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Union Calendar No. 385 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4803 
[Report No. 113–513] 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing 
Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2014 
Mr. SANFORD (for himself and Mr. HUDSON) (all by request): introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
JULY 3, 2014 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MCCAUL 
JULY 3, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 5, 2014] 
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A BILL 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
conform to existing Federal law and regulations regard-
ing criminal investigator positions, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘TSA Office of Inspection 
Accountability Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Consistent with Federal law and regulations, 
for law enforcement officers to qualify for premium 
pay as criminal investigators, the officers must, in 
general, spend on average at least 50 percent of their 
time investigating, apprehending, or detaining indi-
viduals suspected or convicted of offenses against the 
criminal laws of the United States. 
(2) According to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security (DHS IG), the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does 
not ensure that its cadre of criminal investigators in 
the Office of Inspection are meeting this requirement, 
even though they are considered law enforcement offi-
cers under TSA policy and receive premium pay. 
(3) Instead, TSA criminal investigators in the 
Office of Inspection primarily monitor the results of 
criminal investigations conducted by other agencies, 
investigate administrative cases of TSA employee 
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misconduct, and carry out inspections, covert tests, 
and internal reviews, which the DHS IG asserts could 
be performed by employees other than criminal inves-
tigators at a lower cost. 
(4) The premium pay and other benefits afforded 
to TSA criminal investigators in the Office of Inspec-
tion who are incorrectly classified as such will cost 
the taxpayer as much as $17,000,000 over 5 years if 
TSA fails to make any changes to the number of 
criminal investigators in the Office of Inspection, ac-
cording to the DHS IG. 
(5) This may be a conservative estimate, as it 
accounts for the cost of Law Enforcement Availability 
Pay, but not the costs of law enforcement training, 
statutory early retirement benefits, police vehicles, 
and weapons. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security) of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
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(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspector 
General’’ means the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security 
SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall 
analyze the data and methods that the Assistant Secretary 
uses to identify employees of the Administration who meet 
the requirements of sections 8331(20), 8401(17) and 5545a 
of title 5, United States Code, and provide the relevant find-
ings to the Assistant Secretary, including a finding on 
whether the data and methods are adequate and valid. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON HIRING.—If the Inspector Gen-
eral finds that such data and methods are inadequate or 
invalid, the Administration may not hire any new em-
ployee to work in the Office of Inspection of the Administra-
tion until— 
(1) the Assistant Secretary makes a certification 
described in section 5 to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Inspector General submits to such Com-
mittees a finding, not later than 30 days after the As-
sistant Secretary makes such certification, that the 
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Assistant Secretary utilized adequate and valid data 
and methods to make such certification. 
SEC. 5. TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION WORKFORCE CERTIFI-
CATION. 
(a) CERTIFICATION
TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall, by not later than 90 days after the date 
the Inspector General provides its findings to the Assistant 
Secretary under section 4(a), document and certify in writ-
ing to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate that only those 
employees of the Administration who meet the requirements 
of sections 8331(20), 8401(17), and 5545a of title 5, United 
States Code, are classified as criminal investigators and are 
receiving premium pay and other benefits associated with 
such classification. 
(b) EMPLOYEE
RECLASSIFICATION.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall reclassify criminal investigator positions in 
the Office of Inspection as noncriminal investigator posi-
tions or non-law enforcement positions if the individuals 
in those positions do not, or are not expected to, spend an 
average of at least 50 percent of their time performing 
criminal investigative duties. 
(c) PROJECTED COST SAVINGS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
estimate the total long-term cost savings to the Fed-
eral Government resulting from the implementation of 
subsection (b), and provide such estimate to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate by not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Such estimate shall identify 
savings associated with the positions reclassified 
under subsection (b) and include, among other factors 
the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate, savings 
from— 
(A) law enforcement training; 
(B) early retirement benefits; 
(C) law enforcement availability pay; and 
(D) weapons, vehicles, and communications 
devices. 
SEC. 6. INVESTIGATION OF FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERV-
ICE USE OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, or as soon as practicable, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 
(1) any materials in the possession or control of 
the Department of Homeland Security associated 
with the Office of Inspection’s review of the use of a 
Federal firearms license by Federal Air Marshal Serv-
ice officials to obtain discounted or free firearms for 
personal use; and 
(2) information on specific actions that will be 
taken to prevent Federal Air Marshal Service officials 
from using a Federal firearms license, or exploiting, 
in any way, the Service’s relationships with private 
vendors to obtain discounted or free firearms for per-
sonal use. 
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Union Calendar No. 385 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4803 
[Report No. 113–513] 
A BILL 
To require the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to conform to existing Federal law and regu-
lations regarding criminal investigator positions, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 3, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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