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Union Calendar No. 161 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1351 
[Report No. 115–226] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain improve-
ments in managing TSA’s employee misconduct, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Mr. PERRY (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
JULY 17, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 2, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) to make certain improvements in managing TSA’s 
employee misconduct, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Oversight 
of TSA Employee Misconduct Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TSA MISCONDUCT INSPECTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44935 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (re-
lating to accessibility of computer-based training fa-
cilities) as subsection (k); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) TSA MISCONDUCT INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration (TSA) shall— 
‘‘(A) designate a senior official to imple-
ment a plan to oversee unannounced inspections 
at airports of agency actions taken to address 
TSA employee misconduct, including actions 
taken by managers at airports to address any 
such misconduct through corrective actions, up to 
and including removal from Federal service, in 
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accordance with Department of Homeland Secu-
rity and TSA policies; 
‘‘(B) on a biannual basis thereafter until 
September 30, 2023, the official specified in sub-
paragraph (A) shall certify to the Administrator 
that the unannounced inspections referred to in 
such paragraph were completed across a suffi-
cient number of airports such that all airports 
are— 
‘‘(i) inspected before such date; and 
‘‘(ii) provided adequate information 
regarding agency actions taken to address 
TSA employee misconduct; 
‘‘(C) designate a senior official other than 
the senior official designated pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) to review the results of such un-
announced inspections to identify causes of any 
variances and overall trends in the way actions 
are taken in response to TSA employee mis-
conduct and develop corrective actions and rec-
ommendations, up to and including removal 
from Federal service, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(D) direct the official described in sub-
paragraph (C) to implement the corrective ac-
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tions and recommendations specified in such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATION AND COORDINATION.—Un-
announced inspections under paragraph (1) of certain 
locations may be consolidated and coordinated with 
other relevant TSA offices, as determined appropriate 
by the Administrator of the TSA. 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION.—The Administrator of the 
TSA may extend the final date specified in para-
graph (1)(B) for completing the unannounced inspec-
tions under paragraph (1) for not more than one ad-
ditional fiscal year if exigent circumstances warrant. 
If the Administrator determines that such an exten-
sion is necessary, the Administrator shall provide to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs,. the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate written justification re-
garding such circumstances prior to granting such ex-
tension. 
‘‘(4) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RE-
VIEW.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On a biannual basis, 
the official specified in paragraph (1)(C) shall 
provide to the Chief Human Capital Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security the results 
of unannounced inspections conducted pursuant 
to such paragraph. 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION.—The Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security may review the results of the unan-
nounced inspections conducted pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) to, as appropriate, identify trends 
and make recommendations, to the Adminis-
trator of the TSA to address employee mis-
conduct. 
‘‘(C) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Adminis-
trator of the TSA shall coordinate with the Chief 
Human Capital Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security to implement any rec-
ommendations made pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) within the timeframes established by the 
Chief Human Capital Officer. 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—The Admin-
istrator of the TSA shall make the results of the unan-
nounced inspections, including any recommended cor-
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rective actions for addressing variances, identified 
under this subsection readily available to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(C) as appropriate, personnel of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ACTIONS.—The term ‘actions’ means 
consequences for employee misconduct, up to and 
including removal from Federal Service, estab-
lished by TSA policy. 
‘‘(B) 
UNANNOUNCED
INSPECTIONS.—The 
term ‘unannounced inspections’ means a review 
of information without providing advanced no-
tice to the party under review.’’. 
(b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 
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requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
authorized. 
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Union Calendar No. 161 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1351 
[Report No. 115–226] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) to make certain improve-
ments in managing TSA’s employee misconduct, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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