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(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives each 
report required under paragraph (1). 
§ 11124. National planning and education 
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable— 
(1) include in national planning frameworks the threat of an EMP 
or GMD event; and 
(2) conduct outreach to educate owners and operators of critical in-
frastructure, emergency planners, and emergency response providers at 
all levels of government regarding threats of EMP and GMD. 
Chapter 113—Transportation Security 
Administration 
Subchapter I—General 
Sec. 
11301.
Functions. 
11302.
National emergency responsibilities. 
11303.
Management of security information. 
11304.
View of National Transportation Safety Board. 
11305.
Acquisitions. 
11306.
Transfers of funds. 
11307.
Regulations. 
11308.
Personnel and services. 
11309.
Personnel management system. 
11310.
Authority of Inspector General. 
11311.
Law enforcement powers. 
11312.
Authority to exempt. 
11313.
Nondisclosure of security activities. 
11314.
Transportation security strategic planning. 
11315.
Transportation Security Information Sharing Plan. 
11316.
Enforcement of certain regulations and orders of the Secretary. 
11317.
Registered traveler fee. 
11318.
Enhanced security measures. 
11319.
Performance management system. 
11320.
Voluntary provision of emergency services. 
11321.
Disposition of unclaimed money and clothing. 
Subchapter II—Acquisition Improvements 
11331.
Definitions. 
11332.
Technology investment plan. 
11333.
Acquisition justification and reports and certification. 
11334.
Baseline establishment and reports. 
11335.
Inventory utilization. 
11336.
Small business contracting goals. 
11337.
Consistency with Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department policies and direc-
tives. 
Subchapter I—General 
§ 11301. Functions 
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration (in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’), is respon-
sible for security in all modes of transportation, including— 
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(1) carrying out chapter 409 of this title and related research and 
development activities; and 
(2) security responsibilities over other modes of transportation that 
were exercised by the Department of Transportation prior to March 1, 
2003. 
(b) SCREENING OPERATIONS.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) be responsible for day-to-day Federal security screening oper-
ations for passenger air transportation and intrastate air transpor-
tation under sections 40911 and 40953 of this title; 
(2) develop standards for the hiring and retention of security screen-
ing personnel; 
(3) train and test security screening personnel; and 
(4) be responsible for hiring and training personnel to provide secu-
rity screening at all airports in the United States where screening is 
required under section 40911 of this title, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Transportation and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies and departments. 
(c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND POWERS.—In addition to carrying out the 
functions specified in subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall— 
(1) receive, assess, and distribute intelligence information related to 
transportation security; 
(2) assess threats to transportation; 
(3) develop policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with threats to 
transportation security; 
(4) make other plans related to transportation security, including co-
ordinating countermeasures with appropriate departments, agencies, 
and instrumentalities of the United States Government; 
(5) serve as the primary liaison for transportation security to the in-
telligence and law enforcement communities; 
(6) on a day-to-day basis, manage and provide operational guidance 
to the field security resources of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, including Federal Security Managers as provided by section 
40951 of this title; 
(7) enforce security-related regulations and requirements; 
(8) identify and undertake research and development activities nec-
essary to enhance transportation security; 
(9) inspect, maintain, and test security facilities, equipment, and sys-
tems; 
(10) ensure the adequacy of security measures for the transportation 
of cargo; 
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(11) oversee the implementation, and ensure the adequacy, of secu-
rity measures at airports and other transportation facilities; 
(12) require background checks for airport security screening per-
sonnel, individuals with access to secure areas of airports, and other 
transportation security personnel; 
(13) work in conjunction with the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration with respect to actions or activities that may affect 
aviation safety or air carrier operations; 
(14) work with the International Civil Aviation Organization and ap-
propriate aeronautic authorities of foreign governments under section 
40917 of this title, to address security concerns on passenger flights 
by foreign air carriers in foreign air transportation; and 
(15) carry out other duties, and exercise other powers, relating to 
transportation security the Administrator considers appropriate, to the 
extent authorized by law. 
§ 11302. National emergency responsibilities 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, during a national emergency, has 
the following responsibilities: 
(1) To coordinate domestic transportation, including aviation, rail, 
and other surface transportation, and maritime transportation (includ-
ing port security). 
(2) To coordinate and oversee the transportation-related responsibil-
ities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
other than the Department of Defense and the military departments. 
(3) To coordinate and provide notice to other departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government, and appropriate agencies of State and 
local governments, including departments and agencies for transpor-
tation, law enforcement, and border control, about threats to transpor-
tation. 
(4) To carry out other duties, and exercise other powers, relating to 
transportation during a national emergency, that the Secretary shall 
prescribe. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—The author-
ity of the Administrator under this section shall not supersede the authority 
of another department or agency of the Federal Government under law with 
respect to transportation or transportation-related matters, whether or not 
during a national emergency. 
(c) CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary shall prescribe the circumstances 
constituting a national emergency for purposes of this section. 
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§ 11303. Management of security information 
In consultation with the Transportation Security Oversight Board, the 
Administrator shall— 
(1) enter into memoranda of understanding with Federal agencies or 
other entities to share or otherwise cross-check as necessary data on 
individuals identified on Federal agency databases who may pose a risk 
to transportation or national security; 
(2) establish procedures for notifying the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, appropriate State and local law enforce-
ment officials, and airport or airline security officers of the identity of 
individuals known to pose, or suspected of posing, a risk of air piracy 
or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger safety; 
(3) in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies and air 
carriers, establish policies and procedures requiring air carriers— 
(A) to use information from government agencies to identify in-
dividuals on passenger lists who may be a threat to civil aviation 
or national security; and 
(B) if such an individual is identified, notify appropriate law en-
forcement agencies, prevent the individual from boarding an air-
craft, or take other appropriate action with respect to that indi-
vidual; and 
(4) consider requiring passenger air carriers to share passenger lists 
with appropriate Federal agencies for the purpose of identifying indi-
viduals who may pose a threat to aviation safety or national security. 
§ 11304. View of National Transportation Safety Board 
In taking an action under this section that could affect safety, the Admin-
istrator shall give great weight to the timely views of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board. 
§ 11305. Acquisitions 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may— 
(1) acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise) real 
property, or an interest in the property, in and outside the continental 
United States, that the Administrator considers necessary; 
(2) acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise) and to 
construct, repair, operate, and maintain personal property (including 
office space and patents), or an interest in the property, in and outside 
the continental United States, that the Administrator considers nec-
essary; 
(3) lease to others the real and personal property and to provide by 
contract or otherwise for necessary facilities for the welfare of Trans-
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