3.0.0 2464 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z House H HR 2009-05-18 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-26T16:25:05Z Referred to 2009-05-18T16:32:50Z 2009-05-26 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Committee 2009-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 N Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Government studies and investigations Homeland security Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-05-18 Introduced in House 2009-07-08T14:34:50Z Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of 2009 or the COVERT Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to make sure that advance notice of a covert test of a transportation security system is not provided to any individual (including any security screener) before completion of the test, except: (1) that such information may be provided to certain federal, state, and local government employees, officers, and contractors (including military personnel); and (2) an individual conducting such a test may disclose his or her status if a security screener or other non-covered employee identifies such tester as a potential threat.

Requires the head of each covert testing office to make sure that a covert testing person or group is accompanied by a cover team to monitor the test and confirm the identity of personnel involved. States, however, that a cover team is not required to be present during a test of the screening of persons or baggage at an aviation security checkpoint if the test: (1) is approved by the Federal Security Director for the airport; and (2) is administered under an aviation screening assessment program of the Department of Homeland Security.

Directs the Secretary to study the impact of implementing covert testing procedures under this Act on the Department's efforts to improve transportation security.

]]> COVERT Act of 2009 Display Title COVERT Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation security at airports, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced COVERT Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2464ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2464ih.xml 2009-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.