IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1893 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 21, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To direct the Transportation Security Administration to de-
velop a transportation security preparedness plan in the 
event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Preparedness Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. SURVEY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION 
WORKFORCE 
REGARDING 
COVID–19 RESPONSE. 
(a) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’), in consultation with 
the labor organization certified as the exclusive represent-
ative of full- and part-time non-supervisory Administra-
tion personnel carrying out screening functions under sec-
tion 44901 of title 49, United States Code, shall conduct 
a survey of the Transportation Security Administration 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administration’’) work-
force regarding the Administration’s response to the 
COVID–19 pandemic. Such survey shall be conducted in 
a manner that allows for the greatest practicable level of 
workforce participation. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the survey required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall solicit feed-
back on the following: 
(1) The Administration’s communication and 
collaboration with the Administration’s workforce re-
garding the Administration’s response to the 
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COVID–19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate and 
monitor transmission of COVID–19 among its work-
force, including through— 
(A) providing employees with personal pro-
tective equipment and mandating its use; 
(B) modifying screening procedures and 
Administration operations to reduce trans-
mission among officers and passengers and en-
suring compliance with such changes; 
(C) adjusting policies regarding scheduling, 
leave, and telework; 
(D) outreach as a part of contact tracing 
when an employee has tested positive for 
COVID–19; and 
(E) encouraging COVID–19 vaccinations 
and efforts to assist employees that seek to be 
vaccinated such as communicating the avail-
ability of duty time for travel to vaccination 
sites and recovery from vaccine side effects. 
(2) Any other topic determined appropriate by 
the Administrator. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting the survey required under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministration shall provide a report summarizing the re-
sults of the survey to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 
3. 
TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
PREPAREDNESS 
PLAN. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Section 114 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(x) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PREPAREDNESS 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief 
Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity and in consultation with the partners identi-
fied under paragraphs (3)(A)(i) through (3)(A)(iv), 
shall develop a transportation security preparedness 
plan to address the event of a communicable disease 
outbreak. The Secretary, acting through the Admin-
istrator, shall ensure such plan aligns with relevant 
Federal plans and strategies for communicable dis-
ease outbreaks. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting 
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through the Administrator, shall consider each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The findings of the survey required 
under section 2 of the Transportation Security 
Preparedness Act of 2021. 
‘‘(B) All relevant reports and recommenda-
tions regarding the Administration’s response 
to the COVID–19 pandemic, including any re-
ports and recommendations issued by the 
Comptroller General and the Inspector General 
of the Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) Lessons learned from Federal inter-
agency efforts during the COVID–19 pandemic. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan developed 
under paragraph (1) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Plans for communicating and collabo-
rating in the event of a communicable disease 
outbreak with the following partners: 
‘‘(i) Appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies, including the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
Department of Transportation, the De-
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