I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1871 
To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security 
Administration policies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2021 
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation 
Security Administration policies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Transparency Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
SENSITIVE 
SECURITY 
INFORMATION; 
INTER-
NATIONAL AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) shall— 
(A) ensure clear and consistent designation 
of ‘‘Sensitive Security Information’’, including 
reasonable security justifications for such des-
ignation; 
(B) develop and implement a schedule to 
regularly review and update, as necessary, TSA 
Sensitive Security Information Identification 
guidelines; 
(C) develop a tracking mechanism for all 
Sensitive Security Information redaction and 
designation challenges; 
(D) document justifications for changes in 
position regarding Sensitive Security Informa-
tion redactions and designations, and make 
such changes accessible to TSA personnel for 
use with relevant stakeholders, including air 
carriers, airport operators, surface transpor-
tation operators, and State and local law en-
forcement, as necessary; and 
(E) ensure that TSA personnel are ade-
quately trained on appropriate designation poli-
cies. 
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(2) STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) shall conduct outreach to rel-
evant stakeholders described in paragraph (1)(D) 
that regularly are granted access to Sensitive Secu-
rity Information to raise awareness of the TSA’s 
policies and guidelines governing the designation and 
use of Sensitive Security Information. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall develop and implement guidelines with respect 
to last point of departure airports to— 
(A) ensure the inclusion, as appropriate, of 
air carriers and other transportation security 
stakeholders in the development and implemen-
tation of security directives and emergency 
amendments; 
(B) document input provided by air car-
riers and other transportation security stake-
holders during the security directive and emer-
gency amendment, development, and implemen-
tation processes; 
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(C) define a process, including time 
frames, and with the inclusion of feedback from 
air carriers and other transportation security 
stakeholders, for cancelling or incorporating se-
curity directives and emergency amendments 
into security programs; 
(D) conduct engagement with foreign part-
ners on the implementation of security direc-
tives and emergency amendments, as appro-
priate, including recognition if existing security 
measures at a last point of departure airport 
are found to provide commensurate security as 
intended by potential new security directives 
and emergency amendments; and 
(E) ensure that new security directives and 
emergency amendments are focused on defined 
security outcomes. 
(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall brief the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate on the guidelines described 
in paragraph (1). 
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(3) DECISIONS NOT SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL RE-
VIEW.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any action of the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration under paragraph (1) 
is not subject to judicial review. 
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