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‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern 
the structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall 
direct the board to focus on the current threat environ-
ment
and
the
importance
of
aligning
departmental 
counterterrorism activities under the Secretary’s guidance. 
The charter shall be reviewed and updated every four 
years, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart-
ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint additional members of the board from 
among the following: 
‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
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‘‘(H) The National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(N) Other departmental offices and pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The board shall meet on a regular 
basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat 
mitigation efforts and departmental activities, including 
coordination with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and private sector partners, and shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The board shall advise 
the Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts pursuant 
to section 203 of this Act. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No ad-
ditional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 
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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 
210H, as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210I. Departmental coordination on counterterrorism.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Coordinator for Counterter-
rorism, 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 on the status and activities of the board 
established under section 210I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 1308. BORDER AND GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall conduct a threat assessment on wheth-
er human smuggling organizations and transnational 
gangs are exploiting vulnerabilities in border security 
screening programs to gain access to the United States 
and threaten the United States or border security. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon completion of the 
threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall make a determination 
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if
any
changes
are
required
to
address
security 
vulnerabilities identified in such assessment. 
SEC. 1309. SECURITY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT AND AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 701 (6 U.S.C. 
341) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters 
Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘SEC.
731.
DESIGNATION
OF
NATIONAL
SECURITY
SEN-
SITIVE AND PUBLIC TRUST POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the 
designation of the sensitivity level of national security po-
sitions (pursuant to part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or similar successor regulation) be conducted 
in a consistent manner with respect to all components and 
offices of the Department, and consistent with Federal 
guidelines. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall require the utilization of uniform 
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designation tools throughout the Department and provide 
training to appropriate staff of the Department on such 
utilization. Such training shall include guidance on factors 
for determining eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion and eligibility to hold a national security position. 
‘‘SEC. 732. REVIEW OF POSITION DESIGNATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle, and every five years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall review all sensitivity level 
designations of national security positions (pursuant to 
part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or simi-
lar successor regulation) at the Department. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—If during the course of a re-
view required under subsection (a), the Secretary deter-
mines that a change in the sensitivity level of a position 
that affects the need for an individual to obtain access 
to classified information is warranted, such access shall 
be administratively adjusted and an appropriate level peri-
odic reinvestigation completed, as necessary. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Upon comple-
tion of each review required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on the findings of each such review, including the 
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number of positions by classification level and by compo-
nent and office of the Department in which the Secretary 
made a determination in accordance with subsection (b) 
to— 
‘‘(1) require access to classified information; 
‘‘(2) no longer require access to classified infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(3) otherwise require a different level of access 
to classified information. 
‘‘SEC. 733. AUDITS. 
‘‘Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of 
the Department shall conduct regular audits of compliance 
of the Department with part 1400 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, or similar successor regulation. 
‘‘SEC. 734. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
through fiscal year 2022 submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of denials, suspensions, rev-
ocations, and appeals of the eligibility for access to 
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classified information of an individual throughout 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The date and status or disposition of each 
reported action under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The identification of the sponsoring entity, 
whether by a component, office, or headquarters of 
the Department, of each action under paragraph (1), 
and description of the grounds for each such action. 
‘‘(4) Demographic data, including data relating 
to race, sex, national origin, and disability, of each 
individual for whom eligibility for access to classified 
information was denied, suspended, revoked, or ap-
pealed, and the number of years that each such indi-
vidual was eligible for access to such information. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a suspension in excess of 
180 days, an explanation for such duration. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and be made 
publicly available, but may include a classified annex for 
any sensitive or classified information if necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 735. UNIFORM ADJUDICATION, SUSPENSION, DENIAL, 
AND REVOCATION. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Homeland Security Advisory Committee, shall develop 
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a plan to achieve greater uniformity within the Depart-
ment with respect to the adjudication of eligibility of an 
individual for access to classified information that are con-
sistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining 
Access to Classified Information published on December 
29, 2005, or similar successor regulation. The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate the plan. The plan shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) Mechanisms to foster greater compliance 
with the uniform Department adjudication, suspen-
sion, denial, and revocation standards by the head of 
each component and office of the Department with 
the authority to adjudicate access to classified infor-
mation. 
‘‘(2) The establishment of an internal appeals 
panel responsible for final national security clear-
ance denial and revocation determinations that is 
comprised of designees who are career, supervisory 
employees from components and offices of the De-
partment with the authority to adjudicate access to 
classified information and headquarters, as appro-
priate. 
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‘‘SEC. 736. DATA PROTECTION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that all information re-
ceived for the adjudication of eligibility of an individual 
for access to classified information is consistent with the 
Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classi-
fied Information published on December 29, 2005, or 
similar successor regulation, and is protected against mis-
appropriation. 
‘‘SEC. 737. REFERENCE. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this 
subtitle, any reference to the ‘Department’ includes all 
components and offices of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 701 the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the final item relating to 
title VII the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘Sec. 731. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust positions. 
‘‘Sec. 732. Review of position designations. 
‘‘Sec. 733. Audits. 
‘‘Sec. 734. Reporting. 
‘‘Sec. 735. Uniform adjudication, suspension, denial, and revocation. 
‘‘Sec. 736. Data protection. 
‘‘Sec. 737. Reference.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Stakeholder 
Information Sharing 
SEC. 1311. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUSION 
CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210A of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 210A. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FU-
SION CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Beginning on the date of 
the enactment of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity Authorization Act of 2017, such Initiative 
shall be known as the ‘Department of Homeland Se-
curity Fusion Center Partnership Initiative’.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY SUPPORT AND COORDINATION.— 
Through the Department of Homeland Security Fusion 
Center Partnership Initiative, in coordination with prin-
cipal officials of fusion centers in the National Network 
of Fusion Centers and the officers designated as the 
Homeland Security Advisors of the States, the Secretary 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) coordinate with the heads of other Federal 
departments and agencies to provide operational and 
intelligence advice and assistance to the National 
Network of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(2)(A) support the integration of fusion cen-
ters into the information sharing environment; 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach to such fusion centers to 
identify any gaps in information sharing; and 
‘‘(C) consult with other Federal agencies to de-
velop methods to address any such gaps, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(3)(A)
identify
Federal
databases
and 
datasets, including databases and datasets used, op-
erated, or managed by Department components, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, that are appropriate, in ac-
cordance with Federal laws and policies, to address 
any gaps identified pursuant to paragraph (2), for 
inclusion in the information sharing environment; 
and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the appropriate Federal 
agency to deploy or access such databases and 
datasets; 
‘‘(4) support the maturation and sustainment 
of the National Network of Fusion Centers; 
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‘‘(5) reduce inefficiencies and maximize the ef-
fectiveness of Federal resource support to the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(6) provide analytic and reporting advice and 
assistance to the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters; 
‘‘(7) review information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including home-
land security information, terrorism information, 
and weapons of mass destruction information, that 
is gathered by the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters and incorporate such information, as appro-
priate, into the Department’s own such information; 
‘‘(8) provide for the effective dissemination of 
information within the scope of the information 
sharing environment to the National Network of Fu-
sion Centers; 
‘‘(9) facilitate close communication and coordi-
nation between the National Network of Fusion 
Centers and the Department and other Federal de-
partments and agencies; 
‘‘(10) provide the National Network of Fusion 
Centers with expertise on Department resources and 
operations, including, in coordination with the na-
tional cybersecurity and communications integration 
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center under section 227, access to timely technical 
assistance, risk management support, and incident 
response capabilities with respect to cyber threat in-
dicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, 
and incidents (as such terms are defined in such sec-
tion), which may include attribution, mitigation, and 
remediation, and the provision of information and 
recommendations on security and resilience, includ-
ing implications of cybersecurity risks to equipment 
and technology related to the electoral process; 
‘‘(11) coordinate the provision of training and 
technical assistance to the National Network of Fu-
sion Centers and encourage participating fusion cen-
ters to take part in terrorism threat-related exercises 
conducted by the Department; 
‘‘(12) review information relating to cybersecu-
rity risks that is gathered by State, local, and re-
gional fusion centers, and incorporate such informa-
tion, as appropriate, into the Department’s own in-
formation relating to cybersecurity risks; 
‘‘(13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, 
and regional fusion centers of the information de-
scribed in paragraph (12); 
‘‘(14) ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, 
that support for the National Network of Fusion 
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Centers is included as a national priority in applica-
ble homeland security grant guidance; 
‘‘(15) ensure that each fusion center in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers has a privacy pol-
icy approved by the Chief Privacy Officer of the De-
partment and a civil rights and civil liberties policy 
approved by the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department; 
‘‘(16) coordinate the nationwide suspicious ac-
tivity report initiative to ensure information gath-
ered by the National Network of Fusion Centers is 
incorporated as appropriate; 
‘‘(17) promote and facilitate, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, nationwide suspicious activity re-
port training of fire, emergency medical services, 
emergency management, and public heath personnel; 
‘‘(18) lead Department efforts to ensure fusion 
centers in the National Network of Fusion Centers 
are the primary focal points for the sharing of home-
land security information, terrorism information, 
and weapons of mass destruction information with 
State, local, tribal, and territorial entities to the 
greatest extent practicable; 
‘‘(19) develop and disseminate best practices on 
the appropriate levels for staffing at fusion centers 
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in the National Network of Fusion Centers of quali-
fied representatives from State, local, tribal, and ter-
ritorial law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, 
and emergency management services, and public 
health disciplines, as well as the private sector; and 
‘‘(20) carry out such other duties as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking so much as precedes para-
graph (3)(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) RESOURCE ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION SHARING AND PERSONNEL 
ASSIGNMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall en-
sure that, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers have access to 
homeland security information sharing sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(ii) Department personnel are de-
ployed to support fusion centers in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers in a 
manner consistent with the Department’s 
mission and existing statutory limits. 
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‘‘(B) PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENT.—Depart-
ment personnel referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) may include the following: 
‘‘(i) Intelligence officers. 
‘‘(ii) Intelligence analysts. 
‘‘(iii) Other liaisons from components 
and offices of the Department, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis
shall
negotiate
memoranda
of
under-
standing between the Department and a State 
or local government, in coordination with the 
appropriate representatives from fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers, re-
garding the exchange of information between 
the Department and such fusion centers. Such 
memoranda shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) The categories of information to 
be provided by each entity to the other en-
tity that are parties to any such memo-
randa. 
‘‘(ii) The contemplated uses of the ex-
changed information that is the subject of 
any such memoranda. 
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‘‘(iii) The procedures for developing 
joint products. 
‘‘(iv) The information sharing dispute 
resolution processes. 
‘‘(v) Any protections necessary to en-
sure the exchange of information accords 
with applicable law and policies. 
‘‘(2) SOURCES OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Information shared 
and personnel assigned pursuant to paragraph 
(1) may be shared or provided, as the case may 
be, by the following Department components 
and offices, in coordination with the respective 
component or office head and in consultation 
with the principal officials of fusion centers in 
the National Network of Fusion Centers: 
‘‘(i) The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(ii) The Office of Infrastructure Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(iii)
The
Transportation
Security 
Administration. 
‘‘(iv) U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
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‘‘(v) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(vi) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(vii) The national cybersecurity and 
communications integration center under 
section 227. 
‘‘(viii) Other components or offices of 
the Department, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.—The Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis shall coordinate with ap-
propriate officials throughout the Federal Gov-
ernment to ensure the deployment to fusion 
centers in the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters of representatives with relevant expertise of 
other Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCE ALLOCATION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make available criteria for sharing information 
and deploying personnel to support a fusion 
center in the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters in a manner consistent with the Depart-
ment’s mission and existing statutory limits.’’; 
and 
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velop analysis focused on the mission of the Depart-
ment under section 101(b).’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall make it a priority to 
allocate
resources,
including
deployed
personnel, 
under this section from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, and the Coast Guard to support fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers located 
in jurisdictions along land or maritime borders of 
the United States in order to enhance the integrity 
of and security at such borders by helping Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
authorities to identify, investigate, and otherwise 
interdict persons, weapons, and related contraband 
that pose a threat to homeland security.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘partici-
pating State, local, and regional fusion centers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (7); 
(B)
by
redesignating
paragraphs
(1) 
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘cybersecurity risk’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 227;’’. 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(E) by inserting after such paragraph (5) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘National Network of Fusion 
Centers’ means a decentralized arrangement of fu-
sion centers intended to enhance individual State 
and urban area fusion centers’ ability to leverage the 
capabilities and expertise of all fusion centers for the 
purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland secu-
rity information sharing nationally; and’’; and 
(8) by striking subsection (k). 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2024, the Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
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Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the efforts 
of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Depart-
ment and other relevant components and offices of the De-
partment to enhance support provided to fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers, including 
meeting the requirements specified in section 210A of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 210A and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210A. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Ini-
tiative.’’. 
(d) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, rule, or 
regulation to the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative’’ shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative’’. 
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SEC. 1312. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an assessment of De-
partment of Homeland Security personnel assigned to fu-
sion centers pursuant to subsection (c) of section 210A 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), 
as amended by this Act, including an assessment of wheth-
er deploying additional Department personnel to such fu-
sion centers would enhance the Department’s mission 
under section 101(b) of such Act and the National Net-
work of Fusion Centers. The assessment required under 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(1) Information on the current deployment of 
the Department’s personnel to each fusion center. 
(2) Information on the roles and responsibilities 
of the Department’s Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis intelligence officers, intelligence analysts, senior 
reports officers, reports officers, and regional direc-
tors deployed to fusion centers. 
(3) Information on Federal resources, in addi-
tion to personnel, provided to each fusion center. 
(4) An analysis of the optimal number of per-
sonnel the Office of Intelligence and Analysis should 
deploy to fusion centers, including a cost-benefit 
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analysis comparing deployed personnel with techno-
logical solutions to support information sharing. 
(5) An assessment of fusion centers located in 
jurisdictions along land and maritime borders of the 
United States, and the degree to which deploying 
personnel, as appropriate, from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and the Coast Guard to such fusion 
centers would enhance the integrity and security at 
such borders by helping Federal, State, local, tribal, 
and territorial law enforcement authorities to iden-
tify, investigate, and interdict persons, weapons, and 
related contraband that pose a threat to homeland 
security. 
(6) An assessment of fusion centers located in 
jurisdictions with large and medium hub airports, 
and the degree to which deploying, as appropriate, 
personnel from the Transportation Security Admin-
istration to such fusion centers would enhance the 
integrity and security of aviation security. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(j) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h). 
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(2)
NATIONAL
NETWORK
OF
FUSION
CEN-
TERS.—The term ‘‘National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(j) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as amended by this Act. 
SEC. 1313. PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL ANALYST 
CLEARANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any program established by the Under Sec-
retary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security to provide eligibility for access to in-
formation classified as Top Secret for State, local, tribal, 
and territorial analysts located in fusion centers shall be 
consistent with the need to know requirements pursuant 
to Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on 
the following: 
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(1) The process by which the Under Secretary 
of Intelligence and Analysis determines a need to 
know pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 to 
sponsor Top Secret clearances for appropriate State, 
local, tribal, and territorial analysts located in fusion 
centers. 
(2) The effects of such Top Secret clearances 
on enhancing information sharing with State, local, 
tribal, and territorial partners. 
(3) The cost for providing such Top Secret 
clearances for State, local, tribal, and territorial ana-
lysts located in fusion centers, including training 
and background investigations. 
(4) The operational security protocols, training, 
management, and risks associated with providing 
such Top Secret clearances for State, local, tribal, 
and territorial analysts located in fusion centers. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fusion 
center’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(j) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
SEC. 1314. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer 
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of the Department and representatives from the National 
Network of Fusion Centers, shall conduct an assessment 
of information systems (as such term is defined in section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code) used to share home-
land security information between the Department and fu-
sion centers in the National Network of Fusion Centers 
and make upgrades to such systems, as appropriate. Such 
assessment shall include the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the accessibility and ease 
of use of such systems by fusion centers in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers. 
(2) A review to determine how to establish im-
proved interoperability of departmental information 
systems with existing information systems used by 
fusion centers in the National Network of Fusion 
Centers. 
(3) An evaluation of participation levels of de-
partmental components and offices of information 
systems used to share homeland security information 
with fusion centers in the National Network of Fu-
sion Centers. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
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(j) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(2)
NATIONAL
NETWORK
OF
FUSION
CEN-
TERS.—The term ‘‘National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(j) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as amended by this Act. 
SEC. 1315. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLASSI-
FIED FACILITY INVENTORY AND DISSEMINA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall, to the extent practicable— 
(1) maintain an inventory of those Department 
of Homeland Security facilities that the Department 
certifies to house classified infrastructure or systems 
at the secret level and above; 
(2) update such inventory on a regular basis; 
and 
(3) share part or all of such inventory with— 
(A) Department personnel who have been 
granted the appropriate security clearance; 
(B) non-Federal governmental personnel 
who have been granted a Top Secret security 
clearance; and 
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(C) other personnel as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(b) INVENTORY.—The inventory of facilities de-
scribed in subsection (a) may include— 
(1) the location of such facilities; 
(2) the attributes of such facilities (including 
the square footage of, the total capacity of, the num-
ber of workstations in, and the number of conference 
rooms in, such facilities); 
(3) the entities that operate such facilities; and 
(4) the date of establishment of such facilities. 
SEC. 1316. TERROR INMATE INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Attorney General and in con-
sultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall, as 
appropriate, share with State, local, and regional fusion 
centers through the Department of Homeland Security 
Fusion Center Partnership Initiative under section 210A 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), 
as amended by this Act, as well as other relevant law en-
forcement entities, release information from a Federal cor-
rectional facility, including the name, charging date, and 
expected place and date of release, of certain individuals 
who may pose a terrorist threat. 
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(b) SCOPE.—The information shared pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) for homeland security purposes; and 
(2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal 
crime of terrorism (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2332b of title 18, United States Code). 
(c) PERIODIC THREAT ASSESSMENTS.—Consistent 
with the protection of classified information and controlled 
unclassified information, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with appropriate Federal officials to 
provide State, local, and regional fusion centers described 
in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the 
overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently 
incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including 
the assessed risks of such populations engaging in ter-
rorist activity upon release. 
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Prior to affecting the 
information sharing described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall receive input and advice from the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Officer for Privacy 
and the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as requiring the establishment of 
a list or registry of individuals convicted of terrorism. 
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SEC. 1317. ANNUAL REPORT ON OFFICE FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 2006 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
REPORT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022, the Assistant Secretary 
for State and Local Law Enforcement shall 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 on the activities of the Office for 
State and Local Law Enforcement. Each such re-
port shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the 
report, a description of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Efforts to coordinate and share infor-
mation regarding Department and component 
agency programs with State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(B) Efforts to improve information shar-
ing through the Homeland Security Information 
Network by appropriate component agencies of 
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the Department and by State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(C) The status of performance metrics 
within the Office of State and Local Law En-
forcement to evaluate the effectiveness of ef-
forts to carry out responsibilities set forth with-
in the subsection. 
‘‘(D) Any feedback from State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies about the Of-
fice, including the mechanisms utilized to collect 
such feedback. 
‘‘(E) Efforts to carry out all other respon-
sibilities of the Office of State and Local Law 
Enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 1318. ANNUAL CATALOG ON DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, 
PROGRAMS,
AND
SERVICES
FOR
STATE, 
LOCAL,
AND
TRIBAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES. 
Paragraph (4) of section 2006(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) produce an annual catalog that sum-
marizes opportunities for training, publications, 
programs, and services available to State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement agencies from the 
Department and from each component and of-
fice within the Department and, not later than 
30 days after the date of such production, dis-
seminate the catalog, including by— 
‘‘(i) making such catalog available to 
State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
agencies, including by posting the catalog 
on the website of the Department and co-
operating with national organizations that 
represent such agencies; 
‘‘(ii) making such catalog available 
through the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Network; and 
‘‘(iii) submitting such catalog to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(H) in coordination with appropriate com-
ponents and offices of the Department and 
other Federal agencies, develop, maintain, and 
make
available
information
on
Federal
re-
sources intended to support fusion center access 
to Federal information and resources.’’. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME SECURITY 
SEC. 1401. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY 
OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 201(g) of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
941(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that contains an update of the strategic plan 
required by subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 1402. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Subsection (l) of section 205 of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 945) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later 
than September 30, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the 
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Border and Maritime Security Coordination Im-
provement Act,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and 
by moving the margins of such paragraphs (as so re-
designated) two ems to the left; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1403. CYBER AT PORTS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO MARITIME 
SECURITY ACTIVITIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
70112(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
clauses (ii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(i) shall facilitate the sharing of information 
relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such 
terms are defined in section 227 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)) to address 
port-specific cybersecurity risks and incidents, which 
may include the establishment of a working group of 
members of such committees to address such port- 
specific cybersecurity risks and incidents;’’. 
(b) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND SECURITY 
PLANS.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C) of section 70102(b)(1), 
by inserting ‘‘cybersecurity,’’ after ‘‘physical secu-
rity,’’; and 
(2)
in
subparagraph
(C)
of
section 
70103(c)(3)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘cybersecu-
rity,’’ after ‘‘physical security,’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) prevention, management, and response to cyber-
security risks and incidents (as such terms are defined in 
section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 148)); and’’. 
SEC. 1404. FACILITY INSPECTION INTERVALS. 
Subparagraph (D) of section 70103(c)(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) subject to the availability of appro-
priations, verify the effectiveness of each such 
facility security plan periodically, but not less 
than one time per year without notice, and 
more frequently as determined necessary, in a 
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risk based manner, with or without notice to 
the facility.’’. 
SEC. 1405. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDI-
NATION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDI-
NATION PLAN. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a maritime operations coordination plan for the co-
ordination and cooperation of maritime operations under-
taken by components and offices of the Department with 
responsibility for maritime security missions. Such plan 
shall update the maritime operations coordination plan re-
leased by the Department in July 2011, and shall address 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 
maritime operations, and development of joint mari-
time domain awareness efforts of any component or 
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office of the Department with responsibility for mar-
itime homeland security missions. 
‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 
and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 
Federal, State, and local officials and the private 
sector, regarding threats to maritime security. 
‘‘(3) Cooperation and coordination with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, and State and local agencies, in the maritime 
environment, in support of maritime homeland secu-
rity missions. 
‘‘(4) Work conducted within the context of 
other national and Department maritime security 
strategic guidance.’’. 
(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 433 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan.’’. 
SEC. 1406. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE 
SPECIALIZED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report that describes and 
assesses the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Spe-
cialized Forces (in this section referred to as the ‘‘DSF’’). 
Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following ele-
ments: 
(1) For each of the past three fiscal years, and 
for each type of DSF, the following: 
(A) A cost analysis, including training, op-
erating, and travel costs. 
(B) The number of personnel assigned. 
(C) The total number of units. 
(D) The total number of operations con-
ducted. 
(E) The number of operations requested by 
each of the following: 
(i) The Coast Guard. 
(ii) Other components or offices of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(iii) Other Federal departments or 
agencies. 
(iv) State agencies. 
(v) Local agencies. 
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(F) The number of operations fulfilled by 
the entities specified in subparagraph (E). 
(2) An examination of alternative distributions 
of DSFs, including the feasibility, cost (including 
cost savings), and impact on mission capability of 
such distributions, including at a minimum the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Combining DSFs, primarily focused on 
counterdrug operations, under one centralized 
command. 
(B)
Distributing
counter-terrorism
and 
anti-terrorism capabilities to DSFs in each 
major United States port. 
(b) DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED FORCE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Deployable Specialized Force’’ 
means a unit of the Coast Guard that serves as a quick 
reaction force designed to be deployed to handle counter- 
drug, counter-terrorism, and anti-terrorism operations or 
other maritime threats to the United States. 
SEC. 1407. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CO-LOCATING DHS 
ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any location in which U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine 
Operations is based within 45 miles of locations where any 
other Department of Homeland Security agency also oper-
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ates air and marine assets, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis to consider the 
potential cost of and savings derived from co-locating avia-
tion and maritime operational assets of the Office of Air 
and Marine Operations at facilities where other agencies 
of the Department operate such assets. In analyzing such 
potential cost savings achieved by sharing aviation and 
maritime facilities, such analysis shall consider, at a min-
imum, the following factors: 
(1)
Potential
enhanced
cooperation
derived 
from Department personnel being co-located. 
(2) Potential costs of, and savings derived 
through, shared maintenance and logistics facilities 
and activities. 
(3) Joint use of base and facility infrastructure, 
such as runways, hangars, control towers, operations 
centers, piers and docks, boathouses, and fuel de-
pots. 
(4) Potential operational costs of co-locating 
aviation and maritime assets and personnel. 
(5) Short term moving costs required in order 
to co-locate facilities. 
(6) Acquisition and infrastructure costs for en-
larging current facilities, as needed. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report summarizing the results of the cost- 
benefit analysis required under subsection (a) and any 
planned actions based upon such results. 
SEC. 1408. REPEAL OF INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CEN-
TERS FOR PORT SECURITY AND SECURE SYS-
TEMS OF TRANSPORTATION. 
Sections 70107A and 70116 of title 46, United 
States Code, are repealed. 
SEC.
1409.
MARITIME
SECURITY
CAPABILITIES
ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC.
435.
MARITIME
SECURITY
CAPABILITIES
ASSESS-
MENTS. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate an assessment of the number and type of maritime 
assets and the number of personnel required to increase 
the Department’s maritime response rate pursuant to sec-
tion 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 223; Public Law 114–328).’’. 
(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 434 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 435. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’. 
SEC. 1410. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTIONS.—The following provisions of the Secu-
rity and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–347) are amended as follows: 
(1) By striking section 105. 
(2) By redesignating sections 106 and 107 as 
sections 105 and 106, respectively. 
(3) By striking section 108. 
(4) By redesignating sections 109 and 110 as 
sections 107 and 108, respectively. 
(5) In section 121 (6 U.S.C. 921)— 
(A) by striking subsections (c), (d), and 
(e); and 
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(B) redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), re-
spectively. 
(6) By striking sections 122 and 127 (6 U.S.C. 
922 and ). 
(7) By redesignating sections 123, 124, 125, 
126, and 128 as sections 122, 123, 124, 125, and 
126, respectively. 
(8) In section 233 (6 U.S.C. 983), by striking 
subsection (c). 
(9) By striking section 235 (6 U.S.C. 984). 
(10) By redesignating section 236 as section 
235. 
(11) By striking sections 701 and 708 (and the 
item relating to such section in the table of contents 
of such Act). 
(12) By redesignating sections 702, 703, 704, 
705, 706, 707, and 709 as sections 701, 702, 703, 
704, 705, 706, and 707, respectively. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
(1)
SECURITY
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR 
EVERY PORT ACT OF 2006.—The table of contents of 
the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–347) is amended as fol-
lows: 
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(A) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
A of title I, by striking the items relating to 
sections 105 through 110 and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 105. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to persons 
convicted of certain felonies. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Long-range vessel tracking. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Notice of arrival for foreign vessels on the Outer Continental Shelf. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Enhanced crewmember identification.’’. 
(B) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
C of title I, by striking the items relating to 
sections 122 through 128 and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 122. Random searches of containers. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Work stoppages and employee-employer disputes. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Threat assessment screening of port truck drivers. 
‘‘Sec. 125. Border Patrol unit for United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Center of Excellence for Maritime Domain Awareness.’’. 
(C) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
C of title II, by striking the items relating to 
sections 235 and 236 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 235. Information sharing relating to supply chain security cooperation.’’. 
(D) In the list of items relating to title 
VII, by striking the items relating to sections 
701 through 709 and inserting the following 
new items: 
‘‘Sec. 701. Disclosures regarding homeland security grants. 
‘‘Sec. 702. Trucking security. 
‘‘Sec. 703. Air and Marine Operations of the Northern Border Air Wing. 
‘‘Sec. 704. Phaseout of vessels supporting oil and gas development. 
‘‘Sec. 705. Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine. 
‘‘Sec. 706. Methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals. 
‘‘Sec. 707. Protection of health and safety during disasters.’’. 
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(2) TITLE 46.—In the list of items relating to 
the analysis for chapter 701 of title 46, United 
States Code, by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 70107A and 70116. 
TITLE V—TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Administration 
SEC. 1501. AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY 
ACT OF 2002 AND TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
OF 2002.—Para-
graph (1) of section 103(a) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) An Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration, in accordance 
with section 114 of title 49, United States 
Code.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
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SEC. 1502. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), in the heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINIS-
TRATOR’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of
Transportation’’
and
inserting
‘‘Secretary
of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Man-
agers’’ and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (14), by inserting ‘‘air 
carriers or’’ before ‘‘foreign air carriers’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(8) in subsection (j)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(9) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator under subparagraph (A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration under subparagraph (A)’’; 
(10) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘UNDER 
SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; 
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‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Public Affairs, who shall report to the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration or the 
Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for facilitating understanding of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s mission by commu-
nicating with internal and external audiences in a 
timely, accurate, and transparent manner. 
‘‘(w) OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, OM-
BUDSMAN, AND TRAVELER ENGAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
fice of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and 
Traveler Engagement (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Trav-
eler Engagement, who shall report to the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
or the Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for managing allegations of violations of civil 
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rights and civil liberties from the public, carrying 
out the Administration’s equal employment oppor-
tunity and diversity policies and programs, including 
complaint management and adjudication, and help-
ing to ensure that employees and the traveling pub-
lic are treated in a fair and lawful manner. 
‘‘(x) OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
fice of Legislative Affairs (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Legislative Affairs, who shall report to the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
or the Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for developing and implementing strategies 
within the Transportation Security Administration 
to achieve congressional approval or authorization of 
the Administration’s programs and policies. 
‘‘(y) OFFICE OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
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fice of Finance and Administration (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Chief Financial Officer, who 
shall report to the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration or the Administra-
tor’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for financial, budgetary, and administrative ac-
tivities that support the mission of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
‘‘(z) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
fice of the Chief of Operations (in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.—The head of the 
Office shall be the Chief of Operations, who shall re-
port to the Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration or the Administrator’s des-
ignee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for the following: 
‘‘(A) Conducting protection, response, de-
tection, assessment, and investigation activities 
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in airports and other transportation facilities 
and deploying Federal Air Marshals on United 
States aircraft traveling domestically and inter-
nationally. 
‘‘(B) Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating 
risk by assessing vulnerabilities at international 
locations to determine risk, evaluating risk im-
pacts to determine mitigation activities, and 
executing mitigation activities to reduce risk to 
the United States. 
‘‘(C) Providing security and intelligence 
professionals with timely information in order 
to prevent a terrorist attack against the trans-
portation systems of the United States. 
‘‘(D) Developing security policies and plans 
that reduce the risk of catastrophic terrorist at-
tacks. 
‘‘(E) Providing risk-based, adaptive secu-
rity that includes airport checkpoint and bag-
gage screening operations, regulatory compli-
ance, cargo inspections, and other specialized 
programs designed to secure transportation. 
‘‘(F) Safeguarding the transportation sys-
tems of the United States through the qualifica-
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tion and delivery of innovative security capabili-
ties. 
‘‘(aa) OFFICE
OF
THE CHIEF
OF MISSION SUP-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
fice of the Chief of Mission Support (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF OF MISSION SUPPORT.—The head 
of the Office shall be the Chief of Mission Support, 
who shall report to the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration or the Adminis-
trator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for the following: 
‘‘(A) Negotiating and awarding contracts 
and other procurement vehicles that improve 
the Transportation Security Administration’s 
capabilities. 
‘‘(B) Providing strategic, sustainable, and 
comprehensive programs and services that at-
tract, build, and inspire a talented workforce. 
‘‘(C) Overseeing the development, delivery, 
and evaluation of training programs for Trans-
portation Security Administration employees. 
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‘‘(D) Providing information technologies 
and services that enable global transportation 
security. 
‘‘(E) Ensuring the integrity, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Transportation Security 
Administration’s
workforce,
operations,
and 
programs through objective audits, covert test-
ing, inspections, and criminal investigations. 
‘‘(F) Ensuring consistency in misconduct 
penalty determinations and an expeditious and 
fair adjudication process. 
‘‘(G) Building the Transportation Security 
Administration’s capabilities by managing the 
acquisition,
testing,
deployment,
and 
sustainment of security technology and other 
acquisition programs. 
‘‘(bb) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Of-
fice of the Chief Counsel (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF COUNSEL.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Chief Counsel for the Transportation 
Security Administration, who shall report to the 
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General Counsel of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for providing legal advice and services across 
the Transportation Security Administration.’’. 
(b) SECTION 115.—Subsection (c) of section 115 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(c) SECTION 40119.—Section 40119 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Federal Aviation’’ before 
‘‘Administration’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(d) SECTION 44901.—Section 44901 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary (Transpor-
tation Security Administration)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the Committee on Homeland Security 
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(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the heading, 
by striking ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’s’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Transportation Security Administration Ad-
ministrator’s’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)(C), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘of Homeland 
Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)(l), by striking ‘‘, after re-
ceiving the recommendations of the National Insti-
tute of Justice,’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’’; and 
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(ii) in the matter following subpara-
graph
(E),
by
striking
‘‘Secretary
of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; 
(8) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security of 
the Department of Homeland Security’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(9) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(10) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(11) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administra-
tion)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’; and 
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(12) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(g) SECTION 44904.—Section 44904 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu-
rity Administration)’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(h) SECTION 44905.—Section 44905 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(i) SECTION 44906.—Section 44906 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(j) SECTION 44908.—Section 44908 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’. 
(k) SECTION 44909.—Section 44909 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Customs Service’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’’. 
(l) SECTION 44911.—Section 44911 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraphs (1) through (10), by 
striking ‘‘the’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by inserting the following at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(12) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(13)
The
National
Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency. 
‘‘(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(B)
by
striking
‘‘Under
Secretary
of 
Transportation
for
Security’’
and
inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(m) SECTION 44912.—Section 44912 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(n) SECTION 44913.—Section 44913 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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ture’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(o) SECTION 44914.—Section 44914 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(p) SECTION 44915.—Section 44915 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’. 
(q) SECTION 44916.—Section 44916 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
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‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(r) SECTION 44917.—Section 44917 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security, utilizing a risk-based secu-
rity methodology,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
(3) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(b); and 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary for Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(s) SECTION 44918.—Section 44918 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 
Security of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), by 
striking ‘‘the Administrator’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(t) SECTION 44919.—Section 44919 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(u) SECTION 44920.—Section 44920 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
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retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(v) SECTION 44921.—Section 44921 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security and’’ before ‘‘the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs’’ before 
‘‘the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘may,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘the Under 
Secretary’’ before ‘‘may’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
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(6) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’s’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Transportation Security 
Administration Administrator’s’’. 
(w) SECTION 44922.—Section 44922 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(x) SECTION 44923.—Section 44923 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’ and inserting ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (3), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 
Homeland Security,’’ before ‘‘and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(y) SECTION 44924.—Section 44924 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor-
der and Transportation for Security of the De-
partment of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Administrator under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration under’’; 
(2) in each of subsections (b) through (f), by 
inserting ‘‘of the Federal Aviation Administration’’ 
after ‘‘Administrator’’ each place it appears; 
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(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and’’ before ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(z) SECTION 44925.—Section 44925 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Security of Homeland Security (Transpor-
tation Security Administration)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’. 
(aa) SECTION 44926.—Section 44926 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1)
in
subsection
(a),
by
striking
‘‘United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B)
in
subparagraph
(B),
by
striking 
‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’. 
(bb) SECTION 44927.—Section 44927 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Veteran’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(cc) SECTION 44933.—Section 44933 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MANAGERS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTORS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Manager’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; 
(B) in the second sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking the term ‘‘Managers’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tors’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(dd) SECTION 44934.—Section 44934 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(ee) SECTION 44935.—Section 44935 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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Transportation Security Administration,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Transportation Security’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation Security 
Administration Administrator’s’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(gg) SECTION 44937.—Section 44937 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’. 
(hh) SECTION 44938.—Section 44938 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland 
Security’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary considers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity considers’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
and 
(D)
by
striking
‘‘Under
Secretary
of 
Transportation Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(ii) SECTION 44940.—Section 44940 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘ 
Managers’’ and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; 
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(2) in subsection (e)(1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘AD-
MINISTRATOR’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(jj) SECTION 44941.—Section 44941 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security,’’ before ‘‘the Department of 
Transportation’’. 
(kk) SECTION 44942.—Section 44942 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 
subsection (c) and moving such subsection, 
as so redesignated, two ems to the left; 
and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as subsections (d) and (e), re-
spectively, and moving such subsections, as 
so redesignated, four ems to the left; 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(3) by striking subsection (c), as so redesig-
nated; 
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(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
so redesignated, as subsections (a) and (b), respec-
tively; 
(5) by striking the term ‘‘the Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Transpor-
tation Security’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(7) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate’’. 
(ll) SECTION 44943.—Section 44943 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Under 
Secretary for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Under 
Secretary for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’. 
(mm) SECTION 44944.—Section 44944 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Se-
curity’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(nn) SECTION 44945.—Section 44945 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
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(b) SECTION 106.—Section 106 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; 
(B)
in
paragraph
(2)(A),
by
striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’. 
(c) SECTION 109.—Section 109 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘medical product’’ and in-
serting ‘‘liquid or gel medical product or 
nourishment and nutrition for infants and 
toddlers, including formula, breast milk, 
and juice,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the product’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such product or nourishment or 
nutrition’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘voice 
stress analysis, biometric,’’ and inserting ‘‘bio-
metric’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(d) SECTION 110.—Section 110 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is amended by striking sub-
sections (c) and (d). 
(e) SECTION 111.—Section 111 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A)
by
striking
‘‘Under
Secretary
of 
Transportation
for
Security’’
and
inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(f) SECTION 117.—Section 117 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity in consultation with’’ before ‘‘the Secretary of Trans-
portation’’. 
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(g) SECTION 132.—Section 132 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is repealed. 
(h) SECTION 135.—Section 135 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is repealed. 
(i) SECTION 137.—Section 137 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44912 note) is re-
pealed. 
(j) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 133, 134, 136, 138, 
139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, and 147 of the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act are amended by 
redesignating such sections as sections 132, 133, 134, 
135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, and 144, 
respectively. 
SEC. 1504. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO 
CONGRESS UNDER THE STRATEGIC 5-YEAR 
TECHNOLOGY
INVESTMENT
PLAN
OF
THE 
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Section 
1611 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
563) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘biennially’’ and inserting ‘‘annu-
ally’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) information about acquisitions completed 
during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year dur-
ing which the report is submitted.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(h) NOTICE OF COVERED CHANGES TO PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
REQUIRED.—The Administrator 
shall
submit
to
the
Committee
on
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives notice of any covered change to the 
Plan by not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the change is made. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION
OF
CHANGE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered change’ means an increase 
or decrease in the dollar amount allocated to the 
procurement of a technology or an increase or de-
crease in the number of a technology.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON EQUIPMENT IN OPERATION POST- 
LIFE-CYCLE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
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the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives a report describing any 
equipment of the Transportation Security Administration 
that is in operation after— 
(1) the end of the life-cycle of the equipment 
specified by the manufacturer of the equipment; or 
(2) the end of the useful life projection for the 
equipment under the strategic 5-year technology in-
vestment plan of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, as required by section 1611 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 563). 
(c) NOTICE TO AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES.—Upon the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall notify airports and 
airlines of any changes to the 5-year technology invest-
ment plan of the Transportation Security Administration. 
SEC. 1505. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY-RELATED TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of 
Security-Related Technology 
‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Adminis-
trator shall develop and implement a preventive mainte-
nance validation process for security-related technology 
deployed to airports. 
‘‘(b)
MAINTENANCE
BY
ADMINISTRATION
PER-
SONNEL AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried 
out by Administration personnel at airports, the process 
referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel at 
airports specifying how to conduct and document 
preventive maintenance actions. 
‘‘(2)
Mechanisms
for
the
Administrator
to 
verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c)
MAINTENANCE
BY
CONTRACTORS
AT
AIR-
PORTS.—For maintenance to be carried by a contractor 
at airports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall 
require the following: 
‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventative mainte-
nance schedules to appropriate Administration per-
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sonnel at each airport that includes information on 
each action to be completed by contractor. 
‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration 
personnel at each airport when maintenance action 
is completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a 
third party of contractor maintenance. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall require maintenance contracts for secu-
rity-related technology deployed to airports to include pen-
alties for noncompliance when it is determined that either 
preventive or corrective maintenance has not been com-
pleted according to contractual requirements and manu-
facturers’ specifications.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1616 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-Related Technology 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’. 
SEC. 1506. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
EFFICIENCY. 
(a) EFFICIENCY REVIEW.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
conduct and complete a comprehensive, agency-wide effi-
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ciency review of the Administration to identify and effec-
tuate spending reductions and administrative savings 
through the streamlining or restructuring of Administra-
tion divisions to make the Administration more efficient. 
In carrying out the review under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider each of the following: 
(1) The elimination of any unnecessarily dupli-
cative or overlapping programs and initiatives that 
can be streamlined. 
(2) The elimination of any unnecessary or obso-
lete rules, regulations, directives, or procedures. 
(3) The reduction in overall operating expenses 
of the Administration, including costs associated 
with the number of personnel, as a direct result of 
efficiencies gained through the implementation of 
risk-based screening or through any other means as 
determined by the Administrator. 
(4) Any other matters the Administrator deter-
mines are appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the efficiency review required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate on the results and cost sav-
ings expected to be achieved through such efficiency re-
view. 
SEC. 1507. TRANSPORTATION SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) REDUCTION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration, shall de-
velop a strategic plan, including a timeline, to reduce by 
20 percent by June 30, 2019, the number of positions at 
the Senior Executive Service level at the Administration. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—Not later than 30 
days after the completion of the Senior Executive Service 
reduction plan required under subsection (a), the Adminis-
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 copy 
of such plan. 
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Subtitle B—Passenger Security and 
Screening 
SEC. 1511. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TRUST-
ED TRAVELER PROGRAM COLLABORATION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue 
the review of all trusted traveler vetting programs carried 
out by the Department of Homeland Security using rep-
resentatives from such programs to make recommenda-
tions on possible efficiencies that could be gained by inte-
grating requirements and operations and increasing infor-
mation and data sharing across programs. 
SEC. 1512. PRECHECK BIOMETRIC PILOT PROJECT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration (TSA) shall conduct a pilot 
project to test a secure, automated, and biometric-based 
system at airports to verify the identity of individuals who 
are members of TSA PreCheck or another Department of 
Homeland Security trusted traveler program that affords 
TSA expedited screening. Such system shall be designed 
to— 
(1) improve security while also reducing the 
need for security screening personnel to perform 
identity and travel document verification for such in-
dividuals; 
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(2) reduce the average wait time of such indi-
viduals; 
(3) reduce overall operating expenses of the Ad-
ministration; 
(4) be integrated with the Department’s watch 
list and trusted traveler matching programs; and 
(5) be integrated with other technologies to fur-
ther facilitate risk-based passenger screening at 
checkpoints, to the extent practicable and consistent 
with security standards. 
SEC.
1513.
IDENTITY
AND
TRAVEL
DOCUMENT 
VERIFICATION. 
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(m) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCREENING SYSTEM FOR 
CERTAIN PERSONS.—Not later than December 31, 2018, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
implement an identity and travel document verification 
system designed to establish a secure, automated system 
at all airports for verifying identity and travel documents 
of persons seeking entry into the sterile area of an airport. 
Such system shall— 
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‘‘(1) assess the need for security screening per-
sonnel to perform identity and travel document 
verification for such passengers, thereby assessing 
the overall number of such screening personnel; 
‘‘(2) reduce the average wait time of such pas-
sengers; 
‘‘(3) reduce overall operating expenses of the 
Administration; 
‘‘(4) be integrated with the Administration’s 
watch list matching program; and 
‘‘(5) be integrated with other technologies to 
further facilitate risk-based passenger screening at 
checkpoints, to the extent practicable and consistent 
with security standards.’’. 
SEC. 1514. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PILOT PROJECT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall conduct a pilot project to 
test the use of screening equipment using computed to-
mography technology to screen baggage at passenger 
checkpoints. 
SEC. 1515. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR 
AVIATION. 
(a) PASSENGER SCREENING TEAMS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
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ensure that by December 31, 2018, at least 300 explosives 
detection canine teams are dedicated to passenger screen-
ing purposes at airports in the United States at which the 
Administration performs, or oversees the implementation 
and performance of, security measures, including screen-
ing responsibilities. 
(b) USE OF CANINES TO DETECT SCREENING ANOM-
ALIES.—At airports in the United States at which— 
(1) canine teams trained to screen passengers 
are available, and 
(2) the Transportation Security Administration 
has passenger screening responsibilities, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration may use such teams to detect screening anoma-
lies. 
SEC. 1516. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AT AIR-
PORT CHECKPOINTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall require, to 
the extent practicable, that standard operating procedures 
at airport checkpoints for passengers and carry-on bag-
gage are carried out in a uniform manner among similarly 
situated airports. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on how standard operating procedures were made uniform 
in accordance with subsection (a). 
(c) AUDITS.—Beginning one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall conduct periodic 
audits of adherence to the standard operating procedures, 
as established by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration, under this section of screening 
personnel at large, medium, and small airports in diverse 
geographical areas. 
SEC. 1517. TRAVELER REDRESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall, using existing resources, systems, and proc-
esses, ensure the availability of the Department of 
Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate in-
quiries for individuals who— 
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(A) are citizens of the United States or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence; 
(B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP 
after receiving enhanced screening at an airport 
passenger security checkpoint more than three 
times in any 60-day period; and 
(C) believe they have been wrongly identi-
fied as being a threat to aviation security. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the implementation of the re-
dress process required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall review and update the Privacy Impact 
Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to en-
sure such Assessment accurately reflects the oper-
ation of such programs. 
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(2) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION; FORM.—The Se-
cure Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and 
update required under paragraph (1) shall be pub-
lished on a publically-accessible internet webpage of 
the Transportation Security Administration and sub-
mitted to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) RULE
REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
120 days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Trans-
portation Security Administration, in coordination 
with the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s intelligence-based 
screening rules. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
PROCESS.—Not later than 
48 hours after changing, updating, implementing, or 
suspending a Transportation Security Administra-
tion intelligence-based screening rule, the Assistant 
Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
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ysis of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall
notify
the
following
entities
of
any
such 
change, update, implementation, or suspension, as 
the case may be: 
(A) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement 
of the Transportation Security Administration. 
(B) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(C) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Ad-
ministration. 
(D) The Office of General Counsel of the 
Department. 
(E) The Privacy Office of the Administra-
tion. 
(F) The Privacy Office of the Department. 
(G) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 
(H) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro-
gram of the Department. 
(d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure 
that the Transportation Security Administration’s 
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intelligence-based screening rules are taken into ac-
count for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on how the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’s intelligence-based screening 
rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted 
during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling 
process. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s intelligence-based screening rules and the 
effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating 
potential threats to aviation security. Such study shall also 
examine coordination between the Transportation Security 
Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, 
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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) An assessment of threats requiring law en-
forcement officer response at airports. 
(3) The scope of current law enforcement ac-
tivities covered under the program, and an assess-
ment of whether such covered activities should be ex-
panded to reflect emerging threats. 
(4) The annual costs to airport authorities for 
providing law enforcement for such covered activities 
at security checkpoints. 
(5) Proposed methodology for funding alloca-
tions. 
Subtitle
C—Transportation
Secu-
rity Screening Personnel Train-
ing and Accountability 
SEC. 1531. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44935 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) INITIAL AND RECURRING TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall estab-
lish a training program for new security screening 
personnel located at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. 
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‘‘(2) RECURRING
TRAINING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall establish recurring 
training of security screening personnel regarding 
updates to screening procedures and technologies, 
including methods to identify the verification of false 
or fraudulent travel documents, as well as training 
on emerging threats, in response to weaknesses iden-
tified in covert tests at airports. The training shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) internal controls for monitoring and 
documenting compliance of transportation secu-
rity officers with such training requirements; 
and 
‘‘(B) such other matters as identified by 
the Administrator with regard to such train-
ing.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report to Congress on the effec-
tiveness of the new security screening personnel training 
at Glynco, Georgia, required under subsection (l) of sec-
tion 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. 
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SEC. 1532. ALTERNATE NEW SECURITY SCREENING PER-
SONNEL TRAINING PROGRAM COST AND FEA-
SIBILITY STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall conduct a cost and feasi-
bility study of developing a training program for security 
screening personnel that will provide such personnel with 
an equal level of training as is provided in the training 
program for new security screening personnel located at 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, 
Georgia, that could be conducted at or within 50 miles 
of such security screening personnel’s duty station. Such 
study should examine the use of online seminar and train-
ing platforms for portions of the training curriculum that 
are conducive to such an outcome. 
SEC. 1533. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT 
TESTING TO SECURITY SCREENERS. 
Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE TO SECU-
RITY SCREENERS OF COVERT TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure, 
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to the greatest extent practicable, that information 
concerning a covert test of a transportation security 
system to be conducted by a covert testing office, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security, or the Government Accountability Office is 
not provided to any individual involved in such test 
prior to the completion of such test. 
‘‘(2)
EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding
para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) an authorized individual involved in a 
covert test of a transportation security system 
may provide information concerning such covert 
test to— 
‘‘(i) employees, officers, and contrac-
tors of the Federal Government (including 
military personnel); 
‘‘(ii) employees and officers of State 
and local governments; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement officials who 
are authorized to receive or directed to be 
provided such information by the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security, or the 
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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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mines needs to know the identity of such 
cover team. 
‘‘(B)
COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The
term 
‘covered employee’ means any individual who 
receives notice of a covert test before the com-
pletion of a test under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(C) COVERT TEST.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covert 
test’ means an exercise or activity con-
ducted by a covert testing office, the In-
spector
General
of
the
Department
of 
Homeland Security, or the Government Ac-
countability Office to intentionally test, 
compromise, or circumvent transportation 
security systems to identify vulnerabilities 
in such systems. 
‘‘(ii)
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), the term ‘covert test’ does not 
mean an exercise or activity by an em-
ployee or contractor of the Transportation 
Security Administration to test or assess 
compliance with relevant regulations. 
‘‘(D) COVERT TESTING OFFICE.—The term 
‘covert testing office’ means any office of the 
Transportation
Security
Administration
des-
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ignated by the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to conduct cov-
ert tests of transportation security systems. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING 
OFFICE.—The term ‘employee of a covert test-
ing office’ means an individual who is an em-
ployee of a covert testing office or a contractor 
or an employee of a contractor of a covert test-
ing office.’’. 
Subtitle D—Airport Access 
Controls and Perimeter Security 
SEC. 1541. REFORMATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF THE 
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2)
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
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(3) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘foreign 
air carrier’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4)
INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The
term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(5) SECURED AREA.—The term ‘‘secured area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(6)
SECURITY
IDENTIFICATION
DISPLAY 
AREA.—The term ‘‘Security Identification Display 
Area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(7) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, in consultation with the Aviation Security 
Advisory
Committee
(established
under
section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
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Comptroller General of the United States a cost and 
feasibility study of a statistically significant number 
of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing 
the impact if all employee access points from non- 
secured areas to secured areas of such airports are 
comprised of the following: 
(A) A secure door utilizing card and pin 
entry or biometric technology. 
(B) Surveillance video recording, capable 
of storing video data for at least 30 days. 
(C) Advanced screening technologies, in-
cluding at least one of the following: 
(i)
Magnetometer
(walk-through
or 
hand-held). 
(ii) Explosives detection canines. 
(iii) Explosives trace detection. 
(iv) Advanced imaging technology. 
(v) X-ray bag screening technology. 
(2)
CONTENTS.—The
study
required
under 
paragraph (1) shall include information related to 
the employee screening costs of those category I, II, 
III, IV, and X airports which have already imple-
mented practices of screening 100 percent of em-
ployees accessing secured areas of airports, including 
the following: 
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(A) Costs associated with establishing an 
operational minimum number of employee entry 
and exit points. 
(B) A comparison of estimated costs and 
effectiveness associated with implementing the 
security features specified in paragraph (1) 
to— 
(i) the Federal Government; and 
(ii) airports and the aviation commu-
nity. 
(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall review 
such study to assess the quality and reliability 
of such study. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the receipt of the study required under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the results of the 
review required under subparagraph (A). 
(c) AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY 
AWARENESS.— 
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(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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