I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3584 
To authorize, streamline, and identify efficiencies within the Transportation 
Security Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 
Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To authorize, streamline, and identify efficiencies within the 
Transportation Security Administration, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Transportation Security Administration Reform and Im-
provement Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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TITLE I—AVIATION SECURITY 
Sec. 101. TSA PreCheck. 
Sec. 102. PreCheck and general passenger biometric identification. 
Sec. 103. Limitation; PreCheck operations maintained; Alternate methods. 
Sec. 104. Secure Flight program. 
Sec. 105. Efficiency review by TSA. 
Sec. 106. Donation of screening equipment to protect the United States. 
Sec. 107. Review of sustained security directives. 
Sec. 108. Maintenance of security-related technology. 
Sec. 109. Vetting of aviation workers. 
Sec. 110. Aviation Security Advisory Committee consultation. 
Sec. 111. Private contractor canine evaluation and integration pilot program. 
TITLE II—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Sec. 201. Surface Transportation Inspectors. 
Sec. 202. Inspector General audit; TSA Office of Inspection workforce certifi-
cation. 
Sec. 203. Repeal of biennial reporting requirement for the Government Ac-
countability Office relating to the Transportation Security In-
formation Sharing Plan. 
Sec. 204. Security training for frontline transportation workers. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION; TSA.—The terms ‘‘Ad-
ministration’’ and ‘‘TSA’’ mean the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
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(5) 
SECURE
FLIGHT.—The 
term 
‘‘Secure 
Flight’’ means the Administration’s watchlist match-
ing program. 
TITLE I—AVIATION SECURITY 
SEC. 101. TSA PRECHECK. 
(a) TSA PRECHECK.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) ensure that all screening of passengers and 
their accessible property shall be conducted in a 
risk-based, intelligence-driven manner with consider-
ation given to the privacy and civil liberties of such 
passengers; and 
(2) operate a trusted passenger screening pro-
gram known as ‘‘TSA PreCheck’’ that provides ex-
pedited screening for low-risk passengers and their 
accessible property based on a comprehensive and 
continuous analysis of factors specified in subsection 
(b). 
(b) FACTORS.—Factors referred to in subsection 
(a)(2) shall include the following: 
(1) Whether passengers described in such sub-
section are members of other trusted traveler pro-
grams of the Department. 
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(2) Whether such passengers are traveling pur-
suant to subsection (m) of section 44903 of title 49, 
United States Code (as established under the Risk- 
Based Security for Members of the Armed Forces 
Act (Public Law 112–86)), section 44927 of such 
title (as established under the Helping Heroes Fly 
Act (Public Law 113–27)), or section 44928 of such 
title (as established under the Honor Flight Act 
(Public Law 113–221)). 
(3) Whether such passengers possess an active 
security clearance or other credential issued by the 
Federal Government for which TSA has conducted 
a written threat assessment and determined that 
such passengers present a low risk to transportation 
or national security. 
(4) Whether such passengers are members of a 
population for whom TSA has conducted a written 
security threat assessment, determined that such 
population poses a low risk to transportation or na-
tional security, and has issued such passengers a 
known traveler number. 
(5) The ability of the Administration to verify 
such passengers’ identity and whether such pas-
sengers pose a risk to aviation security. 
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