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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, as a sub-
committee of the Research, Engineering, and Develop-
ment Advisory Committee,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act, and every two years 
thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennially,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SECURITY AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
conduct 
research (including behavioral research) and development 
activities appropriate to develop, modify, test, and evaluate 
a system, procedure, facility, or device to protect passengers 
and property against acts of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, 
and terrorism and to ensure security. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 552 of title 
5, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations prohibiting 
disclosure of information obtained or developed in ensuring 
security under this title if the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity decides disclosing the information would— 
‘‘(i) be an unwarranted invasion of personal pri-
vacy; 
‘‘(ii) reveal a trade secret or privileged or confiden-
tial commercial or financial information; or 
‘‘(iii) be detrimental to transportation safety. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Subparagraph (A) 
does not authorize information to be withheld from a com-
mittee of Congress authorized to have the information. 
‘‘(C) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) shall be construed to authorize the designation 
of information as sensitive security information (as defined 
in section 15.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations)— 
‘‘(i) to conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or 
administrative error; 
‘‘(ii) to prevent embarrassment to a person, 
organization, or agency; 
‘‘(iii) to restrain competition; or 
‘‘(iv) to prevent or delay the release of information 
that does not require protection in the interest of 
transportation security, including basic scientific 
research information not clearly related to transpor-
tation security. 
‘‘(D) PRIVACY ACT.—Section 552a of title 5 shall not 
apply to disclosures that the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration may make from the systems 
of records of the Transportation Security Administration 
to any Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective 
service, immigration, or national security official in order 
to assist the official receiving the information in the 
performance of official duties. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFERS
OF
DUTIES
AND
POWERS
PROHIBITED.— 
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Administrator may 
not transfer a duty or power under this section to another
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department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this section, the term 
‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration.’’; 
(11) section 44913 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(referred to in this section as ‘the Administrator’)’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(12) section 44914 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘the Department of Transportation,’’ 
before ‘‘air carriers, airport authorities, and others’’; 
(13) section 44915 is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(14) section 44916 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ the second place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(15) section 44917 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by the Administrator’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement of 
the Department of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator 
of 
the 
Transportation 
Security 
Administration’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(16) section 44918 is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security of the 
Department of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator 
of 
the 
Transportation 
Security 
Administration’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of the Vision 
100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the date of enact-
ment of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthor-
ization Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 12, 2003,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of the Vision 
100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Federal Air Mar-
shals Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Air Marshal 
Service’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(17) section 44920 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or 
section 44919’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this section, the term 
‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration.’’; 
(18) section 44922 is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Deputation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deputization’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPUTATION’’ and 
inserting ‘‘DEPUTIZATION’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘deputation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘deputization’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(19) section 44923 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
for Border and Transportation Security of the Department 
of Homeland Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (j);
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(20) section 44924 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Border and 
Transportation Security of the Department of Home-
land Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Administrator under’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
under’’; 
(B) in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), by striking 
‘‘Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’’; 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Not later than 240 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(21) section 44925 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration)’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(22) section 44926(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘an 
misidentified passenger’’ and inserting ‘‘a misidentified pas-
senger’’; 
(23) section 44927 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Veteran Affairs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Veterans Affairs’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, and annually there-
after,’’ and inserting ‘‘Each year,’’; 
(24) section 44933 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Federal Security Manager’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal Security Director’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Managers’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Federal Security Directors’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Manager’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal Security Director’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’;
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(25) section 44934 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘airports. In coordination with the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘airports. In coordination with 
the Secretary of State’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall give high 
priority’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of State shall 
give high priority’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Secretary and 
the chief’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of State and the 
chief’’; 
(26) section 44935 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘Within 30 days after the 
date of enactment of the Aviation and 
Transportation 
Security 
Act, 
the’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘other’’ before ‘‘provision 
of law’’; and 
(II) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
1102(a)(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101(a)(22)’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘other’’ before 
‘‘provision of law’’; 
(D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘Within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the Aviation and Transpor-
tation Security Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this section, the term 
‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration.’’; 
(27) section 44936 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’;
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(ii) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘,,’’ and 
inserting a comma; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C); 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’s’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’s’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this section, the term 
‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration.’’; 
(28) section 44937 is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(29) section 44938 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(30) section 44939(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
(31) section 44940 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(II) by striking the last two sentences; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the costs under para-
graph (1) shall be determined by the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration and shall not 
be subject to judicial review. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PER-
SONNEL.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term ‘Fed-
eral law enforcement personnel’ includes State and local 
law enforcement officers who are deputized under section 
44922.’’; 
(B) in subsections (b), (d), (e), (g), and (h), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘within 60 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, or’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘thereafter’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) 
of this subsection’’; 
(D) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘FEES
PAYABLE 
TO UNDER SECRETARY’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘FEES 
PAYABLE TO ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(E) in subsection (i)(4)— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(L) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively; 
(32) section 44941(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation,’’; 
(33) section 44942 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘Within 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act, the Under Secretary for Transpor-
tation Security may, in consultation with’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration may, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal agencies and’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after 
‘‘Federal Aviation Administration’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE
PLAN
AND 
REPORT.—’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), as redesignated— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(II) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary and the Under Secretary 
for Transportation Security shall agree’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall agree’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary, the Under Secretary for 
Transportation Security’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration,’’; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary for Transportation Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(34) section 44943 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
for Transportation Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’;
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and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator with respect 
to aviation safety duties and powers designated to 
be carried out by the Administrator’’ and inserting 
‘‘or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration with respect to aviation safety duties and 
powers designated to be carried out by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’; 
(2) in section 46304(b), by striking ‘‘or the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation 
safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’; 
(3) in section 46311— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security with respect to security duties 
and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration with 
respect to security duties and powers designated 
to be carried out by the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration with respect to avia-
tion safety duties and powers designated to be 
carried out by the Administrator’’ and inserting 
‘‘or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration with respect to aviation safety 
duties and powers designated to be carried out 
by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘Administrator shall’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall’’; and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘Administrator,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’’; 
(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; 
(4) in section 46313— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security with respect to security duties and powers des-
ignated to be carried out by the Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security
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Administration with respect to security duties and powers 
designated to be carried out by the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation 
safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’; 
and 
(5) in section 46316(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security with respect to security duties and powers des-
ignated to be carried out by the Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration with respect to security duties and powers 
designated to be carried out by the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation 
safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’. 
(h) CHAPTER 465 AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 465 is amended— 
(1) in section 46505(d)(2), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents for chapter 465 of subtitle 
VII, by striking the following: 
‘‘46503. Repealed.’’. 
(i) CHAPTER 483 REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 483 is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
subtitle VII is amended by striking the following: 
‘‘483. Aviation security funding ............................................................................48301’’. 
(j) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 is amended 
by inserting before section 44933 the following: 
‘‘§ 44931. Authority to exempt 
‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an exemption 
from a regulation prescribed in carrying out sections 44901, 44903, 
44906, 44909(c), and 44935–44937 of this title when the Secretary 
decides the exemption is in the public interest. 
‘‘§ 44932. Administrative 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
may take action the Secretary or the Administrator considers nec-
essary to carry out this chapter and chapters 461, 463, and 465
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of this title, including conducting investigations, prescribing regula-
tions, standards, and procedures, and issuing orders. 
‘‘(b) INDEMNIFICATION.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration may indemnify an officer or 
employee of the Transportation Security Administration against 
a claim or judgment arising out of an act that the Administrator 
decides was committed within the scope of the official duties of 
the officer or employee.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of chapter 
449 is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
44933 the following: 
‘‘44931. Authority to exempt. 
‘‘44932. Administrative.’’. 
SEC. 1992. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF CHAPTER 449. 
The table of contents of chapter 449 is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to section 44922, by striking ‘‘Depu-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputization’’; and 
(2) by inserting after section 44941 the following: 
‘‘44942. Performance goals and objectives. 
‘‘44943. Performance management system.’’. 
SEC. 1993. OTHER LAWS; INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM 
PREVENTION ACT OF 2004. 
Section 4016(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (49 U.S.C. 44917 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 
Immigration 
and 
Customs 
Enforcement’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Director of 
Federal Air Marshal Service of the Department of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administration),’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration and the Director of Federal Air Marshal Service 
of the Department of Homeland Security’’. 
SEC. 1994. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
References relating to the Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security in statutes, Executive orders, rules, regulations, direc-
tives, or delegations of authority that precede the effective date
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of this Act shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.