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Federal Aviation Administration shall’’; 
and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘Administrator,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration’’; 
(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; 
(4) in section 46313— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security with respect to security duties 
and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration with re-
spect to security duties and powers designated to be 
carried out by the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration with respect to 
aviation safety duties and powers designated to be 
carried out by the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration with respect to aviation safety duties and 
powers designated to be carried out by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poena’’; and 
(5) in section 46316(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security with respect to security duties 
and powers designated to be carried out by the 
Under Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration with re-
spect to security duties and powers designated to be 
carried out by the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration with respect to 
aviation safety duties and powers designated to be 
carried out by the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration with respect to aviation safety duties and
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powers designated to be carried out by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration’’. 
(h) CHAPTER
465 AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 465 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 46505(d)(2), by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Transportation for Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents for chapter 465 of sub-
title VII, by striking the following: 
‘‘46503. Repealed.’’. 
(i) CHAPTER 483 REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 483 is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for subtitle VII is amended by striking the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘483. Aviation security funding ............................................................... 48301’’. 
(j) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 is 
amended by inserting before section 44933 the following: 
‘‘§ 44931. Authority to exempt 
‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an ex-
emption from a regulation prescribed in carrying out sections 
44901, 44903, 44906, 44909(c), and 44935–44937 of this 
title when the Secretary decides the exemption is in the pub-
lic interest.
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‘‘§ 44932. Administrative 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security or the Administrator of the Transportation Se-
curity Administration may take action the Secretary or the 
Administrator considers necessary to carry out this chapter 
and chapters 461, 463, and 465 of this title, including con-
ducting investigations, prescribing regulations, standards, and 
procedures, and issuing orders. 
‘‘(b) INDEMNIFICATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration may indemnify an of-
ficer or employee of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion against a claim or judgment arising out of an act that 
the Administrator decides was committed within the scope of 
the official duties of the officer or employee.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
chapter 449 is amended by inserting before the item re-
lating to section 44933 the following: 
‘‘44931. Authority to exempt. 
‘‘44932. Administrative.’’. 
SEC. 1992. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF CHAPTER 449. 
The table of contents of chapter 449 is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to section 44922, by strik-
ing ‘‘Deputation’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputization’’; and 
(2) by inserting after section 44941 the following: 
‘‘44942. Performance goals and objectives. 
‘‘44943. Performance management system.’’.
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SEC. 1993. OTHER LAWS; INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TER-
RORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004. 
Section 4016(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (49 U.S.C. 44917 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
the Director of Federal Air Marshal Service of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transpor-
tation Security Administration),’’ and inserting ‘‘Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
and the Director of Federal Air Marshal Service of the 
Department of Homeland Security’’. 
SEC. 1994. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
References relating to the Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Security in statutes, Executive orders, rules, regu-
lations, directives, or delegations of authority that precede 
the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to refer, as ap-