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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6461 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish in the Transportation 
Security Administration a National Deployment Office, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2018 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish in the 
Transportation Security Administration a National De-
ployment Office, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘TSA National Deploy-
ment Force Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 44947. National Deployment Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Transportation Security Administration a National 
Deployment Office, to be headed by an individual with su-
pervisory experience. Such individual shall be designated 
by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The individual designated as the head 
of the National Deployment Office shall be responsible for 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Maintaining a National Deployment Force 
within the Transportation Security Administration 
that is comprised of transportation security officers, 
including supervisory transportation security officers 
and lead transportation security officers, to provide 
the Administration with rapid and efficient response 
capabilities and augment the Department of Home-
land Security’s homeland security operations to miti-
gate and reduce risk, including for the following: 
‘‘(A) Airports temporarily requiring addi-
tional security personnel due to an emergency, 
seasonal demands, hiring shortfalls, severe 
weather conditions, passenger volume mitiga-
tion, equipment support, or other reasons. 
‘‘(B) Special events requiring enhanced se-
curity including National Special Security 
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Events, as determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) Response in the aftermath of any 
manmade disaster, including any terrorist at-
tack. 
‘‘(D) Other such situations, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) Educating transportation security officers 
regarding how to participate in the Administration’s 
National Deployment Force. 
‘‘(3) Recruiting officers to serve on the Na-
tional Deployment Force, in accordance with a staff-
ing model to be developed by the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) Approving one-year appointments for offi-
cers to serve on the National Deployment Force, 
with an option to extend upon officer request and 
with the approval of the appropriate Federal Secu-
rity Director. 
‘‘(5) Training officers to serve on the National 
Deployment Force.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘44947. National Deployment Office.’’. 
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SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Subsection (f) of section 114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (16); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) establish and maintain a National De-
ployment Office as required under section 44947 of 
this title; and’’. 
SEC. 4. CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration may consider service in the National De-
ployment Force as a positive factor when evaluating appli-
cants for promotion opportunities within the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
regarding activities of the National Deployment Office, in-
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cluding the National Deployment Force, established under 
section 44947 of title 49, United States Code, as added 
by section 2 of this Act. Each such report shall include 
information relating to the following: 
(1) When, where, why, how many, and for how 
long the National Deployment Force was deployed 
throughout the 12-month period covered by such re-
port and the costs associated with such deployment. 
(2) A description of collaboration between the 
National Deployment Office and other components 
of the Department of Homeland Security, other 
Federal agencies, and State and local transportation 
security stakeholders. 
(3) The size of the National Deployment Force, 
including information on the staffing model of such 
Force and adherence to such model as established by 
the Administrator. 
(4) Information on recruitment, appointment, 
and training activities, including processes utilized to 
attract, recruit, appoint, and train officers to serve 
on the National Deployment Force. 
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