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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Transportation Security
Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OMBUDSMAN OFFICE.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 44946. Ombudsman
''(a) In General.--
''(1) Establishment.--There is established an Office of the
Ombudsman in the Transportation Security Administration.
''(2) Ombudsman.--
''(A) In general.--The Office shall be under the
direction of the Ombudsman of the Transportation
Security Administration, who shall be appointed by the
Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of
Homeland Security on behalf of the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
''(B) Qualifications.--An individual appointed as
the Ombudsman must have expertise in--
''(i) labor and employment relations with
Federal agencies; and
''(ii) dispute resolution.
''(C) Notification of appointment and removal.--The
Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of
Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees within 30 days after the
effective date of any of the following actions:
''(i) The appointment of an individual as
Ombudsman.
''(ii) The reappointment as Ombudsman of an
individual who is serving as Ombudsman.
''(iii) The removal of an individual from
the position of Ombudsman.
''(3) Ensuring independence of ombudsman.--
''(A) In general.--The Ombudsman shall report--
''(i) to the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration; and
''(ii) to the Chief Human Capital Officer
of the Department of Homeland Security with
respect to any dispute between the Ombudsman
and the Administrator of Transportation
Security Administration over matters involving
the execution of the Ombudsman's duties as set
forth in subsection (b).
''(B) Inspector general's authority to conduct
investigations not affected.--Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the Inspector General of the Department
of Homeland Security from initiating, carrying out, or
completing any investigation.
''(b) Duties.--The Ombudsman shall--
''(1) conduct outreach to Transportation Security
Administration employees, including publicizing a toll-free
telephone number to report complaints;
''(2) evaluate each complainant's claim objectively;
''(3) provide information, advice, and assistance to
complainants and, as appropriate, initiate informal, impartial
fact-finding and inquiries, on complaints or on the Ombudsman's
own initiative;
''(4) inform each complainant--
''(A) when the Ombudsman decides against conducting
a fact-finding inquiry into the complaint;
''(B) on the status of the Ombudsman's fact-finding
inquiry to the complainant, on a regular basis if
requested by the complainant; and
''(C) of the Ombudsman's recommendations and
information, as appropriate, for the complainant to
formally complain to the appropriate authority;
''(5) work with the Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration to address issues identified through
fact-finding and inquiries;
''(6) maintain confidential any matter related to
complaints and inquiries, including the identities of the
complainants and witnesses; and
''(7) submit an annual report to the appropriate
congressional committees in accordance with subsection (c).
''(c) Annual Report.--
''(1) In general.--The Ombudsman shall report no later than
September 30 each year to the appropriate congressional
committees on the actions taken by the Office of the Ombudsman
over the preceding year and the objectives of those actions.
''(2) Contents.--Each such report shall, for the period
covered by the report, include--
''(A) statistical information, by region, on the
volume of complaints received, general nature of
complaints, general information on complainants, and
the percentage of complaints that resulted in a fact-
finding inquiry;
''(B) a summary of problems encountered by
complainants, including information on the most
pervasive or serious types of problems encountered by
complainants;
''(C) policy recommendations that the Office of the
Ombudsman made to the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration;
''(D) an inventory of the items described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action has been
taken, and the result of such action;
''(E) an inventory of the items described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action remains to
be completed; and
''(F) such other information as the Ombudsman
considers relevant.
''(3) Report to be submitted directly.--Each report under
this subsection shall be provided directly to the committees
described in paragraph (1) without any prior comment or
amendment by the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek comment from
the Administrator to be submitted by the Ombudsman together
with the annual report.
''(4) Other reports.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to preclude the Ombudsman from issuing other reports
on the activities of the Office of the Ombudsman.
''(d) Contact Information.--The Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration shall make publically available on the Internet
site of the Administration information about the Office of the
Ombudsman, including regarding how to contact the Office.
''(e) Appropriate Congressional Committee Defined.--In this section
the term 'appropriate congressional committee' means the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and any committee of
the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative
jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate,
respectively, over the matter concerned.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the items relating to
subchapter II the following new item:

''44946. Ombudsman.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 $575,000 for
implementing section 44946 of title 49, United States Code, as amended
by this section.
Output:
Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of the Ombudsman to assist TSA employees who have complaints about TSA, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report such complaints. Directs the Ombudsman to ensure that each TSA region has a regional ombudsman.