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‘‘(D) A comparison of the original acquisi-
tion program baseline, the current acquisition 
program baseline, and the current estimate. 
‘‘(E) Whether or not an independent 
verification and validation has been imple-
mented, with an explanation for the decision and 
a summary of any findings. 
‘‘(F) A rating of cost risk, schedule risk, 
and technical risk associated with the program 
(including narrative descriptions and mitigation 
actions). 
‘‘(G) Contract status (including earned 
value management data as applicable). 
‘‘(H) A lifecycle cost of the acquisition, and 
time basis for the estimate. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The Under Secretary shall sub-
mit quarterly updates to such report not later than 
45 days after the completion of each quarter. 
‘‘(b) QUARTERLY PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY RE-
PORT.—The Under Secretary for Management shall prepare 
a quarterly program accountability report to meet the man-
date of the Department to perform program health assess-
ments and improve program execution and governance. The 
report shall be submitted to the congressional homeland se-
curity committees. 
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‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘congressional 
homeland security committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate.’’. 
(b) LEVEL 3 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS OF COMPONENTS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, component heads 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall iden-
tify to the Under Secretary for Management of the 
Department all level 3 acquisition programs of each 
respective component. Not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of such information, the Under Secretary shall 
certify in writing to the congressional homeland secu-
rity committees whether such component heads have 
properly identified such programs. To carry out this 
paragraph, the Under Secretary shall establish a 
process with a repeatable methodology to continually 
identify level 3 acquisition programs. 
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(2) POLICIES AND GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
component heads of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Under Secretary for Man-
agement of the Department their respective policies 
and relevant guidance for level 3 acquisition pro-
grams of each respective component. Not later than 90 
days after receipt of such policies and guidance, the 
Under Secretary for Management shall certify to the 
congressional homeland security committees that each 
component’s respective policies and guidance adhere 
to Department-wide acquisition policies. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 839 the following new item: 
‘‘840. Acquisition reports.’’. 
TITLE III—INTELLIGENCE AND 
INFORMATION SHARING 
Subtitle A—Department of Home-
land Security Intelligence Enter-
prise 
SEC. 301. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 210G. HOMELAND INTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department, in 
coordination with intelligence components of the Depart-
ment, the Office of the General Counsel, the Privacy Office, 
and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, shall 
develop and disseminate written Department-wide guidance 
for the processing, analysis, production, and dissemination 
of homeland security information (as such term is defined 
in section 892) and terrorism information (as such term 
is defined in section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485)). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required under sub-
section (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of guiding principles and 
purposes of the Department’s intelligence enterprise. 
‘‘(2) A summary of the roles and responsibilities 
of each intelligence component of the Department and 
programs of the intelligence components of the De-
partment in the processing, analysis, production, or 
dissemination of homeland security information and 
terrorism information, including relevant authorities 
and restrictions applicable to each intelligence compo-
nent of the Department and programs of each such 
intelligence components. 
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‘‘(3) Guidance for the processing, analysis, and 
production of such information. 
‘‘(4) Guidance for the dissemination of such in-
formation, including within the Department, among 
and between Federal departments and agencies, 
among and between State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial governments, including law enforcement, and 
with foreign partners and the private sector. 
‘‘(5) An assessment and description of how the 
dissemination to the intelligence community (as such 
term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) and Federal 
law enforcement of homeland security information 
and terrorism information assists such entities in 
carrying out their respective missions. 
‘‘(c) FORM.—The guidance required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REVIEW.—For each of the five fiscal 
years beginning with the fiscal year that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
conduct a review of the guidance required under subsection 
(a) and, as appropriate, revise such guidance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210F 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210G. Homeland intelligence doctrine.’’. 
SEC. 302. ANALYSTS FOR THE CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFI-
CER. 
Paragraph (1) of section 201(e) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(e)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall 
also provide the Chief Intelligence Officer with a staff hav-
ing appropriate expertise and experience to assist the Chief 
Intelligence Officer.’’. 
SEC. 303. ANNUAL HOMELAND TERRORIST THREAT ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amend-
ed by section 301 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
210H. 
HOMELAND 
TERRORIST 
THREAT 
ASSESS-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and for each of the 
next five fiscal years (beginning in the fiscal year that be-
gins after the date of the enactment of this section) the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis, and using departmental information, includ-
ing component information, and information provided 
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through State and major urban area fusion centers, shall 
conduct an assessment of the terrorist threat to the home-
land. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Empirical data assessing terrorist activities 
and incidents over time in the United States, includ-
ing terrorist activities and incidents planned or sup-
ported by persons outside of the United States tar-
geting the homeland. 
‘‘(2) An evaluation of current terrorist tactics, as 
well as ongoing and possible future changes in ter-
rorist tactics. 
‘‘(3) An assessment of criminal activity encoun-
tered or observed by officers or employees of compo-
nents in the field which is suspected of financing ter-
rorist activity. 
‘‘(4) Detailed information on all individuals de-
nied entry to or removed from the United States as 
a result of material support provided to a foreign ter-
rorist organization (as such term is used in section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189)). 
‘‘(5) The efficacy and spread of foreign terrorist 
organization propaganda, messaging, or recruitment. 
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‘‘(6) An assessment of threats, including cyber 
threats, to the homeland, including to critical infra-
structure and Federal civilian networks. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of current and potential ter-
rorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and 
organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the 
United States. 
‘‘(8) An assessment of threats to the transpor-
tation sector, including surface and aviation trans-
portation systems. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The assessments re-
quired under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall, to the extent practicable, utilize exist-
ing component data collected from the field; and 
‘‘(2) may incorporate relevant information and 
analysis from other agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, agencies of State and local governments (in-
cluding law enforcement agencies), as well as the pri-
vate sector, disseminated in accordance with standard 
information sharing procedures and policies. 
‘‘(d) FORM.—The assessments required under sub-
section (a) shall be shared with the appropriate congres-
sional committees and submitted in classified form, but— 
‘‘(1) shall include unclassified summaries; and 
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‘‘(2) may include unclassified annexes, if appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of sec-
tion 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
121) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(27) To carry out section 210H (relating to 
homeland terrorist threat assessments).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 210G, as added by this 
Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210H. Homeland terrorist threat assessments.’’. 
SEC. 304. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA 
FRAMEWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall develop a data framework to integrate existing 
Department of Homeland Security datasets and systems, as 
appropriate, for access by authorized personnel in a man-
ner consistent with relevant legal authorities and privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections. In 
developing such framework, the Secretary shall ensure, in 
accordance with all applicable statutory and regulatory re-
quirements, the following information is included: 
(1) All information acquired, held, or obtained 
by an office or component of the Department that 
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falls within the scope of the information sharing envi-
ronment, including homeland security information, 
terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction 
information, and national intelligence. 
(2) Any information or intelligence relevant to 
priority mission needs and capability requirements of 
the homeland security enterprise, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(b) DATA FRAMEWORK ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that the data framework re-
quired under this section is accessible to employees of 
the Department of Homeland Security who the Sec-
retary determines— 
(A) have an appropriate security clearance; 
(B) are assigned to perform a function that 
requires access to information in such frame-
work; and 
(C) are trained in applicable standards for 
safeguarding and using such information. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall— 
(A) issue guidance for Department of 
Homeland Security employees authorized to ac-
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cess and contribute to the data framework pursu-
ant to paragraph (1); and 
(B) ensure that such guidance enforces a 
duty to share between offices and components of 
the Department when accessing or contributing 
to such framework for mission needs. 
(3) EFFICIENCY.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall promulgate data standards and in-
struct components of the Department of Homeland 
Security to make available information through the 
data framework under this section in a machine-read-
able standard format, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may exclude from the data framework 
information that the Secretary determines access to or the 
confirmation of the existence of could— 
(1) jeopardize the protection of sources, methods, 
or activities; 
(2) compromise a criminal or national security 
investigation; 
(3) be inconsistent with the other Federal laws or 
regulations; or 
(4) be duplicative or not serve an operational 
purpose if included in such framework. 
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ular updates on the status of the data framework re-
quired under this section, including, when applicable, 
the use of such data framework to support classified 
operations. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intelligence’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(5)). 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEE.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittee’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101(11)). 
SEC. 305. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 104. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Insider Threat Program within the Department. Such 
Program shall— 
‘‘(1) provide training and education for Depart-
ment personnel to identify, prevent, mitigate, and re-
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spond to insider threat risks to the Department’s crit-
ical assets; 
‘‘(2) provide investigative support regarding po-
tential insider threats that may pose a risk to the De-
partment’s critical assets; and 
‘‘(3) conduct risk mitigation activities for in-
sider threats. 
‘‘(b) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Steering Committee within the Department. The 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall 
serve as the Chair of the Steering Committee. The 
Chief Security Officer shall serve as the Vice Chair. 
The Steering Committee shall be comprised of rep-
resentatives of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office 
of the General Counsel, the Office for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties, the Privacy Office, the Office of the 
Chief Human Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, the Federal Protective Service, the 
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Science 
and Technology Directorate, and other components or 
offices of the Department as appropriate. Such rep-
resentatives shall meet on a regular basis to discuss 
cases and issues related to insider threats to the De-
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partment’s critical assets, in accordance with sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis and the 
Chief Security Officer, in coordination with the Steer-
ing Committee established pursuant to paragraph (1), 
shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a holistic strategy for Depart-
ment-wide efforts to identify, prevent, mitigate, 
and respond to insider threats to the Depart-
ment’s critical assets; 
‘‘(B) develop a plan to implement the in-
sider threat measures identified in the strategy 
developed under subparagraph (A) across the 
components and offices of the Department; 
‘‘(C) document insider threat policies and 
controls; 
‘‘(D) conduct a baseline risk assessment of 
insider threats posed to the Department’s critical 
assets; 
‘‘(E) examine existing programmatic and 
technology best practices adopted by the Federal 
Government, industry, and research institutions 
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to implement solutions that are validated and 
cost-effective; 
‘‘(F) develop a timeline for deploying work-
place monitoring technologies, employee aware-
ness campaigns, and education and training 
programs related to identifying, preventing, 
mitigating, and responding to potential insider 
threats to the Department’s critical assets; 
‘‘(G) require the Chair and Vice Chair of 
the Steering Committee to consult with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology and 
other appropriate stakeholders to ensure the In-
sider Threat Program is informed, on an ongo-
ing basis, by current information regarding 
threats, beset practices, and available technology; 
and 
‘‘(H) develop, collect, and report metrics on 
the effectiveness of the Department’s insider 
threat mitigation efforts. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL ASSETS.—The term ‘critical as-
sets’ means the people, facilities, information, and 
technology required for the Department to fulfill its 
mission. 
‘‘(2) INSIDER.—The term ‘insider’ means— 
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‘‘(A) any person who has access to classified 
national security information and is employed 
by, detailed to, or assigned to the Department, 
including members of the Armed Forces, experts 
or consultants to the Department, industrial or 
commercial 
contractors, 
licensees, 
certificate 
holders, or grantees of the Department, including 
all subcontractors, personal services contractors, 
or any other category of person who acts for or 
on behalf of the Department, as determined by 
the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
private sector personnel who possess security 
clearances granted by the Department. 
‘‘(3) INSIDER
THREAT.—The term ‘insider 
threat’ means the threat that an insider will use his 
or her authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to 
do harm to the security of the United States, includ-
ing damage to the United States through espionage, 
terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified na-
tional security information, or through the loss or 
degradation of departmental resources or capabili-
ties.’’. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of section 104 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) 
of this section) and the biennially thereafter for the 
next four years, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a 
report on how the Department of Homeland Security 
and its components and offices have implemented the 
strategy developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) of 
such section 104, the status of the Department’s risk 
assessment of critical assets, the types of insider 
threat training conducted, the number of Department 
employees who have received such training, and infor-
mation on the effectiveness of the Insider Threat Pro-
gram (established pursuant to subsection (a) of such 
section 104), based on metrics developed, collected, 
and reported pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(H) of such 
section 104. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘critical assets’’, ‘‘insider’’, and ‘‘insider threat’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 104 of the 
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Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Insider Threat Program.’’. 
SEC. 306. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF VIR-
TUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, as au-
thorized by section 201(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121), shall, in coordination with appro-
priate Federal partners, develop and disseminate a threat 
assessment regarding the actual and potential threat posed 
by individuals using virtual currency to carry out activities 
in furtherance of an act of terrorism, including the provi-
sion of material support or resources to a foreign terrorist 
organization. Consistent with the protection of classified 
and confidential unclassified information, the Under Sec-
retary shall share the threat assessment developed under this 
section with State, local, and tribal law enforcement offi-
cials, including officials that operate within State, local, 
and regional fusion centers through the Department of 
Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Cen-
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ter Initiative established in section 210A of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an orga-
nization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) VIRTUAL CURRENCY.—The term ‘‘virtual cur-
rency’’ means a digital representation of value that 
functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, 
or a store of value. 
SEC. 
307. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amend-
ed by sections 301 and 303 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 210I. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER-
TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department a 
board to be composed of senior representatives of depart-
mental operational components and headquarters elements. 
The purpose of the board shall be to coordinate and inte-
grate departmental intelligence, activities, and policy re-
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lated to the counterterrorism mission and functions of the 
Department. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern the 
structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall direct 
the board to focus on the current threat environment and 
the importance of aligning departmental counterterrorism 
activities under the Secretary’s guidance. The charter shall 
be reviewed and updated every four years, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a Co-
ordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart-
ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint additional members of the board from 
among the following: 
‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
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‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(H) The National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordination. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(N) Other departmental offices and pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The board shall meet on a regular 
basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat 
mitigation efforts and departmental activities, including 
coordination with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and private sector partners, and shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The board shall advise the 
Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts pursuant to 
section 203 of this Act. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
210H, as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210I. Departmental coordination on counterterrorism.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, acting through the Coordinator for Counterter-
rorism, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
a report on the status and activities of the board established 
under section 210I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 308. BORDER AND GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall conduct a threat assessment on whether 
human smuggling organizations and transnational gangs 
are exploiting vulnerabilities in border security screening 
programs to gain access to the United States and threaten 
the United States or border security. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon completion of the 
threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall make a determination 
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if 
any 
changes 
are 
required 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities identified in such assessment. 
SEC. 309. SECURITY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT AND AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 701 (6 U.S.C. 
341) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters 
Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘SEC. 731. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY SEN-
SITIVE AND PUBLIC TRUST POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the 
designation of the sensitivity level of national security posi-
tions (pursuant to part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, or similar successor regulation) be conducted in 
a consistent manner with respect to all components and of-
fices of the Department, and consistent with Federal guide-
lines. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall require the utilization of uniform 
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designation tools throughout the Department and provide 
training to appropriate staff of the Department on such uti-
lization. Such training shall include guidance on factors 
for determining eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion and eligibility to hold a national security position. 
‘‘SEC. 732. REVIEW OF POSITION DESIGNATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle, and every five years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall review all sensitivity level 
designations of national security positions (pursuant to 
part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar 
successor regulation) at the Department. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—If during the course of a re-
view required under subsection (a), the Secretary deter-
mines that a change in the sensitivity level of a position 
that affects the need for an individual to obtain access to 
classified information is warranted, such access shall be ad-
ministratively adjusted and an appropriate level periodic 
reinvestigation completed, as necessary. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Upon completion 
of each review required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the 
findings of each such review, including the number of posi-
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tions by classification level and by component and office 
of the Department in which the Secretary made a deter-
mination in accordance with subsection (b) to— 
‘‘(1) require access to classified information; 
‘‘(2) no longer require access to classified infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(3) otherwise require a different level of access 
to classified information. 
‘‘SEC. 733. AUDITS. 
‘‘Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the 
Department shall conduct regular audits of compliance of 
the Department with part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or similar successor regulation. 
‘‘SEC. 734. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
through fiscal year 2022 submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of denials, suspensions, revoca-
tions, and appeals of the eligibility for access to clas-
sified information of an individual throughout the 
Department. 
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‘‘(2) The date and status or disposition of each 
reported action under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The identification of the sponsoring entity, 
whether by a component, office, or headquarters of the 
Department, of each action under paragraph (1), and 
description of the grounds for each such action. 
‘‘(4) Demographic data, including data relating 
to race, sex, national origin, and disability, of each 
individual for whom eligibility for access to classified 
information was denied, suspended, revoked, or ap-
pealed, and the number of years that each such indi-
vidual was eligible for access to such information. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a suspension in excess of 180 
days, an explanation for such duration. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form and be made pub-
licly available, but may include a classified annex for any 
sensitive or classified information if necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 735. UNIFORM ADJUDICATION, SUSPENSION, DENIAL, 
AND REVOCATION. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Homeland Security Advisory Committee, shall develop a 
plan to achieve greater uniformity within the Department 
with respect to the adjudication of eligibility of an indi-
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vidual for access to classified information that are con-
sistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining 
Access to Classified Information published on December 29, 
2005, or similar successor regulation. The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the plan. 
The plan shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) Mechanisms to foster greater compliance 
with the uniform Department adjudication, suspen-
sion, denial, and revocation standards by the head of 
each component and office of the Department with the 
authority to adjudicate access to classified informa-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The establishment of an internal appeals 
panel responsible for final national security clearance 
denial and revocation determinations that is com-
prised of designees who are career, supervisory em-
ployees from components and offices of the Depart-
ment with the authority to adjudicate access to classi-
fied information and headquarters, as appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 736. DATA PROTECTION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that all information re-
ceived for the adjudication of eligibility of an individual 
for access to classified information is consistent with the 
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Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classi-
fied Information published on December 29, 2005, or simi-
lar successor regulation, and is protected against misappro-
priation. 
‘‘SEC. 737. REFERENCE. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this 
subtitle, any reference to the ‘Department’ includes all com-
ponents and offices of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 701 the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the final item relating to 
title VII the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘Sec. 731. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust positions. 
‘‘Sec. 732. Review of position designations. 
‘‘Sec. 733. Audits. 
‘‘Sec. 734. Reporting. 
‘‘Sec. 735. Uniform adjudication, suspension, denial, and revocation. 
‘‘Sec. 736. Data protection. 
‘‘Sec. 737. Reference.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Stakeholder 
Information Sharing 
SEC. 311. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUSION 
CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 210A of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 210A. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FU-
SION CENTER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the Department of Homeland Security 
Authorization Act of 2017, such Initiative shall be 
known as the ‘Department of Homeland Security Fu-
sion Center Partnership Initiative’.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY SUPPORT AND COORDINATION.— 
Through the Department of Homeland Security Fusion 
Center Partnership Initiative, in coordination with prin-
cipal officials of fusion centers in the National Network of 
Fusion Centers and the officers designated as the Homeland 
Security Advisors of the States, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) coordinate with the heads of other Federal 
departments and agencies to provide operational and 
intelligence advice and assistance to the National Net-
work of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(2)(A) support the integration of fusion centers 
into the information sharing environment; 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach to such fusion centers to 
identify any gaps in information sharing; and 
‘‘(C) consult with other Federal agencies to de-
velop methods to address any such gaps, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(3)(A) identify Federal databases and datasets, 
including databases and datasets used, operated, or 
managed by Department components, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, and the Department of the 
Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance with 
Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identi-
fied pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the 
information sharing environment; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the appropriate Federal 
agency to deploy or access such databases and 
datasets; 
‘‘(4) support the maturation and sustainment of 
the National Network of Fusion Centers; 
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‘‘(5) reduce inefficiencies and maximize the effec-
tiveness of Federal resource support to the National 
Network of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(6) provide analytic and reporting advice and 
assistance to the National Network of Fusion Centers; 
‘‘(7) review information within the scope of the 
information sharing environment, including home-
land security information, terrorism information, 
and weapons of mass destruction information, that is 
gathered by the National Network of Fusion Centers 
and incorporate such information, as appropriate, 
into the Department’s own such information; 
‘‘(8) provide for the effective dissemination of in-
formation within the scope of the information sharing 
environment to the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters; 
‘‘(9) facilitate close communication and coordi-
nation between the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters and the Department and other Federal depart-
ments and agencies; 
‘‘(10) provide the National Network of Fusion 
Centers with expertise on Department resources and 
operations; 
‘‘(11) coordinate the provision of training and 
technical assistance to the National Network of Fu-
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sion Centers and encourage participating fusion cen-
ters to take part in terrorism threat-related exercises 
conducted by the Department; 
‘‘(12) ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, 
that support for the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters is included as a national priority in applicable 
homeland security grant guidance; 
‘‘(13) ensure that each fusion center in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers has a privacy pol-
icy approved by the Chief Privacy Officer of the De-
partment and a civil rights and civil liberties policy 
approved by the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department; 
‘‘(14) coordinate the nationwide suspicious activ-
ity report initiative to ensure information gathered 
by the National Network of Fusion Centers is incor-
porated as appropriate; 
‘‘(15) promote and facilitate, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, nationwide suspicious activity report 
training of fire, emergency medical services, emer-
gency management, and public heath personnel; 
‘‘(16) lead Department efforts to ensure fusion 
centers in the National Network of Fusion Centers are 
the primary focal points for the sharing of homeland 
security information, terrorism information, and 
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weapons of mass destruction information with State, 
local, tribal, and territorial entities to the greatest ex-
tent practicable; 
‘‘(17) develop and disseminate best practices on 
the appropriate levels for staffing at fusion centers in 
the National Network of Fusion Centers of qualified 
representatives from State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and 
emergency management services, and public health 
disciplines, as well as the private sector; and 
‘‘(18) carry out such other duties as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking so much as precedes para-
graph (3)(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) RESOURCE ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION SHARING AND PERSONNEL AS-
SIGNMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall en-
sure that, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) fusion centers in the National Net-
work of Fusion Centers have access to home-
land security information sharing systems; 
and 
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‘‘(i) The categories of information to be 
provided by each entity to the other entity 
that are parties to any such memoranda. 
‘‘(ii) The contemplated uses of the ex-
changed information that is the subject of 
any such memoranda. 
‘‘(iii) The procedures for developing 
joint products. 
‘‘(iv) The information sharing dispute 
resolution processes. 
‘‘(v) Any protections necessary to en-
sure the exchange of information accords 
with applicable law and policies. 
‘‘(2) SOURCES OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Information shared 
and personnel assigned pursuant to paragraph 
(1) may be shared or provided, as the case may 
be, by the following Department components and 
offices, in coordination with the respective com-
ponent or office head and in consultation with 
the principal officials of fusion centers in the 
National Network of Fusion Centers: 
‘‘(i) The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
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‘‘(ii) The Office of Infrastructure Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(iii) The Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(iv) U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(v) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(vi) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(vii) The national cybersecurity and 
communications integration center under 
section 227. 
‘‘(viii) Other components or offices of 
the Department, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis shall coordinate with appropriate 
officials throughout the Federal Government to 
ensure the deployment to fusion centers in the 
National Network of Fusion Centers of represent-
atives with relevant expertise of other Federal de-
partments and agencies. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCE ALLOCATION CRITERIA.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make available criteria for sharing information 
and deploying personnel to support a fusion cen-
ter in the National Network of Fusion Centers in 
a manner consistent with the Department’s mis-
sion and existing statutory limits.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘in which such fu-
sion center is located’’ after ‘‘region’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘government’’ and in-
serting ‘‘governments’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) utilize Department information, including 
information held by components and offices, to de-
velop analysis focused on the mission of the Depart-
ment under section 101(b).’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make it a priority to allo-
cate resources, including deployed personnel, under 
this section from U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
and the Coast Guard to support fusion centers in the 
National Network of Fusion Centers located in juris-
dictions along land or maritime borders of the United 
States in order to enhance the integrity of and secu-
rity at such borders by helping Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and territorial law enforcement authorities to 
identify, investigate, and otherwise interdict persons, 
weapons, and related contraband that pose a threat to 
homeland security.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘partici-
pating State, local, and regional fusion centers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters’ means a decentralized arrangement of fusion 
centers intended to enhance individual State and 
urban area fusion centers’ ability to leverage the ca-
pabilities and expertise of all fusion centers for the 
purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security 
information sharing nationally; and’’; and 
(8) by striking subsection (k). 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2024, the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate on the efforts of the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department and 
other relevant components and offices of the Department to 
enhance support provided to fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers, including meeting the require-
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ments specified in section 210A of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 210A and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210A. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Ini-
tiative.’’. 
(d) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, rule, or 
regulation to the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative’’ shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Department of Homeland 
Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative’’. 
SEC. 312. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an assessment of Depart-
ment of Homeland Security personnel assigned to fusion 
centers pursuant to subsection (c) of section 210A of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as amend-
ed by section 311 of this Act, including an assessment of 
whether deploying additional Department personnel to such 
fusion centers would enhance the Department’s mission 
under section 101(b) of such Act and the National Network 
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of Fusion Centers. The assessment required under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
(1) Information on the current deployment of the 
Department’s personnel to each fusion center. 
(2) Information on the roles and responsibilities 
of the Department’s Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis intelligence officers, intelligence analysts, senior 
reports officers, reports officers, and regional directors 
deployed to fusion centers. 
(3) Information on Federal resources, in addi-
tion to personnel, provided to each fusion center. 
(4) An analysis of the optimal number of per-
sonnel the Office of Intelligence and Analysis should 
deploy to fusion centers, including a cost-benefit anal-
ysis comparing deployed personnel with technological 
solutions to support information sharing. 
(5) An assessment of fusion centers located in ju-
risdictions along land and maritime borders of the 
United States, and the degree to which deploying per-
sonnel, as appropriate, from U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement, and the Coast Guard to such fusion centers 
would enhance the integrity and security at such bor-
ders by helping Federal, State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement authorities to identify, inves-
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tigate, and interdict persons, weapons, and related 
contraband that pose a threat to homeland security. 
(6) An assessment of fusion centers located in ju-
risdictions with large and medium hub airports, and 
the degree to which deploying, as appropriate, per-
sonnel from the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to such fusion centers would enhance the integ-
rity and security of aviation security. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion center’’ 
has the meaning given such term in subsection (j) of 
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(2) NATIONAL NETWORK OF FUSION CENTERS.— 
The term ‘‘National Network of Fusion Centers’’ has 
the meaning given such term in subsection (j) of sec-
tion 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 124h), as amended by section 311 of this Act. 
SEC. 313. PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL ANALYST 
CLEARANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that any program established by the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security to provide eligibility for access to information 
classified as Top Secret for State, local, tribal, and terri-
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torial analysts located in fusion centers shall be consistent 
with the need to know requirements pursuant to Executive 
Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on 
the following: 
(1) The process by which the Under Secretary of 
Intelligence and Analysis determines a need to know 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 to sponsor 
Top Secret clearances for appropriate State, local, 
tribal, and territorial analysts located in fusion cen-
ters. 
(2) The effects of such Top Secret clearances on 
enhancing information sharing with State, local, trib-
al, and territorial partners. 
(3) The cost for providing such Top Secret clear-
ances for State, local, tribal, and territorial analysts 
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located in fusion centers, including training and 
background investigations. 
(4) The operational security protocols, training, 
management, and risks associated with providing 
such Top Secret clearances for State, local, tribal, and 
territorial analysts located in fusion centers. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fusion cen-
ter’’ has the meaning given such term in subsection (j) of 
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 124h). 
SEC. 314. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Intelligence 
and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, in 
collaboration with the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment and representatives from the National Network of 
Fusion Centers, shall conduct an assessment of information 
systems (as such term is defined in section 3502 of title 
44, United States Code) used to share homeland security 
information between the Department and fusion centers in 
the National Network of Fusion Centers and make upgrades 
to such systems, as appropriate. Such assessment shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the accessibility and ease of 
use of such systems by fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers. 
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(2) A review to determine how to establish im-
proved interoperability of departmental information 
systems with existing information systems used by fu-
sion centers in the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters. 
(3) An evaluation of participation levels of de-
partmental components and offices of information 
systems used to share homeland security information 
with fusion centers in the National Network of Fusion 
Centers. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUSION CENTER.—The term ‘‘fusion center’’ 
has the meaning given such term in subsection (j) of 
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(2) NATIONAL NETWORK OF FUSION CENTERS.— 
The term ‘‘National Network of Fusion Centers’’ has 
the meaning given such term in subsection (j) of sec-
tion 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 124h), as amended by section 311 of this Act. 
SEC. 315. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLASSI-
FIED FACILITY INVENTORY AND DISSEMINA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall, to the extent practicable— 
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(1) maintain an inventory of those Department 
of Homeland Security facilities that the Department 
certifies to house classified infrastructure or systems 
at the secret level and above; 
(2) update such inventory on a regular basis; 
and 
(3) share part or all of such inventory with— 
(A) Department personnel who have been 
granted the appropriate security clearance; 
(B) non-Federal governmental personnel 
who have been granted a Top Secret security 
clearance; and 
(C) other personnel as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(b) INVENTORY.—The inventory of facilities described 
in subsection (a) may include— 
(1) the location of such facilities; 
(2) the attributes of such facilities (including the 
square footage of, the total capacity of, the number of 
workstations in, and the number of conference rooms 
in, such facilities); 
(3) the entities that operate such facilities; and 
(4) the date of establishment of such facilities. 
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SEC. 316. TERROR INMATE INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the Attorney General and in con-
sultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall, as 
appropriate, share with State, local, and regional fusion 
centers through the Department of Homeland Security Fu-
sion Center Partnership Initiative under section 210A of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as 
amended by section 311 of this Act, as well as other relevant 
law enforcement entities, release information from a Fed-
eral correctional facility, including the name, charging 
date, and expected place and date of release, of certain indi-
viduals who may pose a terrorist threat. 
(b) SCOPE.—The information shared pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(1) for homeland security purposes; and 
(2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal 
crime of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 
2332b of title 18, United States Code). 
(c) PERIODIC
THREAT
ASSESSMENTS.—Consistent 
with the protection of classified information and controlled 
unclassified information, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with appropriate Federal officials to 
provide State, local, and regional fusion centers described 
in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the 
overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently 
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incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including 
the assessed risks of such populations engaging in terrorist 
activity upon release. 
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Prior to affecting the in-
formation sharing described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall receive input and advice from the Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties, the Officer for Privacy and the 
Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as requiring the establishment of a list 
or registry of individuals convicted of terrorism. 
SEC. 317. ANNUAL REPORT ON OFFICE FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 2006 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, the Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
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on the activities of the Office for State and Local Law 
Enforcement. Each such report shall include, for the 
fiscal year covered by the report, a description of each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Efforts to coordinate and share infor-
mation regarding Department and component 
agency programs with State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(B) Efforts to improve information shar-
ing through the Homeland Security Information 
Network by appropriate component agencies of 
the Department and by State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(C) The status of performance metrics 
within the Office of State and Local Law En-
forcement to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to 
carry out responsibilities set forth within the 
subsection. 
‘‘(D) Any feedback from State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies about the Office, 
including the mechanisms utilized to collect such 
feedback. 
‘‘(E) Efforts to carry out all other respon-
sibilities of the Office of State and Local Law 
Enforcement.’’. 
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SEC. 318. ANNUAL CATALOG ON DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, 
PROGRAMS, 
AND 
SERVICES 
FOR 
STATE, 
LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES. 
Paragraph (4) of section 2006(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) produce an annual catalog that sum-
marizes opportunities for training, publications, 
programs, and services available to State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement agencies from the De-
partment and from each component and office 
within the Department and, not later than 30 
days after the date of such production, dissemi-
nate the catalog, including by— 
‘‘(i) making such catalog available to 
State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
agencies, including by posting the catalog 
on the website of the Department and co-
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operating with national organizations that 
represent such agencies; 
‘‘(ii) making such catalog available 
through the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Network; and 
‘‘(iii) submitting such catalog to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(H) in coordination with appropriate 
components and offices of the Department and 
other Federal agencies, develop, maintain, and 
make available information on Federal resources 
intended to support fusion center access to Fed-
eral information and resources.’’. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME SECURITY 
SEC. 401. STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF 
THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 201(g) of the Security and 
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 941(g)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and every 
three years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
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the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains an update of the strategic plan required 
by subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 402. CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
Subsection (l) of section 205 of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 945) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
September 30, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of the Border 
and Maritime Security Coordination Improvement 
Act,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and 
by moving the margins of such paragraphs (as so re-
designated) two ems to the left; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 403. CYBER AT PORTS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO MARITIME 
SECURITY
ACTIVITIES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
70112(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
clauses (ii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
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‘‘(i) shall facilitate the sharing of information 
relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such 
terms are defined in section 227 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)) to address port- 
specific cybersecurity risks and incidents, which may 
include the establishment of a working group of mem-
bers of such committees to address such port-specific 
cybersecurity risks and incidents;’’. 
(b) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS
AND SECURITY 
PLANS.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) of section 70102(b)(1), 
by inserting ‘‘cybersecurity,’’ after ‘‘physical secu-
rity,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C) of section 70103(c)(3)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘cybersecu-
rity,’’ after ‘‘physical security,’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) prevention, management, and response to cyberse-
curity risks and incidents (as such terms are defined in 
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section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
148)); and’’. 
SEC. 404. FACILITY INSPECTION INTERVALS. 
Subparagraph (D) of section 70103(c)(4) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) subject to the availability of appro-
priations, verify the effectiveness of each such fa-
cility security plan periodically, but not less 
than one time per year without notice, and more 
frequently as determined necessary, in a risk 
based manner, with or without notice to the fa-
cility.’’. 
SEC. 405. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434. UPDATES OF MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION PLAN. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and biennially thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a mari-
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time operations coordination plan for the coordination and 
cooperation of maritime operations undertaken by compo-
nents and offices of the Department with responsibility for 
maritime security missions. Such plan shall update the 
maritime operations coordination plan released by the De-
partment in July 2011, and shall address the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordination of planning, integration of 
maritime operations, and development of joint mari-
time domain awareness efforts of any component or 
office of the Department with responsibility for mari-
time homeland security missions. 
‘‘(2) Maintaining effective information sharing 
and, as appropriate, intelligence integration, with 
Federal, State, and local officials and the private sec-
tor, regarding threats to maritime security. 
‘‘(3) Cooperation and coordination with other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
and State and local agencies, in the maritime envi-
ronment, in support of maritime homeland security 
missions. 
‘‘(4) Work conducted within the context of other 
national and Department maritime security strategic 
guidance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by adding after the item relating to section 433 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan.’’. 
SEC. 406. EVALUATION OF COAST GUARD DEPLOYABLE SPE-
CIALIZED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report that describes and assesses 
the state of the Coast Guard’s Deployable Specialized Forces 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘DSF’’). Such report shall 
include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) For each of the past three fiscal years, and 
for each type of DSF, the following: 
(A) A cost analysis, including training, op-
erating, and travel costs. 
(B) The number of personnel assigned. 
(C) The total number of units. 
(D) The total number of operations con-
ducted. 
(E) The number of operations requested by 
each of the following: 
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(i) The Coast Guard. 
(ii) Other components or offices of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(iii) Other Federal departments or 
agencies. 
(iv) State agencies. 
(v) Local agencies. 
(F) The number of operations fulfilled by 
the entities specified in subparagraph (E). 
(2) An examination of alternative distributions 
of DSFs, including the feasibility, cost (including cost 
savings), and impact on mission capability of such 
distributions, including at a minimum the following: 
(A) Combining DSFs, primarily focused on 
counterdrug operations, under one centralized 
command. 
(B) Distributing counter-terrorism and 
anti-terrorism capabilities to DSFs in each 
major United States port. 
(b) DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED FORCE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Deployable Specialized Force’’ means 
a unit of the Coast Guard that serves as a quick reaction 
force designed to be deployed to handle counter-drug, 
counter-terrorism, and anti-terrorism operations or other 
maritime threats to the United States. 
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SEC. 407. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CO-LOCATING DHS 
ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any location in which U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine 
Operations is based within 45 miles of locations where any 
other Department of Homeland Security agency also oper-
ates air and marine assets, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis to consider the 
potential cost of and savings derived from co-locating avia-
tion and maritime operational assets of the Office of Air 
and Marine Operations at facilities where other agencies 
of the Department operate such assets. In analyzing such 
potential cost savings achieved by sharing aviation and 
maritime facilities, such analysis shall consider, at a min-
imum, the following factors: 
(1) Potential enhanced cooperation derived from 
Department personnel being co-located. 
(2) Potential costs of, and savings derived 
through, shared maintenance and logistics facilities 
and activities. 
(3) Joint use of base and facility infrastructure, 
such as runways, hangars, control towers, operations 
centers, piers and docks, boathouses, and fuel depots. 
(4) Potential operational costs of co-locating 
aviation and maritime assets and personnel. 
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(5) Short term moving costs required in order to 
co-locate facilities. 
(6) Acquisition and infrastructure costs for en-
larging current facilities, as needed. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
a report summarizing the results of the cost-benefit analysis 
required under subsection (a) and any planned actions 
based upon such results. 
SEC. 408. REPEAL OF INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CEN-
TERS FOR PORT SECURITY AND SECURE SYS-
TEMS OF TRANSPORTATION. 
Sections 70107A and 70116 of title 46, United States 
Code, are repealed. 
SEC. 409. MARITIME SECURITY CAPABILITIES ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), as amend-
ed by section 405 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 435. MARITIME SECURITY CAPABILITIES ASSESS-
MENTS. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assess-
ment of the number and type of maritime assets and the 
number of personnel required to increase the Department’s 
maritime response rate pursuant to section 1092 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 
U.S.C. 223; Public Law 114–328).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by section 405 of this Act, is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 434 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 435. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’. 
SEC. 410. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTIONS.—The following provisions of the Secu-
rity and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–347) are amended as follows: 
(1) By striking section 105. 
(2) By redesignating sections 106 and 107 as 
sections 105 and 106, respectively. 
(3) By striking section 108. 
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(4) By redesignating sections 109 and 110 as 
sections 107 and 108, respectively. 
(5) In section 121 (6 U.S.C. 921)— 
(A) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e); 
and 
(B) redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), re-
spectively. 
(6) By striking sections 122 and 127 (6 U.S.C. 
922 and ). 
(7) By redesignating sections 123, 124, 125, 126, 
and 128 as sections 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126, re-
spectively. 
(8) In section 233 (6 U.S.C. 983), by striking 
subsection (c). 
(9) By striking section 235 (6 U.S.C. 984). 
(10) By redesignating section 236 as section 235. 
(11) By striking sections 701 and 708 (and the 
item relating to such section in the table of contents 
of such Act). 
(12) By redesignating sections 702, 703, 704, 
705, 706, 707, and 709 as sections 701, 702, 703, 704, 
705, 706, and 707, respectively. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
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(1) SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY 
PORT ACT OF 2006.—The table of contents of the Secu-
rity and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–347) is amended as follows: 
(A) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
A of title I, by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 105 through 110 and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 105. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to persons con-
victed of certain felonies. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Long-range vessel tracking. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Notice of arrival for foreign vessels on the Outer Continental Shelf. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Enhanced crewmember identification.’’. 
(B) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
C of title I, by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 122 through 128 and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 122. Random searches of containers. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Work stoppages and employee-employer disputes. 
‘‘Sec. 124. Threat assessment screening of port truck drivers. 
‘‘Sec. 125. Border Patrol unit for United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘Sec. 126. Center of Excellence for Maritime Domain Awareness.’’. 
(C) In the list of items relating to subtitle 
C of title II, by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 235 and 236 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 235. Information sharing relating to supply chain security cooperation.’’. 
(D) In the list of items relating to title VII, 
by striking the items relating to sections 701 
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through 709 and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 701. Disclosures regarding homeland security grants. 
‘‘Sec. 702. Trucking security. 
‘‘Sec. 703. Air and Marine Operations of the Northern Border Air Wing. 
‘‘Sec. 704. Phaseout of vessels supporting oil and gas development. 
‘‘Sec. 705. Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine. 
‘‘Sec. 706. Methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals. 
‘‘Sec. 707. Protection of health and safety during disasters.’’. 
(2) TITLE 46.—In the list of items relating to the 
analysis for chapter 701 of title 46, United States 
Code, by striking the items relating to sections 
70107A and 70116. 
TITLE V—TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Administration 
SEC. 501. AMENDMENTS TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT 
OF 2002 AND TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 103(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) An Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration, in accordance 
with section 114 of title 49, United States 
Code.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration, Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Department of 
Transportation’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Department 
of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINIS-
TRATOR’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Man-
agers’’ and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (14), by inserting ‘‘air 
carriers or’’ before ‘‘foreign air carriers’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(8) in subsection (j)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; 
(9) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator under subparagraph (A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration under subparagraph (A)’’; 
(10) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘UNDER 
SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; 
(11) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(12) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘Department 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(13) in subsection (p)(4), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(14) by redesignating subsections (u), (v), and 
(w) as subsections (t), (cc), and (dd), respectively; and 
(15) by inserting after subsection (t), as so redes-
ignated, the following new subsections: 
‘‘(u) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—There is established 
in the Transportation Security Administration a Deputy 
Administrator, who shall assist the Administrator in the 
management of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(v) OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
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of Public Affairs (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Public Affairs, who shall report to the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration or the 
Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for facilitating understanding of the Transportation 
Security Administration’s mission by communicating 
with internal and external audiences in a timely, ac-
curate, and transparent manner. 
‘‘(w) OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, OM-
BUDSMAN, AND TRAVELER ENGAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Trav-
eler Engagement (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler 
Engagement, who shall report to the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration or the 
Administrator’s designee. 
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‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for managing allegations of violations of civil rights 
and civil liberties from the public, carrying out the 
Administration’s equal employment opportunity and 
diversity policies and programs, including complaint 
management and adjudication, and helping to ensure 
that employees and the traveling public are treated in 
a fair and lawful manner. 
‘‘(x) OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of Legislative Affairs (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Assistant Administrator for 
Legislative Affairs, who shall report to the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
or the Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for developing and implementing strategies within the 
Transportation Security Administration to achieve 
congressional approval or authorization of the Ad-
ministration’s programs and policies. 
‘‘(y) OFFICE OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of Finance and Administration (in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Chief Financial Officer, who 
shall report to the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration or the Administra-
tor’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for financial, budgetary, and administrative activities 
that support the mission of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration. 
‘‘(z) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of the Chief of Operations (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.—The head of the 
Office shall be the Chief of Operations, who shall re-
port to the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration or the Administrator’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for the following: 
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‘‘(A) Conducting protection, response, detec-
tion, assessment, and investigation activities in 
airports and other transportation facilities and 
deploying Federal Air Marshals on United 
States aircraft traveling domestically and inter-
nationally. 
‘‘(B) Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating 
risk by assessing vulnerabilities at international 
locations to determine risk, evaluating risk im-
pacts to determine mitigation activities, and exe-
cuting mitigation activities to reduce risk to the 
United States. 
‘‘(C) Providing security and intelligence 
professionals with timely information in order to 
prevent a terrorist attack against the transpor-
tation systems of the United States. 
‘‘(D) Developing security policies and plans 
that reduce the risk of catastrophic terrorist at-
tacks. 
‘‘(E) Providing risk-based, adaptive secu-
rity that includes airport checkpoint and bag-
gage screening operations, regulatory compli-
ance, cargo inspections, and other specialized 
programs designed to secure transportation. 
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‘‘(F) Safeguarding the transportation sys-
tems of the United States through the qualifica-
tion and delivery of innovative security capabili-
ties. 
‘‘(aa) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MISSION SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of the Chief of Mission Support (in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF OF MISSION SUPPORT.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Chief of Mission Support, who 
shall report to the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration or the Administra-
tor’s designee. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for the following: 
‘‘(A) Negotiating and awarding contracts 
and other procurement vehicles that improve the 
Transportation Security Administration’s capa-
bilities. 
‘‘(B) Providing strategic, sustainable, and 
comprehensive programs and services that at-
tract, build, and inspire a talented workforce. 
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‘‘(C) Overseeing the development, delivery, 
and evaluation of training programs for Trans-
portation Security Administration employees. 
‘‘(D) Providing information technologies 
and services that enable global transportation se-
curity. 
‘‘(E) Ensuring the integrity, efficiency, and 
effectiveness of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s workforce, operations, and pro-
grams through objective audits, covert testing, in-
spections, and criminal investigations. 
‘‘(F) Ensuring consistency in misconduct 
penalty determinations and an expeditious and 
fair adjudication process. 
‘‘(G) Building the Transportation Security 
Administration’s capabilities by managing the 
acquisition, 
testing, 
deployment, 
and 
sustainment of security technology and other ac-
quisition programs. 
‘‘(bb) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Transportation Security Administration an Office 
of the Chief Counsel (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Office’). 
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‘‘(2) CHIEF COUNSEL.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Chief Counsel for the Transportation Se-
curity Administration, who shall report to the Gen-
eral Counsel of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall be responsible 
for providing legal advice and services across the 
Transportation Security Administration.’’. 
(b) SECTION 115.—Subsection (c) of section 115 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(c) SECTION 40119.—Section 40119 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(4)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Federal Aviation’’ before 
‘‘Administration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(d) SECTION 44901.—Section 44901 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary (Transpor-
tation Security Administration)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
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and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives’’. 
(e) SECTION 44902.—Section 44902 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(f) SECTION 44903.—Section 44903 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’s’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Transportation Security Administration Ad-
ministrator’s’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)(C), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘of Homeland Se-
curity’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)(l), by striking ‘‘, after re-
ceiving the recommendations of the National Institute 
of Justice,’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for 
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Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; and 
(ii) in the matter following subpara-
graph (E), by striking ‘‘Secretary of Trans-
portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’’; 
(8) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security of the 
Department of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(9) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(10) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; 
(11) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administra-
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tion)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’; and 
(12) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(g) SECTION 44904.—Section 44904 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu-
rity Administration)’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(h) SECTION 44905.—Section 44905 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(i) SECTION 44906.—Section 44906 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(j) SECTION 44908.—Section 44908 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Trans-
portation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Homeland Security’’. 
(k) SECTION 44909.—Section 44909 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘the Customs Service’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection’’. 
(l) SECTION 44911.—Section 44911 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1) through (10), by 
striking ‘‘the’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by inserting the following at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(12) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(13) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland 
Security’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Trans-
portation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(m) SECTION 44912.—Section 44912 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(n) SECTION 44913.—Section 44913 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(o) SECTION 44914.—Section 44914 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(p) SECTION 44915.—Section 44915 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
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Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(q) SECTION 44916.—Section 44916 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(r) SECTION 44917.—Section 44917 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation 
for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security, utilizing a risk-based secu-
rity methodology,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
(3) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); 
and 
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(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary for Immigration and Customs En-
forcement’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(s) SECTION 44918.—Section 44918 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 
Security of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), by 
striking ‘‘the Administrator’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(t) SECTION 44919.—Section 44919 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ 
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each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(u) SECTION 44920.—Section 44920 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(v) SECTION 44921.—Section 44921 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security and’’ before ‘‘the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs’’ before 
‘‘the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘may,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘the Under 
Secretary’’ before ‘‘may’’; 
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(5) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; and 
(6) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’s’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Transportation Security Ad-
ministration Administrator’s’’. 
(w) SECTION 44922.—Section 44922 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(x) SECTION 44923.—Section 44923 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary for 
Border and Transportation Security of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’ and inserting ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘UNDER
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 
Homeland Security,’’ before ‘‘and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(y) SECTION 44924.—Section 44924 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Bor-
der and Transportation for Security of the De-
partment of Homeland Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Administrator under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration under’’; 
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(2) in each of subsections (b) through (f), by in-
serting ‘‘of the Federal Aviation Administration’’ 
after ‘‘Administrator’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and’’ before ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(z) SECTION 44925.—Section 44925 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Security of Homeland Security (Transpor-
tation Security Administration)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’. 
(aa) SECTION 44926.—Section 44926 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S.’’. 
(bb) SECTION 44927.—Section 44927 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Veteran’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(cc) SECTION 44933.—Section 44933 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MANAGERS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DIRECTORS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Manager’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director’’; 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking the term ‘‘Managers’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tors’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(dd) SECTION 44934.—Section 44934 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
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(ee) SECTION 44935.—Section 44935 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101(a)(22) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act’’; and 
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (re-
lating to accessibility of computer-based training fa-
cilities) as subsection (k). 
(ff) SECTION 44936.—Section 44936 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Transportation Secu-
rity,,’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by strik-
ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Transportation Security’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation Security Ad-
ministration Administrator’s’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(gg) SECTION 44937.—Section 44937 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’’. 
(hh) SECTION 44938.—Section 44938 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’. 
(mm) SECTION 44944.—Section 44944 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Transportation Secu-
rity’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’. 
(nn) SECTION 44945.—Section 44945 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration’’. 
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(oo) SECTION 44946.—Section 44946 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘, but a 
member may continue to serve until a successor is ap-
pointed’’ and inserting ‘‘but may continue until such 
time as a successor member begins serving on the Ad-
visory Committee’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(pp) SECTION 45107.—Section 45107 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking the second sen-
tence. 
(qq) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for chap-
ter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
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ing the item relating to section 44933 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘44933. Federal Security Directors.’’. 
SEC. 503. AMENDMENTS TO THE AVIATION AND TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY ACT. 
(a) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) (5 U.S.C. 5313 note)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraph (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘30 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15 percent’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the Secretary’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity’s’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’s’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Transportation Security Ad-
ministration Administrator’s’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (g) (49 U.S.C. 44901 
note). 
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(b) SECTION 106.—Section 106 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’. 
(c) SECTION 109.—Section 109 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The 
Under Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘medical product’’ and in-
serting ‘‘liquid or gel medical product or 
nourishment and nutrition for infants and 
toddlers, including formula, breast milk, 
and juice,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the product’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such product or nourishment or 
nutrition’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘voice 
stress analysis, biometric,’’ and inserting ‘‘bio-
metric’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(d) SECTION 110.—Section 110 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is amended by striking sub-
sections (c) and (d). 
(e) SECTION 111.—Section 111 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Trans-
portation for Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’. 
(f) SECTION 117.—Section 117 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
(g) SECTION 132.—Section 132 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is repealed. 
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(h) SECTION 135.—Section 135 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act is repealed. 
(i) SECTION 137.—Section 137 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44912 note) is re-
pealed. 
(j) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 133, 134, 136, 138, 
139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, and 147 of the Avia-
tion and Transportation Security Act are amended by re-
designating such sections as sections 132, 133, 134, 135, 
136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, and 144, respec-
tively. 
SEC. 504. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO 
CONGRESS UNDER THE STRATEGIC 5-YEAR 
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLAN OF THE 
TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Section 
1611 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 563) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘biennially’’ and inserting ‘‘annu-
ally’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) information about acquisitions completed 
during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
which the report is submitted.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(h) NOTICE OF COVERED CHANGES TO PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
REQUIRED.—The Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives notice of any covered change to the Plan by not 
later than 90 days after the date on which the change 
is made. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION
OF
CHANGE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered change’ means an increase 
or decrease in the dollar amount allocated to the pro-
curement of a technology or an increase or decrease 
in the number of a technology.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON EQUIPMENT IN OPERATION POST- 
LIFE-CYCLE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transpor-
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tation Security Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives a report describing any equipment 
of the Transportation Security Administration that is in 
operation after— 
(1) the end of the life-cycle of the equipment 
specified by the manufacturer of the equipment; or 
(2) the end of the useful life projection for the 
equipment under the strategic 5-year technology in-
vestment plan of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration, as required by section 1611 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 563). 
(c) NOTICE TO AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES.—Upon the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall notify airports and 
airlines of any changes to the 5-year technology investment 
plan of the Transportation Security Administration. 
SEC. 505. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY-RELATED TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subtitle: 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of 
Security-Related Technology 
‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator 
shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance val-
idation process for security-related technology deployed to 
airports. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE BY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 
AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried out by Ad-
ministration personnel at airports, the process referred to 
in subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel at 
airports specifying how to conduct and document pre-
ventive maintenance actions. 
‘‘(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to verify 
compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACTORS AT AIRPORTS.— 
For maintenance to be carried by a contractor at airports, 
the process referred to in subsection (a) shall require the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventative mainte-
nance schedules to appropriate Administration per-
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sonnel at each airport that includes information on 
each action to be completed by contractor. 
‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration 
personnel at each airport when maintenance action is 
completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a 
third party of contractor maintenance. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Admin-
istrator shall require maintenance contracts for security-re-
lated technology deployed to airports to include penalties 
for noncompliance when it is determined that either preven-
tive or corrective maintenance has not been completed ac-
cording to contractual requirements and manufacturers’ 
specifications.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1616 the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-Related Technology 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’. 
SEC. 506. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
EFFICIENCY. 
(a) EFFICIENCY REVIEW.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
conduct and complete a comprehensive, agency-wide effi-
ciency review of the Administration to identify and effec-
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tuate spending reductions and administrative savings 
through the streamlining or restructuring of Administra-
tion divisions to make the Administration more efficient. 
In carrying out the review under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider each of the following: 
(1) The elimination of any unnecessarily dupli-
cative or overlapping programs and initiatives that 
can be streamlined. 
(2) The elimination of any unnecessary or obso-
lete rules, regulations, directives, or procedures. 
(3) The reduction in overall operating expenses 
of the Administration, including costs associated with 
the number of personnel, as a direct result of effi-
ciencies gained through the implementation of risk- 
based screening or through any other means as deter-
mined by the Administrator. 
(4) Any other matters the Administrator deter-
mines are appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the efficiency review required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration shall report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
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the Senate on the results and cost savings expected to be 
achieved through such efficiency review. 
SEC. 507. TRANSPORTATION SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) REDUCTION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration, shall develop a 
strategic plan, including a timeline, to reduce by 20 percent 
by June 30, 2019, the number of positions at the Senior 
Executive Service level at the Administration. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the Senior Executive Service reduc-
tion plan required under subsection (a), the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a copy of such plan. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Security and 
Screening 
SEC. 511. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TRUSTED 
TRAVELER PROGRAM COLLABORATION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue the 
review of all trusted traveler vetting programs carried out 
by the Department of Homeland Security using representa-
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tives from such programs to make recommendations on pos-
sible efficiencies that could be gained by integrating require-
ments and operations and increasing information and data 
sharing across programs. 
SEC. 512. PRECHECK BIOMETRIC PILOT PROJECT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration (TSA) shall conduct a pilot project to 
test a secure, automated, and biometric-based system at air-
ports to verify the identity of individuals who are members 
of TSA PreCheck or another Department of Homeland Se-
curity trusted traveler program that affords TSA expedited 
screening. Such system shall be designed to— 
(1) improve security while also reducing the need 
for security screening personnel to perform identity 
and travel document verification for such individuals; 
(2) reduce the average wait time of such individ-
uals; 
(3) reduce overall operating expenses of the Ad-
ministration; 
(4) be integrated with the Department’s watch 
list and trusted traveler matching programs; and 
(5) be integrated with other technologies to fur-
ther facilitate risk-based passenger screening at check-
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points, to the extent practicable and consistent with 
security standards. 
SEC. 
513. 
IDENTITY 
AND 
TRAVEL 
DOCUMENT 
VERIFICATION. 
Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCREENING SYSTEM FOR 
CERTAIN PERSONS.—Not later than December 31, 2018, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, im-
plement an identity and travel document verification sys-
tem designed to establish a secure, automated system at all 
airports for verifying identity and travel documents of per-
sons seeking entry into the sterile area of an airport. Such 
system shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the need for security screening per-
sonnel to perform identity and travel document 
verification for such passengers, thereby assessing the 
overall number of such screening personnel; 
‘‘(2) reduce the average wait time of such pas-
sengers; 
‘‘(3) reduce overall operating expenses of the Ad-
ministration; 
‘‘(4) be integrated with the Administration’s 
watch list matching program; and 
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‘‘(5) be integrated with other technologies to fur-
ther facilitate risk-based passenger screening at check-
points, to the extent practicable and consistent with 
security standards.’’. 
SEC. 514. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PILOT PROJECT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall conduct a pilot project to test the 
use of screening equipment using computed tomography 
technology to screen baggage at passenger checkpoints. 
SEC. 515. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR 
AVIATION. 
(a) PASSENGER SCREENING TEAMS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
ensure that by December 31, 2018, at least 300 explosives 
detection canine teams are dedicated to passenger screening 
purposes at airports in the United States at which the Ad-
ministration performs, or oversees the implementation and 
performance of, security measures, including screening re-
sponsibilities. 
(b) USE OF CANINES TO DETECT SCREENING ANOMA-
LIES.—At airports in the United States at which— 
(1) canine teams trained to screen passengers are 
available, and 
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(2) the Transportation Security Administration 
has passenger screening responsibilities, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration may use such teams to detect screening anomalies. 
SEC. 516. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AT AIR-
PORT CHECKPOINTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall require, to 
the extent practicable, that standard operating procedures 
at airport checkpoints for passengers and carry-on baggage 
are carried out in a uniform manner among similarly situ-
ated airports. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
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 how 
standard operating procedures were made uniform in ac-
cordance with subsection (a). 
(c) AUDITS.—Beginning one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall conduct periodic audits 
of adherence to the standard operating procedures, as estab-
lished by the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
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Administration, under this section of screening personnel 
at large, medium, and small airports in diverse geo-
graphical areas. 
SEC. 517. TRAVELER REDRESS IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall, using existing resources, systems, and processes, 
ensure the availability of the Department of Home-
land Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program 
(DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate inquiries 
for individuals who— 
(A) are citizens of the United States or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence; 
(B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP 
after receiving enhanced screening at an airport 
passenger security checkpoint more than three 
times in any 60-day period; and 
(C) believe they have been wrongly identi-
fied as being a threat to aviation security. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
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submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the implementation of the redress process 
required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall review and update the Privacy Impact Assess-
ment for the Secure Flight programs to ensure such 
Assessment accurately reflects the operation of such 
programs. 
(2) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION; FORM.—The Secure 
Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and update 
required under paragraph (1) shall be published on a 
publically-accessible internet webpage of the Trans-
portation Security Administration and submitted to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION 
RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) RULE REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every 120 
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days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Transportation 
Security Administration, in coordination with the en-
tities specified in paragraph (2), shall conduct a com-
prehensive review of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’s intelligence-based screening rules. 
(2) NOTIFICATION PROCESS.—Not later than 48 
hours after changing, updating, implementing, or sus-
pending a Transportation Security Administration 
intelligence-based screening rule, the Assistant Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
notify the following entities of any such change, up-
date, implementation, or suspension, as the case may 
be: 
(A) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, 
Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the 
Transportation Security Administration. 
(B) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties 
of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(C) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Ad-
ministration. 
(D) The Office of General Counsel of the De-
partment. 
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(E) The Privacy Office of the Administra-
tion. 
(F) The Privacy Office of the Department. 
(G) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 
(H) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program 
of the Department. 
(d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall ensure 
that the Transportation Security Administration’s in-
telligence-based screening rules are taken into account 
for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’s intelligence-based screening rules are incor-
porated in the risk analysis conducted during the 
Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
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of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a study on the Transportation Security Admin-
istration’s intelligence-based screening rules and the effec-
tiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating poten-
tial threats to aviation security. Such study shall also ex-
amine coordination between the Transportation Security 
Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, 
and other relevant partners relating to changing, updating, 
implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary. 
SEC. 518. SCREENING IN AREAS OTHER THAN PASSENGER 
TERMINALS. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration is authorized to provide screening services to 
a commercial charter air carrier in areas other than pri-
mary passenger terminals upon the request of such carrier. 
A commercial charter air carrier shall direct any such re-
quest to the Federal Security Director for the airport where 
such services are requested. A Federal Security Director 
may elect to provide screening services if such services are 
available. The Administrator shall enter into an agreement 
with a commercial charter air carrier for compensation 
from such carrier requesting the use of screening services 
for all reasonable costs in addition to overtime costs that 
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are incurred in the provision of screening services under 
this section. 
SEC. 519. FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) STANDARDIZATION.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall develop 
a standard working document that shall be the basis of all 
negotiations and agreements that begin after the date of the 
enactment of this Act between the United States and foreign 
governments or partners regarding Federal Air Marshal 
coverage of flights to and from the United States. 
(b) WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.—All agreements between 
the United States and foreign governments or partners re-
garding the presence of Federal Air Marshals on flights to 
and from the United States must be written and signed by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary’s des-
ignee. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall transmit to the relevant Congres-
sional committees any agreements described in subsection 
(b) within 30 days of such agreement being signed. 
SEC. 520. FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL MISSION SCHEDULING 
AUTOMATION. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall seek to acquire an automated software 
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and inserting ‘‘United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border Secu-
rity’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’. 
(35) By striking section 477 (6 U.S.C. 297). 
(36) By redesignating section 478 (6 U.S.C. 298) 
as section 473. 
(37) In section 473, as so redesignated— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting 
‘‘ANNUAL
REPORT
ON’’ before ‘‘IMMIGRA-
TION’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); and 
(C) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘REPORT.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘One year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘REPORT.—One year’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
subsection (b) and moving such subsection 
two ems to left; and 
(iii) in subsection (b), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘INCLUDED’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘IN-
CLUDED’’; and 
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(19) By striking the items relating to sections 
1502 and 1503 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1502. Review of congressional committee structures.’’. 
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