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                                                 Union Calendar No. 161
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1351

                          [Report No. 115-226]

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
   the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain 
   improvements in managing TSA's employee misconduct, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

 Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

                             July 17, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                2, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
   the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain 
   improvements in managing TSA's employee misconduct, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Oversight of TSA 
Employee Misconduct Act''.

SEC. 2. TSA MISCONDUCT INSPECTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (relating to 
        accessibility of computer-based training facilities) as 
        subsection (k); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) TSA Misconduct Inspections.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall--
                    ``(A) designate a senior official to implement a 
                plan to oversee unannounced inspections at airports of 
                agency actions taken to address TSA employee 
                misconduct, including actions taken by managers at 
                airports to address any such misconduct through 
                corrective actions, up to and including removal from 
                Federal service, in accordance with Department of 
                Homeland Security and TSA policies;
                    ``(B) on a biannual basis thereafter until 
                September 30, 2023, the official specified in 
                subparagraph (A) shall certify to the Administrator 
                that the unannounced inspections referred to in such 
                paragraph were completed across a sufficient number of 
                airports such that all airports are--
                            ``(i) inspected before such date; and
                            ``(ii) provided adequate information 
                        regarding agency actions taken to address TSA 
                        employee misconduct;
                    ``(C) designate a senior official other than the 
                senior official designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
                to review the results of such unannounced inspections 
                to identify causes of any variances and overall trends 
                in the way actions are taken in response to TSA 
                employee misconduct and develop corrective actions and 
                recommendations, up to and including removal from 
                Federal service, as appropriate; and
                    ``(D) direct the official described in subparagraph 
                (C) to implement the corrective actions and 
                recommendations specified in such subparagraph.
            ``(2) Consolidation and coordination.--Unannounced 
        inspections under paragraph (1) of certain locations may be 
        consolidated and coordinated with other relevant TSA offices, 
        as determined appropriate by the Administrator of the TSA.
            ``(3) Extension.--The Administrator of the TSA may extend 
        the final date specified in paragraph (1)(B) for completing the 
        unannounced inspections under paragraph (1) for not more than 
        one additional fiscal year if exigent circumstances warrant. If 
        the Administrator determines that such an extension is 
        necessary, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs,. the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate written justification regarding such circumstances prior 
        to granting such extension.
            ``(4) Department of homeland security review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On a biannual basis, the 
                official specified in paragraph (1)(C) shall provide to 
                the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of 
                Homeland Security the results of unannounced 
                inspections conducted pursuant to such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Identification.--The Chief Human Capital 
                Officer of the Department of Homeland Security may 
                review the results of the unannounced inspections 
                conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to, as 
                appropriate, identify trends and make recommendations, 
                to the Administrator of the TSA to address employee 
                misconduct.
                    ``(C) Implementation.--The Administrator of the TSA 
                shall coordinate with the Chief Human Capital Officer 
                of the Department of Homeland Security to implement any 
                recommendations made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
                within the timeframes established by the Chief Human 
                Capital Officer.
            ``(5) Information to congress.--The Administrator of the 
        TSA shall make the results of the unannounced inspections, 
        including any recommended corrective actions for addressing 
        variances, identified under this subsection readily available 
        to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    ``(C) as appropriate, personnel of the Department 
                of Homeland Security, as determined by the 
                Administrator.
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Actions.--The term `actions' means 
                consequences for employee misconduct, up to and 
                including removal from Federal Service, established by 
                TSA policy.
                    ``(B) Unannounced inspections.--The term 
                `unannounced inspections' means a review of information 
                without providing advanced notice to the party under 
                review.''.
    (b) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are 
authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 161

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1351

                          [Report No. 115-226]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
   the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make certain 
   improvements in managing TSA's employee misconduct, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 17, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed