Inspection 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 num-
ber of criminal investigators in the Office of Inspec-
tion, according to the DHS IG. 
(5) This may be a conservative estimate, as it 
accounts for the cost of Law Enforcement Avail-
ability 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 Adminis-
tration. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security) of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspec-
tor General’’ means the Inspector General of the De-
partment 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 
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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 rel-
evant findings to the Assistant Secretary, including a find-
ing 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 Adminis-
tration until— 
(1) the Assistant Secretary makes a certifi-
cation described in section 5 to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Inspector General submits to such Com-
mittees a finding, not later than 30 days after the 
Assistant Secretary makes such certification, that 
the Assistant Secretary utilized adequate and valid 
data and methods to make such certification. 
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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 Assist-
ant Secretary under section 4(a), document and certify in 
writing to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, 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.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall estimate the total long-term cost savings to the 
Federal Government resulting from the implementa-
tion of subsection (b), and provide such estimate to 
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the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives 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 fac-
tors 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. 
Æ 
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