SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Transportation Security Administration Authorization 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Authorities vested in Assistant Secretary. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Risk-based system for allocation of resources. 
Sec. 103. Ensuring contracting with small business concerns and disadvantaged 
business concerns. 
TITLE II—AVIATION SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Chapter 449 
Sec. 201. Screening air cargo and checked baggage. 
Sec. 202. Prohibition of advance notice of covert testing to security screeners. 
Sec. 203. Secure verification system for law enforcement officers. 
Sec. 204. Ombudsman for Federal Air Marshal Service. 
Sec. 205. Federal flight deck officer program enhancements. 
Sec. 206. Foreign repair stations. 
Sec. 207. Assistant Secretary defined. 
Sec. 208. TSA and homeland security information sharing. 
Sec. 209. Aviation security stakeholder participation. 
Sec. 210. General aviation security. 
Sec. 211. Security and self-defense training. 
Sec. 212. Security screening of individuals with metal implants traveling in air 
transportation. 
Sec. 213. Prohibition on outsourcing. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 221. Security risk assessment of airport perimeter access controls. 
Sec. 222. Advanced passenger prescreening system. 
Sec. 223. Biometric identifier airport access enhancement demonstration pro-
gram. 
Sec. 224. Transportation security training programs. 
Sec. 225. Deployment of technology approved by science and technology direc-
torate. 
Sec. 226. In-line baggage screening study. 
Sec. 227. In-line checked baggage screening systems. 
Sec. 228. GAO report on certain contracts and use of funds. 
Sec. 229. IG report on certain policies for Federal air marshals. 
Sec. 230. Explosives detection canine teams minimum for aviation security. 
Sec. 231. Assessments and GAO Report of inbound air cargo screening. 
Sec. 232. Status of efforts to promote air cargo shipper certification. 
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Sec. 233. Full and open competition in security background screening service. 
Sec. 234. Registered traveler. 
Sec. 235. Report on cabin crew communication. 
Sec. 236. Air cargo crew training. 
Sec. 237. Reimbursement for airports that have incurred eligible costs. 
Sec. 238. Report on whole body imaging technology. 
Sec. 239. Protective equipment. 
TITLE III—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Sec. 301. Assistant Secretary defined. 
Sec. 302. Surface transportation security inspection program. 
Sec. 303. Visible intermodal prevention and response teams. 
Sec. 304. Surface Transportation Security stakeholder participation. 
Sec. 305. Human capital plan for surface transportation security personnel. 
Sec. 306. Surface transportation security training. 
Sec. 307. Security assistance IG Report. 
Sec. 308. International lessons learned for securing passenger rail and public 
transportation systems. 
Sec. 309. Underwater tunnel security demonstration project. 
Sec. 310. Passenger rail security demonstration project. 
Sec. 311. Explosives detection canine teams. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CREDENTIALING 
Subtitle A—Security Credentialing 
Sec. 401. Report and recommendation for uniform security background checks. 
Sec. 402. Animal-propelled vessels. 
Sec. 403. Requirements for issuance of transportation security cards; access pend-
ing issuance. 
Sec. 404. Harmonizing security card expirations. 
Sec. 405. Securing aviation from extreme terrorist threats. 
Subtitle B—SAFE Truckers Act of 2009 
Sec. 431. Short title. 
Sec. 432. Surface transportation security. 
Sec. 433. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 434. Limitation on issuance of hazmat licenses. 
Sec. 435. Deadlines and effective dates. 
Sec. 436. Task force on disqualifying crimes. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administra-
tion). 
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(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
(3) AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
The term ‘‘Aviation Security Advisory Committee’’ 
means the advisory committee established by section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
this Act. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITIES VESTED IN ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 
Any authority vested in the Assistant Secretary under 
this Act shall be carried out under the direction and control 
of the Secretary. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary 
$7,604,561,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2010 
and 
$8,060,835,000 for fiscal year 2011 for the necessary ex-
penses of the Transportation Security Administration for 
such fiscal years. 
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SEC. 102. RISK-BASED SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATION OF RE-
SOURCES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees, including 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a report on the status of its implementation 
of recommendations from the Comptroller General with re-
spect to the use by the Transportation Security Administra-
tion of a risk-based system for allocating security resources 
effectively. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS.—The report shall include assess-
ments of the Transportation Security Administration’s 
progress in— 
(1) adopting security goals that define specific 
outcomes, conditions, end points, and performance 
targets; 
(2) conducting comprehensive risk assessments 
for the transportation sector that meet the criteria es-
tablished under Homeland Security Presidential Di-
rective-7 in effect as of January 1, 2009, and combine 
individual assessments of threat, vulnerability, and 
consequence; 
(3) analyzing the assessments described in para-
graph (2) to produce a comparative analysis of risk 
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across the entire transportation sector to guide cur-
rent and future investment decisions; 
(4) establishing an approach for gathering data 
on investments by State, local, and private sector se-
curity partners in transportation security; 
(5) establishing a plan and corresponding bench-
marks for conducting risk assessments for the trans-
portation sector that identify the scope of the assess-
ments and resource requirements for completing them; 
(6) working with the Department of Homeland 
Security to effectuate the Administration’s risk man-
agement approach by establishing a plan and time-
frame for assessing the appropriateness of the Admin-
istration’s intelligence-driven risk management ap-
proach for managing risk at the Administration and 
documenting the results of the assessment once com-
pleted; 
(7) determining the best approach for assigning 
uncertainty or confidence levels to analytic intel-
ligence products related to the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’s security mission and applying 
such approach; and 
(8) establishing internal controls, including— 
(A) a focal point and clearly defined roles 
and responsibilities for ensuring that the Admin-
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istration’s risk management framework is imple-
mented; 
(B) policies, procedures, and guidance that 
require the implementation of the Administra-
tion’s framework and completion of related work 
activities; and 
(C) a system to monitor and improve how 
effectively the framework is being implemented. 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION OF RISKS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the risk and 
threat 
assessments 
required 
under 
sections 
114(s)(3)(B) and 44904(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, the report shall include— 
(A) a summary that ranks the risks within 
and across transportation modes, including vul-
nerability of a cyber attack; and 
(B) a description of the risk-based priorities 
for securing the transportation sector, both with-
in and across modes, in the order that the prior-
ities should be addressed. 
(2) METHODS.—The report also shall— 
(A) describe the underlying methodologies 
used to assess risks across and within each trans-
portation mode and the basis for any assump-
tions regarding threats, vulnerabilities, and con-
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sequences made in assessing and prioritizing 
risks within and across such modes; and 
(B) include the Assistant Secretary’s work-
ing definition of the terms ‘‘risk-based’’ and 
‘‘risk-informed’’. 
(d) FORMAT.—The report shall be submitted in classi-
fied or unclassified formats, as appropriate. 
SEC. 103. ENSURING CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIME CONTRACTS.—The As-
sistant Secretary shall include in each contract, valued at 
$300,000,000 or more, awarded for procurement of goods 
or services acquired for the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration— 
(1) a requirement that the contractor shall im-
plement a plan for the award, in accordance with 
other applicable requirements, of subcontracts under 
the contract to small business concerns, including 
small business concerns owned and controlled by so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women, small business concerns owned and controlled 
by service-disabled veterans, HUBZone small business 
concerns, small business concerns participating in the 
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program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(a)), institutions of higher education 
receiving assistance under title III or V of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 1101 
et seq.), and Alaska Native Corporations created pur-
suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including the terms of such plan; 
and 
(2) a requirement that the contractor shall sub-
mit to the Assistant Secretary, during performance of 
the contract, periodic reports describing the extent to 
which the contractor has complied with such plan, in-
cluding specification (by total dollar amount and by 
percentage of the total dollar value of the contract) of 
the value of subcontracts awarded at all tiers of sub-
contracting to small business concerns, institutions, 
and corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1). 
(b) UTILIZATION OF ALLIANCES.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall seek to facilitate award of contracts by the Ad-
ministration to alliances of small business concerns, institu-
tions, and corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
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merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate by 
October 31 each year a report on the award of con-
tracts to small business concerns, institutions, and 
corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1) during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
include in each report— 
(A) specification of the value of such con-
tracts, by dollar amount and as a percentage of 
the total dollar value of all contracts awarded by 
the United States in such fiscal year; 
(B) specification of the total dollar value of 
such contracts awarded to each of the categories 
of small business concerns, institutions, and cor-
porations referred to in subsection (a)(1); and 
(C) if the percentage specified under sub-
paragraph (A) is less than 25 percent, an expla-
nation of— 
(i) why the percentage is less than 25 
percent; and 
(ii) what will be done to ensure that 
the percentage for the following fiscal year 
will not be less than 25 percent. 
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TITLE II—AVIATION SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Chapter 
449 
SEC. 201. SCREENING AIR CARGO AND CHECKED BAGGAGE. 
(a) INBOUND AIR CARGO ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.— 
Section 44901(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) INBOUND AIR CARGO ON PASSENGER AIR-
CRAFT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
establish a system to verify that all cargo transported 
on passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or 
foreign air carrier inbound to the United States be 
screened for explosives. The system shall include a 
risk assessment for inbound air cargo on passenger 
and all air cargo airplanes, and the Assistant Sec-
retary 
shall 
use 
this 
assessment 
to 
address 
vulnerabilities in cargo screening. The Assistant Sec-
retary shall identify redundancies in inbound cargo 
inspection on passenger aircraft by agencies and ad-
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dress these to ensure that all cargo is screened without 
subjecting carriers to multiple inspections by different 
agencies.’’. 
(b) MANDATORY SCREENING WHERE EDS IS NOT YET 
AVAILABLE.—Section 44901(e)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) A bag match program, ensuring that no 
checked baggage is placed aboard an aircraft unless 
the passenger who checked the baggage is aboard the 
aircraft, is not authorized as an alternate method of 
baggage screening where explosive detection equipment 
is available unless there are exigent circumstances as 
determined by the Assistant Secretary. The Assistant 
Secretary shall report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives within 90 
days of the determination that bag match must be 
used as an alternate method of baggage screening.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT 
TESTING TO SECURITY SCREENERS. 
(a) COVERT TESTING.—Section 44935 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (as 
redesignated by section 111(a)(1) of Public Law 107– 
71 (115 Stat. 616), relating to accessibility of com-
puter-based training facilities) as subsection (k); and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE TO SECURITY 
SCREENERS OF COVERT TESTING AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall ensure that information concerning a covert test 
of a transportation security system to be conducted by 
a covert testing office, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, or the Government 
Accountability Office is not provided to any indi-
vidual prior to the completion of the test. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) an authorized individual involved in a 
covert test of a transportation security system 
may provide information concerning the covert 
test to— 
‘‘(i) employees, officers, and contractors 
of the Federal Government (including mili-
tary personnel); 
‘‘(ii) employees and officers of State 
and local governments; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement officials who are 
authorized to receive or directed to be pro-
vided such information by the Assistant 
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Secretary, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, or the 
Comptroller General, as the case may be; 
and 
‘‘(B) for the purpose of ensuring the secu-
rity of any individual in the vicinity of a site 
where a covert test of a transportation security 
system is being conducted, an individual con-
ducting the test may disclose his or her status as 
an individual conducting the test to any appro-
priate individual if a security screener or other 
individual who is not a covered employee identi-
fies the individual conducting the test as a po-
tential threat. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR TSA.— 
‘‘(A) MONITORING AND SECURITY OF TEST-
ING PERSONNEL.—The head of each covert test-
ing office shall ensure that a person or group of 
persons conducting a covert test of a transpor-
tation security system for the covert testing office 
is accompanied at the site of the test by a cover 
team composed of one or more employees of the 
covert testing office for the purpose of monitoring 
the test and confirming the identity of personnel 
involved in the test under subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITY OF COVER TEAM.— 
Under this paragraph, a cover team for a covert 
test of a transportation security system shall— 
‘‘(i) monitor the test; and 
‘‘(ii) for the purpose of ensuring the se-
curity of any individual in the vicinity of 
a site where the test is being conducted, con-
firm, notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
identity of any individual conducting the 
test to any appropriate individual if a secu-
rity screener or other individual who is not 
a covered employee identifies the individual 
conducting the test as a potential threat. 
‘‘(C) 
AVIATION
SCREENING.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), the Transportation 
Security Administration is not required to have 
a cover team present during a test of the screen-
ing of persons, carry-on items, or checked bag-
gage at an aviation security checkpoint at or 
serving an airport if the test— 
‘‘(i) is approved, in coordination with 
the designated security official for the air-
port operator by the Federal Security Di-
rector for such airport; and 
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‘‘(ii) is carried out under an aviation 
screening assessment program of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
OTHER
PERSONNEL.—The 
Transportation Security Administration may 
use employees, officers, and contractors of the 
Federal Government (including military per-
sonnel) and employees and officers of State and 
local governments to conduct covert tests. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘appropriate individual’, as used with respect to 
a covert test of a transportation security system, 
means any individual that— 
‘‘(i) the individual conducting the test 
determines needs to know his or her status 
as an individual conducting a test under 
paragraph (2)(B); or 
‘‘(ii) the cover team monitoring the test 
under paragraph (3)(B)(i) determines needs 
to know the identity of an individual con-
ducting the test. 
‘‘(B) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘cov-
ered employee’ means any individual who re-
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ceives notice of a covert test before the completion 
of a test under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(C) COVERT TEST.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘covert 
test’ means an exercise or activity conducted 
by a covert testing office, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, or the Government Accountability Of-
fice to intentionally test, compromise, or 
circumvent transportation security systems 
to identify vulnerabilities in such systems. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), the term ‘covert test’ does not 
mean an exercise or activity by an em-
ployee or contractor of the Transportation 
Security Administration to test or assess 
compliance with relevant regulations. 
‘‘(D) COVERT TESTING OFFICE.—The term 
‘covert testing office’ means any office of the 
Transportation Security Administration des-
ignated by the Assistant Secretary to conduct 
covert tests of transportation security systems. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING OF-
FICE.—The term ‘employee of a covert testing of-
fice’ means an individual who is an employee of 
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a covert testing office or a contractor or an em-
ployee of a contractor of a covert testing office.’’. 
(b) UNIFORMS.—Section 44935(j) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Under Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) UNIFORM
REQUIREMENT.—The Assistant 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ALLOWANCE.—The Assistant Secretary may 
grant a uniform allowance of not less than $300 to 
any individual who screens passengers and property 
pursuant to section 44901.’’. 
SEC. 203. SECURE VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SECURE VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall develop a plan for a system to securely verify 
the identity and status of law enforcement officers fly-
ing while armed. The Assistant Secretary shall ensure 
that the system developed includes a biometric compo-
nent. 
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‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct a demonstration program to test the se-
cure verification system described in paragraph (1) 
before issuing regulations for deployment of the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall consult with the Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee, established under section 44946 of title 
49, United States Code, when developing the system 
and evaluating the demonstration program. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives, evaluating the 
demonstration program of the secure verification sys-
tem required by this section. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
From the amounts authorized under section 101 of the 
Transportation Security Administration Authoriza-
tion Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this subsection $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 204. OMBUDSMAN FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERV-
ICE. 
Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by section 203 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish in the Federal Air Marshal Service an 
Office of the Ombudsman. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office shall 
be the Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the As-
sistant Secretary. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Ombudsman shall carry out 
programs and activities to improve morale, training, 
and quality of life issues in the Service, including 
through implementation of the recommendations of 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security and the Comptroller General.’’. 
SEC. 205. FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM EN-
HANCEMENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 44921(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the following: 
‘‘The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of Transportation Secu-
rity’’. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATORS.—Section 44921(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under’’ in paragraphs (1), (2), 
(4), (6), and (7); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATORS.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall implement an appropriately sized administra-
tive structure to manage the program, including over-
seeing— 
‘‘(A) eligibility and requirement protocols 
administration; and 
‘‘(B) communication with Federal flight 
deck officers.’’. 
(c) TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND EQUIPMENT.—Sec-
tion 44921(c)(2)(C) of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) USE OF FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL 
SERVICE FIELD OFFICE FACILITIES.—In ad-
dition to dedicated Government and con-
tract training facilities, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall require that field office facilities 
of the Federal Air Marshal Service be used 
for the administrative and training needs of 
the program. Such facilities shall be avail-
able to Federal flight deck officers at no cost 
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for firearms training and qualification, de-
fensive tactics training, and program ad-
ministrative assistance.’’. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—Section 44921 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary, shall reimburse all Federal flight 
deck officers for expenses incurred to complete a recurrent 
and requalifying training requirement necessary to con-
tinue to serve as a Federal flight deck officer. Eligible ex-
penses under this subsection include ground transportation, 
lodging, meals, and ammunition, to complete any required 
training as determined by the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 206. FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS. 
Section 44924(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign 
repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used 
to provide air transportation and shall ensure that com-
parable standards apply to maintenance work performed 
by employees of repair stations certified under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and maintenance 
work performed by employees of repair stations certified 
under part 145 of such title.’’. 
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SEC. 207. ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
section 44933 the following: 
‘‘§ 44931. Assistant Secretary defined 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Assistant Secretary’ means the As-
sistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transpor-
tation Security Administration); and 
‘‘(2) any reference to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration, the Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Security, the Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Secu-
rity, or the Under Secretary for Transportation Secu-
rity shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES
VESTED
IN
ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY.—Any authority vested in the Assistant Secretary 
under this chapter shall be carried out under the direction 
and control of the Secretary of Homeland Security.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is amended by inserting before the item relating 
to section 44933 the following: 
‘‘44931. Assistant Secretary defined.’’. 
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SEC. 208. 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 appears 
and inserting ‘‘Directors’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security 
Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) require an airport security plan to have 
clear reporting procedures to provide that the Federal 
Security Director of the airport is immediately noti-
fied whenever any Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement personnel are called to an aircraft at a gate 
or on an airfield at the airport to respond to any se-
curity matter; 
‘‘(2) require each Federal Security Director of an 
airport to meet at least quarterly with law enforce-
ment agencies serving the airport to discuss incident 
management protocols; and 
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‘‘(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 responses 
to security matters.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(f)(6) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Managers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Directors’’. 
(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. 209. 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.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish in the Transportation Security Admin-
istration an advisory committee, to be known as the 
Aviation Security Advisory Committee (in this chap-
ter 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 semi-
annually and may convene additional meetings as 
necessary. 
‘‘(4) UNPAID
POSITION.—Advisory Committee 
members shall serve at their own expense and receive 
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, in-
cluding representation of air carriers, all cargo air 
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transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organiza-
tions representing air carrier employees, aircraft 
manufacturers, airport operators, general aviation, 
and the aviation technology security industry, includ-
ing biometrics. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—Members shall be ap-
pointed by the Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant 
Secretary shall have the discretion to review the par-
ticipation of any Advisory Committee member and 
remove for cause at any time. 
‘‘(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Ad-
visory 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 recommenda-
tions for air cargo security issues, including the im-
plementation of the air cargo screening initiatives 
proposed by the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to screen air cargo on passenger aircraft in ac-
cordance with established cargo screening mandates. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall meet 
at least semiannually and provide annual reports to 
the Assistant Secretary with recommendations to im-
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prove the Administration’s cargo screening 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 Assistant 
Secretary. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The working group 
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assistant 
Secretary in accordance with this paragraph 
that provide cargo screening mandate implemen-
tation recommendations. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this section and on 
an annual basis thereafter, the working group 
shall submit its first report to the Assistant Sec-
retary, including any recommendations of the 
group— 
‘‘(i) to reduce redundancies and in-
crease efficiencies with the screening and in-
spection of inbound cargo; and 
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‘‘(ii) on the potential development of a 
fee structure to help sustain cargo screening 
efforts.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 210. GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 209 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 44947. General aviation security 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall carry out a general aviation security grant pro-
gram to enhance transportation security at general 
aviation airports by making grants to operators of 
general aviation airports for projects to enhance pe-
rimeter security, airfield security, and terminal secu-
rity. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of submission of the first report of 
the working group under subsection (b), the Assistant 
Secretary shall develop and make publically available 
a list of approved eligible projects for such grants 
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under paragraph (1) based upon recommendations 
made by the working group in such report. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of activities for which grants are made under this 
subsection shall be 90 percent. 
‘‘(b) 
GENERAL
AVIATION
SECURITY
WORKING 
GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish, within the Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee established under section 44946, a general 
aviation working group to advise the Transportation 
Security Administration regarding transportation se-
curity issues for general aviation facilities general 
aviation aircraft, and helicopter operations at general 
aviation and commercial service airports. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The working group shall meet 
at least semiannually and may convene additional 
meetings as necessary. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall appoint members from the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee with general aviation experience. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—The working group 
shall submit a report to the Assistant Secretary 
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with recommendations on ways to improve secu-
rity at general aviation airports. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report of 
the working group submitted to the Assistant 
Secretary under this paragraph shall include 
any recommendations of the working group for 
eligible security enhancement projects at general 
aviation airports to be funded by grants under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—After sub-
mitting the report, the working group shall con-
tinue to report to the Assistant Secretary on gen-
eral aviation aircraft and airports. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts made available under section 101 of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration Authorization Act, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for making grants under sub-
section (a) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 
2011.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘44947. General aviation security.’’. 
SEC. 211. SECURITY AND SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING. 
(a) Section 44918(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) SELF-DEFENSE
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
Transportation Security Administration Authoriza-
tion Act, the Assistant Secretary shall provide ad-
vanced self-defense training of not less than 5 hours 
during each 2-year period for all cabin crewmembers. 
The Assistant Secretary shall consult with the Advi-
sory Committee, established under section 44946. and 
cabin crew and air carrier representatives in devel-
oping a plan for providing self-defense training in 
conjunction with existing recurrent training.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION.—A crewmember shall not 
be required to engage in any physical contact during 
the training program under this subsection.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) 
through (6), respectively. 
(b) SECURITY TRAINING.—Section 44918(a)(6) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall establish an 
oversight program for security training of cabin crew-
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members that includes developing performance measures 
and strategic goals for air carriers, and standard protocols 
for Transportation Security Administration oversight in-
spectors, in accordance with recommendations by the In-
spector General of the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Comptroller General.’’. 
SEC. 212. SECURITY SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
METAL IMPLANTS TRAVELING IN AIR TRANS-
PORTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44903 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) SECURITY SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
METAL IMPLANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall ensure fair treatment in the screening of indi-
viduals with metal implants traveling in air trans-
portation. 
‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Assistant Secretary shall sub-
mit a plan to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives for improving security 
screening procedures for individuals with metal im-
plants to limit disruptions in the screening process 
while maintaining security. The plan shall include 
benchmarks for implementing changes to the screening 
process and analysis of approaches to limit such dis-
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ruptions for individuals with metal implants includ-
ing participation in the Registered Traveler program, 
as established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the 
Aviation Transportation Security Act (115 Stat. 
597), and the development of a new credential or sys-
tem that incorporates biometric technology and other 
applicable technologies to verify the identity of an in-
dividual who has a metal implant. 
‘‘(3) METAL
IMPLANT
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘metal implant’ means a metal de-
vice or object that has been surgically implanted or 
otherwise placed in the body of an individual, includ-
ing any metal device used in a hip or knee replace-
ment, metal plate, metal screw, metal rod inside a 
bone, and other metal orthopedic implants.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration Authorization Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit the plan for security screening proce-
dures for individuals with metal implants, as required by 
section 44903(m) of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 213. PROHIBITION ON OUTSOURCING. 
Section 44903(j)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(v) 
OUTSOURCING
PROHIBITED.— 
Upon implementation of the advanced pas-
senger prescreening system required by this 
section, the Assistant Secretary shall pro-
hibit any non-governmental entity from ad-
ministering the function of comparing pas-
senger information to the automatic selectee 
and no fly lists, consolidated and integrated 
terrorist watchlists, or any list or database 
derived from such watchlists for activities 
related to aviation security. The Assistant 
Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate when any non-governmental entity 
is authorized access to the watchlists de-
scribed in this clause.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 221. 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 air-
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port perimeter access controls more secure at all commercial 
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 Transportation Se-
curity Administration; 
(3) address recommendations of the Comptroller 
General on perimeter access controls; 
(4) include a requirement that airports update 
their security plans to incorporate the best practices, 
as appropriate, 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 au-
tonomous perimeter security technologies, that could 
be utilized at both commercial and general aviation 
facilities. 
SEC. 222. ADVANCED PASSENGER PRESCREENING SYSTEM. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— 
(1) describes the progress made by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in implementing the ad-
vanced passenger prescreening system; 
(2) compares the total number of misidentified 
passengers who must undergo secondary screening or 
have been prevented from boarding a plane during the 
3-month period beginning 90 days before the date of 
enactment of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration Authorization Act with the 3-month period be-
ginning 90 days after such date; and 
(3) includes any other relevant recommendations 
that the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security or the Comptroller General deter-
mines appropriate. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit subsequent reports on the implementation to 
such Committees every 90 days thereafter until the imple-
mentation is complete. 
SEC. 223. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER AIRPORT ACCESS EN-
HANCEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall carry 
out a demonstration program under which biometric identi-
fier access systems for individuals with unescorted access 
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to secure or sterile areas of an airport, including airport 
employees and flight crews, are evaluated for the purposes 
of enhancing transportation security at airports and to de-
termine how airports can implement uniform biometric 
identifier and interoperable security systems. 
(b) AIRPORTS PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAM.—The As-
sistant Secretary shall select at least 7 airports, including 
at least 2 large airports, to participate in the demonstra-
tion program. 
(c) INITIATION AND DURATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR INITIATION.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall conduct the demonstration program 
not later than one year after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) DURATION.—The program shall have a dura-
tion of not less than 180 days and not more than one 
year. 
(d) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—In conducting the dem-
onstration program, the Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) assess best operational, administrative, and 
management practices in creating uniform, stand-
ards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier sys-
tems for all individuals with access to secure or sterile 
areas of commercial service airports; and 
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(2) conduct a risk-based analysis of the selected 
airports and other airports, as the Assistant Sec-
retary determines appropriate, to identify where the 
implementation of biometric identifier systems could 
benefit security. 
(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the demonstra-
tion program, the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(1) PARALLEL SYSTEMS.—Existing parallel bio-
metric transportation security systems applicable to 
workers with unescorted access to transportation sys-
tems, including— 
(A) transportation worker identification 
credentials issued under section 70105 of title 46, 
United States Code; 
(B) armed law enforcement travel creden-
tials issued under section 44903(h)(6) of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(C) other credential and biometric identifier 
systems used by the Federal Government, as the 
Assistant Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) EFFORTS BY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION.—Any biometric identifier system or 
proposals developed by the Assistant Secretary. 
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(3) INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The architecture, modules, interfaces, and 
transmission of data needed for airport security oper-
ations. 
(4) EXISTING AIRPORT SYSTEMS.—Credentialing 
and access control systems in use in secure and sterile 
areas of airports. 
(5) ASSOCIATED
COSTS.—The costs of imple-
menting uniform, standards-based, and interoperable 
biometric identifier systems at airports, including— 
(A) the costs to airport operators, airport 
workers, air carriers, and other aviation indus-
try stakeholders; and 
(B) the costs associated with ongoing oper-
ations and maintenance and modifications and 
enhancements needed to support changes in 
physical and electronic infrastructure. 
(6) INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES.—Rec-
ommendations, guidance, and information from other 
sources, including the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, the Comptroller 
General, the heads of other governmental entities, or-
ganizations representing airport workers, and private 
individuals and organizations. 
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surface transportation security inspector, 
who has significant experience with surface 
transportation systems, facilities, and oper-
ations and shall report directly to the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(ii) SECONDARY
FIELD
OFFICES.— 
Each secondary field office shall be led by a 
senior surface transportation security in-
spector, who shall report directly to the chief 
surface transportation security inspector of 
a geographically appropriate primary field 
office, as determined by the Director. 
‘‘(D) PERSONNEL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Trans-
portation Security Administration Authorization 
Act, field offices shall be staffed with— 
‘‘(i) not fewer than 7 surface transpor-
tation security inspectors, including one 
chief surface transportation security inspec-
tor, at every primary field office; and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than 5 surface trans-
portation security inspectors, including one 
senior surface transportation security in-
spector, at every secondary field office.’’. 
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