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Union Calendar No. 467 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5081 
[Report No. 115–611] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Trans-
portation Security Administration the Surface Transportation Security 
Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Mr. KATKO, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. MCCAUL introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
within the Transportation Security Administration the 
Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Security and Technology Accountability Act of 
2018’’. 
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Surface 
Transportation Security 
‘‘SEC. 1621. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Administrator’) shall establish within 
the Transportation Security Administration the Surface 
Transportation Security Advisory Committee (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Advisory Committee’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
may advise, consult with, report to, and make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator on surface 
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transportation security matters, including the devel-
opment, refinement, and implementation of policies, 
programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security di-
rectives pertaining to surface transportation secu-
rity. 
‘‘(2) RISK-BASED
SECURITY.—The Advisory 
Committee shall consider risk-based security ap-
proaches in the performance of its duties. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of— 
‘‘(A) voting members appointed by the Ad-
ministrator under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) nonvoting members, serving in an ad-
visory capacity, who shall be designated by— 
‘‘(i) the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration; 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Transpor-
tation; and 
‘‘(iii) such other Federal department 
or agency as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator shall 
appoint voting members from among stakeholders 
representing each mode of surface transportation, 
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