‘‘(G) ensure that the credential is not re-
quired for expedited screening under section 
44901(a) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 203. SECURITY SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
METAL IMPLANTS, PROSTHETICS, AND PHYS-
ICAL 
DISABILITIES 
TRAVELING 
IN 
AIR 
TRANSPORTATION. 
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by section 201, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through 
(m), as redesignated by section 201, as subsections 
(f) through (n), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d), as inserted 
by section 201, the following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) SECURITY SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
METAL IMPLANTS, PROSTHETICS, PHYSICAL DISABIL-
ITIES, AND SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS TRAVELING IN AIR 
TRANSPORTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security Admin-
istration) shall carry out a program to ensure appro-
priate treatment in the screening of individuals with 
metal implants, prosthetics, and physical disabilities 
traveling in air transportation. 
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‘‘(2) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration Authorization Act of 2011, the 
Assistant Secretary shall submit a plan to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives for improving security screening proce-
dures for individuals with metal implants, pros-
thetics, and physical disabilities to limit disruptions 
in the screening process while maintaining security. 
The plan shall include an analysis of approaches to 
limit such disruptions for individuals with metal im-
plants, and benchmarks for implementing changes to 
the screening process. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration Authorization Act of 2011, the 
Assistant Secretary shall implement a program to 
improve security screening procedures for individuals 
with metal implants, prosthetics, or physical disabil-
ities to limit disruptions in the screening process 
while maintaining security. 
‘‘(4) METAL IMPLANT DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘metal implant’ means a metal de-
vice or object that has been surgically implanted or 
otherwise placed in the body of an individual, includ-
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ing any metal device used in a hip or knee replace-
ment, metal plate, metal screw, metal rod inside a 
bone, and other metal orthopedic implants.’’. 
SEC. 204. SECURITY SCREENINGS OF CHILDREN. 
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by sections 201 and 202, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) through 
(n), as redesignated by section 202, as subsections 
(g) through (o), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e), as inserted 
by section 202, the following new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) SECURITY SCREENING OF CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A child shall not be subject 
to pat-down screening before boarding a passenger 
aircraft, unless a screening anomaly cannot be rea-
sonably resolved by checkpoint technology. If a 
screening anomaly cannot be resolved by checkpoint 
technology, the anomaly may be resolved by the 
child’s parent or guardian as directed by a transpor-
tation security officer or by a transportation security 
officer with the expressed consent of the child’s par-
ent or guardian. Such a pat-down may be conducted 
in a private setting at the request of the parent or 
guardian. Any such pat-down conducted in a private 
setting of a child who is 16 years of age or younger 
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must be conducted in the presence of the child’s par-
ent or guardian. 
‘‘(2) RANDOM SCREENING.—Children shall not 
be subject to random pat-down screenings, unless 
the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) determines 
that threat conditions warrant such screenings.’’. 
SEC. 205. REQUIREMENTS FOR BAGGAGE SCREENING 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS
FOR 
CHECKED BAGGAGE.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall develop and implement plans to— 
(1) acquire needed data for implementation of 
the Administration’s 2010 explosives detection sys-
tem requirements; and 
(2) deploy explosives detection systems that 
meet those requirements, whether through new ac-
quisitions or through upgrading existing systems. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish and pub-
lish detailed technical requirements for screening tech-
nologies for all carry-on baggage and cargo destined for 
commercial aircraft. 
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(c) COORDINATION.—The Assistant Secretary may 
coordinate with the Under Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Science and Technology to ensure that the require-
ments provided for under subsection (b) and any related 
research and development requirements published by the 
Under Secretary are aligned to the greatest extent pos-
sible. 
(d) COMMUNICATION WITH INDUSTRY.—The Assist-
ant Secretary shall establish a process to communicate 
with industry in an open and timely manner regarding ac-
quisition of baggage screening technology and the require-
ments for such technology. 
(e) IN-LINE BAGGAGE SCREENING STUDY.—The As-
sistant Secretary shall consult with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee and 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 Administration’s plans, esti-
mated costs, and current benchmarks for replacing explo-
sive detection equipment that is nearing the end of its life 
cycle or needs to be upgraded to meet current standards. 
SEC. 206. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR 
AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) PASSENGER SCREENING TEAMS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall ensure that by the end of 2013 at least 
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100 explosives detection canine teams are used for pas-
senger screening purposes at large airports in the United 
States at which the Administration has passenger screen-
ing responsibilities. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF USE OF EXISTING TEAMS.— 
The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that explosives detec-
tion canine teams used for transportation security activi-
ties before the date of enactment of this Act are not used 
to meet the requirement under subsection (a). 
(c) USE
OF CANINES TO RESOLVE SCREENING 
ANOMALIES.—Where canine teams trained to screen pas-
sengers are available in airports in the United States at 
which the Administration has passenger screening respon-
sibilities, the Assistant Secretary may use such teams to 
resolve screening anomalies. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 207. PILOT PROGRAM ON SECURITY SCREENING OF 
PASSENGERS 
ON 
COMMERCIAL 
FLIGHTS 
ORIGINATING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Assistant Secretary, working in cooperation with 
the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, 
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shall develop and carry out a pilot program at a large air-
port to test the feasibility of streamlining and eliminating 
duplicative aviation security screening of baggage and pas-
sengers arriving in the United States from certain last 
point of departure airports selected by the Assistant Sec-
retary who continue on domestic United States flights to 
a final destination. 
SEC. 208. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AT AIR-
PORT CHECKPOINTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary shall require, to the extent practicable, that 
standard operating procedures at airport checkpoints for 
passengers and carry-on baggage are standardized and 
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 Assistant 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on how standard operating procedures were 
standardized and made uniform in accordance with sub-
section (a). 
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(c) AUDITS.—Beginning one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department shall conduct periodic audits of adherence to 
the standard operating procedures, as established by the 
Assistant Secretary, by screening personnel at large, me-
dium, and small airports in diverse geographical areas. 
SEC. 209. ADVANCED PASSENGER PRESCREENING SYSTEM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report that— 
(1) describes the progress made by the Depart-
ment in implementing the advanced passenger 
prescreening system; and 
(2) identifies the total number of misidentified 
passengers who must undergo secondary screening 
or have been prevented from boarding a plane dur-
ing the preceding year. 
SEC. 210. SCREENING IN AREAS OTHER THAN PRIMARY 
PASSENGER TERMINALS. 
The Administration is authorized to provide screen-
ing services to commercial air carriers in areas other than 
primary passenger terminals upon the request of a com-
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mercial air carrier. A commercial air carrier shall direct 
any such request to the Federal Security Director for the 
airport where services are needed. A Federal Security Di-
rector may elect to provide screening services should they 
be available. The Administration shall seek compensation 
from a commercial air 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. 211. AUTOMATED TARGETING RECOGNITION SOFT-
WARE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall certify to 
Congress that automated targeting recognition software is 
installed on all advanced imaging technology machines 
that are currently deployed in commercial airports for pas-
senger screening and for any and all subsequent deploy-
ments of advanced imaging technology machines. 
SEC. 212. DISABLING IMAGE RETENTION. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall certify to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Commiittee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate that, in order 
to improve airport security screening processes while en-
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suring passenger privacy protection, the image retention 
capabilities of all advanced imaging technology utilized by 
the Administration to screen passengers at checkpoints in 
the Nation’s airports have been disabled. 
SEC. 213. SCREENING STRATEGY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to 
appropriate congressional committees, including the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, a risk-based strategy with benchmarks for modifying 
standard operating procedures at the checkpoint for trust-
ed passengers to enter the secure area without removing 
their shoes. 
PART 2—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICER 
TRAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 221. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT 
TESTING TO SECURITY SCREENERS. 
Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) 
(as redesignated by section 111(a)(1) of the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107– 
71; 115 Stat. 616), relating to accessibility of com-
puter-based training facilities) as subsection (k); and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE TO SECU-
RITY SCREENERS OF COVERT TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall ensure that information concerning a covert 
test of a transportation security system to be con-
ducted by a covert testing office, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security, or the 
Government Accountability Office is not provided to 
any individual prior to the completion of the 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 the 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 
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provided such information by the Assistant 
Secretary, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, or the 
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 
where a covert test of a transportation security 
system is being conducted, an individual con-
ducting the test may disclose his or her status 
as an individual conducting the test to any ap-
propriate individual if a security screener or 
other individual who is not a covered employee 
identifies the individual conducting the 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 the covert 
testing office is accompanied at the site of the 
test by a cover team composed of one or more 
employees of the covert testing office for the 
purpose of monitoring the test and confirming 
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the identity of personnel involved in the test 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITY OF COVER TEAM.— 
Under this paragraph, a cover team for a covert 
test of a transportation security system shall— 
‘‘(i) monitor the test; and 
‘‘(ii) for the purpose of ensuring the 
security of any individual in the vicinity of 
a site where the test is being conducted, 
confirm, notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
the identity of any individual conducting 
the test to any appropriate individual if a 
security screener or other individual who is 
not a covered employee identifies the indi-
vidual conducting the 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 the test— 
‘‘(i) is approved, in coordination with 
the designated security official for the air-
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port operator by the Federal Security Di-
rector for such airport; and 
‘‘(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 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 a covert test of a transportation secu-
rity system, means any individual that— 
‘‘(i) the individual conducting the test 
determines needs to know his or her status 
as an individual conducting a test under 
paragraph (2)(B); or 
‘‘(ii) the cover team monitoring the 
test under paragraph (3)(B)(i) determines 
needs to know the identity of an individual 
conducting the test. 
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‘‘(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)(A). 
‘‘(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-
ignated by the Assistant Secretary to conduct 
covert tests of transportation security systems. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 222. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish 
recurring training of transportation security officers re-
garding updates to screening procedures and technologies, 
including methods to identify the verification of false or 
fraudulent travel documents, in response to weaknesses 
identified in covert tests at airports. The training shall 
include— 
(1) internal controls for monitoring and docu-
menting compliance of transportation security offi-
cers with training requirements; and 
(2) such other matters as identified by the As-
sistant Secretary with regard to training. 
SEC. 223. HIRING PREFERENCE FOR PART-TIME EMPLOY-
EES. 
The Assistant Secretary shall provide a preference for 
the hiring of an individual as a full-time transportation 
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security officer if the individual is already employed as a 
part-time transportation security officer, as long as the 
individual meets the performance standards of such em-
ployment. 
SEC. 224. REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS DUE 
TO PERFORMANCE. 
Section 44935(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) REMOVAL FOR PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an individual em-
ployed as a transportation security officer fails 
any scheduled or covert operational test, includ-
ing an annual proficiency review, more than 
three times during a testing period and if such 
results are documented, the individual shall be 
removed from screening operations within 24 
hours. 
‘‘(B) IMMEDIATE
REMOVAL
FOR
NEG-
LIGENCE.—The following individuals shall be 
immediately removed from screening operations: 
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‘‘(i) An individual employed as a 
transportation security officer who neg-
ligently fails to detect a live explosive with 
the potential to do serious harm to human 
life or property. 
‘‘(ii) An individual employed as a 
transportation security officer responsible 
for the verification of travel documents 
who negligently fails to verify such travel 
documents. 
‘‘(C) REMOVAL AND REVIEW.—Any trans-
portation security officer removed pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall suspended with 
pay pending an immediate investigation and re-
view by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security (Transportation Security Administra-
tion), who shall have the discretion to reinstate 
or terminate any individual removed under this 
paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 225. ADMINISTRATION OMBUDSMAN OFFICE. 
(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: 
‘‘§ 44946. Ombudsman 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
Office of the Ombudsman in the Transportation Se-
curity Administration. 
‘‘(2) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Office shall be 
under the direction of the Ombudsman of the 
Transportation Security Administration, who 
shall be appointed by the Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity on behalf of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual ap-
pointed as the Ombudsman must have expertise 
in— 
‘‘(i) labor and employment relations 
with Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) dispute resolution. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT AND 
REMOVAL.—The Chief Human Capital Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees 
within 30 days after the effective date of any of 
the following actions: 
‘‘(i) The appointment of an individual 
as Ombudsman. 
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‘‘(ii) The reappointment as Ombuds-
man of an individual who is serving as 
Ombudsman. 
‘‘(iii) The removal of an individual 
from the position of Ombudsman. 
‘‘(3) ENSURING INDEPENDENCE OF OMBUDS-
MAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Ombudsman shall 
report— 
‘‘(i) to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to the Chief Human Capital Offi-
cer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity with respect to any dispute between 
the Ombudsman and the Administrator of 
Transportation 
Security 
Administration 
over matters involving the execution of the 
Ombudsman’s duties as set forth in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(B) INSPECTOR
GENERAL’S
AUTHORITY 
TO
CONDUCT
INVESTIGATIONS
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this section shall prohibit 
the Inspector General of the Department of 
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Homeland Security from initiating, carrying 
out, or completing any investigation. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Ombudsman shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct outreach to Transportation Secu-
rity Administration employees, including publicizing 
a toll-free telephone number to report complaints; 
‘‘(2) evaluate each complainant’s claim objec-
tively; 
‘‘(3) provide information, advice, and assistance 
to complainants and, as appropriate, initiate infor-
mal, impartial fact-finding and inquiries, on com-
plaints or on the Ombudsman’s own initiative; 
‘‘(4) inform each complainant— 
‘‘(A) when the Ombudsman decides against 
conducting a fact-finding inquiry into the com-
plaint; 
‘‘(B) on the status of the Ombudsman’s 
fact-finding inquiry to the complainant, on a 
regular basis if requested by the complainant; 
and 
‘‘(C) of the Ombudsman’s recommenda-
tions and information, as appropriate, for the 
complainant to formally complain to the appro-
priate authority; 
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‘‘(5) work with the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration to address issues 
identified through fact-finding and inquiries; 
‘‘(6) maintain confidential any matter related to 
complaints and inquiries, including the identities of 
the complainants and witnesses; and 
‘‘(7) submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ombudsman shall re-
port no later than September 30 each year to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the actions 
taken by the Office of the Ombudsman over the pre-
ceding year and the objectives of those actions. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each such report shall, for 
the period covered by the report, include— 
‘‘(A) statistical information, by region, on 
the volume of complaints received, general na-
ture of complaints, general information on com-
plainants, and the percentage of complaints 
that resulted in a fact-finding inquiry; 
‘‘(B) a summary of problems encountered 
by complainants, including information on the 
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most pervasive or serious types of problems en-
countered by complainants; 
‘‘(C) policy recommendations that the Of-
fice of the Ombudsman made to the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration; 
‘‘(D) an inventory of the items described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action 
has been taken, and the result of such action; 
‘‘(E) an inventory of the items described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action re-
mains to be completed; and 
‘‘(F) such other information as the Om-
budsman considers relevant. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY.— 
Each report under this subsection shall be provided 
directly to the committees described in paragraph 
(1) without any prior comment or amendment by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek 
comment from the Administrator to be submitted by 
the Ombudsman together with the annual report. 
‘‘(4) OTHER REPORTS.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to preclude the Ombuds-
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