TSA Workforce Flexibility Act

Bill: 114-hr-5534
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-20
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TSA Workforce Flexibility Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal a provision that limits the number of full-time equivalent Transportation Security Administration screeners to 45,000. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5534 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2016 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Gallego , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Rush , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Jeffries , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 by repealing a limitation on the number of full-time equivalent screeners of the Transportation Security Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Workforce Flexibility Act . 2. Repeal of limitation on the number of full-time equivalent screeners of the Transportation Security Administration The Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public Law 114–113 ) is amended under the heading aviation security by striking : Provided further , That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or hiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Administration that would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided further , That the preceding proviso shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time employees .