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) A passenger who did not voluntarily submit 
biographic and biometric information for a security 
risk assessment but is a member of a population des-
ignated by the Administrator as known and low-risk 
and who may be issued a unique, known traveler 
number by the Administrator determining that such 
passenger is a member of a category of travelers des-
ignated by the Administrator as known and low-risk. 
(b) PRECHECK OPERATIONS MAINTAINED.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure 
that expedited airport security screening remains available 
to passengers at or above the level that exists on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) FREQUENT FLIERS.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that such is appropriate, the implementation of sub-
section (a) may be delayed by up to one year with respect 
to the population of passengers who did not voluntarily sub-
mit biographic and biometric information for security risk 
assessments but who nevertheless receive expedited airport 
security screening because such passengers are designated 
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as frequent fliers by air carriers. If the Administrator uses 
the authority provided by this subsection, the Administrator 
shall notify 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 of 
such phased-in implementation. 
(d) ALTERNATE METHODS.—The Administrator may 
provide access to expedited airport security screening to ad-
ditional passengers pursuant to an alternate method upon 
the submission to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of an 
independent assessment of the security effectiveness of such 
alternate method that is conducted by an independent enti-
ty that determines that such alternate method is designed 
to— 
(1) reliably and effectively identify passengers 
who likely pose a low risk to the United States avia-
tion system; 
(2) mitigate the likelihood that a passenger who 
may pose a security threat to the United States avia-
tion system is selected for expedited security screen-
ing; and 
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(3) address known and evolving security risks to 
the United States aviation system. 
(e) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Administrator shall 
provide to the entity conducting the independent assessment 
under subsection (d) effectiveness testing results that are 
consistent with established evaluation design practices, as 
identified by the Comptroller General of the United States. 
(f) REPORTING.—Not later than three months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the percentage of all passengers who are provided 
expedited security screening, and of such passengers so pro-
vided, the percentage who are participants in the PreCheck 
program (who have voluntarily submitted biographic and 
biometric information for security risk assessments), the 
percentage who are participants in another trusted traveler 
program of the Department, the percentage who are partici-
pants in the PreCheck program due to the Administrator’s 
issuance of known traveler numbers, and for the remaining 
percentage of passengers granted access to expedited security 
screening in PreCheck security lanes, information on the 
percentages attributable to each alternative method utilized 
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by the Administration to direct passengers to expedited air-
port security screening at PreCheck security lanes. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to— 
(1) authorize or direct the Administrator to re-
duce or limit the availability of expedited security 
screening at an airport; or 
(2) limit the authority of the Administrator to 
use technologies and systems, including passenger 
screening canines and explosives trace detection, as a 
part of security screening operations. 
SEC. 104. SECURE FLIGHT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) develop a process for regularly evaluating the 
root causes of screening errors at checkpoints across 
airports so that corrective measures are able to be 
identified; 
(2) implement such corrective measures to ad-
dress the root causes of such screening errors occur-
ring at the checkpoint; 
(3) develop additional measures to address key 
performance aspects related to the Secure Flight pro-
gram goals and ensure that such measures clearly 
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identify activities necessary to achieve progress to-
wards such goals; 
(4) develop a mechanism to systematically docu-
ment the number and causes of Secure Flight pro-
gram matching errors for the purpose of improving 
program performance and provide program managers 
with timely and reliable information; 
(5) provide job-specific privacy refresher train-
ing for Secure Flight program staff to further protect 
personally identifiable information in the Secure 
Flight system program; and 
(6) develop a mechanism to comprehensively doc-
ument and track key Secure Flight program privacy 
issues and decisions to ensure the Secure Flight pro-
gram has complete information for effective oversight 
of its privacy controls. 
SEC. 105. EFFICIENCY REVIEW BY TSA. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall conduct and complete a comprehensive, agency- 
wide efficiency review of the Administration to identify 
spending reductions and administrative savings through the 
streamlining and any necessary restructuring of agency di-
visions to make the Administration more efficient. In car-
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rying out the review under this section, the Administrator 
shall consider each of the following: 
(1) The elimination of any duplicative or over-
lapping programs and initiatives that can be stream-
lined. 
(2) The elimination of any unnecessary or obso-
lete rules, regulations, directives, or procedures. 
(3) Any other matters the Administrator deter-
mines are appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the efficiency review required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
specifies the results and cost savings expected to be achieved 
through such efficiency review. Such report shall also in-
clude information relating to how the Administration may 
use efficiencies identified through such efficiency review to 
provide funding to reimburse airports that incurred eligible 
costs for in-line baggage screening systems. 
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SEC. 106. DONATION OF SCREENING EQUIPMENT TO PRO-
TECT THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized to 
donate security screening equipment to a foreign last-point- 
of-departure airport operator if such equipment can be rea-
sonably expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to the 
security of the United States or United States citizens. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
before any donation of equipment under this section, the 
Administrator shall provide to 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 a detailed written explanation of— 
(1) the specific vulnerability to the United States 
that will be mitigated with such donation; 
(2) an explanation as to why the recipient is un-
able or unwilling to purchase equipment to mitigate 
such threat; 
(3) an evacuation plan for sensitive technologies 
in case of emergency or instability in the country to 
which such donation is being made; 
(4) how the Administration will ensure the 
equipment that is being donated is used and main-
tained over the course of its life by the recipient; and 
(5) the total dollar value of such donation. 
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SEC. 107. REVIEW OF SUSTAINED SECURITY DIRECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
for any security directive that has been in effect for longer 
than one year, the Administrator shall review the necessity 
of such directives, from a risk-based perspective. 
(b) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of 
each review pursuant to subsection (a), 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— 
(1) any changes being made to existing security 
directives as a result of each such review; 
(2) the specific threat that is being mitigated by 
any such directive that will remain in effect; and 
(3) the planned disposition of any such directive. 
SEC. 108. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY-RELATED TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of 
Security-Related Technology 
‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator 
shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance val-
idation process for security-related technology deployed to 
airports. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE BY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 
AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried out by Ad-
ministration personnel at airports, the process referred to 
in subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel, 
equipment maintenance technicians, and other per-
sonnel at airports specifying how to conduct and doc-
ument preventive maintenance actions. 
‘‘(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to verify 
compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE BY CONTRACTORS AT AIRPORTS.— 
For maintenance to be carried out by a contractor at air-
ports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall require 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventive mainte-
nance schedules to appropriate Administration per-
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sonnel at each airport that includes information on 
each action to be completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration 
personnel at each airport when maintenance action is 
completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a 
third party of contractor maintenance. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Admin-
istrator shall require maintenance contracts for security-re-
lated technology deployed to airports to include penalties 
for noncompliance when it is determined that either preven-
tive or corrective maintenance has not been completed ac-
cording to contractual requirements and manufacturers’ 
specifications.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall assess implementation of the requirements under 
section 1621 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as 
added by subsection (a) of this section), and provide find-
ings and recommendations with respect to the provision of 
training to Administration personnel, equipment mainte-
nance technicians, and other personnel under such section 
1621 and the availability and utilization of equipment 
maintenance technicians employed by the Administration. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1616 the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-Related Technology 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’. 
SEC. 109. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 1601 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than December 31, 
2015, the Administrator, in coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary for Policy of the Department, shall request from 
the Director of National Intelligence access to additional 
data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment 
(TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related informa-
tion to improve the effectiveness of the Administration’s cre-
dential vetting program for individuals with unescorted ac-
cess to sensitive areas of airports. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY INSPECTION.—By not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance for 
Transportation Security Inspectors to annually review air-
port badging office procedures for applicants seeking access 
to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance shall include 
a comprehensive review of applicants’ Criminal History 
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