A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform 
programs of the Transportation Security Administration, 
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 ‘‘Aviation Employee 
Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(3) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(4) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
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(5) FOREIGN AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘foreign 
air carrier’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(6) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(7) SECURED AREA.—The term ‘‘secured area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(8) SECURITY IDENTIFICATION DISPLAY AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Security Identification Display Area’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(9) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 3. COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
(established under section 44946 of title 49, United States 
Code), shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees and the Comptroller General of the United States 
a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant 
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number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing 
the impact if all employee access points from non-secured 
areas to secured areas of such airports are comprised of the 
following: 
(1) A secure door utilizing card and pin entry 
or biometric technology. 
(2) Surveillance video recording, capable of stor-
ing video data for at least 30 days. 
(3) Advanced screening technologies, including at 
least one of the following: 
(A) Magnetometer (walk-through or hand- 
held). 
(B) Explosives detection canines. 
(C) Explosives trace detection swabbing. 
(D) Advanced imaging technology. 
(E) X-ray bag screening technology. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include information related to the employee screen-
ing costs of those category I, II, III, IV, and X airports 
which have already implemented practices of screening 100 
percent of employees accessing secured areas of airports, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) Costs associated with establishing an oper-
ational minimum number of employee entry and exit 
points. 
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(2) A comparison of estimated costs and effec-
tiveness associated with implementing the security 
features specified in subsection (a) to— 
(A) the Federal Government; and 
(B) airports and the aviation community. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the study 
required under subsection (a), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall review such study to 
assess the quality and reliability of such study. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the receipt of the study required under subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall re-
port to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the results of the review re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY 
AWARENESS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS TO ENHANCE AIRPORT 
SECURITY AWARENESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
work with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport opera-
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tors, labor unions representing credentialed employees, and 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance secu-
rity awareness of credentialed airport populations regard-
ing insider threats to aviation security and best practices 
related to airport access controls. 
(b) CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall, in consultation with air carriers, foreign 
air carriers, airport operators, labor unions rep-
resenting credentialed employees, and the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee, assess credentialing 
standards, policies, and practices to ensure that in-
sider threats to aviation security are adequately ad-
dressed. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pletion of the assessment required under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the results of such assess-
ment. 
(c) SIDA APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall require airport oper-
ators to submit the social security number of an indi-
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vidual applying for a credential granting access to 
the Security Identification Display Area to strengthen 
security vetting effectiveness. An applicant who does 
not provide such applicant’s social security number 
may be denied such a credential. 
(2) SCREENING
NOTICE.—The Administrator 
shall issue requirements for airport operators to in-
clude in applications for access to a Security Identi-
fication Display Area a notice informing applicants 
that an employee holding a credential granting access 
to a Security Identification Display Area may be 
screened at any time while gaining access to, working 
in, or leaving a Security Identification Display Area. 
SEC. 5. SECURING AIRPORT WORKER ACCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall work with 
airport operators and the Aviation Security Advisory Com-
mittee to identify advanced technologies, including biomet-
ric identification technologies, for securing employee access 
to the secured areas and sterile areas of airports. 
(b) RAP BACK VETTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall ensure that all credentialed aviation worker 
populations currently requiring a fingerprint-based crimi-
nal record history check are continuously vetted through the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Rap Back Service, in 
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order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats 
to aviation security. 
(c) INSIDER THREAT EDUCATION AND MITIGATION.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall identify means of enhanc-
ing the Administration’s ability to leverage the resources 
of the Department of Homeland Security and the intel-
ligence community to educate Administration personnel on 
insider threats to aviation security and how the Adminis-
tration can better mitigate such insider threats. 
(d) PLAYBOOK
OPERATIONS.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that Administration-led employee physical in-
spection efforts of aviation workers, known as Playbook op-
erations, are targeted, strategic, and focused on providing 
the greatest level of security effectiveness. 
(e) COVERT TESTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
duct covert testing of Administration-led employee in-
spection operations at airports and measure existing 
levels of security effectiveness. The Administrator shall 
provide— 
(A) the results of such testing to the airport 
operator for the airport that is the subject of any 
such testing, and, as appropriate, to air carriers 
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and foreign air carriers that operate at the air-
port that is the subject of such testing; and 
(B) recommendations and technical assist-
ance for air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
airport operators to conduct their own employee 
inspections, as needed. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTING.—The Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an annual report on the frequency, methodology, 
strategy, and effectiveness of employee screening oper-
ations at airports. 
(f) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee, shall— 
(1) establish a national database of individuals 
who have had either their airport or airport operator- 
issued badge revoked for failure to comply with avia-
tion security requirements; 
(2) determine the appropriate reporting mecha-
nisms for air carriers, foreign air carriers, and air-
port operators to— 
(A) submit to the Administration data re-
garding individuals described in paragraph (1); 
and 
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(B) access the database established pursuant 
to such paragraph; and 
(3) establish a process to allow individuals whose 
names were mistakenly entered into such database to 
correct the record and have their names removed from 
such database. 
SEC. 6. INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS. 
The Department of Homeland Security is the lead 
interagency coordinator pertaining to insider threat inves-
tigations and mitigation efforts at airports. The Depart-
ment shall make every practicable effort to coordinate with 
other relevant Government entities, as well as the security 
representatives of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and air-
port operators, as appropriate, when undertaking such in-
vestigations and efforts. 
SEC. 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a plan to conduct recurring 
reviews of the operational, technical, and management secu-
rity controls for Administration information technology 
systems at airports. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to reform pro-
grams of the Transportation Security Administration, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 54 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 876 
[Report No. 115–94] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
reform programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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