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‘‘(A) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall en-
sure that, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) fusion centers in the National 
Network of Fusion Centers have access to 
homeland security information sharing sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(ii) Department personnel are de-
ployed to support fusion centers in the Na-
tional Network of Fusion Centers in a 
manner consistent with the Department’s 
mission and existing statutory limits. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENT.—Depart-
ment personnel referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) may include the following: 
‘‘(i) Intelligence officers. 
‘‘(ii) Intelligence analysts. 
‘‘(iii) Other liaisons from components 
and offices of the Department, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis shall negotiate memoranda of under-
standing between the Department and a State 
or local government, in coordination with the 
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appropriate representatives from fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers, re-
garding the exchange of information between 
the Department and such fusion centers. Such 
memoranda shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) The categories of information to 
be provided by each entity to the other en-
tity that are parties to any such memo-
randa. 
‘‘(ii) The contemplated uses of the ex-
changed information that is the subject of 
any such memoranda. 
‘‘(iii) The procedures for developing 
joint products. 
‘‘(iv) The information sharing dispute 
resolution processes. 
‘‘(v) Any protections necessary to en-
sure the exchange of information accords 
with applicable law and policies. 
‘‘(2) SOURCES OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Information shared 
and personnel assigned pursuant to paragraph 
(1) may be shared or provided, as the case may 
be, by the following Department components 
and offices, in coordination with the respective 
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component or office head and in consultation 
with the principal officials of fusion centers in 
the National Network of Fusion Centers: 
‘‘(i) The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(ii) The Office of Infrastructure Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(iii) The Transportation Security 
Administration. 
‘‘(iv) U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(v) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(vi) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(vii) Other components or offices of 
the Department, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.—The Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis shall coordinate with ap-
propriate officials throughout the Federal Gov-
ernment to ensure the deployment to fusion 
centers in the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters of representatives with relevant expertise of 
other Federal departments and agencies. 
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‘‘(3) RESOURCE ALLOCATION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make available criteria for sharing information 
and deploying personnel to support a fusion 
center in the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters in a manner consistent with the Depart-
ment’s mission and existing statutory limits.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘in which 
such fusion center is located’’ after ‘‘region’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘government’’ and in-
serting ‘‘governments’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) utilize Department information, including 
information held by components and offices, to de-
velop analysis focused on the mission of the Depart-
ment under section 101(b).’’; 
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(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall make it a priority to 
allocate resources, including deployed personnel, 
under this section from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, and the Coast Guard to support fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers located 
in jurisdictions along land or maritime borders of 
the United States in order to enhance the integrity 
of and security at such borders by helping Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
authorities to identify, investigate, and otherwise 
interdict persons, weapons, and related contraband 
that pose a threat to homeland security.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘partici-
pating State, local, and regional’’; 
(7) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘National Network of Fusion 
Centers’ means a decentralized arrangement of fu-
sion centers intended to enhance individual State 
and urban area fusion centers’ ability to leverage the 
capabilities and expertise of all fusion centers for the 
purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland secu-
rity information sharing nationally; and’’; and 
(8) by striking subsection (k). 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2022, the Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the efforts 
of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Depart-
ment and other relevant components and offices of the De-
partment to enhance support provided to fusion centers 
in the National Network of Fusion Centers, including 
meeting the requirements specified in section 210A of the 
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such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) 
SECURE
FLIGHT.—The 
term 
‘‘Secure 
Flight’’ means the Administration’s watchlist match-
ing program. 
Subtitle A—Aviation Security 
SEC. 3211. TSA PRECHECK. 
(a) TSA PRECHECK.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) ensure that all screening of passengers and 
their accessible property shall be conducted in a 
risk-based, intelligence-driven manner with consider-
ation given to the privacy and civil liberties of such 
passengers; and 
(2) operate a trusted passenger screening pro-
gram known as ‘‘TSA PreCheck’’ that provides ex-
pedited screening for low-risk passengers and their 
accessible property based on a comprehensive and 
continuous analysis of factors specified in subsection 
(b). 
(b) FACTORS.—Factors referred to in subsection 
(a)(2) shall include the following: 
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(1) Whether passengers described in such sub-
section are members of other trusted traveler pro-
grams of the Department. 
(2) Whether such passengers are traveling pur-
suant to subsection (m) of section 44903 of title 49, 
United States Code (as established under the Risk- 
Based Security for Members of the Armed Forces 
Act (Public Law 112–86)), section 44927 of such 
title (as established under the Helping Heroes Fly 
Act (Public Law 113–27)), or section 44928 of such 
title (as established under the Honor Flight Act 
(Public Law 113–221)). 
(3) Whether such passengers possess an active 
security clearance or other credential issued by the 
Federal Government for which TSA has conducted 
a written threat assessment and determined that 
such passengers present a low risk to transportation 
or national security. 
(4) Whether such passengers are members of a 
population for whom TSA has conducted a written 
security threat assessment, determined that such 
population poses a low risk to transportation or na-
tional security, and has issued such passengers a 
known traveler number. 
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(5) The ability of the Administration to verify 
such passengers’ identity and whether such pas-
sengers pose a risk to aviation security. 
(6) Threats to transportation or national secu-
rity as identified by the intelligence community and 
law enforcement community. 
(c) ENROLLMENT EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall publish PreCheck application enrollment 
standards to add multiple private sector application 
capabilities for the TSA PreCheck program to in-
crease the public’s enrollment access to such pro-
gram, including standards that allow the use of se-
cure technologies, including online enrollment, ki-
osks, tablets, or staffed computer stations at which 
individuals can apply for entry into such program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Upon publication of the 
PreCheck program application enrollment standards 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) coordinate with interested parties to 
deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market private 
sector solutions that meet the TSA PreCheck 
application enrollment standards described in 
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paragraph 
(1), 
make 
available 
additional 
PreCheck enrollment capabilities, and offer se-
cure online and mobile enrollment opportuni-
ties; 
(B) partner with the private sector to col-
lect biographic and biometric identification in-
formation via kiosks, mobile devices, or other 
mobile enrollment platforms to reduce the num-
ber of instances in which passengers need to 
travel to enrollment centers; 
(C) ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, 
or other mobile enrollment platforms referred to 
in subparagraph (E) are secure and not vulner-
able to data breaches; 
(D) ensure that any biometric and bio-
graphic information is collected in a manner 
which is comparable with the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology standards and en-
sures privacy and data security protections, in-
cluding that applicants’ personally identifiable 
information is collected, retained, used, and 
shared in a manner consistent with section 
552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Privacy Act of 1974’’), and 
agency regulations; 
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(E) ensure that an individual who wants to 
enroll in the PreCheck program and has started 
an application with a single identification 
verification at one location will be able to save 
such individual’s application on any kiosk, per-
sonal computer, mobile device, or other mobile 
enrollment platform and be able to return with-
in a reasonable time to submit a second identi-
fication verification; and 
(F) ensure that any enrollment expansion 
using a private sector risk assessment instead 
of a fingerprint-based criminal history records 
check is determined, by the Secretary of Home-
land Security, to be equivalent to a fingerprint- 
based criminal history records check conducted 
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(3) MARKETING
OF
PRECHECK
PROGRAM.— 
Upon publication of PreCheck program application 
enrollment standards pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) in accordance with such standards, de-
velop and implement— 
(i) a process, including an associated 
timeframe, for approving private sector 
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marketing of the TSA PreCheck program; 
and 
(ii) a strategy for partnering with the 
private sector to encourage enrollment in 
such program; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report on any 
PreCheck fees collected in excess of the costs of 
administering such program, including rec-
ommendations for using such amounts to sup-
port marketing of such program under this sub-
section. 
(4) IDENTITY VERIFICATION ENHANCEMENT.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(A) coordinate with the heads of appro-
priate components of the Department to lever-
age Department-held data and technologies to 
verify the citizenship of individuals enrolling in 
the TSA PreCheck program; and 
(B) partner with the private sector to use 
advanced biometrics and standards comparable 
with National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology standards to facilitate enrollment in 
such program. 
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(5) PRECHECK LANE OPERATION.—The Admin-
istrator shall— 
(A) ensure that TSA PreCheck screening 
lanes are open and available during peak and 
high-volume travel times at airports to individ-
uals enrolled in the PreCheck program; and 
(B) make every practicable effort to pro-
vide expedited screening at standard screening 
lanes during times when PreCheck screening 
lanes are closed to individuals enrolled in such 
program in order to maintain operational effi-
ciency. 
(6) VETTING FOR PRECHECK PARTICIPANTS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an 
assessment of the security vulnerabilities in the vet-
ting process for the PreCheck program that includes 
an evaluation of whether subjecting PreCheck par-
ticipants to recurrent fingerprint-based criminal his-
tory records checks, in addition to recurrent checks 
against the terrorist watchlist, could be done in a 
cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of 
the PreCheck program. 
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SEC. 3212. PRECHECK AND GENERAL PASSENGER BIOMET-
RIC IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
duct a pilot project to establish a secure, automated, bio-
metric-based system at airports to verify the identity of 
passengers who are members of TSA PreCheck. Such sys-
tem shall— 
(1) reduce the need for security screening per-
sonnel to perform travel document verification for 
individuals enrolled in TSA PreCheck; 
(2) reduce the average wait time of individuals 
enrolled in TSA PreCheck; 
(3) reduce overall operating expenses of the Ad-
ministration; 
(4) be integrated with the Administration’s 
watch list and trusted traveler matching program; 
(5) be integrated with other checkpoint tech-
nologies to further facilitate risk-based passenger 
screening at the checkpoint, to the extent practicable 
and consistent with security standards; and 
(6) consider capabilities and policies of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry Pro-
gram, as appropriate. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCREENING SYSTEM FOR 
CERTAIN
PASSENGERS.—Section 44901 of title 49, 
United States Code is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (l) 
as subsections (d) through (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCREENING SYSTEM FOR 
CERTAIN PASSENGERS.—Not later than December 31, 
2017, in accordance with the requirements of the Trans-
portation Security Administration Reform and Improve-
ment Act of 2015, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall establish a secure, 
automated system at all large hub airports for verifying 
travel and identity documents of passengers who are not 
members of the Administration’s risk-based aviation pas-
senger screening program, known as ‘TSA PreCheck’. 
Such system shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the need for security screening per-
sonnel to perform travel document verification for 
such passengers, thereby assessing the overall num-
ber of such screening personnel; 
‘‘(2) assess the average wait time of such pas-
sengers; 
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‘‘(3) assess overall operating expenses of the 
Administration; 
‘‘(4) be integrated with the Administration’s 
watch list matching program; and 
‘‘(5) be integrated with other checkpoint tech-
nologies to further facilitate risk-based passenger 
screening at the checkpoint, to the extent practicable 
and consistent with security standards.’’. 
SEC. 3213. LIMITATION; PRECHECK OPERATIONS MAIN-
TAINED; ALTERNATE METHODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Administrator shall direct that access to expedited 
airport security screening at an airport security check-
point be limited to only the following: 
(1) A passenger who voluntarily submits bio-
graphic and biometric information for a security risk 
assessment and whose application for the PreCheck 
program has been approved, or a passenger who is 
a participant in another trusted or registered trav-
eler program of the Department. 
(2) A passenger traveling pursuant to section 
44903 of title 49, United States Code (as estab-
lished under the Risk-Based Security for Members 
of the Armed Forces Act (Public Law 112–86)), sec-
tion 44927 of such title (as established under the 
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Helping Heroes Fly Act (Public Law 113–27)), or 
section 44928 of such title (as established under the 
Honor Flight Act (Public Law 113–221)). 
(3) A passenger who did not voluntarily submit 
biographic and biometric information for a security 
risk assessment but is a member of a population 
designated by the Administrator as known and low- 
risk and who may be issued a unique, known trav-
eler number by the Administrator determining that 
such passenger is a member of a category of trav-
elers designated by the Administrator as known and 
low-risk. 
(b) PRECHECK OPERATIONS MAINTAINED.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure 
that expedited airport security screening remains available 
to passengers at or above the level that exists on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) FREQUENT FLIERS.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that such is appropriate, the implementation of sub-
section (a) may be delayed by up to 1 year with respect 
to the population of passengers who did not voluntarily 
submit biographic and biometric information for security 
risk assessments but who nevertheless receive expedited 
airport security screening because such passengers are 
designated as frequent fliers by air carriers. If the Admin-
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istrator uses the authority provided by this subsection, the 
Administrator shall notify the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate of such phased-in implementation. 
(d) ALTERNATE METHODS.—The Administrator may 
provide access to expedited airport security screening to 
additional passengers pursuant to an alternate method 
upon the submission to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
of an independent assessment of the security effectiveness 
of such alternate method that is conducted by an inde-
pendent entity that determines that such alternate method 
is designed to— 
(1) reliably and effectively identify passengers 
who likely pose a low risk to the United States avia-
tion system; 
(2) mitigate the likelihood that a passenger who 
may pose a security threat to the United States 
aviation system is selected for expedited security 
screening; and 
(3) address known and evolving security risks 
to the United States aviation system. 
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(e) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Administrator 
shall provide to the entity conducting the independent as-
sessment under subsection (d) effectiveness testing results 
that are consistent with established evaluation design 
practices, as identified by the Comptroller General of the 
United States. 
(f) REPORTING.—Not later than 3 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate on the percentage of all passengers who are 
provided expedited security screening, and of such pas-
sengers so provided, the percentage who are participants 
in the PreCheck program (who have voluntarily submitted 
biographic and biometric information for security risk as-
sessments), the percentage who are participants in an-
other trusted traveler program of the Department, the 
percentage who are participants in the PreCheck program 
due to the Administrator’s issuance of known traveler 
numbers, and for the remaining percentage of passengers 
granted access to expedited security screening in 
PreCheck security lanes, information on the percentages 
attributable to each alternative method utilized by the Ad-
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ministration to direct passengers to expedited airport se-
curity screening at PreCheck security lanes. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to— 
(1) authorize or direct the Administrator to re-
duce or limit the availability of expedited security 
screening at an airport; or 
(2) limit the authority of the Administrator to 
use technologies and systems, including passenger 
screening canines and explosives trace detection, as 
a part of security screening operations. 
SEC. 3214. SECURE FLIGHT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) develop a process for regularly evaluating 
the root causes of screening errors at checkpoints 
across airports so that corrective measures are able 
to be identified; 
(2) implement such corrective measures to ad-
dress the root causes of such screening errors occur-
ring at the checkpoint; 
(3) develop additional measures to address key 
performance aspects related to the Secure Flight 
program goals and ensure that such measures clear-
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ly identify activities necessary to achieve progress to-
wards such goals; 
(4) develop a mechanism to systematically docu-
ment the number and causes of Secure Flight pro-
gram matching errors for the purpose of improving 
program performance and provide program man-
agers with timely and reliable information; 
(5) provide job-specific privacy refresher train-
ing for Secure Flight program staff to further pro-
tect personally identifiable information in the Secure 
Flight system program; and 
(6) develop a mechanism to comprehensively 
document and track key Secure Flight program pri-
vacy issues and decisions to ensure the Secure 
Flight program has complete information for effec-
tive oversight of its privacy controls. 
SEC. 3215. EFFICIENCY REVIEW BY TSA. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall conduct and complete a comprehensive, agen-
cy-wide efficiency review of the Administration to identify 
spending reductions and administrative savings through 
the streamlining and any necessary restructuring of agen-
cy divisions to make the Administration more efficient. In 
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carrying out the review under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider each of the following: 
(1) The elimination of any duplicative or over-
lapping programs and initiatives that can be stream-
lined. 
(2) The elimination of any unnecessary or obso-
lete rules, regulations, directives, or procedures. 
(3) Any other matters the Administrator deter-
mines are appropriate. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of the efficiency review required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that specifies the results and cost savings expected to be 
achieved through such efficiency review. Such report shall 
also include information relating to how the Administra-
tion may use efficiencies identified through such efficiency 
review to provide funding to reimburse airports that in-
curred eligible costs for in-line baggage screening systems. 
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SEC. 3216. DONATION OF SCREENING EQUIPMENT TO PRO-
TECT THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized 
to donate security screening equipment to a foreign last- 
point-of-departure airport operator if such equipment can 
be reasonably expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability 
to the security of the United States or United States citi-
zens. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
before any donation of equipment under this section, the 
Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a detailed written expla-
nation of— 
(1) the specific vulnerability to the United 
States that will be mitigated with such donation; 
(2) an explanation as to why the recipient is 
unable or unwilling to purchase equipment to miti-
gate such threat; 
(3) an evacuation plan for sensitive technologies 
in case of emergency or instability in the country to 
which such donation is being made; 
(4) how the Administration will ensure the 
equipment that is being donated is used and main-
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tained over the course of its life by the recipient; 
and 
(5) the total dollar value of such donation. 
SEC. 3217. REVIEW OF SUSTAINED SECURITY DIRECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
for any security directive that has been in effect for longer 
than 1 year, the Administrator shall review the necessity 
of such directives, from a risk-based perspective. 
(b) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of 
each review pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on— 
(1) any changes being made to existing security 
directives as a result of each such review; 
(2) the specific threat that is being mitigated 
by any such directive that will remain in effect; and 
(3) the planned disposition of any such direc-
tive. 
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SEC. 3218. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY-RELATED TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(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: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of 
Security-Related Technology 
‘‘SEC. 1621. MAINTENANCE VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Adminis-
trator shall develop and implement a preventive mainte-
nance validation process for security-related technology 
deployed to airports. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE
BY
ADMINISTRATION
PER-
SONNEL AT AIRPORTS.—For maintenance to be carried 
out by Administration personnel at airports, the process 
referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Guidance to Administration personnel, 
equipment maintenance technicians, and other per-
sonnel at airports specifying how to conduct and 
document preventive maintenance actions. 
‘‘(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to 
verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE
BY
CONTRACTORS
AT
AIR-
PORTS.—For maintenance to be carried out by a con-
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tractor at airports, the process referred to in subsection 
(a) shall require the following: 
‘‘(1) Provision of monthly preventive mainte-
nance schedules to appropriate Administration per-
sonnel at each airport that includes information on 
each action to be completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(2) Notification to appropriate Administration 
personnel at each airport when maintenance action 
is completed by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) A process for independent validation by a 
third party of contractor maintenance. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall require maintenance contracts for secu-
rity-related technology deployed to airports to include pen-
alties for noncompliance when it is determined that either 
preventive or corrective maintenance has not been com-
pleted according to contractual requirements and manu-
facturers’ specifications.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall assess implementation of the requirements 
under section 1621 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(as added by subsection (a) of this section), and provide 
findings and recommendations with respect to the provi-
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sion of training to Administration personnel, equipment 
maintenance technicians, and other personnel under such 
section 1621 and the availability and utilization of equip-
ment maintenance technicians employed by the Adminis-
tration. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1616 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Maintenance of Security-Related Technology 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’. 
SEC. 3219. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) 
is amended by adding after section 1601 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than December 31, 
2015, the Administrator, in coordination with the Assist-
ant Secretary for Policy of the Department, shall request 
from the Director of National Intelligence access to addi-
tional data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Envi-
ronment (TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related 
information to improve the effectiveness of the Adminis-
tration’s credential vetting program for individuals with 
unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports. 
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‘‘(b) SECURITY INSPECTION.—By not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance 
for Transportation Security Inspectors to annually review 
airport badging office procedures for applicants seeking 
access to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance shall 
include a comprehensive review of applicants’ Criminal 
History Records Check (CHRC) and work authorization 
documentation during the course of an inspection. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—By not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Administrator may conduct a pilot 
program of the Rap Back Service, in coordination with 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 
determine the feasibility of full implementation of a service 
through which the Administrator would be notified of a 
change in status of an individual holding a valid credential 
granting unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports 
across eligible Administration-regulated populations. 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The pilot program under sub-
section (c) shall evaluate whether information can be nar-
rowly tailored to ensure that the Administrator only re-
ceives notification of a change with respect to a disquali-
fying offense under the credential vetting program under 
subsection (a), as specified in 49 CFR 1542.209, and in 
a manner that complies with current regulations for fin-
gerprint-based criminal history records checks. The pilot 
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program shall be carried out in a manner so as to ensure 
that, in the event that notification is made through the 
Rap Back Service of a change but a determination of ar-
rest status or conviction is in question, the matter will be 
handled in a manner that is consistent with current regu-
lations. The pilot program shall also be carried out in a 
manner that is consistent with current regulations gov-
erning an investigation of arrest status, correction of Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation records and notification of 
disqualification, and corrective action by the individual 
who is the subject of an inquiry. 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION AND SUBMISSION.—If the Ad-
ministrator determines that full implementation of the 
Rap Back Service is feasible and can be carried out in 
a manner that is consistent with current regulations for 
fingerprint-based criminal history checks, including the 
rights of individuals seeking credentials, the Administrator 
shall submit such determination, in writing, to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, together with 
information on the costs associated with such implementa-
tion, including the costs incurred by the private sector. 
In preparing this determination, the Administrator shall 
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consult with the Chief Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Of-
ficer of the Department to ensure that protocols are in 
place to align the period of retention of personally identifi-
able information and biometric information, including fin-
gerprints, in the Rap Back Service with the period in 
which the individual who is the subject of an inquiry has 
a valid credential. 
‘‘(f) CREDENTIAL SECURITY.—By not later than 
September 30, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guid-
ance to airports mandating that all federalized airport 
badging authorities place an expiration date on airport 
credentials commensurate with the period of time during 
which an individual is lawfully authorized to work in the 
United States. 
‘‘(g) AVIATION WORKER LAWFUL STATUS.—By not 
later than December 31, 2015, the Administrator shall re-
view the denial of credentials due to issues associated with 
determining an applicant’s lawful status in order to iden-
tify airports with specific weaknesses and shall coordinate 
with such airports to mutually address such weaknesses, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of 
the determinations and reviews required under this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
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and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the results of such deter-
minations and reviews.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1601 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1602. Vetting of aviation workers.’’. 
(c) STATUS UPDATE ON RAP BACK SERVICE PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
status of plans to conduct a pilot program in coordination 
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Rap Back 
Service in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1602 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section. The report shall include details 
on the business, technical, and resource requirements for 
the Transportation Security Administration and pilot pro-
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gram participants, and provide a timeline and goals for 
the pilot program. 
SEC. 3220. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall consult, 
to the extent practicable, with the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee (established pursuant to section 44946 of 
title 49 of the United States Code) regarding any modi-
fication to the prohibited item list prior to issuing a deter-
mination about any such modification. 
(b) REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OVERSIGHT BOARD.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the Transportation Security 
Oversight Board (established pursuant to section 115 of 
title 49, United States Code), the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report that includes gen-
eral information on how often the Board has met, the cur-
rent composition of the Board, and what activities the 
Board has undertaken, consistent with the duties specified 
in subsection (c) of such section. The Secretary may in-
clude in such report recommendations for changes to such 
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section in consideration of the provisions of section 44946 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 44946(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years but 
may continue until such time as a successor 
member begins serving on the Advisory Com-
mittee. A member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reappointed.’’. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prohib-
ited item list’’ means the list of items passengers are pro-
hibited from carrying as accessible property or on their 
persons through passenger screening checkpoints at air-
ports, into sterile areas at airports, and on board pas-
senger aircraft, pursuant to section 1540.111 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 
2015). 
SEC. 3221. PRIVATE CONTRACTOR CANINE EVALUATION 
AND INTEGRATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a pilot program to evaluate the use, effectiveness, 
and integration of privately operated explosives detection 
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canine teams using both the passenger screening canine 
and traditional explosives detection canine methods. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A full-time presence in three Category X, 
two Category I, and one Category II airports. 
(2) A duration of at least 12 months from the 
time private contractor teams are operating at full 
capacity. 
(3) A methodology for evaluating how to inte-
grate private contractor teams into the checkpoint 
area to detect explosive devices missed by mechan-
ical or human error at other points in the screening 
process. 
(4) Covert testing with inert improvised explo-
sive devices and accurately recreated explosives odor 
traces to determine the relative effectiveness of a 
full-time canine team in strengthening checkpoint 
security. 
(c) QUARTERLY UPDATES.—The Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
written updates on the procurement, deployment, and 
evaluation process related to the implementation of the 
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pilot program under subsection (a) for every calendar 
quarter after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a final report on such pilot program. 
(e) FUNDING.—Out of funds made available to the 
Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, $6,000,000 
is authorized to be used to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3222. COVERT TESTING AT AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
through 2020, the Administrator shall conduct covert test-
ing on an ongoing basis to test vulnerabilities and identify 
weaknesses in the measures used to secure the aviation 
system of the United States. The Administrator shall, on 
a quarterly basis if practicable, provide to the Inspector 
General of the Department such testing results, method-
ology, and data. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the covert testing 
required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) consider security screening and procedures 
conducted by TSA; 
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(2) use available threat information and intel-
ligence to determine the types and sizes of simulated 
threat items and threat item-body location configu-
rations for such covert testing; 
(3) use a risk-based approach to determine the 
location and number of such covert testing; 
(4) conduct such covert testing without noti-
fying personnel at airports prior to such covert test-
ing; and 
(5) identify reasons for failure when TSA per-
sonnel or the screening equipment used do not iden-
tify and resolve any threat item used during such a 
covert test. 
(c) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Inspector General 
of the Department shall conduct covert testing of the avia-
tion system of the United States in addition to the covert 
testing conducted by the Administrator under subsection 
(a), as appropriate, and analyze TSA covert testing re-
sults, methodology, and data provided pursuant to such 
subsection to determine the sufficiency of TSA covert test-
ing protocols. The Inspector General shall, as appropriate, 
compare testing results of any additional covert testing 
conducted pursuant to this subsection with the results of 
TSA covert testing under subsection (a) to determine sys-
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temic weaknesses in the security of the aviation system 
of the United States. 
(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—Not later than 30 days 
upon completion of any covert testing under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall make recommendations and 
implement corrective actions to mitigate vulnerabilities 
identified by such covert testing and shall notify the In-
spector General of the Department of such recommenda-
tions and actions. The Inspector General shall review the 
extent to which such recommendations and actions are im-
plemented and the degree to which such recommendations 
and actions improve the security of the aviation system 
of the United States. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later than 
30 days upon completion of any covert testing under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall brief the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate on the results of such covert testing. 
(2) BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT.—The Inspector General shall brief the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate annually on the requirements specified in 
this section. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to prohibit the Administrator or 
the Inspector General of the Department from conducting 
covert testing of the aviation system of the United States 
with greater frequency than required under this section. 
SEC. 3223. TRAINING FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OF-
FICERS. 
The Administrator shall, on a periodic basis, brief the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the 
status of efforts to enhance initial and recurrent training 
of Transportation Security Officers. 
Subtitle B—Surface Transportation 
Security and Other Matters 
SEC. 3231. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INSPECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1304(d) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1113; Public Law 110–53) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘surface’’ after ‘‘relevant’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, as determined appropriate’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Administration’s 
Surface Transportation Security Inspectors Program 
under subsection (d) of section 1304 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1113; Public Law 110–53). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (b) shall include a review of the following: 
(1) The roles and responsibilities of surface 
transportation security inspectors. 
(2) The extent to which the TSA has used a 
risk-based, strategic approach to determine the ap-
propriate number of surface transportation security 
inspectors and resource allocation across field of-
fices. 
(3) Whether TSA’s surface transportation regu-
lations are risk-based and whether surface transpor-
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tation security inspectors have adequate experience 
and training to perform their day-to-day responsibil-
ities. 
(4) Feedback from regulated surface transpor-
tation industry stakeholders on the benefit of surface 
transportation security inspectors to the overall se-
curity of the surface transportation systems of such 
stakeholders and the consistency of regulatory en-
forcement. 
(5) Whether surface transportation security in-
spectors have appropriate qualifications to help se-
cure and inspect surface transportation systems. 
(6) Whether TSA measures the effectiveness of 
surface transportation security inspectors. 
(7) Any overlap between the TSA and the De-
partment of Transportation as such relates to sur-
face transportation security inspectors in accordance 
with section 1310 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1117; Public Law 110–53). 
(8) The extent to which surface transportation 
security inspectors review and enhance information 
security practices and enforce applicable information 
security regulations and directives. 
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(9) Any recommendations relating to the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the TSA’s surface trans-
portation security inspectors program. 
SEC. 3232. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT; TSA OFFICE OF IN-
SPECTION WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the Department shall analyze the data 
and methods that the Administrator uses to identify 
Office of Inspection 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 findings to the Adminis-
trator, including a finding on whether such data and 
methods are adequate and valid. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON HIRING.—If the Inspector 
General of the Department finds that the data and 
methods referred to in paragraph (1) are inadequate 
or invalid, the Administrator may not hire any new 
employee to work in the Office of Inspection of the 
Administration until— 
(A) the Administrator makes a certifi-
cation described in subsection (b)(1) to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Inspector General submits to such 
Committees a finding, not later than 30 days 
after the Administrator makes such certifi-
cation, that the Administrator utilized adequate 
and valid data and methods to make such cer-
tification. 
(b) TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION WORKFORCE CER-
TIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, by 
not later than 90 days after the date the Inspector 
General of the Department provides its findings to 
the Assistant Secretary under subsection (a)(1), doc-
ument and certify in writing to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate that only 
those Office of Inspection employees of the Adminis-
tration who meet the requirements of sections 
8331(20), 8401(17), and 5545a of title 5, United 
States Code, are classified as criminal investigators 
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and are receiving premium pay and other benefits 
associated with such classification. 
(2) EMPLOYEE
RECLASSIFICATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall reclassify criminal investigator po-
sitions in the Office of Inspection of the Administra-
tion as noncriminal investigator positions or non-law 
enforcement positions if the individuals in such posi-
tions do not, or are not expected to, spend an aver-
age of at least 50 percent of their time performing 
criminal investigative duties. 
(3) PROJECTED COST SAVINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall estimate the total long-term cost savings 
to the Federal Government resulting from the 
implementation of paragraph (2), and provide 
such estimate to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate by not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The estimate described 
in subparagraph (A) shall identify savings asso-
ciated with the positions reclassified under 
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paragraph (2) and include, among other factors 
the Administrator considers appropriate, sav-
ings from— 
(i) law enforcement training; 
(ii) early retirement benefits; 
(iii) law enforcement availability and 
other premium pay; and 
(iv) weapons, vehicles, and commu-
nications devices. 
(c) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
that the Administrator submits the certification under 
subsection (b)(1), the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a study— 
(1) reviewing the employee requirements, re-
sponsibilities, and benefits of criminal investigators 
in the Office of Inspection of the Administration 
with criminal investigators employed at agencies ad-
hering to the Office of Personnel Management em-
ployee classification system; and 
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(vi) by amending paragraph (12) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(12) coordinating and integrating all research, 
development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation 
activities of the Department, including through a 
centralized Federal clearinghouse established pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) of section 313(b) for informa-
tion relating to technologies that would further the 
mission of the Department, and providing advice, as 
necessary, regarding major acquisition programs;’’; 
(vii) in paragraph (13), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(viii) in paragraph (14), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(ix) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) establishing a process that— 
‘‘(A) includes consideration by Directorate 
leadership, senior component leadership, first 
responders, and outside expertise; 
‘‘(B) is strategic, transparent, and repeat-
able with a goal of continuous improvement; 
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agement on all test and evaluation or standards 
activities in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) shall— 
‘‘(i) establish and update as necessary 
test and evaluation policies for the Depart-
ment, including policies to ensure that 
operational testing is done at facilities that 
already have relevant and appropriate safe-
ty and material certifications to the extent 
such facilities are available; 
‘‘(ii) oversee and ensure that adequate 
test and evaluation activities are planned 
and conducted by or on behalf of compo-
nents and offices of the Department with 
respect to major acquisition programs of 
the Department, as designated by the Sec-
retary, based on risk, acquisition level, nov-
elty, complexity, and size of any such ac-
quisition program, or as otherwise estab-
lished in statute; 
‘‘(iii) review major acquisition pro-
gram test reports and test data to assess 
the adequacy of test and evaluation activi-
ties conducted by or on behalf of compo-
nents and offices of the Department, in-
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