I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2507 
To exclude employees of the Transportation Security Administration from 
the collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employ-
ment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and 
property screeners. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2011 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. HARPER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRIFFIN 
of Arkansas, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. CONAWAY, and Mr. 
BUCSHON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exclude employees of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration from the collective bargaining rights of Federal 
employees and provide employment rights and an em-
ployee engagement mechanism for passenger and prop-
erty screeners. 
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 Administration Employee Freedom Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FROM 
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS OF 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7103(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) an officer or employee of the Trans-
portation Security Administration of the De-
partment of Homeland Security;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity;’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49.— 
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(1) TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Section 114(n) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding ‘‘This subsection shall 
be subject to section 7103(a)(2)(vi) and (3)(I) of 
title 5, United States Code.’’ at the end. 
(2) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 40122 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(j) 
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion (including subsection (g)(2)(C)), this section shall be 
subject to section 7103(a)(2)(vi) and (3)(I) of title 5, 
United States Code.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and apply to any collective bargaining agreement 
(as defined under section 7103(a)(8) of title 5, United 
States Code) entered into on or after that date, including 
the renewal of any collective bargaining agreement in ef-
fect on that date. 
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SEC. 3. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM 
FOR PASSENGER AND PROPERTY SCREEN-
ERS. 
(a) LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP; APPEAL 
RIGHTS; ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM
FOR WORKPLACE 
ISSUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(d) of the Avia-
tion and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 
44935 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sec-
tion 883 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 463) and paragraphs (2) through (5), not-
withstanding’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LABOR
ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIP.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
an individual described in paragraph (2) from join-
ing a labor organization. 
‘‘(3) RIGHT TO APPEAL ADVERSE ACTION.—An 
individual employed or appointed to carry out the 
screening functions of the Administrator under sec-
tion 44901 of title 49, United States Code, may sub-
mit an appeal of an adverse action covered by sec-
tion 7512 of title 5, United States Code, and final-
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