which depart-
ment is responsible for— 
(A) protecting against intentional pipeline 
breaches and cyber attacks; 
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(B) responding to intentional pipeline 
breaches and cyber attacks; and 
(C) planning to recover from the impact of 
intentional pipeline breaches and cyber attacks; 
(2) the respective roles and responsibilities of 
each department are adequately conveyed to relevant 
stakeholders and to the public; and 
(3) the processes and procedures for deter-
mining whether a particular pipeline breach is a ter-
rorist incident are clear and effective. 
(b) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report containing the findings of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submission of the report under subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review and ana-
lyze the study and submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on such review and analysis, including any 
recommendations for— 
(1) changes to the Annex to the Memorandum 
of Understanding referred to in subsection (a)(1); 
and 
(2) other improvements to pipeline security ac-
tivities at the Department. 
Subtitle 
H—Security 
Enhance-
ments in Public Areas of Trans-
portation Facilities 
SEC. 1591. WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may establish a working group to promote collabo-
rative engagement between the Department of Homeland 
Security and public and private stakeholders to develop 
non-binding recommendations for enhancing the security 
in public areas of transportation facilities. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—If the Secretary of Homeland 
Security establishes a working group pursuant to sub-
section (a), not later than one year after such establish-
ment and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary 
shall report on the working group’s organization, partici-
pation, activities, findings, and non-binding recommenda-
tions for the immediately preceding 12 month period. The 
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Secretary may publish a public version describing the 
working group’s activities and such related matters as 
would be informative to the public, consistent with section 
552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group or 
any subsidiary thereof. 
SEC. 1592. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; VULNERABILITY AS-
SESSMENT TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall— 
(1) inform public and private sector stake-
holders regarding the availability of Department of 
Homeland Security technical assistance, including 
vulnerability assessment tools, to help enhance the 
security in public areas of transportation facilities; 
and 
(2) subject to availability of appropriations, 
provide such technical assistance, upon request, to 
such a stakeholder. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall publish and widely disseminate 
best practices for protecting and enhancing the resilience 
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of public areas of transportation facilities, including asso-
ciated frameworks or templates for implementation. As 
appropriate, such best practices shall be updated periodi-
cally. 
SEC. 1593. OPERATIONS CENTERS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration, in consultation with the heads of 
other appropriate offices or components of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, shall make available to public 
and private stakeholders a framework for establishing an 
operations center within a transportation facility to pro-
mote interagency response and coordination. 
SEC. 1594. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report that includes a review of regula-
tions, directives, policies, and procedures issued by the Ad-
ministrator regarding the transportation of a firearm and 
ammunition by an aircraft passenger, and, as appropriate, 
information on plans to modify any such regulation, direc-
tive, policy, or procedure based on such review. 
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(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall consult with 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established 
pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United States Code) 
and appropriate public and private sector stakeholders. 
SEC. 1595. DEFINITION. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘public and private sector 
stakeholders’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
114(u)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code. 
TITLE 
VI—EMERGENCY 
PRE-
PAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Subtitle A—Grants, Training, 
Exercises, and Coordination 
SEC. 1601. URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, using the most up- 
to-date data available,’’ after ‘‘assessment’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by amending subpara-
graph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FUNDS RETAINED.—To ensure trans-
parency and avoid duplication, a State shall 
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provide each relevant high-risk urban area with 
a detailed accounting of the items, services, or 
activities on which any funds retained by the 
State under subparagraph (A) are to be ex-
pended. Such accounting shall be provided not 
later than 90 days after the date of which such 
funds are retained.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) THREAT AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK 
ASSESSMENT AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.—As a con-
dition of receiving a grant under this section, each high- 
risk urban area shall submit to the Administrator a threat 
and hazard identification and risk assessment and capa-
bility assessment— 
‘‘(1) at such time and in such form as is re-
quired by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’s Comprehensive Preparedness 
Guide 201, Second Edition, or such successor docu-
ment or guidance as is issued by the Administrator. 
‘‘(f) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months. 
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‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this sec-
tion $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 1602. STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(f) THREAT
AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
AND 
RISK ASSESSMENT AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant under this section, each State shall submit 
to the Administrator a threat and hazard identifica-
tion and risk assessment and capability assess-
ment— 
‘‘(A) at such time and in such form as is 
required by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency’s Comprehensive 
Preparedness Guide 201, Second Edition, or 
such successor document or guidance as is 
issued by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) 
COLLABORATION.—In 
developing 
the 
threat and hazard identification and risk assessment 
under paragraph (1), a State shall solicit input from 
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local and tribal governments, including first respond-
ers, and, as appropriate, non-governmental and pri-
vate sector stakeholders. 
‘‘(3) FIRST
RESPONDERS
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘first responders’ includes rep-
resentatives of local governmental and nongovern-
mental fire, law enforcement, emergency manage-
ment, and emergency medical personnel. 
‘‘(g) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall make funds provided under this section avail-
able for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not 
less than 36 months. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this sec-
tion $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 1603. GRANTS TO DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBES. 
Section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 606) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as 
subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
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use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months.’’. 
SEC. 1604. LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION. 
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION 
PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 2006 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘States and high-risk 
urban areas expend’’ after ‘‘that’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘is used’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara-
graph (I) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) activities as determined appropriate 
by the Administrator, in coordination with the 
Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law 
Enforcement within the Office of Partnership 
and Engagement of the Department, through 
outreach to relevant stakeholder organizations; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator, in 
coordination with the Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement, shall report annually 
from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2022 on 
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the use of grants under sections 2003 and 2004 for 
law enforcement terrorism prevention activities au-
thorized under this section, including the percentage 
and dollar amount of funds used for such activities 
and the types of projects funded.’’. 
(b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT.—Subsection (b) section 2006 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Policy Direc-
torate’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Partnership and 
Engagement’’ 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including through consultation with such agen-
cies regarding Department programs that may 
impact such agencies’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘en-
sure’’ and inserting ‘‘certify’’. 
SEC. 1605. PRIORITIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2007 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 608) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) its population, including consideration 
of domestic and international tourists, com-
muters, and military populations, including 
military populations residing in communities 
outside military installations;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, 
including threat information from other rel-
evant Federal agencies and field offices, as ap-
propriate’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘tar-
get’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘target’’ and 
inserting ‘‘core’’. 
(b) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, through the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, shall review and report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
on the risk formula and methodology used to award grants 
under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security 
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Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), including a discus-
sion of any necessary changes to such formula to ensure 
grant awards are appropriately based on risk. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall review 
and assess the risk formula and methodology used to 
award grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, including— 
(1) the process utilized by the Department of 
Homeland Security to gather threat information for 
each potential State and high-risk urban area; 
(2) the extent to which such risk formula and 
methodology considers the factors specified in sec-
tion 2007 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 608), in particular— 
(A) the extent to which the jurisdiction has 
unmet core capabilities due to resource con-
straints; 
(B) the degree to which a jurisdiction has 
been able to address capability gaps with pre-
vious grant awards; and 
(C) in the case of a high-risk urban area, 
the extent to which such high-risk urban area 
includes— 
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(i) incorporated municipalities, coun-
ties, parishes, and Indian tribes within the 
relevant eligible metropolitan area the in-
clusion of which will enhance regional ef-
forts to prevent, prepare for, protect 
against, and respond to acts of terrorism; 
and 
(ii) other local and tribal governments 
in the surrounding area that are likely to 
be called upon to respond to acts of ter-
rorism within the high-risk urban area; 
and 
(3) how grant award amounts are determined. 
SEC. 1606. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘target’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (14) as paragraphs (8) through (16), 
respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, pro-
vided such purchases align with the Statewide 
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Communication Interoperability Plan and are 
coordinated with the Statewide Interoperability 
Coordinator or Statewide interoperability gov-
ernance body of the State of the recipient’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) enhancing medical preparedness, medical 
surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, in-
cluding the development and maintenance of an ini-
tial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits 
and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, 
their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable 
populations from a chemical or biological event; 
‘‘(7) enhancing cybersecurity, including pre-
paring for and responding to cybersecurity risks and 
incidents (as such terms are defined in section 227) 
and developing statewide cyber threat information 
analysis and dissemination activities;’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘Homeland Security Advisory Sys-
tem’’ and inserting ‘‘National Terrorism Advi-
sory System’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(12)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘target’’ and inserting ‘‘core’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘target’’ and 
‘‘core’’. 
SEC. 1607. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2008 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by this 
Act, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If an applicant’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—If an appli-
cant’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
PROCESS.—The Administrator 
shall implement a uniform process for reviewing ap-
plications that, in accordance with paragraph (1), 
contain explanations to use grants provided under 
section 2003 or 2004 to purchase equipment or sys-
tems that do not meet or exceed any applicable na-
tional voluntary consensus standards developed 
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under section 647 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 747). 
‘‘(3) FACTORS.—In carrying out the review 
process under paragraph (2), the Administrator 
shall consider the following: 
‘‘(A) Current or past use of proposed 
equipment or systems by Federal agencies or 
the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(B) The absence of a national voluntary 
consensus standard for such equipment or sys-
tems. 
‘‘(C) The existence of an international con-
sensus standard for such equipment or systems, 
and whether such equipment or systems meets 
such standard. 
‘‘(D) The nature of the capability gap 
identified by the applicant, and how such equip-
ment or systems will address such gap. 
‘‘(E) The degree to which such equipment 
or systems will serve the needs of the applicant 
better than equipment or systems that meet or 
exceed existing consensus standards. 
‘‘(F) Any other factor determined appro-
priate by the Administrator.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) REVIEW PROCESS.—The Administrator shall 
implement a uniform process for reviewing applications to 
use grants provided under section 2003 or 2004 to pur-
chase equipment or systems not included on the Author-
ized Equipment List maintained by the Administrator.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report assessing the implementation of the review 
process established under paragraph (2) of subsection (f) 
of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(as added by subsection (a) of this section), including in-
formation on the following: 
(1) The number of requests to purchase equip-
ment or systems that do not meet or exceed any ap-
plicable consensus standard evaluated under such re-
view process. 
(2) The capability gaps identified by applicants 
and the number of such requests granted or denied. 
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(3) The processing time for the review of such 
requests. 
SEC. 1608. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2024. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DE-
PARTMENTAL COMPONENTS AND OFFICES. 
‘‘The Administrator shall enter into memoranda of 
understanding with the heads of the following depart-
mental components and offices delineating the roles and 
responsibilities of such components and offices regarding 
the policy and guidance for grants under section 1406 of 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), sections 2003 and 2004 
of this Act, and section 70107 of title 46, United States 
Code, as appropriate: 
‘‘(1) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
‘‘(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
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‘‘(5) The Director of the Office of Emergency 
Communications. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for State and 
Local Law Enforcement. 
‘‘(7) The Countering Violent Extremism Coor-
dinator. 
‘‘(8) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties. 
‘‘(9) The Chief Medical Officer. 
‘‘(10) The heads of other components or offices 
of the Department, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2023 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2024. Memoranda of understanding with departmental components and 
offices.’’. 
SEC. 1609. GRANTS METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To determine the extent to which 
grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 and 604) have closed 
capability gaps identified in State Preparedness Reports 
required under subsection (c) of section 652 of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 752; title VI of the Department of Homeland Secu-
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rity Appropriations Act, 2007; Public Law 109–295) and 
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments 
required under subsections (e) and (f) of such sections 
2003 and 2004, respectively, as added by this Act, from 
each State and high-risk urban area, the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall con-
duct and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate an assessment of information provided in such Reports 
and Assessments. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment 
required under subsection (a) shall include a comparison 
of successive State Preparedness Reports and Threat and 
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments that aggre-
gates results across the States and high-risk urban areas. 
SEC. 1610. GRANT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall include in the annual Notice of 
Funding Opportunity relating to grants under sections 
2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604 and 605) an appendix that includes the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) A summary of findings identified by the Of-
fice of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security in audits of such grants and 
methods to address areas identified for improve-
ment, including opportunities for technical assist-
ance. 
(2) Innovative projects and best practices insti-
tuted by grant recipients. 
SEC. 1611. PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not imple-
ment the National Preparedness Grant Program or any 
successor consolidated grant program unless the Secretary 
receives prior authorization from Congress permitting 
such implementation. 
SEC. 1612. MAINTENANCE OF GRANT INVESTMENTS. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by this Act, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Any applicant 
for a grant under section 2003 or 2004 seeking to use 
funds to purchase equipment, including pursuant to para-
graphs (3), (4), (5), or (12) of subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, shall by the time of the receipt of such grant develop 
a plan for the maintenance of such equipment over its life- 
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cycle that includes information identifying which entity is 
responsible for such maintenance.’’. 
SEC. 1613. TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
associated backfill’’ after ‘‘security training’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 
awarded under this section for a use specified in 
subsection (b) shall remain available for use by a 
grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
months. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Funds provided pursuant to 
a grant awarded under this section for a use speci-
fied in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) 
shall remain available for use by a grant recipient 
for a period of not fewer than 55 months. 
‘‘(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this sec-
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tion $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 1614. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 70107 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) striking subsection (l); 
(2) redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(l); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(n) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months. 
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this sec-
tion $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 
through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 1615. CYBER PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 227 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including State, local, and regional fusion cen-
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ters, as appropriate’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘informa-
tion and recommendations’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘information, recommenda-
tions, and best practices’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘best 
practices,’’ after ‘‘defensive measures,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘and State, local, and regional fusion centers, as ap-
propriate’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that to facilitate the timely dissemination to appro-
priate State, local, and private sector stakeholders of 
homeland security information related to cyber threats, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security should, to the great-
est extent practicable, work to share actionable informa-
tion in an unclassified form related to such threats. 
SEC. 1616. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator and the heads of other 
relevant components of the Department, shall carry 
out a program to make grants to emergency re-
sponse providers to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, includ-
ing complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active 
shooters, as determined by the Secretary, against 
major metropolitan areas. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—In establishing the pro-
gram pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide to eligible applicants— 
‘‘(A) information, in an unclassified for-
mat, on emerging terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding complex, coordinated terrorist attacks 
and active shooters, which grants under such 
program are intended to address; and 
‘‘(B) information on training and exercises 
best practices. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Only jurisdictions that 
have previously received, but are no longer eligible 
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for, funding under section 2003 may apply for a 
grant under the program established pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONS.—Eligible ap-
plicants receiving funding under the program estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) may include in ac-
tivities funded by such program neighboring jurisdic-
tions that would be likely to provide mutual aid in 
response to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and 
active shooters. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) 
may use such grant to— 
‘‘(1) identify capability gaps related to pre-
paring for, preventing, and responding to emerging 
terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordi-
nated terrorist attacks and active shooters; 
‘‘(2) develop or update plans, annexes, and 
processes to address any capability gaps identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) conduct training to address such identified 
capability gaps; 
‘‘(4) conduct exercises, including at locations 
such as mass gathering venues, places of worship, or 
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educational institutions, as appropriate, to validate 
capabilities; 
‘‘(5) pay for backfill associated with personnel 
participating in training and exercises under para-
graphs (3) and (4); and 
‘‘(6) pay for other permitted uses under section 
2008. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall make funds provided under this section avail-
able for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not 
fewer than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Administrator 
shall, to the extent practicable, aggregate, analyze, and 
share with relevant emergency response providers informa-
tion on best practices and lessons learned from— 
‘‘(1) the planning, training, and exercises con-
ducted using grants authorized under the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) responses to actual terrorist attacks 
around the world. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this 
section $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2008 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise 
grant program.’’. 
SEC. 1617. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2010. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 
Stonegarden’. Under such program, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible 
law enforcement agencies, through the State Administra-
tive Agency, to enhance border security in accordance with 
this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be located in— 
‘‘(A) a State bordering either Canada or 
Mexico; or 
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‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 
border; and 
‘‘(2) be involved in an active, ongoing U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection operation coordinated 
through a sector office. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Equipment, including maintenance and 
sustainment costs. 
‘‘(2) Personnel, including overtime and backfill, 
in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(3) Any activity permitted for Operation 
Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 
Security’s Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security 
Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. 
‘‘(4) Any other appropriate activity, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 
36 months. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for grants under this 
section. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually for 
each of the fiscal years specified in subsection (d) submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining information on the expenditure of grants made 
under this section by each grant recipient.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2009 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2010. Operation Stonegarden.’’. 
SEC. 1618. NON-PROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2011. NON-PROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a program to be known as the ‘Non-Profit 
Security Grant Program’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Program’). Under the Program, the Secretary, acting 
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through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible 
nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), 
through the State in which such organizations are located, 
for target hardening and other security enhancements to 
protect against terrorist attacks. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Eligible nonprofit or-
ganizations described in this subsection (a) are organiza-
tions that are— 
‘‘(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist at-
tack by the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant for any of the fol-
lowing uses: 
‘‘(1) Target hardening activities, including 
physical security enhancement equipment and in-
spection and screening systems. 
‘‘(2) Fees for security training relating to phys-
ical security and cybersecurity, target hardening, 
terrorism awareness, and employee awareness. 
‘‘(3) Any other appropriate activity, as deter-
mined by the Administrator. 
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‘‘(d) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall make funds provided under this section avail-
able for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not 
less than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining information on the expenditure by each grant re-
cipient of grant funds made under this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) $35,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
recipients located in jurisdictions that receive 
funding under section 2003; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
recipients in jurisdictions not receiving funding 
under section 2003.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 2003 and 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, and 2011’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2008 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2011. Non-Profit Security Grant Program.’’. 
SEC. 1619. STUDY OF THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR CY-
BERSECURITY. 
Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this 
section, the Administrator, in consultation with relevant 
components of the Department, shall conduct a study on 
the use of grant funds awarded pursuant to section 2003 
and section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), including information on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The amount of grant funds invested or obli-
gated annually during fiscal years 2006 through 
2016 to support efforts to prepare for and respond 
to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such terms 
are defined in section 227 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 
148). 
(2) The degree to which grantees identify cyber-
security as a capability gap in the Threat and Haz-
ard Identification and Risk Assessment carried out 
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pursuant to the amendment made by sections 601 
and 602 of this title. 
(3) Obstacles and challenges related to using 
grant funds to improve cybersecurity. 
(4) Plans for future efforts to encourage grant-
ees to use grant funds to improve cybersecurity ca-
pabilities. 
Subtitle B—Communications 
SEC. 1631. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change 
the location or reporting structure of the Office of Emer-
gency Communications of the Department of Homeland 
Security unless the Secretary receives prior authorization 
from the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate permitting 
such change. 
SEC. 1632. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1801 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(15) as paragraphs (3) through (14), respectively; 
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(3) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘, in cooperation with the National Commu-
nications System,’’; 
(4) in paragraph (12) by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary for Grants and Training’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency’’; 
(5) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(6) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) administer the Government Emergency 
Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless 
Priority Service (WPS) programs, or successor pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(16) assess the impact of emerging tech-
nologies on interoperable emergency communica-
tions.’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE OF PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED 
FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 1801 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by— 
(1) striking paragraph (2); and 
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(2) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2). 
SEC. 1633. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OF-
FICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 
Subsection (f) of section 1801 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 571) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTING OF OFFICE ACTIVITIES.— 
The Director of the Office of Emergency Communications 
shall, not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection and annually thereafter for each 
of the next four years, report to the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on the activities and programs of the Office, in-
cluding specific information on efforts to carry out para-
graphs (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 
1634. 
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
PLAN. 
Section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘, and in cooperation with 
the Department of National Communications 
System (as appropriate),’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, but not less than once 
every five years,’’ after ‘‘periodically’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) consider the impact of emerging tech-
nologies on the attainment of interoperable emer-
gency communications;’’. 
SEC. 1635. TECHNICAL EDIT. 
Paragraph (1) of section 1804(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 574(b)), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 
for Grants and Planning’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
SEC. 1636. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK. 
The Undersecretary of the National Protection and 
Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate in-
formation on the Department of Homeland Security’s re-
sponsibilities related to the development of the nationwide 
Public Safety Broadband Network authorized in section 
6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112–96), in-
cluding information on efforts by the Department to work 
with the First Responder Network Authority of the De-
partment of Commerce to identify and address cyber risks 
that could impact the near term or long term availability 
and operations of such network and recommendations to 
mitigate such risks. 
SEC. 1637. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING. 
The Under Secretary for Management of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the ap-
propriate component heads, shall develop a mechanism, 
consistent with the strategy required pursuant to section 
4 of the Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
Communications Act (Public Law 114–29; 6 U.S.C. 194 
note), to verify that radio users within the Department 
receive initial and ongoing training on the use of the radio 
systems of such components, including interagency radio 
use protocols. 
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Subtitle C—Medical Preparedness 
SEC. 1641. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. 
Section 516 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 321e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and shall establish medical and 
human, animal, and occupational health expo-
sure policy, guidance, strategies, and initia-
tives,’’ before ‘‘including—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding advice on how to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against the medical effects of terrorist attacks 
or other high consequence events utilizing 
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 
agents or explosives’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding coordinating the Department’s policy, 
strategy and preparedness for pandemics and 
emerging infectious diseases’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘emer-
gency medical services and medical first re-
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sponder stakeholders,’’ after ‘‘the medical com-
munity,’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(F) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart-
ment has evidence-based policy, standards, require-
ments, and metrics for occupational health and oper-
ational medicine programs; 
‘‘(9) directing and maintaining a coordinated 
system for medical support for the Department’s 
operational activities; 
‘‘(10) providing oversight of the Department’s 
medical programs and providers, including— 
‘‘(A) 
reviewing 
and 
maintaining 
verification of the accreditation of the Depart-
ment’s health provider workforce; 
‘‘(B) developing quality assurance and clin-
ical 
policy, 
requirements, 
standards, 
and 
metrics for all medical and health activities of 
the Department; 
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‘‘(C) providing oversight of medical records 
systems for employees and individuals in the 
Department’s care and custody; and 
‘‘(D) providing medical direction for emer-
gency medical services activities of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(11) as established under section 528, main-
taining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dis-
pensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for the Department’s em-
ployees and working animals and individuals in the 
Department’s care and custody in the event of a 
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explo-
sives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or 
pandemic.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) MEDICAL LIAISONS.—The Chief Medical Officer 
may provide medical liaisons to the components of the De-
partment to provide subject matter expertise on medical 
and public health issues and a direct link to the Chief 
Medical Officer. Such expertise may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Providing guidance on health and medical 
aspects of policy, planning, operations, and work-
force health protection. 
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‘‘(2) Identifying and resolving component med-
ical issues. 
‘‘(3) Supporting the development and alignment 
of medical and health systems. 
‘‘(4) Identifying common gaps in medical and 
health standards, policy, and guidance, and enter-
prise solutions to bridge such gaps.’’. 
SEC. 1642. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 528. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel 
readiness, and protection for the Department’s employees 
and working animals and individuals in the Department’s 
care and custody, in the event of a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occur-
ring disease outbreak, or pandemic, and to support De-
partment mission continuity. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Chief Medical Officer of the 
Department shall provide programmatic oversight of the 
medical countermeasures program established pursuant to 
subsection (a), and shall— 
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‘‘(1) develop Department-wide standards for 
medical countermeasure 
storage, 
security, 
dis-
pensing, and documentation; 
‘‘(2) maintain a stockpile of medical counter-
measures, including antibiotics, antivirals, and radio-
logical countermeasures, as appropriate; 
‘‘(3) preposition appropriate medical counter-
measures in strategic locations nationwide, based on 
threat and employee density, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal statutes and regulations; 
‘‘(4) provide oversight and guidance on dis-
pensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures; 
‘‘(5) ensure rapid deployment and dispensing of 
medical countermeasures in a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally 
occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic; 
‘‘(6) provide training to Department employees 
on medical countermeasure dispensing; and 
‘‘(7) support dispensing exercises. 
‘‘(c) 
MEDICAL
COUNTERMEASURES
WORKING 
GROUP.—The Chief Medical Officer shall establish a med-
ical countermeasures working group comprised of rep-
resentatives from appropriate components and offices of 
the Department to ensure that medical countermeasures 
standards are maintained and guidance is consistent. 
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‘‘(d) 
MEDICAL
COUNTERMEASURES
MANAGE-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Chief Medical Officer shall de-
velop and submit to the Secretary an integrated logistics 
support plan for medical countermeasures, including— 
‘‘(1) a methodology for determining the ideal 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to 
stockpile and how frequently such methodology shall 
be reevaluated; 
‘‘(2) a replenishment plan; and 
‘‘(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and rec-
onciliation procedures for existing stockpiles and 
new medical countermeasure purchases. 
‘‘(e) STOCKPILE ELEMENTS.—In determining the 
types and quantities of medical countermeasures to stock-
pile under subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall 
utilize, if available— 
‘‘(1) Department chemical, biological, radio-
logical, and nuclear risk assessments; and 
‘‘(2) Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion guidance on medical countermeasures. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Chief Medical 
Officer shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on progress in achieving the requirements of this 
section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 527 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 528. Medical countermeasures.’’. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1701. DECISION REGARDING CERTAIN EXECUTIVE 
MEMORANDA. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
review existing Department of Homeland Security policy 
memoranda, including memoranda approved by prior Sec-
retaries that remain in effect, to determine whether such 
memoranda should remain in effect and, if so, whether 
any of such memoranda should be modified. 
SEC. 1702. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ASIA-PACIFIC 
ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL 
CARD PROGRAM. 
Section 2(a) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera-
tion Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (Public Law 112– 
54; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by striking ‘‘During 
the 7-year period ending on September 30, 2018, the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
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SEC. 1703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OF-
FICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 
2019. 
SEC. 1704. CANINE TEAMS. 
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection may request additional canine teams when there 
is a justified and documented shortage and such additional 
canine teams would be effective for drug detection at the 
border. 
SEC. 1705. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND 
SECURITY ACT OF 2002. 
(a) TITLE I.—Section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), as amended by this Act, is 
further amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘the 
Bureau of’’ and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) An Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration.’’. 
(2) In subsection (d)(5), by striking ‘‘section 
708’’ and inserting ‘‘section 707’’. 
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(b) TITLE II.—Title II of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 202 (6 U.S.C. 122)— 
(A) in subsection (c), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
National Intelligence’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 
(2) In section 210E (6 U.S.C. 124l)— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(3) In section 223(1)(B) (6 U.S.C. 143(1)(B)), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end. 
(4) In section 225 (6 U.S.C. 145), by striking 
subsections (c) and (d). 
(5) In section 228A(c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 707’’ and inserting ‘‘section 706’’. 
(c) TITLE III.—Title III of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182), by striking 
‘‘biological,,’’ each places it appears and inserting 
‘‘biological,’’. 
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(2) By redesignating the second section 319 
(relating to EMP and GMD mitigation research and 
development) as section 320. 
(d) TITLE IV.—Title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) By redesignating section 402 (6 U.S.C. 
202) as section 401. 
(2) In section 401(4), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 428’’ and inserting ‘‘section 426’’. 
(3) By redesignating section 417 as section 
416. 
(4) By redesignating section 427 (6 U.S.C. 
235) as section 425. 
(5) In section 425, as so redesignated, by strik-
ing subsection (c). 
(6) By redesignating section 428 (6 U.S.C. 
236) as section 426. 
(7) In section 426, as so redesignated, in— 
(A) in subsection (e), by striking para-
graphs (7) and (8); 
(B) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub-
section (g). 
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(8) By redesignating section 429 (6 U.S.C. 
237) as section 427. 
(9) By redesignating section 430 (6 U.S.C. 
238) as section 428. 
(10) By striking section 431 (6 U.S.C. 239). 
(11) By redesignating section 432 (6 U.S.C. 
240) as section 429. 
(12) By redesignating section 433 (6 U.S.C. 
241) as section 430. 
(13) By amending the subtitle D heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement’’. 
(14) By striking section 445 (6 U.S.C. 255). 
(15) By striking section 446 (6 U.S.C. 256). 
(16) In the subtitle E heading, by inserting 
‘‘United States’’ before ‘‘Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’. 
(17) In section 452 (6 U.S.C. 272)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘United States’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f), in the subsection 
heading, by striking ‘‘BUREAU OF’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘UNITED STATES’’. 
(18) By striking section 453 (6 U.S.C. 273). 
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(19) By striking section 455 (6 U.S.C. 271 
note). 
(20) By striking section 456 (6 U.S.C. 275). 
(21) By striking section 459 (6 U.S.C. 276). 
(22) By striking section 460 (6 U.S.C. 277). 
(23) By striking section 461 (6 U.S.C. 278). 
(24) By redesignating section 462 (6 U.S.C. 
279) as section 455. 
(25) In section 455, as so redesignated, in sub-
section (b)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 
and 
Immigration 
Services’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of the 
Bureau of Border Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement’’. 
(26) By striking section 472 (6 U.S.C. 292). 
(27) By striking section 473 (6 U.S.C. 293). 
(28) By striking section 474 (6 U.S.C. 294). 
(29) By redesignating section 476 (6 U.S.C. 
296) as section 472. 
(30) In section 472, as so redesignated— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Se-
curity’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’. 
(31) By striking section 477 (6 U.S.C. 297). 
(32) By redesignating section 478 (6 U.S.C. 
298) as section 473. 
(33) In section 473, as so redesignated— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting 
‘‘ANNUAL
REPORT
ON’’ before ‘‘IMMIGRA-
TION’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); and 
(C) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘REPORT.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘One year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REPORT.—One year’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
subsection (b) and moving such subsection 
two ems to left; and 
(iii) in subsection (b), as so redesig-
nated— 
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(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘INCLUDED’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘IN-
CLUDED’’; and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) through (H) as para-
graphs (1) through (8), respectively, 
and moving such paragraphs two ems 
to the left. 
(e) TITLE V.—Title V of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 501 (6 U.S.C. 311)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘section 
502(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 504(a)(6)’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9) 
through (14) as paragraphs (10) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) the term ‘Nuclear Incident Response 
Team’ means a resource that includes— 
‘‘(A) those entities of the Department of 
Energy that perform nuclear or radiological 
emergency support functions (including accident 
response, search response, advisory, and tech-
nical operations functions), radiation exposure 
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functions at the medical assistance facility 
known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance 
Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological 
assistance functions, and related functions; and 
‘‘(B) those entities of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that perform such support 
functions (including radiological emergency re-
sponse functions) and related functions.’’. 
(2) By striking section 502 (6 U.S.C. 312). 
(3) 
In 
section 
504(a)(3)(B) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
314(a)(3)(B)), by striking ‘‘, the National Disaster 
Medical System,’’. 
(4) In section 506(c) (6 U.S.C. 316(c)), by 
striking ‘‘section 708’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘section 707’’. 
(5) In section 509(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 319(c)(2)), 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 708’’ and inserting ‘‘section 707’’. 
(f) TITLE VI.—Section 601 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking 
‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 
(g) TITLE VII.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking section 706 (6 U.S.C. 346). 
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(2) By redesignating section 707 (6 U.S.C. 
347) as section 706. 
(3) By redesignating section 708 as section 
707. 
(4) By redesignating section 709 (relating to 
the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans) as section 
708. 
(5) In section 708, as so redesignated, in sub-
section (c)(3), by striking ‘‘section 707’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 706’’. 
(h) TITLE VIII.—Title VIII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) By redesignating section 812 as section 
811. 
(2) In section 811, as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(as added by sub-
section (a) of this section)’’ each place it 
appears; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (4) as subsections (b) through (d), 
respectively, and by moving such sub-
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sections, as so redesignated, two ems to 
the left; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), by redesig-
nating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively, and by 
moving such paragraphs, as so redesig-
nated, two ems to the left; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘(b) PROMULGATION 
OF INITIAL GUIDELINES.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘In this subsection’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS’’; and 
(E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘NO LAPSE OF AUTHORITY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘NO LAPSE OF AUTHORITY’’. 
(3) 
In 
section 
843(b)(1)(B) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
413(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘as determined by’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
determined by the Secretary; and’’. 
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(4) By striking section 857 (6 U.S.C. 427). 
(5) By redesignating section 858 (6 U.S.C. 
428) as section 857. 
(6) By striking section 872 (6 U.S.C. 452). 
(7) By striking section 881 (6 U.S.C. 461). 
(8) In section 892 (6 U.S.C. 482)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 
(9) By striking section 893 (6 U.S.C. 483). 
(10) By redesignating section 894 (6 U.S.C. 
484) as section 893. 
(i) TITLE IX.—Section 903(a) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 493(a)) is amended in the 
subsection heading by striking ‘‘MEMBERS—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘MEMBERS.—’’. 
(j) TITLE X.—Section 1001(c)(1) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 
(k) TITLE XV.—Title XV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
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(1) By striking section 1502 (6 U.S.C. 542). 
(2) By redesignating section 1503 (6 U.S.C. 
543) as section 1502. 
(l) TITLE XVI.—Section 1611(d)(1) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 563(d)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 707’’ and inserting ‘‘section 706’’. 
(m) TITLE XIX.—Section 1902(b)(3) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘HA-
WAIIAN
NATIVE-SERVING’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIVE 
HAWAIIAN-SERVING’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Hawaiian native-serving’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian-serving’’. 
(n) TITLE XX.—Section 2021 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(o) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 note) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking the items relating to sections 
317, 319, 318, and 319 and inserting the following 
new items: 
‘‘Sec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 
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‘‘Sec. 318. Social media working group. 
‘‘Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development.’’. 
(2) By striking the items relating to sections 
401 and 402 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 401. Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities.’’. 
(3) By striking the item relating to section 417 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 416. Allocation of resources by the Secretary.’’. 
(4) By striking the items relating to sections 
427 through 433 and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 425. Coordination of information and information technology. 
‘‘Sec. 426. Visa issuance. 
‘‘Sec. 427. Information on visa denials required to be entered into electronic 
data system. 
‘‘Sec. 428. Office for Domestic Preparedness. 
‘‘Sec. 429. Border Enforcement Security Task Force. 
‘‘Sec. 430. Prevention of international child abduction.’’. 
(5) By striking the items relating to sections 
445 and 446. 
(6) By amending the item relating to subtitle E 
of title IV to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle E—United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’’. 
(7) By amending the item relating to section 
451 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices.’’. 
(8) By striking the items relating to sections 
455, 456, 459, 460, and 461 and inserting before 
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the item relating to section 457 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 455. Children’s affairs.’’. 
(9) By striking the items relating to sections 
472 through 478 and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 472. Separation of funding. 
‘‘Sec. 473. Annual report on immigration functions.’’. 
(10) By striking the item relating to section 
502. 
(11) By striking the item relating to section 
524. 
(12) By striking the items relating to sections 
706 through 709 and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 706. Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. 
‘‘Sec. 707. Joint Task Forces. 
‘‘Sec. 708. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.’’. 
(13) By striking the items relating to sections 
811 and 812 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 811. Law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents.’’. 
(14) By striking the items relating to sections 
857 and 858 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 857. Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace.’’. 
(15) By striking the item relating to section 
872. 
(16) By striking the item relating to section 
881. 
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(17) By striking the items relating to sections 
893 and 894 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 893. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(18) By striking the items relating to sections 
1502 and 1503 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1502. Review of congressional committee structures.’’. 
SEC. 1706. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as providing 
the Department of Homeland Security or any of its com-
ponents, agencies, or programs with real property author-
ity, including with respect to leases, construction, or other 
acquisitions and disposals. 
DIVISION B—U.S. IMMIGRATION 
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2002. ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 442 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 252) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 442. ESTABLISHMENT OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an agency to be known as ‘U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement’. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT.—There shall be at the head of U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement a Director of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director 
shall— 
‘‘(1) have a minimum five years— 
‘‘(A) professional experience in law en-
forcement (which may include enforcement of 
the immigration laws, as defined in section 
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)) or the customs and 
trade laws of the United States, as defined in 
section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301)); 
and 
‘‘(B) management experience; 
‘‘(2) identify, arrest, detain and seek the re-
moval of inadmissible and deportable aliens and oth-
erwise enforce the immigration laws (as defined in 
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section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), other than 
through criminal prosecutions; 
‘‘(3) investigate and, where appropriate, refer 
for prosecution, any criminal or civil violation of 
Federal law relating to or involving— 
‘‘(A) the immigration laws (as defined in 
section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); 
‘‘(B) border control and security, including 
the prevention of the entry or residence of ter-
rorists, criminals, and human rights violators; 
‘‘(C) the customs and trade laws of the 
United States, as defined in section 2 of the 
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301); 
‘‘(D) the import or export of merchandise, 
including the illicit possession, movement of, or 
trade in goods, services, property, arms, instru-
ments of terrorism, items controlled or prohib-
ited from export, child exploitation, intellectual 
property, or currency or other monetary instru-
ments; 
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‘‘(E) bulk cash smuggling or other finan-
cial crimes with a cross border or international 
nexus; 
‘‘(F) transnational gang activity; 
‘‘(G) chapter 40 or 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, or other violation relating to fire-
arms, explosives, or other destructive devices in-
volving an alien; 
‘‘(H) severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons, as defined in section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102); 
‘‘(I) the production, procurement, counter-
feiting, alteration, or use of fraudulent immi-
gration documents or fraudulently obtaining im-
migration benefits; 
‘‘(J) unlawful use of personal information, 
including immigration document fraud, when 
such use relates to or affects border security, 
terrorism, customs, immigration, naturalization, 
trade, travel, or transportation security; 
‘‘(K) drug laws, as specified in the Con-
trolled Substance Act and the Controlled Sub-
stance Import and Export Act in the context of 
cross-border criminal activity; or 
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‘‘(L) fraud or false statements relating to 
or involving any matter specified in this para-
graph. 
‘‘(4) administer the National Intellectual Prop-
erty Rights Coordination Center established in sec-
tion 305 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade En-
forcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–125; 19 
U.S.C. 4344); 
‘‘(5) jointly with the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, develop and submit the 
joint strategic plan required under section 105 of 
the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114–125; 19 U.S.C. 4314); 
‘‘(6) coordinate with Federal, State, local, trib-
al, and foreign agencies in carrying out the duties 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3); 
‘‘(7) in coordination with the Department of 
State and the Office of International Affairs of the 
Department, establish staff liaison offices and vetted 
units in appropriate foreign countries to support the 
counterterrorism efforts and other international ac-
tivities including investigations and repatriation ef-
forts; 
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‘‘(8) assign employees of the Department to 
diplomatic and consular posts, in coordination with 
the Secretary, pursuant to section 426(e); 
‘‘(9) establish, maintain, and administer appro-
priate interagency law enforcement centers in fur-
therance of the Director’s statutory duties, including 
interagency centers, in accordance with applicable 
law, or as prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(10) administer the Border Enforcement Secu-
rity Task Force established under section 429; 
‘‘(11) operate the Cyber Crimes Center estab-
lished in section 890A; 
‘‘(12) in carrying out paragraph (3), administer 
internal conspiracy investigations at United States 
ports of entry; and 
‘‘(13) carry out other duties and powers pre-
scribed by law, or delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) GENERAL ENFORCEMENT POWERS.—The Di-
rector may authorize agents and officers of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the duties and responsibilities 
authorized under sections 287 and 274A of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357 and 
8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) and section 589 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1589a); 
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‘‘(2) offer and pay rewards for services and in-
formation leading to the apprehension of persons in-
volved in the violation or attempted violation of 
those provisions of law which United States Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement is authorized by 
statute to enforce; 
‘‘(3) conduct undercover investigative oper-
ations pursuant to section 294 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1363a), and section 
3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 
U.S.C. 2081; enacted as part of the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1986); and 
‘‘(4) carry out other duties and responsibilities 
provided under the laws of the United States. 
‘‘(e) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—There shall be a Deputy 
Director of United States U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement who shall assist the Director in managing 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and who 
shall assist the Director in carrying out the Directors du-
ties. 
‘‘(f) OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement an Of-
fice of Homeland Security Investigations. 
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‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—There 
shall be at the head of the Office of Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations an Executive Associate Director, 
who shall report to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Office of Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations shall— 
‘‘(A) serve as the law enforcement office of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
with a primary responsibility to conduct inves-
tigations of terrorist organizations and other 
criminal organizations that threaten homeland 
or border security; 
‘‘(B) serve as the law enforcement office of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
with responsibility to conduct investigations of, 
and, where appropriate, refer for prosecution, 
any criminal or civil violation of Federal law, 
including— 
‘‘(i) money laundering offenses with a 
cross-border nexus; 
‘‘(ii) bulk cash smuggling with a 
cross-border nexus; 
‘‘(iii) commercial fraud with a cross- 
border nexus and intellectual property 
theft; 
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‘‘(iv) cybercrimes; 
‘‘(v) human smuggling and human 
trafficking as defined in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102) , and human rights vio-
lations as defined by 28 U.S.C. 509B(e); 
‘‘(vi) narcotics and weapons smug-
gling and trafficking; 
‘‘(vii) export violations; 
‘‘(viii) international art and antiquity 
theft; 
‘‘(ix) identity and benefits fraud, as 
those terms are defined in title 8 and title 
18, United States Code, relating to or in-
volving any matter specified in this sub-
paragraph; and 
‘‘(x) any other criminal or civil viola-
tion prescribed by law or delegated by the 
Director; 
‘‘(C) administer the program to collect in-
formation relating to nonimmigrant foreign stu-
dents and other exchange program participants 
described in section 641 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), including the Student 
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and Exchange Visitor Information System es-
tablished under such section, and use such in-
formation to carry out the enforcement func-
tions of United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement; 
‘‘(D) administer a National Export En-
forcement Coordination Center, which shall 
serve as the primary information sharing forum 
within the Federal Government to coordinate, 
promote, and assist Federal and international 
investigations of export control offenses; 
‘‘(E) conduct investigations of alleged vio-
lations of, and make arrests under, section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a), including referring for pros-
ecution, or levying monetary penalties against, 
an employer found to be in violation of such 
section, and administratively arresting, and ini-
tiating removal proceeding against, an alien un-
lawfully employed; 
‘‘(F) administer a Human Smuggling and 
Trafficking Center, which shall serve as the pri-
mary information sharing forum within the 
Federal Government to coordinate, promote, 
and assist Federal and international investiga-
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