TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5811
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2020-02-07
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Labor standards

Women's employment

Women's rights

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises personnel policies of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).</p> <p>Specifically, the TSA must ensure that its personnel (1) have adequate access to facilities designated for use by nursing mothers in the workplace, and (2) are provided at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave.</p>

action_date: 2020-09-30
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises personnel policies of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).</p> <p>Specifically, the TSA must ensure that its personnel (1) have adequate access to facilities designated for use by nursing mothers in the workplace, and (2) are provided at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2020 Mr. Katko (for himself and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Transportation Security Administration to provide nursing facilities and paid parental leave for Administration personnel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Nursing facilities for Transportation Security Administration personnel (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that all Administration personnel have adequate access to facilities designated for use by nursing mothers in the workplace. Such facilities shall be— (1) assessed for cleanliness, safety, and accessibility to personnel duty stations; (2) free of charge; (3) located in a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public; and (4) available for personnel to use with a reasonable break time to express breast milk for a child of such personnel each time such personnel has a need to express milk. (b) Duration The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that the availability to Administration personnel described in subsection (a)(4) is for a period of time equal to at least one year from the birth of a child of an Administration employee. (c) Coordination with stakeholders In carrying out the requirements in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall coordinate with the National Institutes for Health and the labor organization representing Administration screening personnel. 3. Paid parental leave Section 114(n)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The personnel management and inserting (A) Consistent with subparagraph (B), the personnel management ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) The Administrator shall ensure that all Administration personnel not provided paid parental leave under subparagraph (B) of section 111(d)(2) (as added by section 7606 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 )) are provided at least 12 weeks of such leave, consistent with the requirements of such subparagraph. .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Transportation Security Administration to provide nursing facilities and paid parental leave for Administration personnel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Nursing facilities for Transportation Security Administration personnel (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that all Administration personnel have adequate access to facilities designated for use by nursing mothers in the workplace. Such facilities shall be— (1) assessed for cleanliness, safety, and accessibility to personnel duty stations; (2) free of charge; (3) located in a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public; and (4) available for personnel to use with a reasonable break time to express breast milk for a child of such personnel each time such personnel has a need to express milk. (b) Duration The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that the availability to Administration personnel described in subsection (a)(4) is for a period of time equal to at least one year from the birth of a child of an Administration employee. (c) Coordination with stakeholders In carrying out the requirements in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall coordinate with the National Institutes for Health and the labor organization representing Administration screening personnel. (d) Notification The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall inform Administration personnel about the availability under subsection (a) of facilities designed for use by nursing mothers in the workplace. 3. Paid parental leave Section 114(n)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The personnel management and inserting (A) Consistent with subparagraph (B), the personnel management ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) The Administrator shall ensure that all Administration personnel not provided paid parental leave under subparagraph (B) of section 111(d)(2) (as added by section 7606 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 )) are provided at least 12 weeks of such leave, consistent with the requirements of such subparagraph. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5811 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To require the Transportation Security Administration to provide nursing facilities and paid parental leave for Administration personnel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Nursing facilities for Transportation Security Administration personnel (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that all Administration personnel have adequate access to facilities designated for use by nursing mothers in the workplace. Such facilities shall be— (1) assessed for cleanliness, safety, and accessibility to personnel duty stations; (2) free of charge; (3) located in a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public; and (4) available for personnel to use with a reasonable break time to express breast milk for a child of such personnel each time such personnel has a need to express milk. (b) Duration The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that the availability to Administration personnel described in subsection (a)(4) is for a period of time equal to at least one year from the birth of a child of an Administration employee. (c) Coordination with stakeholders In carrying out the requirements in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall coordinate with the National Institutes for Health and the labor organization representing Administration screening personnel. (d) Notification The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall inform Administration personnel about the availability under subsection (a) of facilities designed for use by nursing mothers in the workplace. 3. Paid parental leave Section 114(n)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The personnel management and inserting (A) Consistent with subparagraph (B), the personnel management ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) The Administrator shall ensure that all Administration personnel not provided paid parental leave under subparagraph (B) of section 111(d)(2) (as added by section 7606 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 )) are provided at least 12 weeks of such leave, consistent with the requirements of such subparagraph. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.