1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Authorities vested in Assistant Secretary.
Title I—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Risk-based system for allocation of
resources.
Title II—Aviation Security
Subtitle A—Amendments to Chapter 449
Sec. 201. Screening air cargo and checked baggage.
Sec. 202. Prohibition of advance notice of covert testing to
security screeners.
Sec. 203. Secure verification system for law enforcement
officers.
Sec. 204. Ombudsman for Federal Air Marshal
Service.
Sec. 205. Federal flight deck officer program
enhancements.
Sec. 206. Repair stations.
Sec. 207. Assistant Secretary defined.
Sec. 208. TSA and homeland security information
sharing.
Sec. 209. Aviation security stakeholder
participation.
Sec. 210. General aviation security.
Sec. 211. Security and self-defense training.
Sec. 212. Security screening of individuals with metal implants
traveling in air transportation.
Sec. 213. Prohibition on outsourcing.
Sec. 214. Known air traveler credential.
Sec. 215. Limitations on use of whole-body imaging technology
for aircraft passenger screening.
Subtitle B—Other Matters
Sec. 221. Security risk assessment of airport perimeter access
controls.
Sec. 222. Advanced passenger prescreening system.
Sec. 223. Biometric identifier airport access enhancement
demonstration program.
Sec. 224. Transportation security training
programs.
Sec. 225. Deployment of technology approved by science and
technology directorate.
Sec. 226. In-line baggage screening study.
Sec. 227. In-line checked baggage screening
systems.
Sec. 228. IG report on certain policies for Federal air
marshals.
Sec. 229. Explosives detection canine teams minimum for
aviation security.
Sec. 230. Assessments and GAO Report of inbound air cargo
screening.
Sec. 231. Status of efforts to promote air cargo shipper
certification.
Sec. 232. Full and open competition in security background
screening service.
Sec. 233. Trusted passenger/Registered Traveler
program.
Sec. 234. Report on cabin crew communication.
Sec. 235. Air cargo crew training.
Sec. 236. Reimbursement for airports that have incurred
eligible costs.
Sec. 237. Report on whole body imaging technology.
Sec. 238. Protective equipment.
Sec. 239. Security screening for members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 240. Report on complaints and claims for loss of property
from passenger baggage.
Sec. 241. Report on certain security plan.
Sec. 242. Study on combination of facial and iris
recognition.
Sec. 243. Issuance of regulations and security directives using
emergency procedures.
Title III—Surface Transportation Security
Sec. 301. Assistant Secretary defined.
Sec. 302. Surface transportation security inspection
program.
Sec. 303. Visible intermodal prevention and response
teams.
Sec. 304. Surface Transportation Security stakeholder
participation.
Sec. 305. Human capital plan for surface transportation
security personnel.
Sec. 306. Surface transportation security training.
Sec. 307. Improvement of public transportation security
assistance.
Sec. 308. International lessons learned for securing passenger
rail and public transportation systems.
Sec. 309. Underwater tunnel security demonstration
project.
Sec. 310. Passenger rail security demonstration
project.
Sec. 311. Explosives detection canine teams.
Sec. 312. Deputy Assistant Secretary for surface transportation
security.
Sec. 313. Public hearings on security assistance grant program
and the restriction of security improvement priorities.
Title IV—Transportation Security Enhancements
Subtitle A—Security Enhancements
Sec. 401. Report and recommendation for uniform security
background checks.
Sec. 402. Animal-propelled vessels.
Sec. 403. Requirements for issuance of transportation security
cards; access pending issuance; redundant background checks.
Sec. 404. Harmonizing security card expirations.
Sec. 405. Securing aviation from extreme terrorist
threats.
Sec. 406. Pipeline security study.
Sec. 407. Transportation security administration centralized
training facility.
Subtitle B—SAFE Truckers Act of 2009
Sec. 431. Short title.
Sec. 432. Surface transportation security.
Sec. 433. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 434. Limitation on issuance of hazmat
licenses.
Sec. 435. Deadlines and effective dates.
Sec. 436. Task force on disqualifying crimes.
2.In this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1)The term
Assistant Secretary
means Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security Administration).
(2)The
term Administration
means the Transportation Security
Administration.
(3)Aviation
Security Advisory CommitteeThe term Aviation Security Advisory
Committee
means the advisory committee established by
section
44946 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this
Act.
(4)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
3.Authorities
vested in Assistant SecretaryAny authority vested in the Assistant
Secretary under this Act shall be carried out under the direction and control
of the Secretary.
<enum>I</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<section id="H03E1DBBEF10F4087A0504AE0DD0C52A8"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,604,561,000 for fiscal year
2010 and $8,060,835,000 for fiscal year 2011 for the necessary expenses of the
Transportation Security Administration for such fiscal years.</text>
</section><section id="HD00D22FB55C44DC595DD9013B5045B1A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Risk-based
system for allocation of resources</header>
<subsection id="HF16259384BC94DFA93805C1D4185251B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, including
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, a report on
the status of its implementation of recommendations from the Comptroller
General with respect to the use by the Transportation Security Administration
of a risk-based system for allocating security resources effectively.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13058958B63A4306A85FB135D5B8F83D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>The
report shall include assessments of the Transportation Security
Administration’s progress in—</text>
<paragraph id="H7627AAA478EB41C6A94B02705BA93754"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adopting security
goals that define specific outcomes, conditions, end points, and performance
targets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57E1B2F2BB3141FD8849E14B8CDC586D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conducting
comprehensive risk assessments for the transportation sector that meet the
criteria established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 in effect
as of January 1, 2009, and combine individual assessments of threat,
vulnerability, and consequence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFC92084883C4DA2987A459431AC7A48"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyzing the assessments described in paragraph (2) to produce a comparative
analysis of risk across the entire transportation sector to guide current and
future investment decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD912D8496D94F728904861A998694AB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establishing an
approach for gathering data on investments by State, local, and private sector
security partners in transportation security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE920C7D258C7428597F40CE932D631EF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishing a
plan and corresponding benchmarks for conducting risk assessments for the
transportation sector that identify the scope of the assessments and resource
requirements for completing them;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BCEF7BE49144B4E9A8F51343FC382AA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>working with the
Department of Homeland Security to effectuate the Administration’s risk
management approach by establishing a plan and timeframe for assessing the
appropriateness of the Administration’s intelligence-driven risk management
approach for managing risk at the Administration and documenting the results of
the assessment once completed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A55F9BC82404D42A7AC6EA812AF2048"><enum>(7)</enum><text>determining the
best approach for assigning uncertainty or confidence levels to analytic
intelligence products related to the Transportation Security Administration’s
security mission and applying such approach; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA47691875EE4BB994C23ECCB5334B57"><enum>(8)</enum><text>establishing
internal controls, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97FA39E64BDE4745A519538B311FC4D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a focal point and
clearly defined roles and responsibilities for ensuring that the
Administration’s risk management framework is implemented;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A88F813C7BF46F18CCDE1A1EAC2BD67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>policies,
procedures, and guidance that require the implementation of the
Administration’s framework and completion of related work activities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEFCAA6E2D3A4E2D98BC4C33D206773E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a system to
monitor and improve how effectively the framework is being implemented.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC6DE83514A145D2BB63F2B46B8EBEAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment and
prioritization of risks</header>
<paragraph id="HA09530FCA97C4C90A61CA40B41903061"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the
risk and threat assessments required under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">114(s)(3)(B)</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44904">44904(c)</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, the report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H64523D5A92D14373A20B75591E8D4AF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary that ranks the risks within and
across transportation modes, including vulnerability of a cyber attack;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H361ED804A3514B3AAEA1B3BC9ED45EC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the risk-based priorities for securing the transportation sector, both within
and across modes, in the order that the priorities should be addressed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75F6C35EBC054F8A843B5D268523F0F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report also shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12573CC2DBDC4F7E81C367D4F1BB06DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
underlying methodologies used to assess risks across and within each
transportation mode and the basis for any assumptions regarding threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences made in assessing and prioritizing risks
within and across such modes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE2AF2E97C194F0F8DB70087FC9B3DD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the
Assistant Secretary’s working definition of the terms <quote>risk-based</quote>
and <quote>risk-informed</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D94DF38E8374224A510BF8DC41EF9B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Format</header><text>The
report shall be submitted in classified or unclassified formats, as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Aviation
Security</header>
<subtitle id="HFAEE1AE71245420FADDD1093663E393F"><enum>A</enum><header>Amendments to
Chapter 449</header>
<section id="H50A25515611948788495D653051B23B2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Screening air
cargo and checked baggage</header>
<subsection id="H6BACD3C9848D4CABA2994104F80F45CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inbound air
cargo on passenger aircraft</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">Section 44901(g)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB57D869BEEF4498A32B0BE6FAEDC3DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEF382CB62534977A02137F7BA7244A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE49F450D656049DF944C0DC391A4891B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD8174D48EEFC40D0B6ECFAFB6D0FE7C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inbound air
cargo on passenger aircraft</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act,
the Assistant Secretary shall establish a system to verify that all cargo
transported on passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air
carrier inbound to the United States be screened for explosives. The system
shall include a risk assessment for inbound air cargo on passenger and all air
cargo airplanes, and the Assistant Secretary shall use this assessment to
address vulnerabilities in cargo screening. The Assistant Secretary shall
identify redundancies in inbound cargo inspection on passenger aircraft by
agencies and address these to ensure that all cargo is screened without
subjecting carriers to multiple inspections by different
agencies.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B4BF3CBE965464CBAE2260856F6BC45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory
screening where EDS is not yet available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">Section 44901(e)(1)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEB01A4550864CCCB62913DE1E7A8066" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9B6E02DED2C74123861C2434A6CF0057"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A bag match program, ensuring that no
checked baggage is placed aboard an aircraft unless the passenger who checked
the baggage is aboard the aircraft, is not authorized as an alternate method of
baggage screening where explosive detection equipment is available unless there
are exigent circumstances as determined by the Assistant Secretary. The
Assistant Secretary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives within 90 days of the determination that bag match
must be used as an alternate method of baggage
screening.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A7C51059D384617A2CC95A909D1BAE1"><enum>202.</enum><header>Prohibition of
advance notice of covert testing to security screeners</header>
<subsection id="H2C819853854D4DEBB38FDDC27133356B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Covert
testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44935">Section 44935</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCFC1719B09F240939ED7B19D9FF282DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second subsection (i) (as redesignated by section 111(a)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/71">Public Law
107–71</external-xref> (115 Stat. 616), relating to accessibility of
computer-based training facilities) as subsection (k); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36F48544B46F4861B1F9EC923B30B267"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB8BF82E32CD64944AB93E83B1B9241A8">
<subsection id="H296AAAFAC46D4447AA8067A8F603219A"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Prohibition of
advance notice to security screeners of covert testing and evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H2190479543C64A5FA8F54EB534DCFFA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall ensure that information concerning a covert test of a
transportation security system to be conducted by a covert testing office, the
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, or the Government
Accountability Office is not provided to any individual prior to the completion
of the test.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4A9F8323DDA4B7A8C4C3A872C6E56A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CA3CF1D655B440FB70FDF356E3A787B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an authorized individual involved in a
covert test of a transportation security system may provide information
concerning the covert test to—</text>
<clause id="H59F662D2F19445A1AE57C761E762B480"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employees,
officers, and contractors of the Federal Government (including military
personnel);</text>
</clause><clause id="H83CE74E8155D4D0688AB91B6E4206A2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employees and
officers of State and local governments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9F58207C64DD405F887F1C129DC32DC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>law enforcement
officials who are authorized to receive or directed to be provided such
information by the Assistant Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department
of Homeland Security, or the Comptroller General, as the case may be;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H367A40AEDECF485B8148AFF8E4FF9FC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of ensuring the security of
any individual in the vicinity of a site where a covert test of a
transportation security system is being conducted, an individual conducting the
test may disclose his or her status as an individual conducting the test to any
appropriate individual if a security screener or other individual who is not a
covered employee identifies the individual conducting the test as a potential
threat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0BD25418FE24F8D97B2C4B8834D66FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rules
for TSA</header>
<subparagraph id="HCC992372C44C4F0781FE3A79617800B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Monitoring and
security of testing personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each covert testing office
shall ensure that a person or group of persons conducting a covert test of a
transportation security system for the covert testing office is accompanied at
the site of the test by a cover team composed of one or more employees of the
covert testing office for the purpose of monitoring the test and confirming the
identity of personnel involved in the test under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EB4E0F00CF7468D81F3FA9FA510CD6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibility
of cover team</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under this
paragraph, a cover team for a covert test of a transportation security system
shall—</text>
<clause id="H4639755020BF4AEBAB47E21F10881241"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor the test; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H77101B6CD72A4B23BE128824D174A40D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of ensuring the security of
any individual in the vicinity of a site where the test is being conducted,
confirm, notwithstanding paragraph (1), the identity of any individual
conducting the test to any appropriate individual if a security screener or
other individual who is not a covered employee identifies the individual
conducting the test as a potential threat.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDA14E172FE04AA9A7D0872C72557A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Aviation
screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), the Transportation Security Administration is not required to
have a cover team present during a test of the screening of persons, carry-on
items, or checked baggage at an aviation security checkpoint at or serving an
airport if the test—</text>
<clause id="H2D211D2FF57540B3A279D4EEDDBED35E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
approved, in coordination with the designated security official for the airport
operator by the Federal Security Director for such airport; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6312428FD17416498CA22ECF5AF3C63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is carried out
under an aviation screening assessment program of the Department of Homeland
Security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20D02B2B6FE847B185F3F90171A617E9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of Other
Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Transportation
Security Administration may use employees, officers, and contractors of the
Federal Government (including military personnel) and employees and officers of
State and local governments to conduct covert tests.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA72ECCB6F5484C7D91BE6DD7F3ACA1E0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H82FB0500518F459891558E60ACD6650B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appropriate
individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>appropriate individual</term>, as used with respect to a covert test of a
transportation security system, means any individual that—</text>
<clause id="H0F9ECE4C0CD944CC88CF33A16EC57EB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual conducting the test
determines needs to know his or her status as an individual conducting a test
under paragraph (2)(B); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HEF03BD02994D44DD934BFDBA40B21983"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the cover team
monitoring the test under paragraph (3)(B)(i) determines needs to know the
identity of an individual conducting the test.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63FB51E031A4405A8B75F714AF66C4D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered
employee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>covered employee</term> means any individual who receives notice of a
covert test before the completion of a test under paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H865FD6B36CBB4B4BB374E2BAC93FAEC0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covert
test</header>
<clause id="HADB26A977A38417E8EE4C06A6768E564"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>covert test</term> means an exercise or
activity conducted by a covert testing office, the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security, or the Government Accountability Office to
intentionally test, compromise, or circumvent transportation security systems
to identify vulnerabilities in such systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="H062FE5A7EBE4448FA19A531844CDF89F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Notwithstanding
<internal-xref idref="HADB26A977A38417E8EE4C06A6768E564" legis-path="(e)(5)(C)(i)">clause (i)</internal-xref>, the term <term>covert
test</term> does not mean an exercise or activity by an employee or contractor
of the Transportation Security Administration to test or assess compliance with
relevant regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFA1ECDB214C42D5ADEEC1C8C6736C1B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Covert testing
office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covert
testing office</term> means any office of the Transportation Security
Administration designated by the Assistant Secretary to conduct covert tests of
transportation security systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4663EE0A55D84C8C88967E559C6E440F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Employee of a
covert testing office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>employee of a covert testing office</term> means an individual who
is an employee of a covert testing office or a contractor or an employee of a
contractor of a covert testing
office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD23756E25D704153809FC335C4BE9A8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uniforms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 44935(j) of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF8D597FFB03F4A9798EE2EF522D342D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Under Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9105963DF7F64ED3B665B6B770988BE3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDFA2282C38AE4C1D984F4DEE88B5CA17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Uniform
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CAD0288C9A8465CA8CBF5FD91782D87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF267205E1B42498A814AF167E9ECA0B8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC3B95E78C374483D85FE350B4E0B0661"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary may grant a uniform
allowance of not less than $300 to any individual who screens passengers and
property pursuant to section
44901.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1B53E6F2D89E4AB2A1D6FDF5D3E86D5C"><enum>203.</enum><header>Secure
verification system for law enforcement officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44917">Section 44917</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD04604D3DFD647DC8CE906B67EFDB1C6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC9BF1496DA1749D09D722E84A4709FEC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Secure
verification system for law enforcement officers</header>
<paragraph id="H5DD5720A468F46278319C11BD3E95310"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall develop a plan for a system
to securely verify the identity and status of law enforcement officers flying
while armed. The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the system developed
includes a biometric component.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0E2FA3593D64EC4837C70CBCF3552EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall conduct a demonstration program to test the secure
verification system described in paragraph (1) before issuing regulations for
deployment of the system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DC80411948748EA92584F9BC41B6025"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall consult with
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44946">section
44946</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, when developing the
system and evaluating the demonstration program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED80EBB7DC834129BA360F13ED9632BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives, evaluating the demonstration program of the
secure verification system required by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD86CB7BB8B4244A1966659C1DCE38C13"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the
amounts authorized under section 101 of the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration Authorization
Act</short-title>, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAAAE81001D3545D495A2D78A321630B6"><enum>204.</enum><header>Ombudsman for
Federal Air Marshal Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44917">Section 44917</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 203 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C7E8D670162489289A9F39659AD2BE3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H29AB7BB8864B4757B3CE398492512D06"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ombudsman</header>
<paragraph id="H7DB43FA2AC9C41EDA867284F39FE107F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall establish in
the Federal Air Marshal Service an Office of the Ombudsman.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA9D026DFFE04645BC8C79E753640F41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
head of the Office shall be the Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the
Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2484856DFA554B40B5E3F960F4AFF035"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ombudsman shall carry out programs and
activities to improve morale, training, and quality of life issues in the
Service, including through implementation of the recommendations of the
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Comptroller
General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1E48600728D045059A85A9AEF39E9ABE"><enum>205.</enum><header>Federal flight
deck officer program enhancements</header>
<subsection id="HDF85E6A968AC4A188C3791CEF5E93779"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921(a)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking the following: <quote>The Under
Secretary of Transportation for Security</quote> and inserting <quote>The
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of
Transportation Security</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H960C486B9053498A89E232655DE66457"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44921">Section 44921(b)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F595EBCB4684465B8C78F2755E74369"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Under</quote> in
paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (6), and (7); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H661ACF6D1957475D8E19C399835DB3DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H393256E1AAA3407A98150105405BBF01" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBEAB6124E870466E9DFB280C23EDCBC2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Administrators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall implement an
appropriately sized administrative structure to manage the program, including
overseeing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D812540194C4732B1521996AAE5F840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligibility and
requirement protocols administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24E7F0F6780E445D80B8900479469B5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>communication with
Federal flight deck
officers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4D3D5B011B149599D465964F41DB34F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training,
supervision, and equipment</header><text>Section 44921(c)(2)(C) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF9255ED991B461CAAFB3AE8D5C9B6E0" style="OLC">
<clause id="H149DE42FCFC04E119C9B1DCBE7095878"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Use of Federal
Air Marshal Service field office facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to dedicated Government and
contract training facilities, the Assistant Secretary shall require that field
office facilities of the Federal Air Marshal Service be used for the
administrative and training needs of the program. Such facilities shall be
available to Federal flight deck officers at no cost for firearms training and
qualification, defensive tactics training, and program administrative
assistance.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H68C20D0E465B41568FDA235BBB6B58AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 44921 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADD3AC8E8D6847D3B8C0020182FE4147" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC6203C1595024539AB9A85D5D133528A"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall reimburse all Federal flight deck officers for expenses
incurred to complete a recurrent and requalifying training requirement
necessary to continue to serve as a Federal flight deck officer. Eligible
expenses under this subsection include ground transportation, lodging, meals,
and ammunition, to complete any required training as determined by the
Assistant
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H5B0B0BA663784CFAAA9C29FF3870C77A"><enum>206.</enum><header>Repair
stations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44924">Section 44924(f)</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9677259E76A4419CB9BDD7398F94D560" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDE0F7DA45B4C43BB8110FCECAA54528A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall issue
regulations establishing security standards for foreign and domestic repair
stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation
and shall ensure that comparable security standards apply to maintenance work
performed by employees of repair stations certified under part 121 of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, and maintenance work performed by employees of
repair stations certified under part 145 of such
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HE3B46E079B874C92A308E03BE9A340C5"><enum>207.</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary defined</header>
<subsection id="H25BF685ABFF849F7BDD3E9AB1BE07974"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II 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 inserting before section 44933 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB122911F5F5453B8DBBD171C0211CBD" style="USC">
<section id="HB2875FDC73954D01967740F8012187C1"><enum>44931.</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary defined</header>
<subsection id="HE31AD077E6C84F1481C875D7E7D47865"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
chapter—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F28365B68A8430684CA6264BB53B67C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security Administration); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68587CF5E308412B95C62EB8585C9826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any reference to
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, the Under
Secretary of Transportation for Security, the Under Secretary of Transportation
for Transportation Security, or the Under Secretary for Transportation Security
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E132F7F040B420D86F6C40DD3DDA754"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities
vested in Assistant Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any authority vested in the Assistant
Secretary under this chapter shall be carried out under the direction and
control of the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBAB6EF6EB63C49A5A58B03099E6E9C46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is amended by
inserting before the item relating to section 44933 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56D47D69454E4BDBAC04206001B7E4F0" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="HB2875FDC73954D01967740F8012187C1" level="section">44931. Assistant Secretary
defined.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC6BEE0EA00D242AEAFF8971F941514AC"><enum>208.</enum><header>TSA and
homeland security information sharing</header>
<subsection id="H08BCD56B8F0F49CCBF2F2CF843BC27D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal security
director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44933">Section 44933</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6100A03AE35C405B8784D0838675C76F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Managers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Directors</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C4313D73A904AAC8ECC41FC9645CE3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Manager</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CE222EBABE0439C891DAE0502EAEBF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Managers</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Directors</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F3D538BF2814860BD27B9A256A36042"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE04B4F56F69D4C2B804027798EC7DB65" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H36887ABFDF56432D8B1DA8004D6BD860"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration Authorization
Act</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H794BA54BD6F54A79AFE8EB5267A18C71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require an airport
security plan to have clear reporting procedures to provide that the Federal
Security Director of the airport is immediately notified whenever any Federal,
State, or local law enforcement personnel are called to an aircraft at a gate
or on an airfield at the airport to respond to any security matter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AFEB8C2CB23436A94AE293458630609"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require each
Federal Security Director of an airport to meet at least quarterly with law
enforcement agencies serving the airport to discuss incident management
protocols; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4725026BDAA64A11872171B9F6984E41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require each
Federal Security Director at an airport to inform, consult, and coordinate, as
appropriate, with the airport operator in a timely manner on security matters
impacting airport operations and to establish and maintain operational
protocols with airport operators to ensure coordinated responses to security
matters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6245CC43A8DD47A1B92743632684B2FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HCC4175ACD6274CB69D19ACF097C949C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">Section 114(f)(6)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Managers</quote> and
inserting <quote>Directors</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF984D60A5A340DAAC2C1608BDAD132A"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44940">Section
44940(a)(1)(F)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking <quote>Managers</quote> and inserting <quote>Directors</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09F5A1219B05492FBCBEE59F3CF86077"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>The chapter analysis for chapter 449 is amended by
striking the item relating to section 44933 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E82A9B6415146F0A6451B8EFA12E9E3" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">44933. Federal Security
Directors.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E1FBDB8F45649F79EE719BCFAC0E44F"><enum>209.</enum><header>Aviation
security stakeholder participation</header>
<subsection id="H05764EFA49A64D4D8048A9ED543DAB7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II 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>
<quoted-block id="HCFE8F3405AF74D60BB9BCC610CD3CFBE" style="USC">
<section id="H53A87106F8F2458D9204097C4175C47D"><enum>44946.</enum><header>Aviation
Security Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="HADDEC74178684422ACEE04F5FA43AC39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Aviation Security Advisory Committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9AC07A19D5AF4DE890A9470E2B1B8F92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall establish in the
Transportation Security Administration an advisory committee, to be known as
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (in this chapter referred to as the
<quote>Advisory Committee</quote>), to assist the Assistant Secretary with
issues pertaining to aviation security, including credentialing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB02CB30200FB425282C23A9CDACA3C7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall require the Advisory Committee to develop
recommendations for improvements to civil aviation security methods, equipment,
and processes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5A64288E1534B74988AC48DF9782E57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall require the Advisory Committee to meet at least
semiannually and may convene additional meetings as necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H603A30D20D374D69A3ABA4F549524E65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unpaid
position</header><text>Advisory Committee members shall serve at their own
expense and receive no salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, or other
compensation from the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8256C7B980E4284BD67C9EE164ED093"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H5F0C5110E85F4984925D6C4241CF7175"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Member
organizations</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the
Advisory Committee is composed of not more than one individual representing not
more than 27 member organizations, including representation of air carriers,
all cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations
representing air carrier employees, aircraft manufacturers, airport operators,
general aviation, and the aviation technology security industry, including
biometrics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69B488F004A94AEF8004E36921550B3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>Members
shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary
shall have the discretion to review the participation of any Advisory Committee
member and remove for cause at any time.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H095C3ABC677A4629BD15317A86E0BF46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of FACA</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the Advisory Committee under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5EC1CB059CFB4E4B960083FF4E3BF820"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Air cargo
security working group</header>
<paragraph id="H3CB7BFF6EF2F4EBFBF2EB7BD5D9EE03B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall establish within the Advisory Committee an air cargo security
working group to provide recommendations for air cargo security issues,
including the implementation of the air cargo screening initiatives proposed by
the Transportation Security Administration to screen air cargo on passenger
aircraft in accordance with established cargo screening mandates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H758E4793CFB1439396A3DD27A075AD3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
working group shall meet at least semiannually and provide annual reports to
the Assistant Secretary with recommendations to improve the Administration’s
cargo screening initiatives established to meet all cargo screening mandates
set forth in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">section 44901(g)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08195539C80F43C6BF7A3F3E214FFC00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
working group shall include members from the Advisory Committee with expertise
in air cargo operations and representatives from other stakeholders as
determined by the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56AAE16B346648C09477565A82EB82A1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H185CE32C59084D05840EEED73A0D6C71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group
shall prepare and submit reports to the Assistant Secretary in accordance with
this paragraph that provide cargo screening mandate implementation
recommendations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4647FDC0153F4418B9763FB3682BCFF9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this section and on an
annual basis thereafter, the working group shall submit its first report to the
Assistant Secretary, including any recommendations of the group—</text>
<clause id="HA72EEA8163B9401DB4B4AF030B51FD90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
reduce redundancies and increase efficiencies with the screening and inspection
of inbound cargo; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CF288DA36864AC4B4F5BE63F204E730"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the potential
development of a fee structure to help sustain cargo screening
efforts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE321DBF81C6E42B3A9016C7AF85CB215"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66DE0A6EA39A4711BA1401B701C659AE" style="USC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="HCFE8F3405AF74D60BB9BCC610CD3CFBE" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H53A87106F8F2458D9204097C4175C47D" level="section">44946. Aviation Security Advisory
Committee.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC2DC1A69AAE94A2B905E4F1BC60D4356"><enum>210.</enum><header>General
aviation security</header>
<subsection id="H4424271B385C4F29AC993770591318BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/449">chapter 449</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by section 209 of this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A65F5E06F7745E99B64E8B17663D45E" style="USC">
<section id="HFB0485F7035D486882F3A84D978F84D2"><enum>44947.</enum><header>General
aviation security</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8102EE94CF64E99BFA2980D2E3E7658"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General aviation
security grant program</header>
<paragraph id="H67395CFA00794B8BB46682CA451FF03B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall carry out a general aviation security grant program to enhance
transportation security at general aviation airports by making grants to
operators of general aviation airports for projects to enhance perimeter
security, airfield security, and terminal security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDDBAF8F965448BEB053E1D739754953"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of submission of the first report of the working group
under subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall develop and make publically
available a list of approved eligible projects for such grants under paragraph
(1) based upon recommendations made by the working group in such report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F690A0A59A342A8B0D062A367872891"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities for which
grants are made under this subsection shall be 90 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC3A23F945254D0D8203BE76AC977F00"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Presumption of
Congress relating to competitive procedures</header>
<subparagraph id="H1007EEAE42B74930BB48BB0F0392139D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Presumption</header><text>It
is the presumption of Congress that grants awarded under this section will be
awarded using competitive procedures based on risk.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AC2ABF0D2FA4F4CA1E9977BF47BAD85"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>If grants are awarded under this section using
procedures other than competitive procedures, the Assistant Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report explaining why competitive procedures were not
used.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83CE5AB882B64B019FF5F8136B6AEB30"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General aviation
security working group</header>
<paragraph id="HD581AFE2A1844938BC61ED759D91AA24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall establish, within the Aviation Security Advisory Committee
established under section 44946, a general aviation working group to advise the
Transportation Security Administration regarding transportation security issues
for general aviation facilities, general aviation aircraft, heliports, and
helicopter operations at general aviation and commercial service
airports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA3A2AF4842F4C369DD794349920C390"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
working group shall meet at least semiannually and may convene additional
meetings as necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H581F28D268094EE5BDD1AE6768BC2042"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall appoint members from the Aviation Security Advisory
Committee with general aviation experience.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14F2787B7FD24FB7AD4A8355A589B962"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H48804803FD2349A4A86711B8CFE801AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall submit a report to
the Assistant Secretary with recommendations on ways to improve security at
general aviation airports.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6C9C486FBB648DF8C23CB2D5CE28737"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of
report</header><text>The report of the working group submitted to the Assistant
Secretary under this paragraph shall include any recommendations of the working
group for eligible security enhancement projects at general aviation airports
to be funded by grants under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2608D5B0FCC344ADBD805055D4FECB63"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent
reports</header><text>After submitting the report, the working group shall
continue to report to the Assistant Secretary on general aviation aircraft and
airports.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A190812387C4070A57EE2C290EB2016"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts
made available under section 101 of the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration Authorization
Act</short-title>, there is authorized to be appropriated for making grants
under subsection (a) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. None
of the funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be used for a
congressional earmark as defined in clause 9d, of Rule XXI of the rules of the
House of Representatives of the 111th
Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H37A0FCC9813542778E24C556B4587BE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such subchapter is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="HFB0485F7035D486882F3A84D978F84D2" level="section">44947. General aviation
security.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="H5BF82A1A450E4BDE9E38945B5953DC50"><enum>211.</enum><header>Security and
self-defense training</header>
<subsection id="H0EC106D850134E6187081A35C2831963"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44918">Section 44918(b)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H14A4F48A4459445AA98DE6E93A24FE4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9FC0D23D196430B9A4340679EDC8B11" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA6EEE2E91FD94052BD6A8E8D1D19D351"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Self-defense
training program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary shall provide
advanced self-defense training of not less than 5 hours during each 2-year
period for all cabin crewmembers. The Assistant Secretary shall consult with
the Advisory Committee, established under section 44946. and cabin crew and air
carrier representatives in developing a plan for providing self-defense
training in conjunction with existing recurrent training.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31000C3C1F484180827C02FFCBCA5DF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7920490B7515403AA815700EF59391DE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA7364156BFA7422EAB59C4C8A8F33C15"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A crewmember shall not be required to
engage in any physical contact during the training program under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E0DF790CEB44258BAE72EB179AC3ED8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4)
through (6), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H813E3AAB2AFB40F098185F596DD52A90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Security
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44918">Section
44918(a)(6)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: <quote>The Assistant Secretary shall establish
an oversight program for security training of cabin crewmembers that includes
developing performance measures and strategic goals for air carriers, and
standard protocols for Transportation Security Administration oversight
inspectors, in accordance with recommendations by the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security and the Comptroller General.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H687B49BCD6074C39B36680A814BE6CFC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Security screening
of individuals with metal implants traveling in air transportation</header>
<subsection id="H9528BE6BB4194F6DBE5B18D4587C1DA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">Section 44903</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1803B8632B4C49CE863481496D4E4ADF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H370196196D80427B8E624AF2404F51E1"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Security
screening of individuals with metal implants traveling in air
transportation</header>
<paragraph id="HD10A93A9C96147BD8269784C039081E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall carry out a program to ensure fair treatment in the screening
of individuals with metal implants traveling in air transportation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18FBD216A48F44C5BEBC94AED92C1E02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a plan
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives for
improving security screening procedures for individuals with metal implants to
limit disruptions in the screening process while maintaining security. The plan
shall include an analysis of approaches to limit such disruptions for
individuals with metal implants, and benchmarks for implementing changes to the
screening process and the establishment of a credential or system that
incorporates biometric technology and other applicable technologies to verify
the identity of an individual who has a metal implant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CA77FF2F92E4C218B63A6F32A3ECD4B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Not
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary shall implement a
program to improve security screening procedures for individuals with metal
implants to limit disruptions in the screening process while maintaining
security, including a credential or system that incorporates biometric
technology or other applicable technologies to verify the identity of an
individual who has a metal implant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5216349DB5C7473CAC3E7E5A25BED318"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Metal implant
defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term ‘metal implant’ means a metal
device or object that has been surgically implanted or otherwise placed in the
body of an individual, including any metal device used in a hip or knee
replacement, metal plate, metal screw, metal rod inside a bone, and other metal
orthopedic
implants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7834157EFFE84293BFDC99D3FB65A280"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit the plan for
security screening procedures for individuals with metal implants, as required
by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">section
44903(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4C664CE77B7440BF9DA52F094EF7B2C3"><enum>213.</enum><header>Prohibition on
outsourcing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">Section
44903(j)(2)(C)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC29E0B236DE643F09BF3F69680BB281E" style="OLC">
<clause id="H20E8F399F03B4874A50457DA10B9493C"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Outsourcing
prohibited</header><text>Upon implementation of the advanced passenger
prescreening system required by this section, the Assistant Secretary shall
prohibit any non-governmental entity from administering the function of
comparing passenger information to the automatic selectee and no fly lists,
consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlists, or any list or database
derived from such watchlists for activities related to aviation security. The
Assistant Secretary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate when any non-governmental entity is authorized
access to the watchlists described in this
clause.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H052B7916196D472099265CC2DD80FF24"><enum>214.</enum><header>Known air
traveler credential</header>
<subsection id="HEB7822DEE15645F7A5EB32339B9AABF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">Section 44903(h)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H076F3FB1E16244128B796B1FE1386107"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H199FDEC3D7FB4363989B0397B3CF9A57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1314AD1DFB24F37A0F4EA82C426C970" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB8DC87688D484C88B75059FC9454CE2F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Known air
traveler credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F45A68C98E14F71B6B3462F06519163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a known
air traveler credential that incorporates biometric identifier
technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C38E787779C4452B5DBA7D36E1FB7AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a
process by which the credential will be used to verify the identity of known
air travelers and allow them to bypass airport passenger and carry-on baggage
screening;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BAF9A5EE3F04AE191E1E69C68DD1B53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish
procedures—</text>
<clause id="HFB17275D57294D9FA5A99F5F7DC3E4C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
ensure that only known air travelers are issued the known air traveler
credential;</text>
</clause><clause id="H98261B562E224FA2BF169C1EFC43648E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to resolve
failures to enroll, false matches, and false nonmatches relating to use of the
known air traveler credential; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H618BF8254E184C14B3C14A26A6CD5215"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to invalidate
any known air traveler credential that is lost, stolen, or no longer authorized
for use;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AEB7D19AB3B4CE78EF83D02CB9D1B66"><enum>(D)</enum><text>begin issuance of
the known air traveler credential to each known air traveler that applies for a
credential; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24561227F8C948F5B150048A81645672"><enum>(E)</enum><text>take such other
actions with respect to the known air traveler credential as the Assistant
Secretary considers
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF0FFC226E990455487180D690D261500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Known air
traveler defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
44903(h)(8) of such title (as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31477F921EF646A5860D733C21D7924D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C545AF0F2664D8CA9C4D19BB25D0BDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (E) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47A887F2F5FB41A9B5AAEBFDFC701B78" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HFA43650376604F90A1779A3BF5512E38"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Known air
traveler</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>known air traveler</quote> means a United States citizen who—</text>
<clause id="HD9D35C7411F4465181A84B28E96BF10F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has received a
security clearance from the Federal Government;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF4066181A45C4578AF4715E618E1B6AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a Federal
Aviation Administration certificated pilot, flight crew member, or cabin crew
member;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F7CEF7F99704F179D00D924944E6E03"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a Federal,
State, local, tribal, or territorial government law enforcement officer not
covered by paragraph (6);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8B7E8F27DBA4EC39ECD310372BEB2B9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is a member of
the armed forces (as defined by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/101">section
101</external-xref> of title 10) who has received a security clearance from the
Federal Government; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H32E281F5A00E4362BF56105A9BF71974"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Assistant
Secretary determines has appropriate security qualifications for inclusion
under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE0AF7FB1B504FDC8950F2A4000EBA51"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H50CBED5B1D2C4F549EA114FA5882627E"><enum>215.</enum><header>Limitations on
use of whole-body imaging technology for aircraft passenger
screening</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">Section 44901</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F5CE4CBC7D14004B2CF482E95596C40" style="USC">
<subsection id="H698085DB025C4F9C8CCEDFCACA4C1CF1"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Limitations on
use of whole-body imaging technology for screening passengers</header>
<paragraph id="HCD6F1B3C008F4C96AB233FC6974B5281"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall
ensure that whole-body imaging technology is used for the screening of
passengers under this section only in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA557DF7EC12D44AABB0EFAD08DF59AF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use for routine screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whole-body imaging technology may not be
used as the sole or primary method of screening a passenger under this section.
Whole-body imaging technology may not be used to screen a passenger under this
section unless another method of screening, such as metal detection,
demonstrates cause for preventing such passenger from boarding an
aircraft.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C1EC4F3A6A04381A48614B92AF53790"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A passenger for
whom screening by whole-body imaging technology is permissible under paragraph
(2) shall be provided information on the operation of such technology, on the
image generated by such technology, on privacy policies relating to such
technology, and on the right to request a pat-down search under paragraph (4)
prior to the utilization of such technology with respect to such
passenger.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1CA87470A074A2AA4159B9BCCED71B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pat-down search
option</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A passenger for whom
screening by whole-body imaging technology is permissible under paragraph (2)
shall be offered a pat-down search in lieu of such screening.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38D7432A9ABA479CA0F8DF94E17155C6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on
use of images</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An image of a
passenger generated by whole-body imaging technology may not be stored,
transferred, shared, or copied in any form after the boarding determination
with respect to such passenger is made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78C0BE293B364C5892D33FF2BED44E72"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report containing information on the implementation
of this subsection, on the number of passengers for whom screening by
whole-body imaging technology was permissible under paragraph (2) as a
percentage of all screened passengers, on the number of passengers who chose a
pat-down search when presented the offer under paragraph (4) as a percentage of
all passengers presented such offer, on privacy protection measures taken with
respect to whole-body imaging technology, on privacy violations that occurred
with respect to such technology, and on the effectiveness of such
technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6416049252AD45A8AA730E0E7725D903"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H952E79CF1C6A4C2CBAB694C27D30BAFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Pat-down
search</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>pat-down search</term> means a physical inspection of the body of an
aircraft passenger conducted in accordance with the Transportation Security
Administration’s standard operating procedure as described in the
Transportation Security Administration’s official training manual.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1162DAB21DF415D89321A9029DFCA22"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Whole-body
imaging technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>whole-body imaging technology</term> means a device, including a device
using backscatter x-rays or millimeter waves, used to detect objects carried on
individuals and that creates a visual image of the individual’s full body,
showing the surface of the skin and revealing objects that are on the
body.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H76C93F27815C4A34B2D9B198AE9F2DD3"><enum>B</enum><header>Other
Matters</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC59E7E1BD9D74C0F8937E896149DC7E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header>Security risk
assessment of airport perimeter access controls</header>
<subsection id="HD222A2CC67334957AF6372D8C47C8965"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall develop a strategic risk-based plan to improve transportation
security at airports that includes best practices to make airport perimeter
access controls more secure at all commercial service and general aviation
airports.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF1795B7640D04666B11947DDC1FAD0FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9DB2AF73ED8A49B78187A752828FF62A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incorporate best
practices for enhanced perimeter access controls;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCD47434F86F4CFFA7E032E5579706BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate and
incorporate major findings of all relevant pilot programs of the Transportation
Security Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE6DA563238A42F2AF884CC7838BD93E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>address
recommendations of the Comptroller General on perimeter access controls;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1B604359F39463DB6F6C60A2A6515DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include a
requirement that airports update their security plans to incorporate the best
practices, as appropriate, based on risk and adapt the best practices to meet
the needs specific to their facilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA72014A6E9054920A5A8999A4E6252C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include an assessment of the role of new
and emerging technologies, including unmanned and autonomous perimeter security
technologies, that could be utilized at both commercial and general aviation
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD48D6F7B2DED4F73BF3D2AEFA4E20E2F"><enum>222.</enum><header>Advanced
passenger prescreening system</header>
<subsection id="H68BD9D3098824D97A2ACCC18C0C7AD12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 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
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A9589FDEAF74443A5E5C1BC41B99CC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the
progress made by the Department of Homeland Security in implementing the
advanced passenger prescreening system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF35F498007904122A5A034AC9AD77B5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compares the total number of misidentified
passengers who must undergo secondary screening or have been prevented from
boarding a plane during the 3-month period beginning 90 days before the date of
enactment of the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act with
the 3-month period beginning 90 days after such date; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB995CBADDF62487CBD1A4C7CE7471FEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>includes any other
relevant recommendations that the Inspector General of the Department of
Homeland Security or the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12E196F76EDA480C8249CB11E469C79C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
reports</header><text>The Comptroller General shall submit subsequent reports
on the implementation to such Committees every 90 days thereafter until the
implementation is complete.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7EE9E860D4DC4D149A456F45D308EFA5"><enum>223.</enum><header>Biometric
identifier airport access enhancement demonstration program</header>
<subsection id="HA774AA8B9F5347B5AC2EA3439101EE10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program under which biometric
identifier access systems for individuals with unescorted access to secure or
sterile areas of an airport, including airport employees and flight crews, are
evaluated for the purposes of enhancing transportation security at airports and
to determine how airports can implement uniform biometric identifier and
interoperable security systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA02CA5B363D4B6E8D58F21359399CAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Airports
participating in program</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall select at
least 7 airports, including at least 2 large airports, to participate in the
demonstration program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE0715D62FD39454B882853F3CA692357"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiation and
duration of program</header>
<paragraph id="H4634F65B73F74A3D85A5C528A456E7FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline for
initiation</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall conduct the
demonstration program not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB162CAE106D46E580C801C49293B266"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
program shall have a duration of not less than 180 days and not more than one
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD4D2E502176E4E4F9AD845DFAF1A1636"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Required
elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the
demonstration program, the Assistant Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB869883A51C94B558203F0A9BFF3DA7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess best
operational, administrative, and management practices in creating uniform,
standards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for all
individuals with access to secure or sterile areas of commercial service
airports; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H141BEF0D2E9447F196ED84F8461E77F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct a
risk-based analysis of the selected airports and other airports, as the
Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, to identify where the
implementation of biometric identifier systems could benefit security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4D0D56F76929471F8ABAF798B3FEAA03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
conducting the demonstration program, the Assistant Secretary shall consider,
at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F4478055B5B4C35BAAE8B1D8BDBAFF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Parallel
systems</header><text>Existing parallel biometric transportation security
systems applicable to workers with unescorted access to transportation systems,
including—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF3764EB8CA4C2B8B9942F6CECA77B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation
worker identification credentials issued under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCC6B5699D354CB0A68CA7C7CB218223"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">armed law enforcement travel credentials
issued under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">section 44903(h)(6)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9096BD4B09854D1A91BA40B317CB95FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other credential
and biometric identifier systems used by the Federal Government, as the
Assistant Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4CDF94BAAA54B3188092DE26D45193D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efforts by
Transportation Security Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any biometric identifier system or
proposals developed by the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71241AB1329B46BC8BAD99CD74993457"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Infrastructure
and technical requirements</header><text>The architecture, modules, interfaces,
and transmission of data needed for airport security operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H779547F471074F7DBC43AF0436370D2B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Existing airport
systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credentialing and
access control systems in use in secure and sterile areas of airports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5877B64B8B3423BA70646FBE6543CE5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Associated
costs</header><text>The costs of implementing uniform, standards-based, and
interoperable biometric identifier systems at airports, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55DEA7ECA46C499F9A939CA8029880DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs to
airport operators, airport workers, air carriers, and other aviation industry
stakeholders; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5063189F1404B4A8C11D0EE9D7230A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs
associated with ongoing operations and maintenance and modifications and
enhancements needed to support changes in physical and electronic
infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H711617EFD737459D91A88324B9E43EB9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Information from
other sources</header><text>Recommendations, guidance, and information from
other sources, including the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security, the Comptroller General, the heads of other governmental entities,
organizations representing airport workers, and private individuals and
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49B753508DE54C689DF28B590481809A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Identification
of best practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
conducting the demonstration program, the Assistant Secretary shall identify
best practices for the administration of biometric identifier access at
airports, including best practices for each of the following processes:</text>
<paragraph id="H7719644F13F44145B1530C278BE1118A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Registration,
vetting, and enrollment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B23A81FCB3E4272AC744F2AD41ADDA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Issuance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BDE8AD0A7F74AC6868B5BA59CCE484E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Verification and
use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D6B3288CFE9480D863115BC45958101"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Expiration and
revocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD5E286865AF4CD3B80B435B766B0885"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Development of a
cost structure for acquisition of biometric identifier credentials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD85AE587D2764C64A27B104F70C86A18"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Development of
redress processes for workers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C96C7B8C3824C139327331F8B43F169"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the demonstration program,
the Assistant Secretary shall consult with the Aviation Security Advisory
Committee regarding how airports may transition to uniform, standards-based,
and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers and others
with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8352EFA07F9F45FDB88688526BC6BA5A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the demonstration program to
specifically assess best operational, administrative, and management practices
in creating a standard, interoperable, biometric identifier access system for
all individuals with access to secure or sterile areas of commercial service
airports.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2246A0EB2E2F4C0FAB1040A783A462E2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the last day of that
demonstration program ends, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, including the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, a report on the results of the
demonstration program. The report shall include possible incentives for
airports that voluntarily seek to implement uniform, standards-based, and
interoperable biometric identifier systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDE066EA5BA2645FABF2371A33CFF9A10"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Biometric
identifier system defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>biometric identifier system</term> means a system that uses biometric
identifier information to match individuals and confirm identity for
transportation security and other purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD73440C0479A4246B5A465781667943C"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>From amounts authorized under section 101, there
is authorized to be appropriated a total of $20,000,000 to carry out this
section for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDA09E23D96F744E08EBA4E0FA002340D"><enum>224.</enum><header>Transportation
security training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall establish recurring training of transportation security
officers regarding updates to screening procedures and technologies in response
to weaknesses identified in covert tests at airports. The training shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FB675A39C7A4EB3A77D4CF3F2187E41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>internal controls
for monitoring and documenting compliance of transportation security officers
with training requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E57816C310A418490E7F5CCACF71DB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability
of high-speed Internet and Intranet connectivity to all airport training
facilities of the Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4688330CFD23448AA074FE95B04071B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other matters
as identified by the Assistant Secretary with regard to training.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H979942BB14534C1399D500E5B01DAEB1"><enum>225.</enum><header>Deployment of
technology approved by science and technology directorate</header>
<subsection id="H4F9A93316FA3440F8BE659B4B0515660"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary, in consultation with the Directorate of Science and Technology of
the Department of Homeland Security, shall develop and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, a strategic plan for the
certification and integration of technologies for transportation security with
high approval or testing results from the Directorate and the Transportation
Security Laboratory of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H731488BFF58A4DC89CB4FE5B0AFE8FEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The strategic
plan developed under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0FC789FFA8894CEC88071230417F3AEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a cost-benefit analysis to assist in
prioritizing investments in new checkpoint screening technologies that compare
the costs and benefits of screening technologies being considered for
development or acquisition with the costs and benefits of other viable
alternatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78FA44215CD464099071DE451B0E1A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>quantifiable
performance measures to assess the extent to which investments in research,
development, and deployment of checkpoint screening technologies achieve
performance goals for enhancing security at airport passenger checkpoints;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C2723D9520D443188BBC73831E8AAFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
method to ensure that operational tests and evaluations have been successfully
completed in an operational environment before deploying checkpoint screening
technologies to airport checkpoints.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58EA636E19A841E9A13721D472B974C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H019589C801A14838AFF5AC78D1B37754"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, including the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives, an annual report on the status of all technologies
that have undergone testing and evaluation, including technologies that have
been certified by the Department, and any technologies used in a demonstration
program administered by the Administration. The report shall also specify
whether the technology was submitted by an academic institution, including an
institution of higher education eligible to receive assistance under title III
or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1051">20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.</external-xref> and 1101 et
seq.)</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31CB5B08FB464A589F294DEA7B914240"><enum>(2)</enum><header>First
report</header><text>The first report submitted under this subsection shall
assess such technologies for a period of not less than 2 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H72E5375AC33346138EB7A627F0673B3D"><enum>226.</enum><header>In-line baggage
screening study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall consult with the Advisory Committee and report to the
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, on deploying optimal baggage
screening solutions and replacing baggage screening equipment nearing the end
of its life cycle at commercial service airports. Specifically, the report
shall address the Administration’s plans, estimated costs, and current
benchmarks for replacing explosive detection equipment that is nearing the end
of its life cycle.</text>
</section><section id="H8A8E95527A844DE3A6EFA29E8C087FAC"><enum>227.</enum><header>In-line checked
baggage screening systems</header>
<subsection id="H56FD072278B744D094B8EC34C6A1F726"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H3AE1DDA2BCC04C47AC8F87E561470452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Since its
inception, the Administration has procured and installed over 2,000 explosive
detection systems (referred to in this section as <quote>EDS</quote>) and 8,000
explosive trace detection (referred to in this section as <quote>ETD</quote>)
systems to screen checked baggage for explosives at the Nation’s commercial
airports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87807C79F4904DDC8BFED1F083AD2238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Initial deployment
of stand-alone EDS machines in airport lobbies resulted in operational
inefficiencies and security risks as compared to using EDS machines integrated
in-line with airport baggage conveyor systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9344D4CF1DB8421894F5F23B43DB67E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Administration
has acknowledged the advantages of fully integrating in-line checked baggage
EDS systems, especially at large airports. According to the Administration,
in-line EDS systems have proven to be cost-effective and more accurate at
detecting dangerous items.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E6652FF125A4153A10F100B1FA73734"><enum>(4)</enum><text>As a result of the
large upfront capital investment required, these systems have not been deployed
on a wide-scale basis. The Administration estimates that installing and
operating the optimal checked baggage screening systems could potentially cost
more than $20,000,000,000 over 20 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30BF8877179E46449BA60BACF6881FF7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Nearly
$2,000,000,000 has been appropriated for the installation of in-line explosive
detection systems, including necessary baggage handling system improvements,
since 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F24F4D04CED4D0182BC463B85096CCB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Despite
substantial funding, the Administration has made limited progress in deploying
optimal screening solutions, including in-line systems, to 250 airports
identified in its February 2006 strategic planning framework.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H38288FF2380147E8AE3FD9BB48118642"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text>The Comptroller General 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 on the
Administration’s progress in deploying optimal baggage screening solutions and
replacing aging baggage screening equipment at the Nation’s commercial
airports. The report shall also include an analysis of the Administration’s
methodology for expending public funds to deploy in-line explosive detection
systems since 2007. The report shall address, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HD22DB96AC3ED4CD7A698116B89F3DF6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
Administration’s progress in deploying optimal screening solutions at the
Nation’s largest commercial airports, including resources obligated and
expended through fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92257EB6303849169FC262BD2BA3637A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the potential
benefits and challenges associated with the deployment of optimal screening
solutions at the Nation’s commercial airports; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0445C27F7D64CA39FD618B994807531"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
Administration’s plans, estimated costs, and current milestones for replacing
EDS machines that are nearing the end of their estimated useful product
lives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD27D61AD203347329FAF2E7BCE34DD09"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates
required</header><text>Not later than 6 months after submitting the report
required in subsection (b) and every 6 months thereafter until the funds
appropriated for such systems are expended, the Comptroller General shall
provide the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives an
update regarding its analysis of the Administration’s expenditures for
explosive detection and in-line baggage systems.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H069C82857C6D433CB0367E753BCE938E"><enum>228.</enum><header>IG report on
certain policies for Federal air marshals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security shall review the minimum standards and policies regarding rest periods
between deployments and any other standards or policies applicable to Federal
air marshals reporting to duty. After such review, the Inspector General shall
make any recommendations to such standards and policies the Inspector General
considers necessary to ensure an alert and responsible workforce of Federal air
marshals.</text>
</section><section id="H6D34FAFD2A6540E7BC392FE65FB1C6E2"><enum>229.</enum><header>Explosives
detection canine teams minimum for aviation security</header>
<subsection id="HE16A34F27EBC49D1956D1CCA7E5AD5AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Aviation
security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall ensure that the number of explosives detection canine teams for
aviation security is not less than 250 through fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C54BFFEB36A4F98AB6F467415820384"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cargo
screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
increase the number of canine detection teams, as of the date of enactment of
this Act, deployed for the purpose of meeting the 100 percent air cargo
screening requirement set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">section
44901(g)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, by not less than 100
canine teams through fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H642FE5691C074F3F96A06B3479DDC1EA"><enum>230.</enum><header>Assessments and
GAO Report of inbound air cargo screening</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1602 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 478) is amended
by inserting at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6B2C08BF09F4B8BBB101D8CCAA56550" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7348FB6EFBCC49C2B88DE761CF02666E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment of
inbound compliance</header><text>Upon establishment of the inbound air cargo
screening system, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Homeland Security in the House of Representatives on the impact,
rationale, and percentage of air cargo being exempted from screening under
exemptions granted under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">section
44901(i)(1)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7796BACC3124F4FB31C6D90FC3215A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Comptroller General shall review the air
cargo screening system for inbound passenger aircraft and report to the
Committee on Homeland Security in the House of Representatives on the status of
implementation, including the approximate percentage of cargo being screened,
as well as the Administration’s methods to verify the screening system’s
implementation.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HA577BCF66A4B4663A772F93BF43785DD"><enum>231.</enum><header>Status of
efforts to promote air cargo shipper certification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant
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 on the status of the implementation of the Administration’s
plan to promote a program to certify the screening methods used by shippers in
a timely manner, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">section
44901(g)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, including
participation by shippers with robust and mature internal security
programs.</text>
</section><section id="H0A1CB1BF304342C5AA36BB6C9CD1DF64"><enum>232.</enum><header>Full and open
competition in security background screening service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register
a notice that the selection process for security background screening services
for persons requiring background screening in the aviation industry is subject
to full and open competition. The notice shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E6A4C02A26D409F89D2C63189E3DFBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
statement that airports and other affected entities are not required to use a
single service provider of background screening services and may use the
services of other providers approved by the Assistant Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB375540D3F548C7ACFFF9D14035C061"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any requirements
for disposal of personally identifiable information by the approved provider by
a date certain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0B8DF4A331947D1A3806E2B3C86F300"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information on all
technical specifications and other criteria required by the Assistant Secretary
to approve a background screening service provider.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H23D21FB87FE6461FB46CE6468D33F019"><enum>233.</enum><header>Trusted
passenger/Registered Traveler program</header>
<subsection id="H7EA1B25EB8A44CBB80EE47898E9D389B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessments and
background checks</header>
<paragraph id="H554DDA9A174C4CED808B6460FBE17926"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph
(2) and not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to
enhance aviation security through risk management at airport checkpoints
through use of a trusted passenger program, commonly referred to as the
Registered Traveler program, established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the
Aviation Transportation Security Act (115 Stat. 597), the Assistant Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H58E9B783C7104CE2A7D777A429A531E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reinstate an initial and continuous
security threat assessment program as part of the Registered Traveler
enrollment process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9533702E2D724F27BC5229331E461996"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow Registered Traveler providers to
perform private sector background checks as part of their enrollment process
with assurance that the program shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with
constitutional privacy and civil liberties protections and be subject to
approval and oversight by the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA02C5E64D14741EFA97C5DE75011C5A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall not reinstate
the threat assessment component of the Registered Traveler program or allow
certain background checks unless the Assistant Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D9A4FDD2E0445C899F4A3598155409E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the Registered Traveler
program, in accordance with this subsection, is integrated into risk-based
aviation security operations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42CFEA705F0D4138BD0F905CAA69200C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expedites
checkpoint screening, as appropriate, for Registered Traveler members who have
been subjected to a security threat assessment and the private sector
background check under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8425ECCB177D4DFFAC5DA2A12A0BAA55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification</header>
<paragraph id="H958988D8A2B44A9C8508D439A5AE7CE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, if the Assistant Secretary determines that the
Registered Traveler program can be integrated into risk-based aviation security
operations under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall report to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12787CBAC50540249001BB17DF224A52"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of risk reduction provided by
carrying out section (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8436266314B64399B73F95B062EBF0A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the Registered
Traveler program has been integrated into risk-based aviation security
operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H174886A08D734B3A84C6B112494E2052"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Changes to
protocol</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall also set forth what changes to the program, including screening
protocols, have been implemented to realize the full potential of the
Registered Traveler program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18ABBA672D1D415F80E2E8D33EA958AC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of
individuals with top secret security clearances</header><text>Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall
establish protocols to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A1BBE0219864E549234561250A3C216"><enum>(1)</enum><text>verify the
identity of United States citizens who participate in the Registered Traveler
program and possess a valid top secret security clearance granted by the
Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8275D358B1D24BEF96A5F4BF59D50F95"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow alternative screening procedures for
individuals described in paragraph (1), including random, risk-based screening
determined necessary to respond to a specific threat to security identified
pursuant to a security threat assessment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63CEAF79036C40F7A38DDE812E13D644"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize any nongovernmental entity to perform
vetting against the terrorist screening database maintained by the
Administration.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H41348C28FBE64607977072D8235FA8EB"><enum>234.</enum><header>Report on cabin
crew communication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary,
in consultation with the Advisory Committee established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44946">section
44946</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, shall prepare a report
that assesses technologies and includes standards for the use of wireless
devices to enhance transportation security on aircraft for the purpose of
ensuring communication between and among cabin crew and pilot crewmembers,
embarked Federal air marshals, and authorized law enforcement officials, as
appropriate.</text>
</section><section id="H4D2FF1C38031449E8B2AFF733641D380"><enum>235.</enum><header>Air cargo crew
training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44946">section
44946</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, shall develop a plan for
security training for the all-cargo aviation threats for pilots and, as
appropriate, other crewmembers operating in all-cargo transportation.</text>
</section><section id="HBC7BE8DE82A04448B172E426EA80E156"><enum>236.</enum><header>Reimbursement
for airports that have incurred eligible costs</header>
<subsection id="HBF25271BF3894F838C9D833B39816D88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1604(b)(2) of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 481) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8454E9D33B3646EE8DA643C6757CB34C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H99F3AC7098044275996055811B8F0677"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Airports that
have incurred eligible costs</header>
<subparagraph id="HFF7745078C1745C09DCBCAE3B5B30F2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, the Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall
establish a process for resolving reimbursement claims for airports that have
incurred, before the date of enactment of this Act, eligible costs associated
with development of partial or completed in-line baggage systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55082FCFC69A405284E237135FC76EDA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Process for
receiving reimbursement</header><text>The process shall allow an
airport—</text>
<clause id="H1A43A59BCB124E9DBFCF313124236E44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
submit a claim to the Assistant Secretary for reimbursement for eligible costs
described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC868538914A489C8DD3C0F61921CAAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after date on which the airport submits the claim, to receive a
determination on the claim and, if the determination is positive, to be
reimbursed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2565787C8DD4C0FA587B3D7E48AF1BB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on
which the Assistant Secretary establishes the process under subparagraph (B),
the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a report containing a description of the process,
including a schedule for the timely reimbursement of airports for which a
positive determination has been
made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDB0DA25361D4748A879CB4ECDE5C22B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursements
of airports for eligible costs reimbursed at less than 90
percent</header><text>If the Secretary or Assistant Secretary reimbursed, after
August 3, 2007, an airport that incurred an amount for eligible costs under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44923">section
44923</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, that was less than 90
percent of such costs, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall reimburse
such airport under such section an amount equal to the difference for such
eligible costs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H95D8ACE08DE646F8A663752D0DD935EB"><enum>237.</enum><header>Report on whole
body imaging technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Upon
completion of the ongoing whole body imaging technology pilot, the Assistant
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate on the results of the pilot, including how privacy
protections were integrated.</text>
</section><section id="H405BA7EEC1FB4E179F53FD09881AF309"><enum>238.</enum><header>Protective
equipment</header>
<subsection id="H5CFD0C06A0C24C59BBB0D9BF1A121505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of personal
protective equipment</header>
<paragraph id="HBB4BFB7DA4D8485CBDA25C5274B4F840"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any personnel of the
Transportation Security Administration voluntarily may wear personal protective
equipment during any emergency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18ED9AB4F55B4B898C7733218E6063F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Written
guidance</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish, coordinate, and
disseminate written guidance to personnel of the Transportation Security
Administration to allow for the voluntary usage of personal protective
equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4822EC8D62144358102A2A62D78C0D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <quote>personal protective equipment</quote> includes
surgical and N95 masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C1BF97AA13A47D0A795929246B20A48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section the term <quote>protective equipment</quote> includes surgical
masks and N95 masks.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1FF716676100445D9E0B99F067B052AF"><enum>239.</enum><header>Security
screening for members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="H54836B35534A41A9AC94D7F2E6A4718B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">Section 44903</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code (as amended by this Act), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01E2590BB4074166A36375AE791949B8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0B20F2F6AFD4477E8B7E69F82F7D7583"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Security
screening for members of the Armed Forces</header>
<paragraph id="HD27D8D34ACD44EC98D74DF6B228520D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall develop and implement a
plan to provide expedited security screening services for a member of the Armed
Forces, and any accompanying family member, when the member of the Armed Forces
is traveling on official orders while in uniform through a primary airport (as
defined by section 47102).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78FB5D8C3324714949601DA9EE54822"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Protocols</header><text>In
developing the plan, the Assistant Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB873E74807204F848F9D7D21F18BD69D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>leveraging
existing security screening models used by airports and air carriers to reduce
passenger wait times before entering a security screening checkpoint;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA697447925A49239AC3E63B0ED05BB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing
standard guidelines for the screening of military uniform items, including
combat boots; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB63F6B95231148BAB5D0A0AC29784135"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporating any new screening protocols
into an existing trusted passenger program, as established pursuant to section
109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (115 Stat. 613), or
into the development of any new credential or system that incorporates
biometric technology and other applicable technologies to verify the identity
of individuals traveling in air transportation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H100097867D5A46B5A5E5633003D4B33B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the implementation of the
plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8AADAAE69BE6440AB0C23583E0D42B92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall
establish the plan required by the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H04DFECDBDE04467F91747332DA699AA4"><enum>240.</enum><header>Report on
complaints and claims for loss of property from passenger baggage</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall report to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives on complaints and claims
received by the Administration for loss of property with respect to passenger
baggage screened by the Administration, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H17609D3EE456499E821D338B962A1BB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of such
claims that are outstanding;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7156E40EAEE4E018199C1044E376DA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total value of
property alleged in such outstanding claims to be missing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3767BB192A364F68B04E0CFD3262BDD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an estimate of the
amount of time that will be required to resolve all such outstanding
claims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0278AD8A8124F23BD7E0D522E945EC1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the amount of
Administration resources that will be devoted to resolving such outstanding
claims, including the number of personnel and funding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC74ABF676E27420A82F5AB14C39BA60B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>efforts that the
Administration is making or is planning to make to address passenger grievances
regarding such losses, enhance passenger property security, and provide
effective oversight of baggage screeners and other Administration personnel who
come in contact with passenger property.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCEC95DB8072F4366A9A7B84163064615"><enum>241.</enum><header>Report on
certain security plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H52148F0A27EC431FBF9A17D2A504F351"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews whether
the most recent security plans developed by the commercial aviation airports in
the United States territories meet the security concerns described in
guidelines and other official documents issued by the Transportation Security
Administration pertaining to parts 1544 and 1546 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, particularly with regard to the commingling of passengers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BABE4E9D1A442CC8397A7A9296AFC62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes
recommendations regarding best practices supported by the Transportation
Security Administration and any adequate alternatives that address the problems
or benefits of commingling passengers at such airports to satisfy the concerns
described in paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD825203BB874B399DAC32EDFF9BDF51"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviews the potential costs of implementing
the preferred and alternative methods to address the Administration concerns
regarding parts 1544 and 1546 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
particularly in regards to the commingling of passengers at the airport;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58AC5D0BCE174F4AA1EEF489C68620C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies funding sources, including grant
programs, to implement improved security methods at such airports.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA5FE9F5425804914BF5A116C9CCA992E"><enum>242.</enum><header>Study on
combination of facial and iris recognition</header>
<subsection id="H23ECDB26F19549608855080DA6F2E358"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall carry out a study on the use of the combination of facial and
iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals in security checkpoint lines.
Such study shall focus on—</text>
<paragraph id="HFFB6E55DC2B6488FB40A303CE1D33CFC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increased accuracy
of facial recognition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52F4AF2419334744A79F9AC54FFEABFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhancement of
existing iris recognition technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC25104BACF6E434EB10E5D4CABFD1C16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishment of
integrated face and iris features for accurate identification of
individuals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78FB7238C96849299930A7A19B6013B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the
study required by subsection (a) is to facilitate the use of a combination of
facial and iris recognition to provide a higher probability of success in
identification than either approach on its own and to achieve transformational
advances in the flexibility, authenticity, and overall capability of integrated
biometric detectors and satisfy one of major issues with war against
terrorists. The operational goal of the study should be to provide the
capability to non-intrusively collect biometrics (face image, iris) in less
than ten seconds without impeding the movement of individuals.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4513025824044E45ABD2F0534B1BFC0F"><enum>243.</enum><header>Issuance of
regulations and security directives using emergency procedures</header>
<subsection id="HDEF183FDC1C44B329C3BEEFB0E7A6E7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">Section 114(l)</external-xref> of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA37B7EB8F45E4CA69B355AD45809B06E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD81A85164B6448448D8D8F1580A2737D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) by striking <quote>immediately in order to protect transportation
security</quote> and inserting <quote>in order to respond to an imminent threat
of finite duration</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7418F64FAAE45D387E2D32EADF03A7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) by inserting <quote>to determine if the regulation or security directive is
needed to respond to an imminent threat of finite duration</quote> before the
period at the end of the first sentence;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA36C6B012E9E45F5B78A91F7CAA5DCDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFBA6AB312BB46359863E7A13FA61011" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1C42B23512FA44D3851EE89A0D2B2C33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Factors to
consider</header>
<subparagraph id="HF47CA78731D844DAAF4B91E7BE100DCF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In determining whether to issue, rescind, or revise a
regulation or security directive under this subsection, the Under Secretary
shall consider, as factors in the final determination—</text>
<clause id="HB2E0879356A8437A98BF2C7E481604ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the costs
of the regulation or security directive are excessive in relation to the
enhancement of security the regulation or security directive will
provide;</text>
</clause><clause id="H22602FCAD147402E8D6313E8A72299B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the regulation or security
directive will remain effective for more than a 90-day period; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H45A9042341E34FEC9F851EEC0D49AA74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the
regulation or security directive will require revision in the subsequent 90-day
period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2A9805CA24F46C291CFB289CFD1BD1F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority to
waive certain requirements</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i),
the Under Secretary may waive requirements for an analysis that estimates the
number of lives that will be saved by the regulation or security directive and
the monetary value of such lives if the Under Secretary determines that it is
not feasible to make such an estimate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0547E49D48E4C3C9F786969D787ED1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H717BE8EDCA214CA59930B28604CA5A26" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE9E1D72479DA47D1954D693606016592"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rulemaking
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation or
security directive issued under paragraph (2) that remains effective, with or
without revision, for a period of more than 180 days shall be subject to a
rulemaking pursuant to subchapter II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter
5</external-xref> of title
5.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H845B4B3E127E49B68AC9C05B7FFF1738"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall apply to a regulation issued under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">section
114(l)(2)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, before, on, or after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Surface
Transportation Security</header>
<section id="H0C849891BA2F4B718591B05066D7A7AC"><enum>301.</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1301
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1111">6 U.S.C.
1111</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H50113FB1C9674D58AFA796FE856285AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEED695690864C26962AFA5808F709E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F2A1B81FE344489C04CEF792089419" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H58B98F53DB6A4B8D9AB5FD204B35C7DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security
Administration).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H107CC25E022E4206B18F61540C630838"><enum>302.</enum><header>Surface
transportation security inspection program</header>
<subsection id="H014860A7D8384194AF63A6F4648A5A46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H578B2793F6D74188AAD13E05FA61B9F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Surface
transportation security inspectors assist passenger rail stakeholders in
identifying security gaps through Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement
(<quote>BASE</quote>) reviews, monitor freight rail stakeholder efforts to
reduce the risk that toxic inhalation hazard shipments pose to high threat
urban areas through Security Action Item (<quote>SAI</quote>) reviews, and
assist in strengthening chain of custody security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC84A37DDA834197AC3E30055A754A4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface transportation security inspectors
play a critical role in building and maintaining working relationships with
transit agencies and acting as liaisons between such agencies and the
Transportation Security Operations Center, relationships which are vital to
effective implementation of the surface transportation security mission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF3A7F0C22154BF8A0AAEA0C1D4756A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In December 2006,
the Transportation Security Administration shifted from a system in which
surface transportation security inspectors reported to surface-focused
supervisors to a system in which inspectors report to aviation-focused
supervisors in the field; a shift which has resulted in a strained chain of
command, misappropriation of inspectors to nonsurface activities, the hiring of
senior-level inspectors with no surface qualifications, and significant damage
to relationships with transit agencies and inspector morale.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDED6A1CA35F44E95BD4518326DD6A4A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surface
Transportation Security Inspection Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C. 1113</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H780D4C5171FE4765973965553D03EC26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c) through (j) as subsections (b) through (i), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H874AA22BAD0749A1A2642B1F7D2344A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D1476A4F653441C8868EA07787C7B51" style="USC">
<subsection id="H41E4D297028D44FABB9B68E5EF315FD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Surface
Transportation Security Inspection Office</header>
<paragraph id="H4FAC9E1AB380485B8B77A402346191D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall establish an office to be known as the Surface Transportation
Security Inspection Office (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF3E6DF54D4C406CB0FD6E207E19FA19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
Secretary shall use the Office to train, employ, and utilize surface
transportation security inspectors to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC4F72029EBF40E1B568A208BDD6ED74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist surface
transportation carriers, operators, owners, entities, and facilities to enhance
their security against terrorist attacks and other security threats; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE4920A2C42044C1A17BD616CE467B0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist the
Secretary in enforcing applicable surface transportation security regulations
and directives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA34B616C10DB41BBA384F398E9D384D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Officers</header>
<subparagraph id="HEDD3EB224C11443B8348D97C9371AE73"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the Office shall be the
Director, who shall—</text>
<clause id="H17789B094B894383AF806D8C0867B56B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>oversee and
coordinate the activities of the Office, including all officers and any
corresponding surface transportation modes in which the Office carries out such
activities, and the surface transportation security inspectors who assist in
such activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H25BEC1DAB6D34DF0BE5DED56309FC8B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>act as the
primary point of contact between the Office and other entities that support the
Department’s surface transportation security mission to ensure efficient and
appropriate use of surface transportation security inspectors and maintain
strong working relationships with surface transportation security
stakeholders.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48A252BC42EE40BDBF76332780B5F82F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deputy
Director</header><text>There shall be a Deputy Director of the Office, who
shall—</text>
<clause id="H6F465F175A664D9288DFABDA554DD674"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assist the
Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director under this
subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3491A48663A34E70B81E22EE88FD9523"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>serve as acting
Director in the absence of the Director and during any vacancy in the office of
Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABF24335F44B4424A2CB70357664B1D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<subparagraph id="H4C504225E07A448F8F2C614B57087090"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director and Deputy Director shall be responsible on
a full-time basis for the duties and responsibilities described in this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75C9437A98E24FA6A44208975F4BA227"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Classification</header><text>The
position of Director shall be considered a position in the Senior Executive
Service as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/2101a">section
2101a</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and the position of
Deputy Director shall be considered a position classified at grade GS–15 of the
General Schedule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC26152565F3B436B8B513A555A69CC93"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
person shall serve as an officer under subsection (a)(3) while serving in any
other position in the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1590B77460384EAB90BD3088FF7FA69F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Field
Offices</header>
<subparagraph id="H9B67430344CA4E17AF714A31030F9720"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish primary and
secondary field offices in the United States to be staffed by surface
transportation security inspectors in the course of carrying out their duties
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD53C861F9D34178A42214AAAEE743FF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
locations for, and designation as <quote>primary</quote> or
<quote>secondary</quote> of, such field offices shall be determined in a manner
that is consistent with the Department’s risk-based approach to carrying out
its homeland security mission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A0250B4030B45C9B64F681D4820E5CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Command
structure</header>
<clause id="HCF2D8AE855384E0F9D9A6E19084543E1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Primary field
offices</header><text>Each primary field office shall be led by a chief surface
transportation security inspector, who has significant experience with surface
transportation systems, facilities, and operations and shall report directly to
the Director.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5CFD2F76AA744A4B9D5FD730BA4417B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secondary field
offices</header><text>Each secondary field office shall be led by a senior
surface transportation security inspector, who shall report directly to the
chief surface transportation security inspector of a geographically appropriate
primary field office, as determined by the Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34F823292AD948B9922729548A524697"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act</short-title>, field offices shall be staffed with—</text>
<clause id="H8BAB88227E974F4F8A5DAE5A3146A2F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not fewer than 7
surface transportation security inspectors, including one chief surface
transportation security inspector, at every primary field office; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD76E35A3137E41D7AD040454D399C6F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not fewer than 5
surface transportation security inspectors, including one senior surface
transportation security inspector, at every secondary field
office.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAAB752EC06E4922A66DD2E9EE40C5D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Number of
Inspectors</header><text>Section 1304(e) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C. 1113(e)</external-xref>),
as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B0DE7CFD763431194718D23409EAEFB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDB3E95A0430E4604A6249889CAF2632E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Number of
Inspectors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall hire not fewer than—</text>
<paragraph id="H96078D0BE17D405687AA3B2D75E1E6A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>200 additional
surface transportation security inspectors in fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11D63E7E628F40B38D80AEC21673F0E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>100 additional
surface transportation security inspectors in fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H68027B36D5ED450393DAEFD41101AAC4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304(f) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C. 1113(f)</external-xref>),
as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by striking
<quote>114(t)</quote> and inserting <quote>114(s)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE258894CD342401FAE8BDFFA5FB86E29"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304(h) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C. 1113(h)</external-xref>),
as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H08F7378112FD44219A82BC19C1500114"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304(i) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C. 1113(i)</external-xref>),
as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2149DE9A7A1348189B7087A2809C474C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H21180C02BBB940AC868F19EAC9FD49A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H46C8A9B6B1B544A1AB0D95450748BFF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan for expanding the duties
and leveraging the expertise of surface transportation security inspectors to
further support the Department’s surface transportation security
mission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB31A341513784201BB068FB49D382713"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
plan shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0130770FA9F42AA93DB88711719E624"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of how
surface transportation security inspectors could be used to conduct oversight
activities with respect to surface transportation security projects funded by
relevant grant programs administered by the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB3D9605508846E8B6012C0676ECEFC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of
whether authorizing surface transportation security inspectors to obtain or
possess law enforcement qualifications or status would enhance the capacity of
the Office to take an active role in the Department’s surface transportation
security operations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD61E06727A304289A326FFD333500621"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
potential functions relating to surface transportation security the Secretary
determines
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H54393DCA042A433D8CDADD24FC886F9F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C.
1113</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A91FE78CD8648A6BA4680A8848B0D04" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF50E2F78DD27457A877BF9A3C65665FF"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts
made available under section 101 of the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration Authorization
Act</short-title>, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to the Secretary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2010 and
2011.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B857F04196A4D609CB686B00BD46F11"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1304(b) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1113">6 U.S.C.
1113(b)</external-xref>), as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is
amended by striking <quote>subsection (e)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0E10BA4D61B042A9AFFFA823B7728166"><enum>303.</enum><header>Visible
intermodal prevention and response teams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1303 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1112">6 U.S.C. 1112</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA697DFD140954571A522F9B96EB84035"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
by striking <quote>Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration,</quote> and inserting <quote>Assistant Secretary,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B60427B78714E33A9851E9DE5D89DEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(4) by striking <quote>team,</quote> and inserting <quote>team as to
specific locations and times within their facilities at which VIPR teams should
be deployed to maximize the effectiveness of such deployment and other
matters,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50F0092F4B6542AB88A1D7702599FC0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE55C43C73F043FFB79DA9F52D2379B9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBE25025B34A347DABD7A5272BDB03D1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance
measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration Authorization
Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall develop and implement a system of
qualitative performance measures and objectives by which to assess the roles,
activities, and effectiveness of VIPR team operations on an ongoing basis,
including a mechanism through which the transportation entities listed in
subsection (a)(4) may submit feedback on VIPR team operations involving their
systems or facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA6874C5FDAFD4709B14D7C1CE265FFDA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall develop and
implement a plan for ensuring the interoperability of communications among all
participating VIPR team components as designated under subsection (a)(1) and
between VIPR teams and any relevant transportation entities as designated in
subsection (a)(4) whose systems or facilities are involved in VIPR team
operations, including an analysis of the costs and resources required to carry
out the plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H89B0A802BF124B5F9DCF47003FA2392B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>From amounts made available under section 101 of
the <short-title>Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act</short-title>, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2010 and
2011.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9660E7C349CF46B9A9B98A7F32B8915B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Surface
Transportation Security stakeholder participation</header>
<subsection id="H05618266CCB04E0688CAE3DE839D79C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title XIII of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1111">6 U.S.C. 1111 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4099D01C547C40E187095DE7B53893A8" style="OLC">
<section id="H20F3B982D5DB498087750CF2E8DFA367"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Transit
Security Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="HCCBAC8A628F24A608FBB2CC3D1B5BFCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HAAF63AE97969426E9A5E1B3E837E1D2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary shall establish in the Transportation Security Administration an
advisory committee, to be known as the Transit Security Advisory Committee (in
this section referred to as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>), to assist
the Assistant Secretary with issues pertaining to surface transportation
security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0631F6CA55FF4539A1B67ADF7239930F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header>
<subparagraph id="H5782172794784085AAC873135A83ABF3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall require the Advisory
Committee to develop recommendations for improvements to surface transportation
security planning, methods, equipment, and processes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2038FAEB29F4F5EB156F861017C1492"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority
issues</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the
Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, the Advisory
Committee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary recommendations on—</text>
<clause id="H3DA1267F37804E15878612304E127C5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improving homeland
security information sharing between components of the Department of Homeland
Security and surface transportation security stakeholders, including those
represented on the Advisory Committee; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H124BA137B94A43BA8E338CF39065F35A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>streamlining or
consolidating redundant security background checks required by the Department
under relevant statutes governing surface transportation security, as well as
redundant security background checks required by States where there is no
legitimate homeland security basis for requiring such checks.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DF0BCAA0EC54C4A88D91020B743C027"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall require the Advisory Committee to meet at least
semiannually and may convene additional meetings as necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC00D0084263943B7BDB2EED21E252C6D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unpaid
position</header><text>Advisory Committee Members shall serve at their own
expense and receive no salary, reimbursement for travel expenses, or other
compensation from the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H679A105537434ECA9EEE3822AF9E1D82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="HCA74BD6337F24F6CBC3A170938DF2C63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the Advisory
Committee is composed of not more than one individual representing not more
than 27 member organizations, including representatives from public
transportation agencies, passenger rail agencies or operators, railroad
carriers, motor carriers, owners or operators of highways, over-the-road bus
operators and terminal owners and operators, pipeline operators, labor
organizations representing employees of such entities, and the surface
transportation security technology industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA676EBB1385D43D8B2D239EB505A52E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>Members
shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall
have the discretion to review the participation of any Advisory Committee
member and remove for cause at any time.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B1D84AD1BA7401190DC77575A52AB0E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of FACA</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the Advisory Committee under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8F73B28622F2444C96C600294BEF6342"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Passenger
carrier security working group</header>
<paragraph id="H110A5920760B4D68A302AF29B1408D92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall establish within the
Advisory Committee a passenger carrier security working group to provide
recommendations for successful implementation of initiatives relating to
passenger rail, over-the-road bus, and public transportation security proposed
by the Transportation Security Administration in accordance with statutory
requirements, including relevant grant programs and security training
provisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7755ACA87A1E4F9B84029096750FD049"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
working group shall meet at least semiannually and provide annual reports to
the Assistant Secretary with recommendations to improve the Transportation
Security Administration’s initiatives relating to passenger rail, over-the-road
bus, and public transportation security, including grant, training, inspection,
or other relevant programs authorized in titles XIII and XIV, and subtitle C of
title XV of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9AFD29034C24CC7847411A4A7FF98CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
working group shall be composed of members from the Advisory Committee with
expertise in public transportation, over-the-road bus, or passenger rail
systems and operations, all appointed by the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF0942DC33914016B293E16C2327AF07"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H746F9D805B574AFA8CF55078F39E849A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The working group shall prepare and submit reports to the
Assistant Secretary in accordance with this paragraph that provide
recommendations as described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8EB0C78178F49F88589288061D73346"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the
working group shall submit a report on the findings and recommendations
developed under subparagraph (A) to the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BAB5EB09C544C29BBFD0C9D08EE680E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Freight rail
security working group</header>
<paragraph id="HEE3574E832B3484D8C5CE73FB629F846"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall establish within the
Advisory Committee a freight rail security working group to provide
recommendations for successful implementation of initiatives relating to
freight rail security proposed by the Transportation Security Administration in
accordance with statutory requirements, including relevant grant programs and
security training provisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H483BB3DCA34C4CA0AF981C848AA54E54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall meet at least
semiannually and provide annual reports to the Assistant Secretary with
recommendations to improve the Transportation Security Administration’s
initiatives relating to freight rail security, including grant, training,
inspection, or other relevant programs authorized in titles XIII and XV of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41C22175107748F8BA8AC0F96DF1FA95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
working group shall be composed of members from the Advisory Committee with
expertise in freight rail systems and operations, all appointed by the
Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB805FF338DB04C1DBDA0D0A4B63508B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H159A75F2FDC8465AA7ACF1ABD0765350"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The working group shall prepare and submit reports to the
Assistant Secretary in accordance with this paragraph that provide
recommendations as described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65CA715D3A764D1DA5FE174AA8B16B75"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act</short-title>, and on an annual basis thereafter, the working
group shall submit a report on the findings and recommendations developed under
subparagraph (A) to the Assistant
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4BE53C3FD2F949F3B3FE9BBE16BF47BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 1(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/53">Public Law 110–53</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end of title XIII (Transportation Security Enchantments) the
following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="H20F3B982D5DB498087750CF2E8DFA367" level="section">Sec. 1311. Transit Security Advisory
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<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HB5CF6B617FD94D1590AF6FC97F4EB74E"><enum>305.</enum><header>Human capital
plan for surface transportation security personnel</header>
<subsection id="HBDF92F209234480DB21CF5AC39B604F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
human capital plan for hiring, training, managing, and compensating surface
transportation security personnel, including surface transportation security
inspectors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4AFA304C9B8F42B1979428743E9AFC99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing the human capital plan, the Assistant Secretary shall consult with
the chief human capital officer of the Department of Homeland Security, the
Director of the Surface Transportation Security Inspection Office, the
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Comptroller
General.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H098CB5FF138441F482DA7CF78D5CF391"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Prior
to submission, the human capital plan shall be reviewed and approved by the
chief human capital officer of the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9504E84FC1C44E8DB9B30A0AE67A1FEE"><enum>306.</enum><header>Surface
transportation security training</header>
<subsection id="H11EDBBBEE8504B678542972B23C6CD04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Status
Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the
status of the Department’s implementation of sections 1408, 1517, and 1534 of
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1137">6 U.S.C.
1137</external-xref>, 1167, and 1184), including detailed timeframes for
development and issuance of the transportation security training regulations
required under such sections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBED4151FA2644ABCA109371BD8EACC21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Private
providers</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify criteria and establish a
process for approving and maintaining a list of approved private third-party
providers of security training with whom surface transportation entities may
enter into contracts, as needed, for the purpose of satisfying security
training requirements of the Department of Homeland Security, including
requirements developed under sections 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1137">6 U.S.C. 1137</external-xref>, 1167,
and 1184), in accordance with section 103 of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AE7A0324AC542CEA83D1F4033F111A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>Improvement of
public transportation security assistance</header>
<subsection id="H7B320669BBC94E1F9D1756EC0EF27C30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1406 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1135">6 U.S.C. 1135</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/53">Public Law
110–53</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H44BEE343380642808B7D0842029C0A06"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC89754DE94346A49E0B91434D4244A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>bollards,</quote> after <quote>including</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DE5CC5A62344B1AA732520560C5353C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting after <quote>including</quote> the following: <quote>projects
for the purpose of demonstrating or assessing the capability of such systems
and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF69146A25D1548CCA75F086D83E4ACB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e) through (k) as subsections (f) through (l),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B66690643584059918BFBC62E046AAC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (n) and (o), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H457C2477F9084981864B6FD4E7660AAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE027F1FD07C9452FB731AC5B24AD1881" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEA7351432E134321A2430804C6D19FFF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedure</header>
<paragraph id="HB3D302040F6B4B2C9DCFB9054BE8F79B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Timeline</header>
<subparagraph id="H300336B13B8B413FBF847C4CCE7B0111"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Availability of
applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications for
grants under this section for a grant cycle shall be made available to eligible
applicants not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the
appropriations Act for the Department of Homeland Security for the same fiscal
year as the grant cycle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H393675F4542D4D63A404113AE3B4C1D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission of
applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public
transportation agency that is eligible for a grant under this section shall
submit an application for a grant not later than 45 days after the applications
are made available under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4F25934CF294816B8EEA42668905FC8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action</header><text>The
Secretary shall make a determination approving or rejecting each application
submitted under subparagraph (B), notify the applicant of the determination,
and immediately commence any additional processes required to allow an approved
applicant to begin to receive grant funds by not later than 60 days after date
on which the Secretary receives the application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8051B736A5F04A2683FDBA30D71657A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of
cost-sharing requirement</header><text>No grant under this section may require
any cost-sharing contribution from the grant recipient or from any related
State or local agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD662756773640E0878861FE64B4B8A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the
date that is 180 days after the last determination made under paragraph (1)(C)
for a grant cycle, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate a report that includes a list of all grant awarded under this
section for that grant cycle for which the grant recipient is not, as of such
date, able to receive grant funds and an explanation of why such funds have not
yet been released for use by the recipient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H680FD39C5FE64139AB261ED84DF38E25"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Performance</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5DD7FB7C44E44FD961782BE7467B40A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
performance period for grants made under this section shall be a period of time
not less than 36 months in duration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H316764EEF8D44DB4B45A77135C62DCAD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
performance period for any grant made under this section shall not begin to run
until the recipient of the grant has been formally notified that funds provided
under the terms of the grant have been released for use by the
recipient.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D1CA3CB70424139902FFEC1CE9A160D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (l), as
redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, the following new subsection
(m):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1A982B499ED40239345D5B217C7965D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H14F825AF039046068483E92D3A592344"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that, for each
grant awarded under this section, the Inspector General of the Department is
authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="HE52F340D7CEC46A0A13C07224A6288C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine any
records of the grant recipient or any contractors or subcontractors with which
the recipient enters into a contract, or any State or local agency, that
directly pertain to and involve transactions relating to grants under this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB3BC7757A8140D9AD31BED43AEF884A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>interview any
officer or employee of the recipient, any contractors or subcontractors with
which the recipient enters into a contract, or State or local agency regarding
such transactions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96506CA6D2E34922B2A358BF4F234377"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (o),
as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF928945B8B44D06A220E592C7314D89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B76C47697864F1A99A92EDE32A05FA4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7FFD300AC4B241238875AC477111BCB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C2E653B83AF4720A2DCB34BAEDFFA6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$900,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, except that not more than 30 percent of such funds may be
used for operational costs under subsection (b)(2) of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H293FC3CFE0614F3C8546ABD59DC971AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011, except that not more than 30 percent of such funds may be
used for operational costs under subsection (b)(2) of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD55DF315C2BA41E8B2DF6FBA24E9726F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13E57F9025DA49ACB0DC8CF96FA94A8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph (3):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B6B1C592F494C14AC5A3F04FA48F612" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H49F0CE6D7C2049428517BE95F3CFFE74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation on the percentage of funds
that may be used for operational costs under paragraph (1) shall not apply to
any costs involved with or relating to explosives detection canine teams
acquired or used for the purpose of securing public transportation systems or
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1FB326E95E24061B81F0E0F435DBB19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance pilot program</header>
<paragraph id="H766F22BF56814C8D9F4C74C76FE98AB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pilot program
required</header>
<subparagraph id="HCC110F791C5F47BF9F3C4DA125A01407"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall
conduct and complete a pilot program to provide grants to not more than 7
public transportation agencies eligible for security grants under section 1406
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1135">6 U.S.C.
1135</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/53">Public Law
110–53</external-xref>) for the purpose of obtaining external technical support
and expertise to assist such agencies in conducting comprehensive security risk
assessments of public transportation systems, resources, and facilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBB3B6061B944240BAF4CD0C82C2C76F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall identify—</text>
<clause id="H9687A2A72DEE4A5FAFDB5BDB6E1F2475"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
comprehensive risk methodology for conducting comprehensive security risk
assessments using grants made under this subsection that accounts for all three
elements of risk, including threat, vulnerability, and consequence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H74CC86C2693F40B2A5AED2CA35CEA19C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
approved third-party provider of technical support and expertise for the
purpose of providing external assistance to grantees in conducting
comprehensive security risk assessments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA042F58A631741AD8B890F9932309962"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Participants</header>
<clause id="HEA740FA0FCE14C50A68E7980297C6F6B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In selecting public transportation agencies to
participate in the pilot program, the Assistant Secretary shall approve
eligible agencies based on a combination of factors, including risk, whether
the agency has completed a comprehensive security risk assessment referred to
in subparagraph (B)(i) within a year preceding the date of enactment of this
Act, and geographic representation.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC7DF67926B4D49B3A8CE3500EF6A309F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prior
efforts</header><text>No eligible public transportation agency may be denied
participation in the pilot program on the grounds that it has applied for other
grants administered by the Department for the purpose of conducting a
comprehensive security risk assessment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF307BBF1477473B92B41E9CA64ECBB1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>In
carrying out the pilot program the Assistant Secretary shall ensure
that—</text>
<clause id="HC12D76E683E84E3A98A53447985E897F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>grants awarded
under the pilot program shall supplement and not replace other sources of
Federal funding;</text>
</clause><clause id="H73E49783CCF446CAB7DB937FED364492"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other sources of
Federal funding are not taken into consideration when assistance is awarded
under the pilot program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB358156FCDFF43B48CD7573EA3CDD45F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>no
aspect of the pilot program is conducted or administered by a component of the
Department other than the Transportation Security Administration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48D3868F775B48DFBCF4EF61437BE010"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, the Assistant
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report on the results of the pilot program, including an
analysis of the feasibility and merit of expanding the pilot program to a
permanent program and any recommendations determined appropriate by the
Assistant Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB8A94BDD45248FC8F561340F3D047EA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Of amounts made available pursuant to section 101
for fiscal year 2010, $7,000,000 shall be available to the Assistant Secretary
to carry out this subsection. Any amount made available to the Assistant
Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall remain available until the end of
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC84A857E2EC485AA03FF1CFA5EEF24B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on
recommendations of Comptroller General</header>
<paragraph id="HF87381A920F4499BADAD1707C5128BBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the status
of the Secretary’s implementation of the recommendations of the Comptroller
General with respect to the improvement of the administration of security
grants under section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1135">6 U.S.C. 1135</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/53">Public Law
110–53</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6364D48A3A464933B5D99C1ABC55FECA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review by
Inspector General</header><text>Before the Secretary submits the report
required under paragraph (1), the report shall be reviewed by the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security. When the Secretary submits the
report to Congress under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include with the
report documentation verifying that the report was reviewed by the Inspector
General in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1DDAAC5CEDCB4778824FB81A1998016C"><enum>308.</enum><header>International
lessons learned for securing passenger rail and public transportation
systems</header>
<subsection id="H86B6B6A9A8DF4426876A7920854EAC0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA2FAFC9F6E8A4FA9B324C73727AC1744"><enum>(1)</enum><text>numerous terrorist
attacks since September 11, 2001, have targeted passenger rail or public
transportation systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E7E7E08B7AD40E8B9DD31942EAB83A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>nearly 200 people
were killed and almost 2,000 more were injured when terrorists set off 10
simultaneous explosions on 4 commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, on March 11,
2004;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9778E66E658245E88992B284ED55A57D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>50 people were
killed and more than 700 injured in successive bombings of 3 transit stations
and a public bus in London, England, on July 7, 2005, and a second attack
against 4 similar targets on July 21, 2005, failed because of faulty
detonators;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H319AA71A8ED64A0B8A8460AE1D54D16C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>more than 200
people were killed and more than 700 injured in simultaneous terrorist bombings
of commuter trains on the Western Line in the suburbs of Mamba, India, on July
11, 2006;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB185D376D9F5413080544DBD92255800"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the acts of
terrorism in Mamba, India, on November 26, 2008, included commando-style
attacks on a major railway station; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE84A5D30C7447EF90C8BE159B72A7C4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
disproportionately low amount of attention and resources have been devoted to
surface transportation security by the Department of Homeland Security,
including the security of passenger rail and public transportation systems, as
compared with aviation security, which has been the primary focus of Federal
transportation security efforts generally, and of the Transportation Security
Administration in particular.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H899D7919F03E44808BC3A8D8AF0F292C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the efforts undertaken by the
Secretary and Assistant Secretary, as well as other entities determined by the
Comptroller General to have made significant efforts, since January 1, 2004, to
learn from foreign nations that have been targets of terrorist attacks on
passenger rail and public transportation systems in an effort to identify
lessons learned from the experience of such nations to improve the execution of
Department functions to address transportation security gaps in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7377ECF122D439F87DA698366A29760"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H409172CBE422459E8ED67904AC01465E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year 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 Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the study.
The report shall also include an analysis of relevant legal differences that
may affect the ability of the Department to apply lessons learned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H494AF63338EC493192096C24A70B51AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Comptroller General shall include in the report recommendations on how the
Department and its components, including the Transportation Security
Administration, can expand efforts to learn from the expertise and the security
practices of passenger rail and public transportation systems in foreign
nations that have experienced terrorist attacks on such systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD500335131B42F4BAB1255C3DC72270"><enum>309.</enum><header>Underwater
tunnel security demonstration project</header>
<subsection id="HCE60795B7FFB4767BBE819409E64716A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology, shall conduct a full-scale demonstration
project to test and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of certain
technologies to enhance the security of underwater public transportation
tunnels against terrorist attacks involving the use of improvised explosive
devices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H42AC2D73A47F4E9F9006FC0FE77DD7FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inflatable
plugs</header>
<paragraph id="H741AA1A4991448EE8807A348B6E9FB22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At least one of the technologies tested under subsection
(a) shall be inflatable plugs that may be rapidly deployed to prevent flooding
of a tunnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B917095C8C34D3884388CC4844CED55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>First technology
tested</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall carry out a demonstration project that
tests the effectiveness of using inflatable plugs for the purpose described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD55011752D514B55AF2B131CC9AF27CC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after completion of the
demonstration project under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall submit
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, on the results of the
demonstration project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF3E4A106E7314219876DEF47BF9DE576"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
made available under section 101 for fiscal year 2010, $8,000,000 shall be
available to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4E168D36A0F94BA8A0D643251328CC71"><enum>310.</enum><header>Passenger rail
security demonstration project</header>
<subsection id="HDC4DA815AE6D40B48D9E08A3D7B2BC65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology, shall conduct a demonstration project in
a passenger rail system to test and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of
technologies to strengthen the security of passenger rail systems against
terrorist attacks involving the use of improvised explosive devices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A8F7467070C4D3C9AA89F0712842709"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Security
technologies</header><text>The demonstration project under this section shall
test and assess technologies to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FDB3983389A401C9025C47DDA545F14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detect improvised
explosive devices on station platforms, through the use of foreign object
detection programs in conjunction with cameras; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H684FB9CB98F34FF8B412E1102AB0A99C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>defeat improvised
explosive devices left on rail tracks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H535F768D8F2E474488C2E8B285DF07CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after completion of the demonstration project under this section, the
Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress, including the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives, on the results of the demonstration project.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H477FF5FEDC824625858369C872547D7C"><enum>311.</enum><header>Explosives
detection canine teams</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1307 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1116">6 U.S.C.
1116</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H232FE00BFE6C4E07BDFFCE72D3F1BF86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0269B5B210442FD94177A7A77D5AAAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF71935EC728042488E39B4BCC39D55DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3178173834A84BF6B2A7C5EA27CDAA00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H56A5DB429FC84E68A30BBA321FA38EF1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<subparagraph id="H6FB6A971853C44828D2F80C52A9B4CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><header> In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
increase the number of canine teams certified by the Transportation Security
Administration for the purpose of passenger rail and public transportation
security activities to not less than 200 canine teams by the end of fiscal year
2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73E65ADF203B4EAFB4F5FD4B5A429CFC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Secretary shall expand the use of canine teams to
enhance passenger rail and public transportation security by entering into
cooperative agreements with passenger rail and public transportation agencies
eligible for security assistance under section 1406 of this Act for the purpose
of deploying and maintaining canine teams to such agencies for use in passenger
rail or public transportation security activities and providing for assistance
in an amount not less than $75,000 for each canine team deployed, to be
adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9973206BFCD847D399758F0C90E67144"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>From amounts made available under section 101 of
the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this paragraph for fiscal years 2010 and
2011.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB833DADF71B4D3399897F4D2972F4F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HACF0198EAA6647CABF6F504BBB70A7B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF1F341493D1448B9A85A72EC1EA3614"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13CEC9B614144D4A9DA940B97F25015D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A993C506267468BBC1CB11E63BA8D1C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H12A1F9A60D0E4E0EB06AB42789960E33"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expand the use of canine teams trained to
detect vapor wave trails in passenger rail and public transportation security
environments, as the Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary,
determines
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAF2E09029C74A51BF94510A630DB910"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>, if appropriate,</quote> and inserting <quote>, to the
extent practicable,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEEA8B018F794649ACF90A79B4BA3619"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection (f):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446C8EAD88FB4C4BBE210C99A0D2B1A2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8D95F5A51FB44EA2A8A232775E581B2F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act</short-title>, the Comptroller General shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—</text>
<paragraph id="HACCE210FF757459DB587BE638E41C97C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilization of explosives detection canine
teams to strengthen security in passenger rail and public transportation
environments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD1B1DA2DAFE4DD4BD782E8FA007E793"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the capacity of
the national explosive detection canine team program as a whole; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E6B0966ED2D48C39979A67588735920"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how the Assistant
Secretary could better support State and local passenger rail and public
transportation entities in maintaining certified canine teams for the life of
the canine, including by providing financial
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAE677F5B94F842FE88D1CB7F92ADBC6B"><enum>312.</enum><header>Deputy
Assistant Secretary for surface transportation security</header>
<subsection id="H1B37BB88F33644B1BF30DEB680ED5966"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE92537AB466140D8B4C870FF9F30F3B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Transportation Security
Administration’s capacity to address surface transportation security would be
enhanced significantly by establishing a position of Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Surface Transportation Security to lead the Transportation Security
Administration’s surface transportation security mission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD145DA452AB54A1690B687ED069FCC73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Surface Transportation Security could provide the focused
leadership and resource management necessary to implement the policies and
programs that are critical to securing surface transportation modes and ensure
the effectiveness of the Surface Transportation Security Inspection Office,
security policy and grant functions affecting surface transportation modes, and
the Transit Security Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5E7205CE6DB4B8A8FBF51FC86235E04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H0B2613F6423840BD828EAD4E0A90A360"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report on the feasibility and merit of establishing a Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Surface Transportation Security in the Transportation Security
Administration to reflect the reality of security threats that are faced by all
modes of transportation in the United States and also whether establishing the
position of a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation Security would more
effectively streamline or enhance the operational and policymaking capabilities
of the Transportation Security Administration for all transportation
modes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3C72FD785D4AB8AF781AE522CB2937"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Inspector General shall include in the report recommendations on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD558551BD7F1485EA35487B256236B24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the most effective
and efficient ways to organize offices, functions, personnel, and programs of
the Transportation Security Administration under or among all respective Deputy
Assistant Secretary positions to be created;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF237359D5BA245FBB8F7FFCBA7301BEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>what offices,
functions, personnel, and programs of the Transportation Security
Administration would best remain outside of the scope of any new Deputy
Assistant Secretary positions in order that such offices, functions, personnel,
and programs maintain the status of reporting directly to the Assistant
Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8746950C0FD443DCA9D4EB221CE17132"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other relevant
matters, as the Inspector General determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7956329546184EAEB9B4AAE878914139"><enum>313.</enum><header>Public hearings
on security assistance grant program and the restriction of security
improvement priorities</header>
<subsection id="H30612ACCA9E34F2CBB284A43B7C50E67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Public
hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall
conduct public hearings on the administration of the security assistance grant
program under section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1135">6 U.S.C. 1135</external-xref>). The Assistant
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE57F7D4846F4467391C98BFB670FFD5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit
information and input from the 5 urban areas that receive the largest amount of
grant funds under such section, including recipients providing mass
transportation and passenger rail services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52AFDE84593A4AC5ADDE2AD43017D907"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit feedback from such recipients on
whether current allowable uses of grant funds under the regulations or guidance
implementing the grant program are sufficient to address security improvement
priorities identified by transit agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB4016C238E84EC59DAD3C8FCAEC0AE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate a report on the findings of the public hearings conducted under
paragraph (1). The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H913012EA9B804CA5A63D508238A184CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Assistant Secretary’s determinations
with respect to the extent to which security improvement priorities identified
by transit agencies are not met by the regulations or guidance implementing the
grant program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F06629E9F364A7E91659C1634ABF33C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how such
regulations or guidance should be changed to accommodate such priorities, or
the Assistant Secretary’s justification for not addressing such priorities with
the grant program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Transportation
Security Enhancements</header>
<subtitle id="H11D3C5E43277450D8E6A848DA1A944EC"><enum>A</enum><header>Security
Enhancements</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68932A227F964DA39FCED6D6C6C41C2A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Report and
recommendation for uniform security background checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that
contains—</text>
<paragraph id="HCAAB503F201945128FA27A014985BA60"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of background checks and forms of
identification required under State and local transportation security
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5295109D8A1841C78B0DF958ACD84D17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
determination as to whether the background checks and forms of identification
required under such programs duplicate or conflict with Federal programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9F8C20A756A414A9E970ADBE1670116"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations on
limiting the number of background checks and forms of identification required
under such programs to reduce or eliminate duplication with Federal
programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCA998EFEE6F447D4863326E688879D3B"><enum>402.</enum><header>Animal-propelled
vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary shall not
require an individual to hold a transportation security card, or be accompanied
by another individual who holds such a card if—</text>
<paragraph id="H086A9472F4FB47EA8DC3146D7EF7E5B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual has
been issued a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document
under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D273192260749C9B1A89F56B9D5D11D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the individual is
not allowed unescorted access to a secure area designated in a vessel or
facility security plan approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC05C7AD03C114ECE97DF187421B3E825"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the individual is
engaged in the operation of a live animal-propelled vessel.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC91146709A024F3686644E681724299B"><enum>403.</enum><header>Requirements
for issuance of transportation security cards; access pending issuance;
redundant background checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">Section 70105</external-xref> of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:</text>
<quoted-block id="H740094F449234AF79E6EAC302A442D5B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H688DF812E44A48BCA386842847B27214"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Escorting</header><text>The
Secretary shall coordinate with owners and operators subject to this section to
allow any individual who has a pending application for a transportation
security card under this section or is waiting for reissuance of such card,
including any individual whose card has been lost or stolen, and who needs to
perform work in a secure or restricted area to have access to such area for
that purpose through escorting of such individual in accordance with subsection
(a)(1)(B) by another individual who holds a transportation security
card.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H254AF783BF7843629C75999E7CB83AD4"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Processing
time</header><text>The Secretary shall review an initial transportation
security card application and respond to the applicant, as appropriate,
including the mailing of an Initial Determination of Threat Assessment letter,
within 30 days after receipt of the initial application. The Secretary shall,
to the greatest extent practicable, review appeal and waiver requests submitted
by a transportation security card applicant, and send a written decision or
request for additional information required for the appeal or waiver
determination, within 30 days after receipt of the applicant’s appeal or waiver
written request. For an applicant that is required to submit additional
information for an appeal or waiver determination, the Secretary shall send a
written decision, to the greatest extent practicable, within 30 days after
receipt of all requested information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H956AECDA17174D7B954F6A41E48BE10C"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Receipt of
cards</header><text>Within 180 days after the date of enactment of the
Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, the Secretary shall
develop a process to permit an individual approved for a transportation
security card under this section to receive the card at the individual’s place
of residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB74B38754A234470901818533F1CC0BE"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Fingerprinting</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish procedures providing for an individual who is
required to be fingerprinted for purposes of this section to be fingerprinted
at facilities operated by or under contract with an agency of the Department of
the Secretary that engages in fingerprinting the public for transportation
security or other security purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3EE2425F70194EA4B028E7F72A2DA5FC"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Redundant
background checks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall prohibit a State or political subdivision thereof from
requiring a separate security background check for any purpose for which a
transportation security card is issued under this section. The Secretary may
waive the application of this subsection with respect to a State or political
subdivision thereof if the State or political subdivision demonstrates a
compelling homeland security reason that a separate security background check
is necessary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H00F87602D0804736A09635FA6F9FDCDB"><enum>404.</enum><header>Harmonizing
security card expirations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">Section 70105(b)</external-xref>
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H165EADCDCCCF4DD281E52C19AC267278" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE0981029DC1F4CBEB95797F1371C514A" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary may extend for up to
one year the expiration of a biometric transportation security card required by
this section to align the expiration with the expiration of a license,
certificate of registry, or merchant mariner document required under chapter 71
or 73.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF48EB807A3574A0EB80816DE1832F177"><enum>405.</enum><header>Securing
aviation from extreme terrorist threats</header>
<subsection id="HFAA496AF21F546A3BE6D6C9F7342F7A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H932FF79DC65B43D39E77B3191FEBFDB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 2001, Congress gave the Assistant
Secretary, Transportation Security Administration, the task to <quote>develop
policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with threats to transportation
security</quote>. The individuals currently held at the Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were detained during armed conflict and pose a serious
and continuing threat to the transportation security interests of the United
States and its allies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B28CCDA6ADE450AAD83DD6770DDF679"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Terrorists,
including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the admitted mastermind of the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks, have clearly demonstrated their desire and intent to
use airplanes as weapons to kill innocent Americans. The August 2006 liquid
explosive plot to take down 10 commercial airliners over the United States is
positive proof that air transportation continues to be a target.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B0BACE7440B455F8E8D287BA585FA02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In light of al
Qaeda’s propensity to conduct aviation-related attacks and the fact that,
according to the Department of Defense, at least 74 former Guantanamo Bay
detainees once considered <quote>non-threatening</quote> are recidivists to
terrorism, restrictions on the air travel of former detainees are necessary to
protect the public from future attacks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CCB7E4F89FC45BAA1187779845E7419"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Therefore,
individuals who are or have been detained at Guantanamo should not be allowed
to fly commercially in the United States and should be added to the
Transportation Security Administration’s No Fly List, until the President
certifies that each individual detainee poses no threat to the United States,
its citizens, or its allies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4DE49561E484F42BE8E1CDE92E1A9E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of
detainee use of commercial aviation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44903">Section
44903(j)(2)(C)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by
section 213 of the bill, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61115C9D977847F59A21898B5C99D65F" style="OLC">
<clause id="H909F3122DDB64E3FA134795D33901CC6"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Inclusion of
detainees on no fly list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Terrorist Screening Center, shall
include on the No Fly List any individual who was a detainee held at the Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the President certifies in writing to
Congress that the detainee poses no threat to the United States, its citizens,
or its allies. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘detainee’ means an
individual in the custody or under the physical control of the United States as
a result of armed
conflict.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H11A11E9AEB864C5E9C3A52993758E0EC"><enum>406.</enum><header>Pipeline
security study</header>
<subsection id="H1AA2728D48E844E396C87FE953EDD203"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Comptroller General shall conduct a study regarding the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
Transportation with respect to pipeline security. The study shall address
whether—</text>
<paragraph id="H55589146724D4784B05C1A00E5246925"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Annex to the
Memorandum of Understanding executed on August 9, 2006, between the Department
of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation adequately delineates
strategic and operational responsibilities for pipeline security, including
whether it is clear which Department is responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2AE6C66EC624E66AF207D8732FDA69F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protecting against
intentional pipeline breaches;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H437B44D160094E928D703A501CD7C3F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responding to
intentional pipeline breaches; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88CBB70C67C14871BC6E5CB2ECF6FD65"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning to
recover from the effects of intentional pipeline breaches;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62ADFBB921864EE3924C58B95E000239"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the respective
roles and responsibilities of each Department are adequately conveyed to
relevant stakeholders and to the public; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE514BCF3C9FB425BA9DF182F6EB69FD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the processes and
procedures for determining whether a particular pipeline breach is a terrorist
incident are clear and effective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA820C5CC7C44C66B24D400F954F6E3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security in the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of
the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB765F07D5E6F4B3D858E148C621340D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the issuance of the report
regarding the study conducted pursuant to this section, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall review and analyze the study and submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on such
review and analysis, including any recommendations for—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CAC653158974918A1BCBCB7AD2C537E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>changes to the
Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding described in subsection (a)(1);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CFB08A256B84ADCACE6BAD104678B78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other improvements
to pipeline security activities at the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3FDAA8E02127424EACC4831C1C910ECC"><enum>407.</enum><header>Transportation
security administration centralized training facility</header>
<subsection id="HF7E1FF0D33C9485F98B8A3D3AD1E74FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>
Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall carry out a study on the feasibility of establishing a
centralized training center for advanced security training provided by the
Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing aviation
security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93DF05C977D743C9A752B28CD68359F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
conducting the study, the Secretary shall take into consideration the benefits,
costs, equipment, personnel needs, and building requirements for establishing
such a training center and if the benefits of establishing the center are an
efficient use of resources for training transportation security
officers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1ECBC09119546639AD33B5BF6D9CBE7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 regarding the results of the study.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H52FD9EC8BC824AA7B8F149B6401981DB"><enum>B</enum><header>SAFE Truckers Act
of 2009 </header>
<section id="H19B942ECEFDB4364ACF13F7BB2E3B816"><enum>431.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Screening Applied Fairly
and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2009</short-title></quote> or the
<quote><short-title>SAFE Truckers Act of
2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE847AFA40D0A4CAC85304A602173717E"><enum>432.</enum><header>Surface
transportation security</header>
<subsection id="H52D3CB9F360A46D885F0E22E22075D72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H836E8A99FEFA481E83BEC6DDE9D867C4" style="OLC">
<title id="H197B1B2C653A4B4F81B8231D38889154"><enum>XXI</enum><header>Surface
Transportation Security</header>
<section id="H360EFFAED6DB479DA640A5AC8935F9D2"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Transportation
of security sensitive materials</header>
<subsection id="H816235D098EA48FF88D48DC553B24C42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Security
sensitive materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
issue final regulations, after notice and comment, defining security sensitive
materials for the purposes of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H54CE31A44B0B4A34AE5873E3EF9F09ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Motor vehicle
operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
prohibit an individual from operating a motor vehicle in commerce while
transporting a security sensitive material unless the individual holds a valid
transportation security card issued by the Secretary under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1DB08A3656654352B0F57D536077694E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Shippers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prohibit a person
from—</text>
<paragraph id="H23B4BE12B8544219BED8759A081C7F24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>offering a
security sensitive material for transportation by motor vehicle in commerce;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAB6E593C29D462F8E2F77F55D18098D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">causing a security sensitive material to be
transported by motor vehicle in commerce,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">unless
the motor vehicle operator transporting the security sensitive material holds a
valid transportation security card issued by the Secretary under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5B2E0969FEB43B1B5D01AAFFB3F555E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Enrollment
locations</header>
<subsection id="H9A97DF4703CE42F6B225F6C0B2FAB577"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fingerprinting
locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6ABDF11D42A43ED8168A243A33BF7D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with appropriate entities to ensure
that fingerprinting locations for individuals applying for a transportation
security card under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section 70105</external-xref> of title 46, United
States Code, have flexible operating hours; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9594CB0D109748F28A54FF41BC053838"><enum>(2)</enum><text>permit an
individual applying for such transportation security card to utilize a
fingerprinting location outside of the individual’s State of residence to the
greatest extent practicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE1DCEC10DCF45249E91325BB6B9FAAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Receipt and
activation of cards</header><text>The Secretary shall develop guidelines and
procedures to permit an individual to receive a transportation security card
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, at the individual’s
place of residence and to activate the card at any enrollment center.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H49F036D436AF44D3B631B17A64AC6087"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Number of
Locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
develop and implement a plan—</text>
<paragraph id="H445C15A489634693AFC657AAD536D102"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to offer
individuals applying for a transportation security card under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, the maximum number of
fingerprinting locations practicable across diverse geographic regions;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD7354FEC5BC48FF8697359A8E704EF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conduct
outreach to appropriate stakeholders, including owners, operators, and relevant
entities (and labor organizations representing employees of such owners,
operators, and entities), to keep the stakeholders informed of the timeframe
and locations for the opening of additional fingerprinting locations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91E21BEE12354C3BB05B1E343F478B2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBDA2C6C29180412794A9418B9846D720"><enum>2103.</enum><header>Authority to
ensure compliance</header>
<subsection id="HCF940717C27B4AF89606A955F2AA9A9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to ensure compliance with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H30A007A6788F46448AB78B7FD75537BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Secretary of Transportation to ensure compliance with
section 2101.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC0193C01F90F49E8B860B5858A1AB63D"><enum>2104.</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A person that
violates this title or a regulation or order issued under this title is liable
to the United States Government pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/114">section
114(v)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</section><section id="H7812F2CC6EFB48C497250C380A781790"><enum>2105.</enum><header>Commercial
motor vehicle operators registered to operate in Mexico or Canada</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall prohibit a commercial
motor vehicle operator licensed to operate in Mexico or Canada from operating a
commercial motor vehicle transporting a security sensitive material in commerce
in the United States until the operator has been subjected to, and not
disqualified as a result of, a security background records check by a Federal
agency that the Secretary determines is similar to the security background
records check required for commercial motor vehicle operators in the United
States transporting security sensitive materials in commerce.</text>
</section><section id="HDE58BAC9EDC747B4A6D9A456FDACB797"><enum>2106.</enum><header>Other security
background checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary shall determine that an individual applying for a transportation
security card under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section 70105</external-xref> of title 46, United
States Code, has met the background check requirements for such card if the
individual was subjected to, and not disqualified as a result of, a security
background records check by a Federal agency that the Secretary determines is
equivalent to or more stringent than the background check requirements for such
card.</text>
</section><section id="H3E6F23CED05A4329AF8C125E548A5693"><enum>2107.</enum><header>Redundant
background checks</header>
<subsection id="H303DC3BBAC704A6BBCC07515F902BBEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the date of
enactment of this title, the Secretary shall prohibit a State or political
subdivision thereof from requiring a separate security background check of an
individual seeking to transport hazardous materials.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H367C1306B8714E4CA7E50047A363D9E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the application of subsection (a) with respect to a State
or political subdivision thereof if the State or political subdivision
demonstrates a compelling homeland security reason that a separate security
background check is necessary to ensure the secure transportation of hazardous
materials in the State or political subdivision.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H688F98CEC08045A0A1AAB0C4B16E6FF6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on
statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall limit the
authority of a State to ensure that an individual has the requisite knowledge
and skills to safely transport hazardous materials in commerce.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCCD7437ECB0C4329B3A4DB7B3249CA6B"><enum>2108.</enum><header>Transition</header>
<subsection id="HD8B560D065D14F2CB81DA1BDF7B05F73"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Treatment of
individuals receiving prior hazardous materials endorsements</header><text>The
Secretary shall treat an individual who has obtained a hazardous materials
endorsement in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/49/1572">section
1572</external-xref> of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, before the date
of enactment of this title, as having met the background check requirements of
a transportation security card under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code, subject to reissuance or
expiration dates of the hazardous materials endorsement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEE5B20F5AC904475B2E18F0C63864CF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in
fees</header><text>The Secretary shall reduce, to the greatest extent
practicable, any fees associated with obtaining a transportation security card
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70105">section
70105</external-xref> of title 46, United Sates Code, for any individual
referred to in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4728B1E1A3534464B28B7A81AA08BC9D"><enum>2109.</enum><header>Savings
clause</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title
shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of
Transportation to regulate hazardous materials under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code.</text>
</section><section id="H96FC38035C824B4E825D74F6DB55DAC8"><enum>2110.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the following definitions
apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H7CB9A221099A4EE6A7F5B33A9A9FC3C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commerce</header><text>The
term <quote>commerce</quote> means trade or transportation in the jurisdiction
of the United States—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2863CC4541A5437DA2E54B68C07321B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>between a place in
a State and a place outside of the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82B59BED256543AD95373C13212B311E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that affects trade
or transportation between a place in a State and a place outside of the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25649DC2283649A49F5F04337A64DDF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hazardous
material</header><text>The term <quote>hazardous material</quote> has the
meaning given that term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5102">section
5102</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B164EDE5B35450FA313956BB7C1D9CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The
term <quote>person</quote>, in addition to its meaning under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/1/1">section
1</external-xref> of title 1, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8EE407B157C0456C9BE657E186639206"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes a
government, Indian tribe, or authority of a government or tribe offering
security sensitive material for transportation in commerce or transporting
security sensitive material to further a commercial enterprise; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B3EBE0B82DC45B6B9210DF0077E1186"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not
include—</text>
<clause id="HD5729FB8A4174D429AC626691E8FE69E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the United States
Postal Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H139870DCBA8D410EA6CD8D5976B3C664"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in section 2104,
a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83700330217F4BC297DD23E139A46229"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Security
sensitive material</header><text>The term <quote>security sensitive
material</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 1501 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/1151">6 U.S.C.
1151</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15E74F3E5B2D4A15BAE8BABB44253A86"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transports;
transportation</header><text>The term <quote>transports</quote> or
<quote>transportation</quote> means the movement of property and loading,
unloading, or storage incidental to such
movement.</text>
</paragraph></section>.
433.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 XXI—Surface Transportation Security
Sec. 2101. Transportation of security sensitive
materials.
Sec. 2102. Enrollment locations.
Sec. 2103. Authority to ensure compliance.
Sec. 2104. Civil penalties.
Sec. 2105. Commercial motor vehicle operators registered to
operate in Mexico or Canada.
Sec. 2106. Other security background checks.
Sec. 2107. Redundant background checks.
Sec. 2108. Transition.
Sec. 2109. Savings clause.
Sec. 2110. Definitions.
.
434.Limitation on
issuance of hazmat licensesSection 5103a of
title 49, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the
analysis for chapter 51 of such title, are repealed.
435.Deadlines and
effective dates
(a)Issuance of
transportation security cardsNot later than May 31, 2010, the
Secretary shall begin issuance of transportation security cards under
section
70105 of title 46, United States Code, to individuals who seek
to operate a motor vehicle in commerce while transporting security sensitive
materials.
(b)Effective date
of prohibitionsThe prohibitions contained in sections 2101 and
2106 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by this subtitle) shall
take effect on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(c)Effective date
of section 434 amendmentsThe
amendments made by section 434 of this Act shall take effect on the date that
is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
436.Task force on
disqualifying crimes
(a)The Secretary shall establish a task force
to review the lists of crimes that disqualify individuals from
transportation-related employment under current regulations of the
Transportation Security Administration and assess whether such lists of crimes
are accurate indicators of a terrorism security risk.
(b)The task force shall be composed of
representatives of appropriate industries, including labor unions representing
employees of such industries, Federal agencies, and other appropriate entities,
as determined by the Secretary.
(c)Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit to the Secretary and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report
containing the results of the review, including recommendations for a common
list of disqualifying crimes and the rationale for the inclusion of each crime
on the list.
Passed the House of
Representatives June 4, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk