‘‘(2) The feasibility of including biometrics 
standards for all airport-issued identification media 
used for identity verification and badge verification. 
‘‘(3) The feasibility of integrating other depart-
mental programs’ eligibility requirements for access 
to secure areas of airports. 
‘‘(d) VETTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a program to allow airport 
badging offices to utilize the employment eligi-
bility confirmation system established under sec-
tion 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note; commonly referred to as ‘E-Verify’) 
to determine the eligibility to work in the United 
States of all applicants seeking access to secure 
areas of airports; 
‘‘(B) establish a process to transmit appli-
cants’ biometric fingerprint data to the Office of 
Biometric 
Identity 
Management’s 
(OBIM’s) 
Automated Biometrics Identification System 
(IDENT) for vetting; and 
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‘‘(C) conduct a data quality assessment to 
ensure that credential application data elements 
received by the Administration are complete and 
match the data submitted by the airport opera-
tors. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion 
of the responsibilities specified in paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall brief the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate on the results of 
such completion. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall establish a nationwide program for the 
anonymous reporting of violations of airport security. 
‘‘(f) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Aviation Security Ad-
visory Committee, shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a national database of employees 
who have had either their airport or aircraft oper-
ator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with 
aviation security requirements; 
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‘‘(2) determine the appropriate reporting mecha-
nisms for airports and airlines to submit data re-
garding employees described in paragraph (1) and to 
access the database established pursuant to such para-
graph; and 
‘‘(3) establish a process that allows individuals 
whose names were mistakenly entered into such data-
base to have their names removed and have their 
credentialing restored. 
‘‘(g) UPDATED REVIEW.—Not later than April 8, 
2016, the Administrator, in consultation with the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee, shall conduct an updated 
and thorough review of airport access controls. 
‘‘(h) EMPLOYEE SCREENING STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Aviation Secu-
rity Advisory Committee, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Comptroller General of the United States a 
cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant 
number of Category I, II, and X airports, that en-
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sures that all employee entry and exit points that 
lead to secure areas of such airports are comprised of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A secure door utilizing card and pin 
entry or biometric technology. 
‘‘(B) Surveillance video recording, capable 
of storing video data for at least 30 days. 
‘‘(C) Advanced screening technologies, in-
cluding at least one of the following: 
‘‘(i) Magnetometer (walk-through or 
hand-held). 
‘‘(ii) Explosives detection canines. 
‘‘(iii) Explosives trace detection swab-
bing. 
‘‘(iv) Advanced imaging technology. 
‘‘(v) X-ray bag screening technology. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include information related to the 
employee screening costs of those airports which have 
already implemented practices of screening one-hun-
dred percent of employees entering secure areas of air-
ports, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs associated with establishing an 
operational minimum number of employee entry 
and exit points. 
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‘‘(B) A comparison of costs associated with 
implementing the requirements specified in 
paragraph (1), based on whether such implemen-
tation was carried out by the Administration or 
airports. 
‘‘(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall review 
such study to assess the quality and reliability of 
such study. 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the receipt of the study required under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the results of the review required 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1601 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1602. Risk-based screening of employees at airports.’’. 
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