109 HR 4439 IH: Transportation Security Administration Reorganization Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-12-06
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1.This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Administration Reorganization Act of 2005
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<enum>I</enum><header>TSA management reform</header>
<section id="H276427A5985749CE864CE913A7BA5D15"><enum>101.</enum><header>Airport Screening Organization</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<title id="H79654F537E1B487980DE325F00249110"><enum>XVIII</enum><header>Transportation Security Administration</header>
<section id="HE3EDEFF893504EAF991C660217D97561"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Airport Screening Organization</header>
<subsection id="HD051CA3E18CE42CAAB2FBFEF99DBF96F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Transportation Security Administration an organization to be known as the <quote>Airport Screening Organization</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D5613BB2F004C4FAED5B45D8729DCC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The Airport Screening Organization shall seek to improve the delivery of Federal security screening services for passenger air transportation by increasing efficiency, taking better advantage of new technologies, reducing unit costs, and responding more effectively to the needs of the traveling public, while enhancing aviation security.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H49638DBFD1F04F768C5FB6A592E8601E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chief Operating Officer</header>
<paragraph id="H4E5E7ECD156644029FF3384C3D52C7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the Airport Screening Organization shall be the Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration). The Chief Operating Officer shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary and be subject to the authority of the Assistant Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H956BA74DB37D483AA8B7F7EF06AECEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual rate of basic pay of the Chief Operating Officer shall be set by the Assistant Secretary in accordance with the personnel management system established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">section 114(n)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70F2C33C9446478800E29C05872198FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bonus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the annual rate of basic pay established under paragraph (2), the Chief Operating Officer may receive a bonus for any calendar year based on the Assistant Secretary's evaluation of the Chief Operating Officer's performance in relation to the goals set forth in the agreement described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFB8969E7BDA84183BE263F37F7727B01"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual performance agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Operating Officer shall enter into an annual performance agreement with the Assistant Secretary that sets forth measurable organization and individual goals for the Chief Operating Officer in key operational areas and describes specific targets and how the goals will be achieved. The agreement shall be subject to review and renegotiation on an annual basis.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC9BB5F240EE548C287EBCFCC422BB9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="H6ED6DB21E50D442FACCDCAE1F9A3007C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary to provide for the day-to-day Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation, as specified in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">section 114(e)(1)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, shall be carried out by the Assistant Secretary acting through the Chief Operating Officer.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2B099D1443D41459E921725CE0000D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The responsibilities of the Chief Operating Officer shall be limited to operational activities and shall not include any regulatory or oversight function.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9BD245D3772D4B50BA40F879345D865F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header><text>The Chief Operating Officer shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation, including a clear statement of the mission and objectives for the system’s effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity and measurable organization-wide performance goals.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H36182F7287644F269D8E1586BD97CFD2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Elements of Airport Screening Organization</header>
<paragraph id="H35761BCA16F94B18A2C5005739A86700"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Airport Screening Organization shall be composed of those elements of the Transportation Security Administration that have a direct connection with or give support to the provision of the day-to-day Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation, as determined by the Assistant Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA2473D3FE60468D82307DA9B4C76811"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Framework agreement</header><text>The Chief Operating Officer shall enter into an agreement with the Assistant Secretary that establishes the relationship of the Airport Screening Organization with the other organizations of the Transportation Security Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H12E8CFA289D043F192D87B6013F6B53F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance goals</header><text>The Chief Operating Officer shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HECFBCD7503FE41AF93B14263E6C00179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>optimize use of existing management flexibilities and authorities to improve the efficiency of Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation and increase the capacity of the system;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D325A8293B440AEAA22C067EA1CCDB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>instill accountability for achieving performance goals at all levels of management;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE393BDB6F64241FF94D15D00C777CD5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop methods to accelerate advancement and deployment of technologies and equipment to improve security, reduce passenger inconvenience, and reduce costs related to Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5385D90BE2C48B9A5478000F053D15D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop agreements with the Assistant Secretary and users of the products, services, and capabilities that the Airport Screening Organization will provide;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H942211BF41F640D0AA44BD9B36655068"><enum>(5)</enum><text>consult with customers and the traveling public (including direct users such as airlines and airports) and focus on producing results that satisfy the Airport Screening Organization’s external customer needs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE71EC502CAE4DDA83E903547B47F463"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish strong incentives for managers to achieve results; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA434A6FE09D409798D400B780E80539"><enum>(7)</enum><text>formulate and recommend to the Assistant Secretary any management, fiscal, or legislative changes necessary for the Airport Screening Organization to achieve its performance goals.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7CF44BF187CF42469EB22BD2D6AEF631"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cost accounting system</header>
<paragraph id="HF0542991136F443F9065AD8BB1253527"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The Chief Operating Officer shall develop a cost accounting system that adequately and accurately reflects the investments, operating and overhead costs, revenues, and other financial measurement and reporting aspects of the operations, functions, and activities of the Airport Screening Organization.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF06FA94112644EDAB2F469F1B4521155"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date completion of the cost accounting system under paragraph (1), and by March 1 of every year thereafter, the Chief Operating Officer shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the annual cost of Federal security screening services for passenger air transportation at each commercial service airport. The report shall take into consideration existing direct and indirect costs as determined by the cost accounting system. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B76FDC34B574D29A6EDB269C7870C7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Air transportation defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>air transportation</quote> has the meaning given that term by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40102">section 40102</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and includes intrastate air transportation.</text></subsection> </section>.
102. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et sec.) is amended by adding after section 1801 (as added by section 101 of this Act) the following:
1802.
(a)The Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall develop a risk management system to dynamically assess and measure potential threats to and from the Nation’s transportation system across all modes of transportation.
(b)The Assistant Secretary shall develop the risk management system in consultation with State and local government agencies, industry stakeholders, and other appropriate Federal agencies, including Federal agencies outside the Department of Homeland Security.
(c)National transportation security policyUpon completion of the risk management system, the Assistant Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall develop national transportation security policies in a manner consistent with the system.
(d)
(1)Not later than 90 days after the date of development of the risk management system, the Assistant Secretary shall conduct a review of all regulations issued by the Transportation Security Administration under interim final rule authority.
(2)After completing the review, the Assistant Secretary shall modify such regulations in a manner consistent with the risk management system.
(e)Review of statutory requirements
(1)Not later than 180 days after the date of development of the risk management system, the Assistant Secretary shall conduct a review of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, and other provisions of that title relating to transportation security.
(2)After completing the review, the Assistant Secretary submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the review, including recommendations for amendment of title 49, United States Code, in a manner consistent with the risk management system..
103.Transportation sector advisory councilsThe Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 1802 (as added by section 102 of this Act) the following:
1803.Transportation sector advisory councils
(a)Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall establish a transportation sector advisory council for each mode of transportation under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Security Administration.
(b)
(1)An advisory council established under this section for a transportation mode shall provide advice and counsel to the Assistant Secretary on issues related to the transportation mode which affect or are affected by actions of the Assistant Secretary, including actions relating to management, policy, spending, and regulatory matters, including interim final rules, under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary.
(2)Review of rulemaking and cost-benefit analysis processesThe advisory councils established under this section shall conduct a coordinated review of the rulemaking and cost-benefit analysis processes of the Transportation Security Administration and develop recommendations to improve the processes and ensure that the public interest is fully protected.
(c)An advisory council for a transportation mode established under this section shall be composed of members appointed by the Assistant Secretary from among experts in the transportation mode, including representatives of labor and management.
(d)Comments, recommendations, and dissenting viewsAn advisory council established under this section for a transportation mode shall submit to the Assistant Secretary comments, recommendations, and dissenting views with respect to actions of the Transportation Security Administration on matters affecting the transportation mode, including management, policy, spending, funding, and regulatory matters.
(e)The Assistant Secretary shall include in any submission to Congress, the Secretary for Homeland Security, or the general public, and in any submission for publication in the Federal Register, a description of any comments, recommendations, or dissenting views received from an advisory council established under this section related to the submission, together with reasons for any differences between views of the advisory council and the Assistant Secretary.
(f)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to an advisory council established under this section..
104.
(a)The Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall establish a methodology for allocating funds among airports for operational costs related to the screening of passengers and baggage under section 44901 of title 49, United States Code. To the maximum extent practical, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the methodology reflects costs as determined under section 1801(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(b)The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that funding is available for operational costs related to the screening of passengers and baggage at an airport, as determined under subsection (a), without regard to whether the operator of the airport is participating in the Federal security screening partnership program established under section 44920 of title 49, United States Code.
105.
(a)Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on personnel of the Transportation Security Administration deployed at commercial service airports not directly related to passenger and baggage screening.
(b)The report shall contain—
(1)information on the number of positions at each airport and their functions;
(2)an analysis of the cost of non-screening related activities and the need for such activities; and
(3)recommendations on which positions, if any, can be eliminated without degradation of security screening activities.
106.
(a)Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on whether the acquisition management system of the Transportation Security Administration authorized under section 114(o) of title 49, United States Code, has assisted the Transportation Security Administration in meeting its overall security mission.
(b)The report shall contain—
(1)a comparison of the acquisition management system of the Transportation Security Administration to the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
(2) recommendations on whether to continue, modify, or eliminate the acquisition management system of the Transportation Security Administration.
107.The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2135) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Title XVIII—Transportation Security Administration
Sec. 1801. Airport Screening Organization
Sec. 1802. Risk management system
Sec. 1803. Transportation sector advisory councils
Sec. 1804. Passenger identification documents.
<enum>II</enum><header>Aviation security</header>
<section id="H4142BB4B6D984EB2B4D69BFF9B09663B"><enum>201.</enum><header>Federal security screening partnership program</header>
<subsection id="HD31BEA1FDA26406EB9C146CAB48B8835"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Screening entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44920">Section 44920</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7E5B9D7AA7E47848CBEC6DA8D28A069"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Security screening opt-out program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Federal security screening partnership program</header-in-text></quote>; </text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H052E02E5DC854B31BEA5D173C533695B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking “private screening company” each place it appears and insert “screening entity”;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD1C308B01344BE7ACC967E5ED87503C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking “company” each place it appears and inserting “entity”;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B799C2E9B864DB09F0094FC004B76ED"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the heading for subsection (c) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Private Screening Company</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Screening Entity</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45EBA57BA7D04E10AF8F56F63862B179"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the heading for subsection (d) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Private Screening Companies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Screening Entities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66B30EC83AB14329A321DACA9E1666F0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5F2B05B3D44472B88557C9B00734839"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>private screening companies</quote> and inserting <quote>screening entities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE8E9D8084694E2685A13482445BAAA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting “, or the screening entity is a governmental entity or affiliate” before the period; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H720B83409BEC4E46BD8574E75DA3F408"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE3454C9CA06492C917DA49345867BC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program modifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 44920 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H9C65AA9CF6574EB5B8FC00E14300F97B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Standard operating procedures and requirements for security screening</header>
<paragraph id="H148CF4EAFE014A79905B2B4E6D87769D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development and updating</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD49476116E474C5997781C2C7254CFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop, document, and update, as necessary, minimum standard operating procedures and requirements for the security screening of passengers in air transportation and interstate air transportation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H023075C1911A4DD0006491BCF9263103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct safety and hazard analyses of the standard operating procedures and requirements developed under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5269417B5B6042708C8E4EAF6C4F6EB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to Secretary</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B2B74CA12CE4C7D908E2FE76605B4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the procedures and requirements developed under paragraph (1)(A), together with the results of the safety and hazard analysis conducted under paragraph (1)(B) and any other necessary information; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21979DA5E03F417FBE7C08D6DEA432EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any material update to the procedures and requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45CBBCDE422048BEAABDA1403FAA8249"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical review and approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the procedures and requirements, or any update thereto, under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A1CAFE9847B4EC9BCE000B0CF00D760"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete a technical review of the procedures and requirements or update under sections 862(b) and 863(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/441">6 U.S.C. 441(b)</external-xref>; 442(d)(2)); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA387185984B4B198438223256AA2C3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approve or disapprove the procedures and requirements or update. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A7FE13BDFC64AFFBB00E85278723A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of approval</header>
<subparagraph id="HDE32BFFDAFAA4533B7CB84E2A365C340"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Issuance of certificates of conformance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with section 863(d)(3) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/442">6 U.S.C. 442(d)(3)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall issue a certificate of conformance to a screening entity providing screening services at an airport under this section if the screening entity—</text>
<clause id="HEF15BF9CD7DF42A4A88EE94E386BD4F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary the ability to perform in accordance with standard operating procedures and requirements, and any update thereto, approved by the Secretary under paragraph (3); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H578AD59C7EB54929BEEB0710A651416E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agrees as a condition of its screening services contract—</text>
<subclause id="H8E0D780AAFE94D8DB7A2C00CF9E0725"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to perform in accordance with the such standard operating procedures and requirements, and any update thereto; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB83451D9DABF43F79D64008F444EBDB1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain liability insurance coverage at policy limits and in accordance with conditions to be established at the time of contracting pursuant to section 864 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/443">6 U.S.C. 443</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9F1033312DE4240009C67B9358FBEE1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Litigation and risk management protections</header><text>A screening entity that receives a certificate of conformance under subparagraph (A) shall be entitled to all litigation and risk management protections applicable thereto.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A40736EC1DF41DC8D044FD98944E2A9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability of operators of airports and other third parties</header><text>Liability protections and defenses available to a screening entity that receives a certificate of conformance under subparagraph (A) shall extend to operators of airports and other third parties as provided by section 864 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/443">6 U.S.C. 443</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2BB914F78E104E5A001C9D7F49490404"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reciprocal waiver of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reciprocal waiver of claims shall be deemed to have been entered into between a screening entity that receives a certificate of conformance under subparagraph (A) and its contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and customers, and contractors and subcontractors of the customers involved in the use or operation of the screening services of the screening entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3AF5EC0B0E144859B7D77EE87C6004B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Information for establishing limits of liability insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A screening entity seeking a certificate of conformance under paragraph (4)(A) shall provide to the Secretary necessary information for establishing the limits of liability insurance required to be maintained by the entity under section 864(a) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/443">6 U.S.C. 443(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BF5A9E2E415408F8BADF4E300E8EA6C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Approved product list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary issues a certificate of conformance to a screening entity under paragraph (4)(A), the Secretary shall, upon the request of the screening entity, place the entity’s screening services on an Approved Product List for Homeland Security as provided by section 863(d)(3) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/442">6 U.S.C. 442(d)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD3BB506A0464EEEBA99A9E15E66E9CC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall regularly monitor and inspect the operations of a screening entity providing screening services at an airport under this section to ensure that the entity is meeting the minimum standard operating procedures and requirements for the security screening of passengers in air transportation and interstate air transportation established under paragraph (1) and all other applicable requirements for screening services under this chapter.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8E7894C8641748A39CC79090D0EC8BC6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance Goals</header>
<paragraph id="H201062C50D034352B09B11D6F1FB2D8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall develop performance goals for a screening entity providing screening services at an airport under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CC9844F60DA4BAEBACF3531C9D6F140"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Level of screening services and protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The performance goals developed under paragraph (1) shall ensure that screening services and protection provided by a screening entity at an airport under this section will provide a greater level of protection, and result in a lower unit cost, than the screening services and protection that would be provided at the airport by Federal Government personnel under this chapter.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88A25C7C8E44497B804E726280D4E5E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incentives</header><text>The Assistant Secretary may establish incentives for screening entities that meet or exceed the performance goals developed under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="H86C968E15C32431BB8D05047EDF827D9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Daily operational decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall not become involved in the daily operational decisions of a screening entity providing screening services at an airport under this section, except as required under subsection (g)(7).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBF76B4D012D74439A6D9A100CA40F960"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Investment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the airport operator, may allow a screening entity providing screening services at an airport under this section to provide security screening equipment and modifications to the physical infrastructure of the airport as necessary to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the screening operations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5819CF98E4B743CAB0B092ACFEA81E59"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Share in Savings Program</header>
<paragraph id="H73005552DCCB4343A948C8FFBC2952B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to make grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to the operator of an airport at which screening services are being provided under a contract entered into under this section for a fiscal year in an amount equal to not less than 90 percent of the amount of annual cost savings (if any) realized as a result of the contract, as compared to the cost for such services when using Federal Government employees. </text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H232AAD82FEF34CC4AA96992FADD5D80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of grants</header>
<subparagraph id="HF69BDFF7948C4ECFA004D2D97C015DA4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amount of a grant under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Assistant Secretary in accordance with the cost accounting system developed under section 1801(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E056B23334C41D283C01F18E556ACD5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credit for investments</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall credit toward the cost savings calculated under paragraph (1) the annual cost savings in security services achieved as a result of investments made under subsection (j).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB490E8901184950B8B9C70E038A3FF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC36F9378EEE471DBA18DDE7AA00CD80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>First 5 fiscal years</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall make a grant to an airport operator under paragraph (1) for each of the first 5 fiscal years for which the Assistant Secretary calculates an annual cost savings in security services for the airport under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2FAC8B968724301A7F8B94C4706C963"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent fiscal years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Assistant Secretary makes a grant to an airport operator under paragraph (1) for 5 fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary may continue to make grants to the airport operator for a fiscal year in an amount equal to a portion of the annual cost savings, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, calculated for the airport under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96B71FA1398340E99C122B0087EFE524"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of grants</header><text>An airport operator receiving a grant under this subsection may use the amounts of the grant for costs associated with aviation security, including debt service related to airport security enhancements.</text></paragraph> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H8A6D76B9863A4BC99C7D45DA4B8CB717"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 44920 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB469D0BB73FE452BABFCEC16E8D29413"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by striking <quote>provide Federal Government supervisors to</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6F42005E6774536BB42007DC19301DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>the pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>, and revoke a certificate of conformance issued under subsection (g),</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7098D3E20A404CB2B94C8F7D1027AC2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chapter analysis</header><text>The analysis for chapter 449 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 44920 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">44920. Federal security screening partnership program</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H39EBC5D0A55C4E1FB7161E87CD182F2E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Declaration on provision of screening services</header>
<subsection id="HC49ED9368CD64A7891F55E7942B5F41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/449">chapter 449</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:: </text>
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<section id="HFCE43309776C4C4898E16B00E961CEAB"><enum>44926.</enum><header>Declaration on provision of screening services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than March 31 of each year, the operator of each airport subject to the requirements of section 44901 shall submit to the Assist Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) a written notice on whether the operator intends to submit an application under section 44920 or to continue to allow the use of Federal employees to provided screening services for passenger air transportation for the subsequent fiscal year.</text> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HC758434215F841C4BA30C3D6DF7313"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">44926. Declaration on provision of screening services</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Passenger screening</header>
<section id="H2D6B93D590B74344B283C03272687C14" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>301.</enum><header>Passenger identification documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding after section 1803 (as added by section 102 of this Act) the following:</text>
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<section id="HD506D505B1AF4CBEBC72437EDC827DFA"><enum>1804.</enum><header>Passenger identification documents</header>
<subsection id="HC9C7C70E3FEC4D5D98EC11F4AFE4C266"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall issue regulations to require a passenger to present an acceptable personal identification document for inspection before entering a sterile area of an airport in the United States. Such inspections shall be carried out by personnel designated by the Assistant Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DEA042C78D0436087CCBDAF700E517"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acceptable personal identification documents</header>
<paragraph id="H6FE542AAE0D04C99974F9CAF2B17B2BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall establish a list of acceptable personal identification documents.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H681649B8EF64417E98BDAF02A95889DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header><text>The Assistant Secretary may include a personal identification document on the list to be established under paragraph (1) only if the document is issued under the authority of the United States Government, a State, or a foreign government and includes each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H357225C7791A4C0CA337ACDF88CBAF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The individual’s full legal name.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H366CCB040CB94C4BBF7C78B7AB5B052"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The individual’s date of birth.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AD04D71B4BE49679582F9984EF4BE8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The individual’s gender.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98B4124128294F9A99C56FE9DA229BAE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A photograph of the individual.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0BD54CD0609419991B8924FE6633D48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The individual’s signature.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4BD14A03326463E9DC978873B697FE1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, and duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H222BE93A286146FABD87D210C369F46B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Drivers’ licenses and personal identification cards</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall include on the list to be established under paragraph (1) drivers’ licenses and personal identification cards that meet the requirements of section 202 of the Real ID Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30301">49 U.S.C. 30301</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2C49CC2F67B4FFEB10476382968BE20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Procedures and standards</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall establish—</text>
<paragraph id="H166DF67372204954BBF2FA2C82E9A33D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>procedures to match the name on a personal identification document with the name on an airline boarding document;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0324523ECD94FC5A98EB4B8668789C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>procedures to match the photograph on a personal identification document with the passenger presenting the document; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB418751C87DB48A184127567AB024643"><enum>(3)</enum><text>standards for training personnel who check personal identification documents to recognize unacceptable and false identification documents.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E007E1FAD0247879613C2238113AF4B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Failure to present acceptable identification documents</header><text>A passenger attempting to enter a sterile area of an airport in the United States who does not present an acceptable identification document shall be subject to such additional security screening as the Assistant Secretary determines to be appropriate before the passenger may be admitted to the sterile area.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA02ADF77E934D44AE904FFD7258DC3E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Knowing presentation of false identification documents; penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A passenger who knowingly presents a false identification document in an attempt to enter a sterile area of an airport in the United States shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBEDA33A9EE52431398B73439A400AF43"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H88B5D324F64A4632BFA5AD0012EAA968"><enum>(1)</enum><header>False</header><text>The term <quote>false</quote> has the meaning given such term by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1028">section 1028(d)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FBB3CA403C54BC294E357AC49687250"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Passenger</header><text>The term <quote>passenger</quote> means an individual to be carried aboard a passenger aircraft to be operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation (as such terms are defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40102">section 40102</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4937B210A34A430384D559E1BD3CA6D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sterile area</header><text>The term <quote>sterile area</quote> means any part of an airport that is regularly accessible to passengers after having cleared a passenger security checkpoint.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7199452A5F774DAD8D56B9F67267B2C0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Immediate international passenger prescreening pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H145B8639DF8543059F9BC254005379DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall initiate a pilot program to evaluate the use of automated systems for the immediate prescreening of passengers on flights in foreign air transportation, as defined by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40102">section 40102</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, that are bound for the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6452DEEA1EC49709839D09956600090"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>At a minimum, with respect to a passenger on a flight described in subsection (a) operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier, the automated systems evaluated under the pilot program shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD504A4AF6404E18AC89075CA574E53C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compare the passenger’s information against the integrated and consolidated terrorist watchlist maintained by the Federal Government and provide the results of the comparison to the air carrier or foreign air carrier before the passenger is permitted board the flight;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32028A2E92D14F93A633956866B5CC59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide functions similar to the advanced passenger information system established under section 431 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1431">19 U.S.C. 1431</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H855CF0320D734BE09CACCD1E4DD429EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make use of machine-readable data elements on passports and other travel and entry documents in a manner consistent with international standards.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H344B9B87628E4F5BBF677964D237036F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Operation</header><text>The pilot program shall be conducted—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CA7A501A3994C0C89512DE6F5E7B85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in not fewer than 2 foreign airports; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4062245DF7734772A99DACE5ED7E35E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in collaboration with not fewer than one air carrier at each airport participating in the pilot program.</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="H6B079977992F42EB00FA85CBE99479A3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation of automated systems</header><text>In conducting the pilot program, the Secretary shall evaluate not more than 3 automated systems. One or more of such systems shall be commercially available and currently in use to prescreen passengers.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1F2B1623F2AB4DAB8B2F757138711F18"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Privacy protection</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the passenger data is collected under the pilot program in a manner consistent with the standards established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552a">section 552a</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HACDC9CE102B84774B56100B600A709E0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct the pilot program for not fewer than 90 days.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD23CDA4E623040C5AC68167DA921ACFD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Passenger defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>passenger</quote> includes members of the flight crew. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H042581D9C4B6453B883600A618C3306C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8FF4DD05628441D3BAF6789F347D43EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the technical performance of each of the tested systems, including the system’s accuracy, scalability, and effectiveness with respect to measurable factors, including, at a minimum, passenger throughput, the rate of flight diversions, and the rate of false negatives and positives.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F7CB992ABCB4E31A57B1CD7BC447161"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of the provisions of each tested system to protect the civil liberties and privacy rights of passengers, as well as a description of the adequacy of an immediate redress or appeals process for passengers denied authorization to travel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B225C1537BB4223B99CCD66E2AFB6C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Cost projections for implementation of each tested system, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CE3C7B8C5FD4CAC801C47C34E490097"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projected costs to the Department of Homeland Security; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D1DE3DF50FE40F287AB4E5B3161F41B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projected costs of compliance to air carriers operating flights described in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05EB4E402CE84819B97FFB30CA7596D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A determination as to which tested system is the best-performing and most efficient system to ensure immediate prescreening of international passengers. Such determination shall be made after consultation with individuals in the private sector having expertise in airline industry, travel, tourism, privacy, national security, or computer security issues.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6250E69E9A44472E827CEF819EB506C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A plan to fully deploy the best-performing and most efficient system tested by not later than January 1, 2007.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HDCE9894E6EEC44EB94DE9EABC532DEF"><enum>303.</enum><header>International cooperative efforts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure that the collection of passenger information is standardized among nations, the Secretary of Homeland Security is encouraged to pursue international cooperative efforts in the appropriate forum to set technology standards for passenger data and collection systems.</text></section>
<section id="H9EC00BCC6BD049B5AA6CC6E1EBB40734"><enum>304.</enum><header>Computer assisted passenger prescreening system</header>
<subsection id="H13EB6F9F2D074E0E8BC4201FF33C175C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="HC151CA87400C4106A32837AD14F26863"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information on the percentage of airline passengers that are designated for secondary search on a daily basis by the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (in this section referred to as <quote>CAPPS</quote>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFF3CD197DCC49F7B0CDA145FB85FF71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on the percentage of such airline passengers that have been found to be terrorists or associates of terrorists;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA22D6FB46E044689979227C2793FF53"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information on the annual cost of administering CAPPS; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BA5BB42885143B4BA83B0F61BCC2B61"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an evaluation of whether CAPPS screening should be continued after the full deployment of the Secure Flight program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6800D3DA71064E28A8435E413E2C9932"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report prepared under this section may be submitted in a classified form.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBAC8BF67DDE84699A22414C1BBD2D700"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on secondary screening</header><text>The Assistant Secretary, in cooperation with appropriate Federal agencies and the representatives of the aviation industry, shall develop a process to ensure that a passenger who has successfully completed a finger-print based background check conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, or holds a security clearance issued by the Department of Homeland Security, is not subject to secondary screening as the result of a designation under CAPPS.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5D4E9CEC859F409DB2F54DF5EF1BBC14"><enum>305.</enum><header>Secure Flight program</header>
<subsection id="H71DF461FD8094C0C8100FB7E08B6D8FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Non-Federal data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall begin to use data obtained from non-Federal sources to instantaneously verify or disprove the identity of an individual who as a result of implementation of the Secure Flight program (or any successor program related to advanced passenger prescreening) is delayed or prohibited from boarding an aircraft or is otherwise determined to pose a security threat.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE8A8A46588244084B36B9B3EC2BB0007"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not purchase, compile, obtain, or otherwise possess any data obtained from non-Federal sources to verify or disprove the identity of an individual under subsection (a), other than data provided by an individual for the purpose of determining the individual’s identity.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<section id="HEB358DF0F6314EAB9200FC63FF54EBF"><enum>401.</enum><header>Federal flight deck officers</header>
<subsection id="H4FAA743AC8DD45B38EEC63744670008E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training and requalification training</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921(c)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB4CEEB4212D94BDCB99E527F7D00E52D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dates of training</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a pilot who is eligible to receive Federal flight deck officer training is offered, to the maximum extent practicable, a choice of training dates and is provided at least 30 days advance notice of the dates.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A9F917A81674AD89525DF65F4CB3542"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Travel to training facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to improve travel access to Federal flight deck officer training facilities through the use of charter flights or improved scheduled air carrier service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F3C0440CE564EBCA42973C5EE7D3F6F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requalification and recurrent training</header>
<subparagraph id="H9FEFD15FF544435E9D3245B3F7E9C0D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Secretary shall establish qualification standards for facilities where Federal flight deck officers can receive requalification and recurrent training.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE5DF8B027A54016ADF02C958D68F4C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Locations</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for requalification and recurrent training at geographically diverse facilities, including Federal, State, and local law enforcement and government facilities, and private training facilities that meet the qualification standards established under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2057043BC1D483BA6004810B3F9B3D9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Costs of training</header>
<subparagraph id="H4BBDEFC0A0414E3BBAF160EC00D97CA6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide Federal flight deck officer training, requalification training, and recurrent training to eligible pilots at no cost to the pilots or the air carriers that employ the pilots.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6C2D6DB664B407C8371A699A310DCA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transportation and expenses</header><text>The Secretary may provide travel expenses to a pilot receiving Federal flight deck officer training, requalification training, or recurrent training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14FA092829C843A6BC3278935B16065E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Communications</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a secure means for personnel of the Transportation Security Administration to communicate with Federal flight deck officers, and for Federal flight deck officers to communicate with each other, in support of the mission of such officers. Such means of communication may include a secure Internet website.</text></paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F2DCF2812E34D79972706A6F23FEEBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revocation of deputization of pilot as Federal flight deck officer</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921(d)(4)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H1FA6AB958D4245258BA4E7C56B4D8E32"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Revocation</header>
<subparagraph id="HE62FFBAEDFB743E1BF008BBA6CFF8F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Orders</header><text>The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) may issue, for good cause, an order revoking the deputization of a Federal flight deck officer under this section. The order shall include the specific reasons for the revocation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4DF2497F0384560B6E191F706DC1F71"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>An individual who is adversely affected by an order of the Assistant Secretary under subparagraph (A) is entitled to a hearing on the record. When conducting a hearing under this section, the administrative law judge shall not be bound by findings of fact or interpretations of laws and regulations of the Assistant Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF451A2F9C7A24897A40014BE6FE149CF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appeals</header><text>An appeal from a decision of an administrative law judge as a result of a hearing under subparagraph (B) shall be made to the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88834A4A8F1E4C8AB22DBA17B9D5D66E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Judicial review of a final order</header><text>The determination and order of the Secretary revoking the deputization of a Federal flight deck officer under this section shall be final and conclusive unless the individual against whom such an order is issued files an application for judicial review under subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5 (popularly known as the Administrative Procedure Act) within 60 days of entry of such order in the appropriate United States court of appeals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HBF3F2463D0334184A7BCE9C45C4C6A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal flight deck officer firearm carriage pilot program</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921(f)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HFA851FD891134C7191F985BDD466BEA7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pilot program</header>
<subparagraph id="H38487A9CDEF640089D9FCB03F69C007C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall implement a pilot program to allow pilots participating in the Federal flight deck officer program to transport their firearms on their persons. The Secretary may prescribe any training, equipment, or procedures that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure safety and maximize weapon retention.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A309A031CAA4536AFFBCD96BAF009B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of initiation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the safety record of the pilot program and transmit a report on the results of the review to Congress.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79D6A9075200414FBD551F9F35B67480"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Option</header><text>If the Secretary as part of the review under subparagraph (B) determines that the safety level obtained under the pilot program is comparable to the safety level determined under existing methods of pilots carrying firearms on aircraft, the Secretary shall allow all pilots participating in the Federal flight deck officer program the option of carrying their firearm on their person subject to such requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B7B0D23962D41C1A9318400D635ECD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal Flight Deck Officers on international flights</header>
<paragraph id="HA1DB9A53D9C84A2CBC6C62267F10AC20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreements with foreign governments</header><text>The President is encouraged to pursue aggressively agreements with foreign governments to allow maximum deployment of Federal flight deck officers on international flights.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27EE817D440A48A7A9DE64B64EAE4DE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President (or the President’s designee) shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the President’s efforts to allow maximum deployment of Federal flight deck officers on international flights.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H633EF5E10F1F4CADAAC1FDBBF3B16010"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References to Under Secretary</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC037CF9B8CB740F2A2F4983886131000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Under Secretary of Transportation for Security</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCDA2C65ED324BCDBA4F31C89D6F491F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Under Secretary</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BFC249AC929415287AB8FA7B911D3BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Under Secretary’s</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary’s</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>