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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Student Loan Refinancing
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION.

Section 459B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ''section'' and
inserting ''subsection'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ''this section'' and
inserting ''subsection (a)'' each place the term appears; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
''(c) Temporary Loan Consolidation Authority for Certain Loans Made
After July 1, 2006.--
''(1) Loan consolidation authority.--
''(A) In general.--A borrower who has 1 or more
loans in a category described in subparagraph (B) may
consolidate all of the loans of the borrower that are
described in subparagraph (B) into a Federal Direct
Consolidation Loan during the period described in
subparagraph (C).
''(B) Categories of loans that may be
consolidated.--The categories of loans that may be
consolidated under subparagraph (A) are loans made on
or after July 1, 2006, that are--
''(i) loans made under this part;
''(ii) loans purchased by the Secretary
pursuant to section 459A; and
''(iii) loans made under part B that are
held by an eligible lender, as such term is
defined in section 435(d).
''(C) Time period in which loans may be
consolidated.--
''(i) Federal direct loans.--In the case of
a borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary
shall--
''(I) consolidate the loans
described under subparagraph (B)(i) not
later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Federal Student Loan
Refinancing Act; and
''(II) notify the borrower, in
writing, prior to such consolidation
that--
''(aa) the borrower's loans
under this part have been
consolidated at a lower
interest rate; and
''(bb) the borrower's
repayment plan and the other
terms and conditions of the
borrower's loan remain
unchanged.
''(ii) Other loans.--In the case of a
borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall--
''(I) initiate the loan
consolidation process for the loans
described under clause (ii) or (iii) of
subparagraph (B), not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of the
Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act,
by sending a completed loan
consolidation application to the
borrower;
''(II) notify the borrower, as part
of such application, that a fee will be
assessed and that the interest rate of
the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
will be set in accordance with
paragraph (2); and
''(III) notify the borrower, as
part of such application, that if the
borrower wishes to consolidate in
accordance with the completed
application, the borrower must endorse
the application and submit the
application to the Secretary not more
than 6 months after receipt of the
application.
''(2) Terms of loans.--The following terms and conditions
shall apply to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under
this subsection:
''(A) The applicable rate of interest on a Federal
Direct Consolidation Loan made under this subsection
shall be--
''(i) 4 percent; or
''(ii) in a case in which the weighted
average of the interest rates on the
outstanding loans of a borrower that will be
consolidated is less than 4 percent, the lesser
of--
''(I) the weighted average of the
interest rates on the outstanding loans
of a borrower that will be
consolidated; or
''(II) a rate of interest equal
to--
''(aa) 4 percent; minus
''(bb) 0.4 percent of the
principal balance of the
consolidation loan, at the time
of consolidation.
''(B) In the case of a loan consolidated under
paragraph (1)(C)(ii), an origination fee equal to 0.4
percent of the principal balance of the consolidation
loan, at the time of consolidation, will be added to
the principal balance of the loan, and the Secretary
shall use the fee to cover the cost of making and
servicing the loan.
''(C) If 1 or more of the loans being consolidated
is a loan described under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the
interest rate on the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
under this subsection shall be reduced by 0.25 percent.
''(D) Any benefit a borrower is receiving or
earning at the time a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
is issued under this subsection shall not be affected
by consolidation under this section, including benefits
such as a deferment or forbearance, accumulation of
monthly payments as part of the public service loan
forgiveness program under section 455(m), accumulation
of monthly payments toward a loan discharge under the
income-based repayment plan under section 493C,
participation in a particular repayment plan, and other
benefits to the borrower.''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER LAWS.

(a) Exemption From the Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act.
(b) Inapplicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--Sections 482(c)
and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a)
and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the
amendments made by this Act, or to any regulations promulgated under
such amendments.
Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers that received loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program on or after July 1, 2006, to consolidate those loans as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans. It directs the Department of Education (ED) to consolidate DLs, and send a completed loan consolidation application to FFEL borrowers, within 90 days of this bill's enactment. It gives FFEL borrowers six months after their receipt of such application to endorse it and submit it to ED if they wish to consolidate their loans. The bill sets the interest rate on Federal Direct Consolidation Loans at 4% or, if the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated is less than 4%, the lesser of: (1) that weighted average, or (2) an interest rate equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation. It adds an origination fee equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation if an FFEL is being consolidated. It reduces the interest rate on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan by 0.25% if one or more of the loans being consolidated is an FFEL held by an eligible lender. The bill prohibits any benefit a borrower is receiving or earning when issued a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan from being affected by the consolidation.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT ON BACKLOG IN DNA ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES.

(a) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall survey each law
enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA testing
of rape kit samples and other sexual assault evidence.
(2) Determinations.--The Attorney General, acting through
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall carry
out an assessment of Federal, State, local, and tribal
territories law enforcement jurisdictions to determine the
amount of--
(A) evidence contained in rape kits that has not
been subjected to DNA testing and analysis; and
(B) evidence from sexual assault crimes that has
not been subjected to DNA testing and analysis.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to
Congress a report on the assessment carried out under
subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) the results of the assessment carried out under
subsection (a);
(B) the number of rape kit samples and other
evidence from sexual assault crimes that have not been
subjected to DNA testing and analysis; and
(C) a plan for carrying out additional assessments
and reports to continue until all law enforcement
jurisdictions report no backlog in crime scene DNA
testing and analysis.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ANALYSIS OF DNA SAMPLES FROM RAPE KITS.

Section 2(a) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''including samples from
rape kits and nonsuspect cases'' after ''crime scenes''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(4) To ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples
from rape kits and nonsuspect cases are carried out in a timely
manner.''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED GRANTS FOR DNA ANALYSIS.

Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135(j)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''and'' at the
end; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
''(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
''(D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(E) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(F) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)
and inserting the following:
''(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
''(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
''(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
''(F) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE DNA
BACKLOG ELIMINATION GRANTS.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ''or eligible units of
local government'' after ''eligible States'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ''or unit of local government'' after
''State'' each place that term appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'' the first time that
term appears;
(D) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State''; and
(ii) by striking ''and'' after the
semicolon;
(E) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State''; and
(ii) by striking the final period and
inserting ''; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
''(6) if the applicant is a unit of local government,
certify that the applicant participates in a State laboratory
system.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'';
(4) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by inserting ''or units of
local government'' after ''States'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or local
government'' after ''State'' each place that term
appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State'';
(6) in subsection (f), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'';
(7) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ''or unit of
local government'' after ''State''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ''or units of
local government'' after ''States''; and
(8) in subsection (h), by inserting ''or unit of local
government'' after ''State'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 6. IMPROVING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BACKLOG GRANTS.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (5) (as amended by section 5), by
striking ''and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (6) (as added by section 5), by
striking the period at the end and inserting: '';
and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) ensure that each laboratory performing DNA testing or
analysis satisfies the quality assurance protocols and
practices described in subsection (d)(2).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(k) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Attorney General shall give priority to a State or unit of local
government that has a significant rape kit or nonsuspect case backlog
as compared to other applicants.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS FOR IMPROVED RESPONSES TO AND
INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.

(a) Authorization of Grants.--The Attorney General shall make
grants to eligible entities to--
(1) carry out sexual assault examiner training and
certification;
(2) develop sexual assault examiner programs;
(3) acquire or improve forensic equipment;
(4) train law enforcement personnel in the handling of
sexual assault cases and the collection and use of DNA samples
for use as forensic evidence; and
(5) train law enforcement personnel to recognize, detect,
report, and respond to drug-facilitated sexual assaults.
(b) Eligible Entity.--For purposes of this section, the term
''eligible entity'' means--
(1) a State;
(2) a unit of local government;
(3) a college, university, or other institute of higher
learning;
(4) sexual assault examination programs, including sexual
assault forensic examiner (SAFE) programs, sexual assault nurse
examiner (SANE) programs, and sexual assault response team
(SART) programs; and
(5) a State sexual assault coalition.
(c) Application.--To receive a grant under this section--
(1) the chief executive officer of a State, unit of local
government, or university that desires a grant under this
section shall submit to the Attorney General--
(A) an application in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may require;
(B) certification that the testing will be done in
a laboratory that complies with the quality assurance
and proficiency testing standards for collecting and
processing DNA samples issued by the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 210303 of
the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131);
(C) notice that the applicant is aware of, and
utilizing, uniform protocols and standards issued by
the Department of Justice on the collection and
processing of DNA evidence at crime scenes; and
(D) if the applicant is a unit of local government,
certification that the applicant participates in a
State laboratory system; and
(2) an existing or proposed sexual assault examination
program shall submit to the Attorney General--
(A) an application in such form and containing such
information as the Attorney General may require;
(B) certification that the program complies with
the standards and recommended protocol developed by the
Attorney General pursuant to section 1405 of the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg note); and
(C) notice that the applicant is aware of, and
utilizing, uniform protocols and standards issued by
the Department of Justice on the collection and
processing of DNA evidence at crime scenes.
(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Attorney
General shall give priority to proposed or existing sexual assault
examination programs that are serving, or will serve, populations
currently underserved by existing sexual assault examination programs.
(e) Restrictions on Use of Funds.--
(1) Supplemental funds.--Funds made available under this
section shall not be used to supplant State funds, but shall be
used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence
of Federal funds, be made available from State sources for the
purposes of this section.
(2) Administrative costs.--An eligible entity may not use
more than 3 percent of the funds it receives under this section
for administrative expenses.
(3) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or restrict the ability of proposed or
existing sexual assault examination programs to apply for and
obtain Federal funding from any other agency or department or
any other Federal Grant program.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Justice $15,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to carry out this section.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZING JOHN DOE DNA INDICTMENTS.

(a) Limitations.--Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ''Except'' and inserting the following:
''(a) Limitation.--Except''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) DNA Profile Indictment.--
''(1) In general.--In any indictment found for an offense
under chapter 109A, if the identity of the accused is unknown,
it shall be sufficient to describe the accused as an individual
whose name is unknown, but who has a particular DNA profile.
''(2) Exception.--Any indictment described in paragraph
(1), which is found within 5 years after the offense under
chapter 109A shall have been committed, shall not be subject
to--
''(A) the limitations period described in
subsection (a); and
''(B) the provisions of chapter 208 until the
individual is arrested or served with a summons in
connection with the charges contained in the
indictment.
''(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term 'DNA profile' means a set of DNA identification
characteristics.''.
(b) Privacy Protection Standard.--Section 10(a) of the DNA Analysis
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135e(a)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ''or in section
3282(b) of title 18, United States Code.''.
(c) Rules of Criminal Procedure.--Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure is amended in subdivision (c)(1) by adding at the
end the following: ''For purposes of an indictment referred to in
section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, if the identity of the
defendant is unknown, it shall be sufficient to describe the defendant,
in the indictment, as an individual whose name is unknown, but who has
a particular DNA profile, as defined in that section 3282.''.

SEC. 9. INCREASED GRANTS FOR COMBINED DNA INDEX (CODIS) SYSTEM.

Section 210306 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C.14134) is amended--
(1) by striking ''There'' and inserting the following:
''(a) In General.--There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Increased Grants for CODIS.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out a
redesign of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) $9,646,000 for fiscal
year 2003.''.

SEC. 10. INCREASED GRANTS FOR FEDERAL CONVICTED OFFENDER PROGRAM
(FCOP).

Section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 14135a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out this
section $497,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.
DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) survey each law enforcement jurisdiction to assess the backlog of DNA testing of rape kit samples and other sexual assault evidence; and (2) make grants to eligible entities to carry out sexual assault examiner training and certification, develop sexual assault examiner programs, acquire or improve forensic equipment, and train law enforcement personnel in the handling of sexual assault cases.Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples from rape kits and non-suspect cases are carried out in a timely manner; (2) reauthorize grants; (3) authorize local governments to apply for and receive grants; (4) direct the Attorney General to give priority in awarding grants to a State or local governmental unit that has a significant rape kit or non-suspect case backlog; (5) expand the scope of DNA samples subject to privacy protections; and (6) authorize appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the collection and use of DNA identification information from certain Federal offenders.Amends: (1) the Federal criminal code and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize "John Doe" DNA indictments for sexual abuse (allows describing a person as an unknown individual who has a particular DNA profile if the identity of the accused or defendant is unknown); and (2) the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations to the FBI to carry out a redesign of the Combined DNA Index System.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rights for Transportation Security
Officers Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists, who
underwent airport security screening prior to boarding domestic
flights, were able to commandeer four airplanes and use those
airplanes to perpetrate the most deadly terrorist attack ever
to be executed on United States soil.
(2) In the aftermath of those attacks, Congress passed the
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), enacted by
President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001 (Public Law 107-
71), to enhance the level of security screening throughout our
aviation system and transfer responsibility for such screening
from the private sector to a new Federal agency, the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
(3) By establishing TSA, Congress and the American public
recognized that the highest level of screener performance was
directly linked to employment and training standards, pay and
benefits, and the creation of an experienced, committed
screening workforce.
(4) The Aviation and Transportation Security Act included a
statutory footnote allowing the TSA Administrator to ''employ,
appoint, discipline, terminate, and fix the compensation'',
including the ''terms, and conditions of employment of Federal
Service for such a number of individuals as the Under Secretary
determines to be necessary to carry out the screening functions
of the Under Secretary under section 44901 of title 49, United
States Code''.
(5) TSA has interpreted the ATSA footnote as applying to
the majority of the Transportation Security Officer workforce
performing screening functions, while all other Transportation
Security Administration employees, including managers, are
subject to title 5, United States Code, as incorporated in
title 49 of such Code.
(6) In November 2006, the International Labor Organization
ruled that the Bush Administration violated international labor
law when it prohibited Transportation Security Officers from
engaging in collective bargaining.
(7) After the Federal Labor Relations Board approved a
petition for the election of an exclusive representative, on
February 4, 2011, then-TSA Administrator John Pistole issued a
binding determination stating in part ''it is critical that
every TSA employee feels that he or she has a voice and feels
safe raising issues and concerns of all kinds. This is
important not just for morale; engagement of every employee is
critically important for security''.
(8) The February 4, 2011, determination was superseded by a
second Determination issued on December 29, 2014, changing the
previous guideline for collective bargaining and resulting in
limitations in the subjects that can be bargained, issues in
dispute that may be raised to an independent, third-party
neutral decisionmaker (such as an arbitrator or the Merit
Systems Protection Board), and barriers to union representation
of the Transportation Security Officer workforce.
(9) Both the 2011 and 2014 determinations cited TSA's
authority under section 44935 note of title 59, United States
Code, to create a personnel system that denies the
Transportation Security Officer workforce the same title 5
rights as other Federal workers, including the right to appeal
adverse personnel decisions to the Merit Systems Protection
Board, fair pay under the General Services wage system, 2011,
fair pay and raises under the General Services wage system,
including overtime guidelines, access to earned leave,
application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, fair
performance appraisals under chapter 73 of title 5, United
States Code, and direct protections against employment
discrimination found in title 7, United States Code.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
personnel system utilized by the Transportation Security Administration
pursuant to the authority of section 44935 note of title 49, United
States Code, provides insufficient workplace protections for the
Transportation Security Officer workforce, the frontline personnel who
secure our Nation's aviation system and that such personnel should be
provided protections under title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''covered position'' means--
(A) a position within the Transportation Security
Administration; and
(B) any position within the Department of Homeland
Security, not described in subparagraph (A), the duties
and responsibilities of which involve providing
transportation security in furtherance of the purposes
of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public
Law 107-71), as determined by the Secretary;
(2) the term ''covered employee'' means an employee who
holds a covered position;
(3) the term ''employee'' has the meaning given such term
by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code;
(4) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security;
(5) the term ''Administrator'' means the official within
the Department of Homeland Security who is responsible for
overseeing and implementing transportation security pursuant to
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, whether
designated as the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration), the Administrator of
the Transportation Security Administration, the Undersecretary
of Transportation for Security, or otherwise;
(6) the term ''TSA personnel management system'' means any
personnel management system, as established or modified under--
(A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act; or
(B) section 114(n) of title 49, United States Code;
(7) the term ''agency'' means an Executive agency, as
defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(8) the term ''conversion date'' means the date as of which
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3(b) take effect.

SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF SCREENING PERSONNEL.

(a) Termination of Certain Personnel Authorities.--Effective as of
the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) each provision of law cited in section 2(6) is
repealed, and any authority to establish or modify a TSA
personnel management system under either such provision of law
shall terminate;
(2) all authority to establish or adjust a human resources
management system under chapter 97 of title 5, United States
Code, shall terminate with respect to covered employees and
covered positions; and
(3) section 44935 note of title 49, United States Code, is
repealed.
(b) Covered Employees and Positions Made Subject to Same Personnel
Management System as Applies to Civil Service Employees Generally.--
Effective as of the date determined by the Secretary, but in no event
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) all TSA personnel management personnel policies,
directives, letters, and guidelines including the
Determinations of February 2011 and December 2014 shall cease
to be effective;
(2) any human resources management system established or
adjusted under chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, to
the extent otherwise applicable with respect to covered
employees or covered positions, shall cease to be effective;
and
(3) covered employees and covered positions shall become
subject to the provisions of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 5. TRANSITION RULES.

(a) Nonreduction in Rate of Pay.--Any conversion of an employee
from a TSA personnel management system to the provisions of law made
applicable with respect to such employee by section 4(b)(3) shall be
effected, under pay conversion rules prescribed by the Secretary,
without any reduction in the rate of basic pay payable to such
employee.
(b) Preservation of Other Rights.--In the case of each individual
who is a covered employee as of the conversion date, the Secretary
shall take any actions which may be necessary to ensure that--
(1) all service performed by such individual as a covered
employee before the conversion date shall be credited in the
determination of such individual's length of service as an
employee for purposes of applying the provisions of law
governing leave, pay, group life and health insurance,
severance pay, tenure, and status, which are made applicable
with respect to such individual by section 4(b)(3);
(2) all annual leave, sick leave, or other paid leave
accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to a covered
employee immediately before the conversion date shall remain
available to the employee, until used, so long as such
individual remains continuously employed by the Department of
Homeland Security; and
(3) the Government share of any premiums or other periodic
charges under the provisions of law governing group health
insurance shall remain the same as was the case immediately
before the conversion date, so long as such individual remains
continuously employed by the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 6. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

(a) Exclusive Representative.--The labor organization certified by
the Federal Labor Relations Authority on June 29, 2011, or successor
shall be deemed the exclusive representative of full- and part-time
nonsupervisory personnel carrying out screening functions under section
44901 of title 49, United States Code, as that term is used in section
111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and shall be the
exclusive representative for the employees under chapter 71 of title 5,
United States Code, with full rights under such chapter 71.
(b) Consultation Rights.--Within 14 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the exclusive
representative for employees under chapter 71 of title 5, United States
Code, on the formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out the
conversion of covered employees and covered positions under this Act.
The Secretary shall provide in writing to the exclusive representative
the final plans in accordance with which the Secretary intends to carry
out the conversion of covered employees and covered positions under
this Act, including with respect to such matters as--
(1) the proposed conversion date; and
(2) measures to ensure compliance with section 5.
(c) Required Agency Response.--If any views or recommendations are
presented under subsection (b)(2) by the exclusive representative, the
Secretary shall consider the views or recommendations before taking
final action on any matter with respect to which the views or
recommendations are presented and provide the exclusive representative
a written statement of the reasons for the final actions to be taken.
(d) Sunset Provision.--The provisions of this section shall cease
to be effective as of the conversion date.

SEC. 7. NO RIGHT TO STRIKE.

Nothing in this Act shall be considered--
(1) to repeal or otherwise affect--
(A) section 1918 of title 18, United States Code
(relating to disloyalty and asserting the right to
strike against the Government); or
(B) section 7311 of title 5, United States Code
(relating to loyalty and striking); or
(2) to otherwise authorize any activity which is not
permitted under either provision of law cited in paragraph (1).

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.

The Secretary may prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out
this Act.

SEC. 9. DELEGATIONS TO ADMINSTRATOR.

The Secretary may, with respect to any authority or function vested
in the Secretary under any of the preceding provisions of this Act,
delegate any such authority or function to the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration under such terms, conditions,
and limitations, including the power of redelegation, as the Secretary
considers appropriate.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel management policies, directives, letters, and guidelines shall cease to be effective, and (2) all TSA positions and DHS positions that provide transportation security in furtherance of the purposes of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act shall become subject to general civil service provisions. This bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of such employees. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions. The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government.