ment of those teams that meet the certification standards 
of the Administration, as determined by the Assistant Sec-
retary. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘third-party explosives detection canine assets’’ 
means any explosives detection canine or handler that is 
not owned or employed by the Administration. 
PART 4—INFORMATION SHARING AND SECURITY 
DIRECTIVES 
SEC. 261. TSA AND HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
(a) FEDERAL SECURITY DIRECTOR.—Section 44933 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Man-
agers’’ and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Manager’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Managers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011, the 
Assistant Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) encourage airports to develop clear report-
ing procedures to provide that the Federal Security 
Director of the airport is immediately notified when-
ever any Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
personnel are called to an aircraft at a gate or on 
an airfield at the airport to respond to any security 
matter; 
‘‘(2) require each Federal Security Director of 
an airport to meet at least quarterly with law en-
forcement agencies serving the airport to discuss in-
cident management protocols, including the resolu-
tion of screening anomalies at passenger screening 
checkpoints; and 
‘‘(3) require each Federal Security Director at 
an airport to inform, consult, and coordinate, as ap-
propriate, with the airport operator in a timely man-
ner on security matters impacting airport operations 
and to establish and maintain operational protocols 
with airport operators to ensure coordinated re-
sponses to security matters.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(f)(6) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Managers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Directors’’. 
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(2) Section 44940(a)(1)(F) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Managers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Directors’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 449 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 44933 and inserting the following: 
‘‘44933. Federal Security Directors.’’. 
SEC. 262. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS AND SECURITY DI-
RECTIVES USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114(l) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘im-
mediately in order to protect transportation se-
curity’’ and inserting ‘‘in order to respond to an 
imminent threat of finite duration’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘to 
determine if the regulation or security directive 
is needed to respond to an imminent threat of 
finite duration’’ before the period at the end of 
the first sentence; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining wheth-
er to issue, rescind, or revise a regulation or se-
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curity directive under this subsection, the As-
sistant Secretary shall consider, as factors in 
the final determination— 
‘‘(i) whether the costs of the regula-
tion or security directive are excessive in 
relation to the enhancement of security the 
regulation or security directive will provide; 
‘‘(ii) whether the regulation or secu-
rity directive will remain effective for 
longer than a 90-day period; and 
‘‘(iii) whether the regulation or secu-
rity directive will require revision if in ef-
fect for a subsequent 90-day period. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN RE-
QUIREMENTS.—For purposes of subparagraph 
(A)(i), the Assistant Secretary may waive any 
requirement for an analysis that estimates the 
number of lives that will be saved by the regula-
tion or security directive or the cost basis for 
carrying out the regulation or security directive 
if the Assistant Secretary determines that it is 
not feasible to make such an estimate.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Any regulation 
or security directive issued under paragraph (2) that 
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remains effective, with or without revision, for a pe-
riod of more than 180 days shall be subject to a 
rulemaking pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 5 
of title 5.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(3) shall apply to a regulation issued under sec-
tion 114(l)(2) of title 49, United States Code, before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 281. EFFICIENCY REVIEW BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct and complete a comprehensive, agency-wide 
efficiency review of the Administration to identify and ef-
fectuate spending reductions and administrative savings 
through the streamlining and any necessary restructuring 
of agency divisions to make the agency more efficient. In 
carrying out the review under this section, the Assistant 
Secretary 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. 
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(3) The reduction of the workforce over a set 
period of time through natural attrition, as a direct 
result of efficiencies gained through the implementa-
tion of risk-based screening or through any other 
means as determined by the Assistant Secretary. 
(4) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary 
determines are appropriate. 
(b) WORKFORCE REDUCTION PLAN.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall 
develop a strategic plan, including a timeline, to reduce 
the workforce of the Administration by 5 percent by the 
end of fiscal year 2013, to the extent that such a reduction 
does not impact security operations. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the efficiency review required 
under subsection (a) and the strategic plan required under 
subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report setting forth— 
(1) the results and cost savings expected to be 
achieved through the efficiency review; and 
(2) a copy of the strategic plan. 
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SEC. 282. AVIATION SECURITY STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish in the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration an advisory committee, to be known as 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (in this 
chapter referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee’), to 
assist the Assistant Secretary with issues pertaining 
to aviation security, including credentialing. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall require the Advisory Committee to de-
velop recommendations for improvements to civil 
aviation security methods, equipment, and processes. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
require the Advisory Committee to meet at least 
semiannually and may convene additional meetings 
as necessary. 
‘‘(4) UNPAID
POSITION.—Advisory Committee 
members shall serve at their own expense and re-
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ceive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or 
other compensation from the Federal Government. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall ensure that the Advisory Committee 
is composed of not more than one individual rep-
resenting not more than 27 member organizations, 
including representation of air carriers, all cargo air 
transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organiza-
tions representing air carrier employees, aircraft 
manufacturers, airport operators, general aviation, 
and the aviation technology security industry, in-
cluding biometrics. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—Members shall be ap-
pointed by the Assistant Secretary, and the Assist-
ant Secretary shall have the discretion to review the 
participation of any Advisory Committee member 
and remove for cause at any time. 
‘‘(c) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee under this section. 
‘‘(d) AIR CARGO SECURITY WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee an air 
cargo security working group to provide rec-
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ommendations for air cargo security issues, includ-
ing the implementation of the air cargo screening 
initiatives proposed by the Transportation Security 
Administration to screen air cargo on passenger air-
craft in accordance with established cargo screening 
mandates. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall 
meet at least semiannually and provide annual re-
ports to the Assistant Secretary with recommenda-
tions to improve the Administration’s cargo screen-
ing initiatives established to meet all cargo screening 
mandates set forth in section 44901(g) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall 
include members from the Advisory Committee with 
expertise in air cargo operations and representatives 
from other stakeholders as determined by the Assist-
ant Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The working group 
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assist-
ant Secretary in accordance with this para-
graph that provide cargo screening mandate im-
plementation recommendations. 
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‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
working group shall submit its first report to 
the Assistant Secretary, including any rec-
ommendations of the group— 
‘‘(i) to reduce redundancies and in-
crease efficiencies with the screening and 
inspection of inbound cargo; and 
‘‘(ii) on the potential development of a 
fee structure to help sustain cargo screen-
ing efforts. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL AVIATION WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee a gen-
eral aviation working group to provide recommenda-
tions for general aviation issues, including the imple-
mentation of the general aviation initiatives pro-
posed by the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall 
meet at least semiannually and provide annual re-
ports to the Assistant Secretary with recommenda-
tions to improve the Administration’s general avia-
tion initiatives. 
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‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall 
include members from the Advisory Committee with 
expertise in general aviation operations and rep-
resentatives from other stakeholders as determined 
by the Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The working group 
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assist-
ant Secretary in accordance with this para-
graph that provide recommendations. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
working group shall submit its first report to 
the Assistant Secretary, including any rec-
ommendations of the group.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 283. DETAILED AVIATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
PLANS FOR AIRPORTS. 
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailed 
acquisition and deployment plans for checkpoint security 
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technology, explosive detection systems, and air cargo se-
curity technology for each large commercial airport for fis-
cal years 2012 and 2013. 
(b) TEN-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a ten-year strategic plan for the refurbish-
ment, replacement, and installation costs associated with 
explosives detection technology for checked baggage. 
SEC. 284. FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS. 
Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by sections 201 and 283 of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIVE
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) NEW
EMPLOYEE
TRAINING.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Federal Air Marshal Service shall es-
tablish a policy requiring Federal air marshals hired 
after such date to complete the criminal investigative 
training program at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center as part of basic training for Federal 
air marshals. 
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‘‘(2) EXISTING
EMPLOYEES.—A Federal air 
marshal who has previously completed the criminal 
investigative training program may not be required 
to repeat such program. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE TRAINING.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, an air marshal hired before such date who 
has not completed the criminal investigative training 
program shall be required to attend an alternative 
training program, as determined by the Director of 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, that 
provides the training necessary to bridge the gap be-
tween the mixed basic police training, the Federal 
air marshal programs already completed by the Fed-
eral air marshal, and the criminal investigative 
training provided through the criminal investigative 
training program. Any such alternative program 
shall be considered to have met the standards of the 
criminal investigative training program. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for the 
Transportation Security Administration, $3,000,000 
may be used to carry out this subsection for each of 
fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 
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‘‘(5) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to reclassify Federal air 
marshals as criminal investigators.’’. 
SEC. 285. CANINE DETECTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the mission of the 
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and 
Technology to conduct basic and applied research in sup-
port of activities relevant to any elements of the Depart-
ment under section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), the Assistant Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Science and Technology, shall develop and implement a 
basic research and applied research and development pro-
gram for the purpose of advancing the scientific under-
standing and applicability of canine explosives detection 
assets in the transportation environment. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013 $1,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 286. VENDOR ENHANCEMENTS. 
The Assistant Secretary shall permit airport opera-
tors to use vendor services that provide security enhance-
ments in the sterile side of an airport as long as the pro-
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vider of such a service does not impede the screening oper-
ations of the Administration and all personnel are properly 
vetted and credentialed, as may be required. 
SEC. 287. SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT OF AIRPORT PERIM-
ETER ACCESS CONTROLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall de-
velop a strategic risk-based plan to improve transportation 
security at airports that includes best practices to make 
airport perimeter access controls more secure at all com-
mercial service and general aviation airports. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 
(1) incorporate best practices for enhanced pe-
rimeter access controls; 
(2) evaluate and incorporate major findings of 
all relevant pilot programs of the Administration; 
(3) address recommendations of the Comp-
troller General on perimeter access controls; 
(4) include a requirement that airports update 
their security plans to incorporate the best practices, 
as appropriate and to the extent feasible, based on 
risk and adapt the best practices to meet the needs 
specific to their facilities; and 
(5) include an assessment of the role of new 
and emerging technologies, including unmanned and 
autonomous perimeter security technologies, that 
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could be utilized at both commercial and general 
aviation facilities. 
SEC. 
288. 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
EMISSIONS 
FROM 
PAS-
SENGER SCREENING EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED 
IN AIRPORTS. 
The Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) collect information regarding the electro-
magnetic emission output of passenger screening 
equipment deployed by the Administration at airport 
checkpoints and, within 30 days of receipt, verify the 
accuracy of any evaluations or reports provided to 
the Administration relating to such output; 
(2) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a summary of the in-
formation collected under paragraph (1) and the re-
sults of any verification conducted under that para-
graph. 
SEC. 289. ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS EXPOSURE AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall execute an agreement with an independent third 
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party under which the independent third party shall carry 
out a study of radiation exposure resulting from screening 
equipment used by the Administration to screen pas-
sengers and baggage at commercial service airports. 
(b) STUDY.—The study shall be conducted for not 
less than 90 consecutive days during periods of operation 
in the operating environments of multiple commercial 
service airports and include consideration of— 
(1) whether passenger and baggage screening 
equipment results in screened passengers being ex-
posed to radiation above acceptable levels; 
(2) whether passenger and baggage screening 
equipment results in bystanders being exposed to ra-
diation above acceptable levels; and 
(3) any other factors relating to radiation expo-
sure identified by the independent third party. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the con-
clusion of the study, the independent third party shall sub-
mit to the Assistant Secretary and the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report containing its findings and 
recommendations regarding the study under subsection 
(b), including recommendations with respect to whether 
transportation security officers should wear a dosimeter 
for the purpose of continuous monitoring of radiation ex-
posure resulting from passenger screening equipment. 
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