IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1895 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 21, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To enhance the preparedness of the Transportation Security 
Administration for public health threats to the transpor-
tation security system of the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(5) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF TSA PERSONNEL DETAILS. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Pursuant to sections 106(m) 
and 114(m) of title 49, United States Code, the Adminis-
trator may provide TSA personnel, who are not engaged 
in front line transportation security efforts, to other com-
ponents of the Department and other Federal agencies to 
improve coordination with such components and agencies 
to prepare for, protect against, and respond to public 
health threats to the transportation security system of the 
United States. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
efforts to improve coordination with other components of 
the Department and other Federal agencies to prepare for, 
protect against, and respond to public health threats to 
the transportation security system of the United States. 
SEC. 4. TSA PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
duct an analysis of preparedness of the transpor-
tation security system of the United States for pub-
lic health threats. Such analysis shall assess, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(A) The risks of public health threats to 
the transportation security system of the 
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United States, including to transportation hubs, 
transportation security stakeholders, TSA per-
sonnel, and passengers. 
(B) Information sharing challenges among 
relevant components of the Department, other 
Federal agencies, international entities, and 
transportation security stakeholders. 
(C) Impacts to TSA policies and proce-
dures for securing the transportation security 
system. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The analysis conducted of 
the risks described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be con-
ducted in coordination with the Chief Medical Offi-
cer of the Department of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and trans-
portation security stakeholders. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The analysis required under subsection (a). 
(2) Technologies necessary to combat public 
health threats at security screening checkpoints to 
better protect from future public health threats TSA 
personnel, passengers, aviation workers, and other 
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personnel authorized to access the sterile area of an 
airport through such checkpoints, and the estimated 
cost of technology investments needed to fully imple-
ment across the aviation system solutions to such 
threats. 
(3) Policies and procedures implemented by 
TSA and transportation security stakeholders to 
protect from public health threats TSA personnel, 
passengers, aviation workers, and other personnel 
authorized to access the sterile area through the se-
curity screening checkpoints, as well as future plans 
for additional measures relating to such protection. 
(4) The role of TSA in establishing priorities, 
developing solutions, and coordinating and sharing 
information with relevant domestic and international 
entities during a public health threat to the trans-
portation security system, and how TSA can im-
prove its leadership role in such areas. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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