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SEC. 229. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS MIN-
IMUM FOR AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) AVIATION SECURITY.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall ensure that the number of explosives detection canine 
teams for aviation security is not less than 250 through 
fiscal year 2011. 
(b) CARGO SCREENING.—The Secretary shall in-
crease the number of canine detection teams, as of the 
date of enactment of this Act, deployed for the purpose 
of meeting the 100 percent air cargo screening require-
ment set forth in section 44901(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, by not less than 100 canine teams through 
fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 230. ASSESSMENTS AND GAO REPORT OF INBOUND 
AIR CARGO SCREENING. 
Section 1602 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 478) is 
amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT
OF
INBOUND
COMPLIANCE.— 
Upon establishment of the inbound air cargo screening 
system, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Homeland Security in the House of 
Representatives on the impact, rationale, and percentage 
of air cargo being exempted from screening under exemp-
tions granted under section 44901(i)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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‘‘(d) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, 
the Comptroller General shall review the air cargo screen-
ing system for inbound passenger aircraft and report to 
the Committee on Homeland Security in the House of 
Representatives on the status of implementation, including 
the approximate percentage of cargo being screened, as 
well as the Administration’s methods to verify the screen-
ing system’s implementation.’’. 
SEC. 231. STATUS OF EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AIR CARGO 
SHIPPER CERTIFICATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status 
of the implementation of the Administration’s plan to pro-
mote a program to certify the screening methods used by 
shippers in a timely manner, in accordance with section 
44901(g) of title 49, United States Code, including par-
ticipation by shippers with robust and mature internal se-
curity programs. 
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SEC. 232. FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IN SECURITY 
BACKGROUND SCREENING SERVICE. 
Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice that the selection process for security 
background screening services for persons requiring back-
ground screening in the aviation industry is subject to full 
and open competition. The notice shall include— 
(1) a statement that airports and other affected 
entities are not required to use a single service pro-
vider of background screening services and may use 
the services of other providers approved by the As-
sistant Secretary; 
(2) any requirements for disposal of personally 
identifiable information by the approved provider by 
a date certain; and 
(3) information on all technical specifications 
and other criteria required by the Assistant Sec-
retary to approve a background screening service 
provider. 
SEC. 233. TRUSTED PASSENGER/REGISTERED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and not later than 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, to enhance aviation security 
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through risk management at airport checkpoints 
through use of a trusted passenger program, com-
monly referred to as the Registered Traveler pro-
gram, established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of 
the Aviation Transportation Security Act (115 Stat. 
597), the Assistant Secretary shall— 
(A) reinstate an initial and continuous se-
curity threat assessment program as part of the 
Registered Traveler enrollment process; and 
(B) allow Registered Traveler providers to 
perform private sector background checks as 
part of their enrollment process with assurance 
that the program shall be undertaken in a man-
ner consistent with constitutional privacy and 
civil liberties protections and be subject to ap-
proval and oversight by the Assistant Secretary. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall not reinstate the threat assessment component 
of the Registered Traveler program or allow certain 
background checks unless the Assistant Secretary— 
(A) determines that the Registered Trav-
eler program, in accordance with this sub-
section, is integrated into risk-based aviation 
security operations; and 
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(B) expedites checkpoint screening, as ap-
propriate, for Registered Traveler members who 
have been subjected to a security threat assess-
ment and the private sector background check 
under this subsection. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the Assistant 
Secretary determines that the Registered Traveler 
program can be integrated into risk-based aviation 
security operations under subsection (a), the Assist-
ant Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate regarding— 
(A) the level of risk reduction provided by 
carrying out section (a); and 
(B) how the Registered Traveler program 
has been integrated into risk-based aviation se-
curity operations. 
(2) CHANGES
TO
PROTOCOL.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall also set forth what changes to the 
program, including screening protocols, have been 
implemented to realize the full potential of the Reg-
istered Traveler program. 
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(c) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TOP SECRET 
SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall establish protocols to— 
(1) verify the identity of United States citizens 
who participate in the Registered Traveler program 
and possess a valid top secret security clearance 
granted by the Federal Government; and 
(2) allow alternative screening procedures for 
individuals described in paragraph (1), including 
random, risk-based screening determined necessary 
to respond to a specific threat to security identified 
pursuant to a security threat assessment. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize any nongovernmental 
entity to perform vetting against the terrorist screening 
database maintained by the Administration. 
SEC. 234. REPORT ON CABIN CREW COMMUNICATION. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with 
the Advisory Committee established under section 44946 
of title 49, United States Code, shall prepare a report that 
assesses technologies and includes standards for the use 
of wireless devices to enhance transportation security on 
aircraft for the purpose of ensuring communication be-
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tween and among cabin crew and pilot crewmembers, em-
barked Federal air marshals, and authorized law enforce-
ment officials, as appropriate. 
SEC. 235. AIR CARGO CREW TRAINING. 
The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
visory Committee established under section 44946 of title 
49, United States Code, shall develop a plan for security 
training for the all-cargo aviation threats for pilots and, 
as appropriate, other crewmembers operating in all-cargo 
transportation. 
SEC. 236. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AIRPORTS THAT HAVE IN-
CURRED ELIGIBLE COSTS. 
(a) PROCESS.—Section 1604(b)(2) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (121 Stat. 481) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AIRPORTS THAT HAVE INCURRED ELIGI-
BLE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of the Trans-
portation Security Administration Authorization 
Act, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity (Transportation Security Administration) 
shall establish a process for resolving reim-
bursement claims for airports that have in-
curred, before the date of enactment of this 
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Act, eligible costs associated with development 
of partial or completed in-line baggage systems. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS
FOR
RECEIVING
REIM-
BURSEMENT.—The process shall allow an air-
port— 
‘‘(i) to submit a claim to the Assistant 
Secretary for reimbursement for eligible 
costs described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 180 days after 
date on which the airport submits the 
claim, to receive a determination on the 
claim and, if the determination is positive, 
to be reimbursed. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 
establishes the process under subparagraph (B), 
the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives a report containing a de-
scription of the process, including a schedule 
for the timely reimbursement of airports for 
which a positive determination has been 
made.’’. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENTS OF AIRPORTS FOR ELIGIBLE 
COSTS REIMBURSED AT LESS THAN 90 PERCENT.—If the 
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Secretary or Assistant Secretary reimbursed, after August 
3, 2007, an airport that incurred an amount for eligible 
costs under section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, 
that was less than 90 percent of such costs, the Secretary 
or Assistant Secretary shall reimburse such airport under 
such section an amount equal to the difference for such 
eligible costs. 
SEC. 237. REPORT ON WHOLE BODY IMAGING TECH-
NOLOGY. 
Upon completion of the ongoing whole body imaging 
technology pilot, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
results of the pilot, including how privacy protections were 
integrated. 
SEC. 238. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. 
(a) USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any personnel of the Trans-
portation Security Administration voluntarily may 
wear personal protective equipment during any 
emergency. 
(2) WRITTEN GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish, co-
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ordinate, and disseminate written guidance to per-
sonnel of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to allow for the voluntary usage of personal pro-
tective equipment. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘personal protective equipment’’ includes surgical 
and N95 masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘protec-
tive equipment’’ includes surgical masks and N95 masks. 
SEC. 239. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44903 of title 49, United 
States Code (as amended by this Act), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall develop and implement a plan to provide expe-
dited security screening services for a member of the 
Armed Forces, and any accompanying family mem-
ber, when the member of the Armed Forces is trav-
eling on official orders while in uniform through a 
primary airport (as defined by section 47102). 
‘‘(2) PROTOCOLS.—In developing the plan, the 
Assistant Secretary shall consider— 
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‘‘(A) leveraging existing security screening 
models used by airports and air carriers to re-
duce passenger wait times before entering a se-
curity screening checkpoint; 
‘‘(B) establishing standard guidelines for 
the screening of military uniform items, includ-
ing combat boots; and 
‘‘(C) incorporating any new screening pro-
tocols into an existing trusted passenger pro-
gram, as established pursuant to section 
109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (115 Stat. 613), or into the devel-
opment of any new credential or system that in-
corporates biometric technology and other appli-
cable technologies to verify the identity of indi-
viduals traveling in air transportation. 
‘‘(3) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the implementation of the 
plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall establish the plan required by the amendment made 
by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 240. REPORT ON COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMS FOR LOSS 
OF PROPERTY FROM PASSENGER BAGGAGE. 
Not later than six months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives on complaints and claims received by the Ad-
ministration for loss of property with respect to passenger 
baggage screened by the Administration, including— 
(1) the number of such claims that are out-
standing; 
(2) the total value of property alleged in such 
outstanding claims to be missing; 
(3) an estimate of the amount of time that will 
be required to resolve all such outstanding claims; 
(4) the amount of Administration resources 
that will be devoted to resolving such outstanding 
claims, including the number of personnel and fund-
ing; and 
(5) efforts that the Administration is making or 
is planning to make to address passenger grievances 
regarding such losses, enhance passenger property 
security, and provide effective oversight of baggage 
screeners and other Administration personnel who 
come in contact with passenger property. 
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SEC. 241. REPORT ON CERTAIN SECURITY PLAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report 
to the appropriate committees of Congress that— 
(1) reviews whether the most recent security 
plans developed by the commercial aviation airports 
in the United States territories meet the security 
concerns described in guidelines and other official 
documents issued by the Transportation Security 
Administration pertaining to parts 1544 and 1546 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, particularly 
with regard to the commingling of passengers; 
(2) makes recommendations regarding best 
practices supported by the Transportation Security 
Administration and any adequate alternatives that 
address the problems or benefits of commingling 
passengers at such airports to satisfy the concerns 
described in paragraph (1); 
(3) reviews the potential costs of implementing 
the preferred and alternative methods to address the 
Administration concerns regarding parts 1544 and 
1546 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, par-
ticularly in regards to the commingling of pas-
sengers at the airport; and 
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(4) identifies funding sources, including grant 
programs, to implement improved security methods 
at such airports. 
SEC. 242. STUDY ON COMBINATION OF FACIAL AND IRIS 
RECOGNITION. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall carry out a study on the use of the combination of 
facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals 
in security checkpoint lines. Such study shall focus on— 
(1) increased accuracy of facial recognition; 
(2) enhancement of existing iris recognition 
technology; and 
(3) establishment of integrated face and iris 
features for accurate identification of individuals. 
(b) PURPOSE OF STUDY.—The purpose of the study 
required by subsection (a) is to facilitate the use of a com-
bination of facial and iris recognition to provide a higher 
probability of success in identification than either ap-
proach on its own and to achieve transformational ad-
vances in the flexibility, authenticity, and overall capability 
of integrated biometric detectors and satisfy one of major 
issues with war against terrorists. The operational goal 
of the study should be to provide the capability to non- 
intrusively collect biometrics (face image, iris) in less than 
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ten seconds without impeding the movement of individ-
uals. 
SEC. 243. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS AND SECURITY DI-
RECTIVES USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114(l) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘im-
mediately in order to protect transportation se-
curity’’ and inserting ‘‘in order to respond to an 
imminent threat of finite duration’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
determine if the regulation or security directive 
is needed to respond to an imminent threat of 
finite duration’’ before the period at the end of 
the first sentence; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining wheth-
er to issue, rescind, or revise a regulation or se-
curity directive under this subsection, the 
Under Secretary shall consider, as factors in 
the final determination— 
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Transportation Security Administration Author-
ization Act, field offices shall be staffed with— 
‘‘(i) not fewer than 7 surface trans-
portation security inspectors, including one 
chief surface transportation security in-
spector, at every primary field office; and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than 5 surface trans-
portation security inspectors, including one 
senior surface transportation security in-
spector, at every secondary field office.’’. 
(c) NUMBER OF INSPECTORS.—Section 1304(e) of 
such Act (6 U.S.C. 1113(e)), as redesignated by sub-
section (b) of this section, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) NUMBER OF INSPECTORS.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall hire not fewer 
than— 
‘‘(1) 200 additional surface transportation secu-
rity inspectors in fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(2) 100 additional surface transportation secu-
rity inspectors in fiscal year 2011.’’. 
(d) COORDINATION.—Section 1304(f) of such Act (6 
U.S.C. 1113(f)), as redesignated by subsection (b) of this 
section, is amended by striking ‘‘114(t)’’ and inserting 
‘‘114(s)’’. 
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