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[S. 1872 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1872

To authorize the programs of the Transportation Security Administration 
      relating to transportation security, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2017

   Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Cantwell) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the programs of the Transportation Security Administration 
      relating to transportation security, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``TSA Modernization 
Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
                TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; 
                            five-year term.
Sec. 103. Transportation Security Administration organization.
Sec. 104. Transmittals to Congress.
                      TITLE II--AVIATION SECURITY

                    Subtitle A--Security Technology

Sec. 211. Third party testing and evaluation of screening technology.
Sec. 212. Reciprocal recognition of security standards.
Sec. 213. Transportation Security Laboratory.
Sec. 214. Innovation Task Force.
Sec. 215. 5-Year technology investment plan update.
Sec. 216. Biometrics expansion.
Sec. 217. Pilot program for automated exit lane technology.
Sec. 218. Authorization of appropriations; exit lane security.
Sec. 219. Real-time security checkpoint wait times.
Sec. 220. GAO report on universal deployment of advanced imaging 
                            technologies.
                    Subtitle B--Public Area Security

Sec. 221. Third party canines.
Sec. 222. Tracking and monitoring of canine training and testing.
Sec. 223. VIPR team statistics.
Sec. 224. Public area best practices.
Sec. 225. Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Program.
                Subtitle C--Passenger and Cargo Security

Sec. 231. PreCheck Program.
Sec. 232. Trusted traveler programs; collaboration.
Sec. 233. Passenger security fee.
Sec. 234. Third party canine teams for air cargo security.
Sec. 235. Known Shipper Program review.
Sec. 236. Screening partnership program updates.
Sec. 237. Screening performance assessments.
Sec. 238. TSA Academy review.
                  Subtitle D--Foreign Airport Security

Sec. 241. Last point of departure airports; security directives.
Sec. 242. Tracking security screening equipment from last point of 
                            departure airports.
Sec. 243. International security standards.
                 Subtitle E--Cockpit and Cabin Security

Sec. 251. Federal air marshal service updates.
Sec. 252. Crew member self-defense training.
Sec. 253. Flight deck safety and security.
Sec. 254. Carriage of weapons, explosives, and incendiaries by 
                            individuals.
           TITLE III--CONFORMING AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

Sec. 301. Title 49 amendments.
Sec. 302. Table of contents of chapter 449.
Sec. 303. Other laws; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
                            of 2004.
Sec. 304. Savings provisions.
    (c) References to Title 49, United States Code.--Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or 
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the TSA.
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (3) ASAC.--The term ``ASAC'' means the Aviation Security 
        Advisory Committee established under section 44946 of title 49, 
        United States Code.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
            (5) TSA.--The term ``TSA'' means the Transportation 
        Security Administration.

                TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 114(w) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(w) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Transportation Security Administration for 
salaries, operations, and maintenance of the Administration--
            ``(1) $7,810,196,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(2) $7,849,247,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            ``(3) $7,888,494,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; 
              FIVE-YEAR TERM.

    (a) In General.--Section 114, as amended by section 101, is further 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Department of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Department of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Leadership.--
            ``(1) Head of transportation security administration.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--The head of the Administration 
                shall be the Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration (referred to in this section as 
                the `Administrator'). The Administrator shall be 
                appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
                consent of the Senate.
                    ``(B) Qualifications.--The Administrator must--
                            ``(i) be a citizen of the United States; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) have experience in a field directly 
                        related to transportation or security.
                    ``(C) Term.--Effective with respect to any 
                individual appointment by the President, by and with 
                the advice and consent of the Senate, after August 1, 
                2017, the term of office of an individual appointed as 
                the Administrator shall be 5 years.
            ``(2) Deputy administrator.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--There is established in the 
                Transportation Security Administration a Deputy 
                Administrator, who shall assist the Administrator in 
                the management of the Transportation Security 
                Administration. The Deputy Administrator shall be 
                appointed by the President. The Deputy Administrator 
                shall be Acting Administrator during the absence or 
                incapacity of the Administrator or during a vacancy in 
                the office of Administrator.
                    ``(B) Qualifications.--The Deputy Administrator 
                must--
                            ``(i) be a citizen of the United States; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) have experience in a field directly 
                        related to transportation or security.'';
            (3) in subsections (c) through (n), (p), (q), and (r), by 
        striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Administrator''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Functions.--The Administrator shall be responsible for--
            ``(1) carrying out chapter 449, relating to civil aviation 
        security, and related research and development activities;
            ``(2) security in land-based transportation, including 
        railroad, highway, pipeline, public transportation, and over-
        the-road bus; and
            ``(3) supporting the Coast Guard with maritime security.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 114, as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Subject to the direction and 
                        control of the Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``Subject to the direction and control of the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``of 
                        Homeland Security'' after ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``of Homeland 
                Security'' after ``Secretary'';
            (2) in subsection (j)(1)(D), by inserting ``of Homeland 
        Security'' after ``Secretary'';
            (3) in subsection (k), by striking ``functions transferred, 
        on or after the date of enactment of the Aviation and 
        Transportation Security Act,'' and inserting ``functions 
        assigned'';
            (4) in subsection (l)(4)(B), by striking ``Administrator 
        under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration under subparagraph (A)'';
            (5) in subsection (n), by striking ``Department of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Department of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (6) in subsection (o), by striking ``Department of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Department of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (7) in subsection (p)(4), by striking ``Secretary of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (8) in subsection (s)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``)'' after 
                ``Act of 2007''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``Submissions of plans to congress'' and 
                        inserting ``Submission of plans'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (A);
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
                        through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
                        respectively;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking 
                                ``Subsequent versions'' and inserting 
                                ``In general''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``After December 
                                31, 2015, the'' and inserting ``The''; 
                                and
                            (v) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III)(cc), as 
                        redesignated, by striking ``for the 
                        Department'' and inserting ``for the Department 
                        of Homeland Security'';
            (9) by redesignating subsections (u), (v), and (w) as 
        subsections (t), (u), and (v), respectively;
            (10) in subsection (t), as redesignated--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                        subparagraph (D);
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of Homeland 
                Security'' after ``Secretary'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``of Homeland Security'' 
                        after ``Department''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of Homeland Security'' 
                        after ``Secretary'';
                    (D) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) Annual report on plan.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report containing the Plan.''; and
                    (E) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by inserting ``of 
                Homeland Security'' after ``Secretary''; and
            (11) in subsection (u), as redesignated--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or 
                        the Administrator'' after ``Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
                        ``Secretary's designee'' and inserting 
                        ``Secretary of Defense's designee'';
                    (B) in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of 
                paragraph (3), by inserting ``of Homeland Security'' 
                after ``Secretary'' each place it appears;
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``of Homeland 
                Security'' after ``Secretary'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``of Homeland 
                Security'' after ``Secretary''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Not 
                        later than December 31, 2008, and annually 
                        thereafter, the Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security shall''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (c) Executive Schedule.--
            (1) Administrator of the tsa.--
                    (A) Positions at level ii.--Section 5313 of title 
                5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
                the item relating to the Under Secretary of Homeland 
                Security for Management the following:
    ``Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.''.
                    (B) Bonus eligibility.--Section 101(c)(2) of the 
                Aviation and Transportation Security Act (5 U.S.C. 5313 
                note) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                        Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of Homeland Security'' 
                        after ``Secretary''.
            (2) Deputy administrator of the tsa.--Section 5315 of title 
        5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to the Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation 
        Administration the following:
    ``Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration.''.

SEC. 103. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION.

    Section 114, as amended by sections 101 and 102, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) Leadership and Organization.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each of the areas described in 
        paragraph (2), the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
        Administration shall appoint at least 1 individual who shall--
                    ``(A) report directly to the Administrator or the 
                Administrator's designated direct report; and
                    ``(B) be responsible and accountable for that area.
            ``(2) Areas described.--The areas described in this 
        paragraph are as follows:
                    ``(A) Aviation security operations and training, 
                including risk-based, adaptive security focused on 
                airport checkpoint and baggage screening operations, 
                cargo inspections, workforce training and development 
                programs, and other specialized programs designed to 
                secure air transportation.
                    ``(B) Surface transportation security operations 
                and training, including risk-based, adaptive security 
                focused on accomplishing security systems assessments, 
                reviewing and prioritizing projects for appropriated 
                surface transportation security grants, operator 
                compliance with voluntary industry standards, workforce 
                training and development programs, and other 
                specialized programs designed to secure surface 
                transportation.
                    ``(C) Security policy and industry engagement and 
                planning, including the development, interpretation, 
                promotion, and oversight of a unified effort regarding 
                risk-based, risk-reducing security policies and plans 
                (including strategic planning for future contingencies 
                and security challenges) between government and 
                transportation stakeholders, including airports, 
                domestic and international airlines, general aviation, 
                air cargo, mass transit and passenger rail, freight 
                rail, pipeline, highway and motor carriers, and 
                maritime.
                    ``(D) International strategy and operations, 
                including agency efforts to work with international 
                partners to secure the global transportation network.
                    ``(E) Trusted and registered traveler programs, 
                including the management and marketing of the agency's 
                trusted traveler initiatives, including the PreCheck 
                Program, and coordination with trusted traveler 
                programs of other Department of Homeland Security 
                agencies and the private sector.
                    ``(F) Technology acquisition and deployment, 
                including the oversight, development, testing, 
                evaluation, acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of 
                security technology and other acquisition programs.
                    ``(G) Inspection and compliance, including the 
                integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of the agency's 
                workforce, operations, and programs through objective 
                audits, covert testing, inspections, criminal 
                investigations, and regulatory compliance.
                    ``(H) Civil rights, liberties, and traveler 
                engagement, including ensuring that agency employees 
                and the traveling public are treated in a fair and 
                lawful manner consistent with federal laws and 
                regulations protecting privacy and prohibiting 
                discrimination and reprisal.
                    ``(I) Legislative and public affairs, including 
                communication and engagement with internal and external 
                audiences in a timely, accurate, and transparent 
                manner, and development and implementation of 
                strategies within the agency to achieve congressional 
                approval or authorization of agency programs and 
                policies.
            ``(3) Notification.--The Administrator shall transmit to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress--
                    ``(A) not later than 180 days after the date of 
                enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, a list of the 
                names of the individuals appointed under paragraph (1); 
                and
                    ``(B) an update of the list not later than 5 days 
                after any new individual is appointed under paragraph 
                (1).''.

SEC. 104. TRANSMITTALS TO CONGRESS.

    With regard to each report, legislative proposal, or other 
communication of the Executive Branch related to the TSA and required 
to be submitted to Congress or the appropriate committees of Congress, 
the Administrator shall transmit such communication directly to the 
appropriate committees of Congress.

                      TITLE II--AVIATION SECURITY

                    Subtitle A--Security Technology

SEC. 211. THIRD PARTY TESTING AND EVALUATION OF SCREENING TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out the responsibilities under section 
114(e)(1), the Administrator shall develop and implement, not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a program to 
enable a vendor of related screening technology to obtain testing and 
verification, including as an alternative to the TSA's test and 
evaluation process, by an appropriate third party, of such technology 
before acquisition or deployment.
    (b) Detection Testing.--
            (1) In general.--The third party testing and verification 
        program authorized under subsection (a) shall include detection 
        testing to evaluate the performance of the security technology 
        system regarding the probability of detection, the probability 
        of false alarm, and such other indicators that the system is 
        able to meet the TSA's mission needs.
            (2) Coordination with final qualification processes.--To 
        the extent practicable, but without compromising the integrity 
        of the TSA test and evaluation process, the Administrator shall 
        coordinate the third party detection testing under paragraph 
        (1) with subsequent final Federal Government qualification 
        processes.
            (3) Results.--The results of the third party detection 
        testing under paragraph (1) shall be considered final if the 
        results are approved by the Administration in accordance with 
        approval standards developed by the Administrator.
            (4) International standards.--To the extent practicable and 
        permissible under law, the Administrator shall--
                    (A) share detection testing information and 
                standards with appropriate international partners; and
                    (B) coordinate with the appropriate international 
                partners to harmonize TSA testing and evaluation with 
                relevant international standards to maximize the 
                capability to detect explosives and other threats.
    (c) Operational Testing.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the third party 
        testing and verification program authorized under subsection 
        (a) shall include operational testing.
            (2) Limitation.--Third party operational testing under 
        paragraph (1) may not exceed 1 year.
    (d) Alternative.--Third party testing under subsection (a) shall 
replace as an alternative, at the discretion of the Administrator, the 
testing at the Transportation Systems Integration Facility, including 
operational testing for--
            (1) health and safety factors;
            (2) operator interface;
            (3) human factors;
            (4) environmental factors;
            (5) throughput; and
            (6) baggage handling systems.
    (e) Testing and Verification Framework.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall--
                    (A) establish a framework for the third party 
                testing and for verifying a security technology is 
                operationally effective and able to meet the TSA's 
                mission needs before it may enter or re-enter, as 
                applicable, the operational context at an airport or 
                other transportation facility; and
                    (B) use phased implementation to allow the TSA and 
                the third party to establish best practices.
            (2) Recommendations.--The Administrator shall request 
        ASAC's Security Technology Subcommittee, in consultation with 
        representatives of the security manufacturers industry, to 
        develop and submit to the Administrator recommendations for the 
        third party testing and verification framework.
    (f) Field Testing.--The Administrator shall prioritize the field 
testing and evaluation of security technology and equipment at airports 
and on site at security technology manufacturers whenever possible as 
an alternative to the Transportation Systems Integration Facility.

SEC. 212. RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF SECURITY STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
European Civil Aviation Conference and Canadian Air Transport Security 
Authority, shall develop a validation process for the reciprocal 
recognition of security equipment technology approvals among 
international security partners or recognized certification authorities 
for deployment.
    (b) Requirement.--The validation process shall ensure that the 
certification process of each participating international security 
partner or recognized certification authority complies with TSA 
security standards.

SEC. 213. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY LABORATORY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, 
shall administer the Transportation Security Laboratory.
    (b) Periodic Reviews.--The Administrator shall review the screening 
technology test and evaluation process conducted at the Transportation 
Security Laboratory to improve the coordination, collaboration, and 
communication between the Transportation Security Laboratory and the 
Office of Acquisition Program Management at the TSA to identify factors 
contributing to acquisition inefficiencies, develop strategies to 
reduce acquisition inefficiencies, facilitate more expeditious 
initiation and completion of testing, and identify how laboratory 
practices can better support acquisition decisions.

SEC. 214. INNOVATION TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish an innovation 
task force--
            (1) to cultivate innovations in aviation security;
            (2) to develop and recommend how to prioritize and 
        streamline requirements for new approaches to aviation 
        security;
            (3) to accelerate the development and introduction of new 
        innovative aviation security technologies and improvements to 
        aviation security operations; and
            (4) to provide industry with access to the airport 
        environment during the technology development and assessment 
        process to demonstrate the technology and to collect data to 
        understand and refine technical operations and human factor 
        issues.
    (b) Activities.--The task force shall--
            (1) conduct activities to identify and develop an 
        innovative technology, emerging security capability, or process 
        designed to enhance aviation security, including--
                    (A) by conducting a field demonstration of such a 
                technology, capability, or process in the airport 
                environment;
                    (B) by gathering performance data from such a 
                demonstration to inform the acquisition process; and
                    (C) by enabling a small business with an innovative 
                technology or emerging security capability, but less 
                than adequate resources, to participate in such a 
                demonstration;
            (2) conduct at least quarterly collaboration meetings with 
        industry, including air carriers, airport operators, and other 
        aviation security stakeholders to highlight and discuss best 
        practices on innovative security operations and technology 
        evaluation and deployment; and
            (3) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
        annual report on the effectiveness of key performance data from 
        task force-sponsored projects and checkpoint enhancements.
    (c) Composition.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Chairperson of ASAC shall appoint the members of the task 
        force.
            (2) Chairperson.--The task force shall be chaired by the 
        Administrator's designee.
            (3) Representation.--The task force shall be comprised of 
        representatives of--
                    (A) the relevant offices of the TSA;
                    (B) if considered appropriate by the Administrator, 
                the Science and Technology Directorate of the 
                Department of Homeland Security;
                    (C) any other component of the Department of 
                Homeland Security that the Administrator considers 
                appropriate; and
                    (D) such industry representatives as the 
                Administrator considers appropriate.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require the acquisition or deployment of an innovative 
technology, emerging security capability, or process identified, 
developed, or recommended under this section.
    (e) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the task force established under 
this section.

SEC. 215. 5-YEAR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLAN UPDATE.

    Section 1611(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
563(g)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting ``The Administrator shall, in collaboration with 
        relevant industry and government stakeholders, annually submit 
        to Congress in an appendix to the budget request and publish in 
        an unclassified format in the public domain--'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) information about acquisitions completed during the 
        fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report 
        is submitted.''.

SEC. 216. BIOMETRICS EXPANSION.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator, in coordination with the Commissioner of Customs and 
Border Protection, shall--
            (1) assess the operational and security impact of using 
        biometric technology to identify passengers;
            (2) facilitate, if appropriate, the deployment of such 
        biometric technology at checkpoints, screening lanes, bag drop 
        and boarding areas, and other areas where such deployment would 
        enhance security and facilitate passenger movement; and
            (3) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        report on the assessment under paragraph (1) and deployment 
        under paragraph (2).

SEC. 217. PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXIT LANE TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a pilot program to 
implement and evaluate the use of automated exit lane technology at 
small hub airports and nonhub airports (as those terms are defined in 
section 40102 of title 49, United States Code).
    (b) Partnership.--The Administrator shall carry out the pilot 
program in partnership with the applicable airport directors.
    (c) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the pilot program 
under this section shall not exceed 85 percent of the total cost of the 
program.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
    (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the pilot 
program, including--
            (1) the level of airport interest and participation in the 
        pilot program;
            (2) what return on investment, if any, was achieved by each 
        program participant; and
            (3) recommendations regarding whether to expand or 
        discontinue the pilot program.

SEC. 218. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; EXIT LANE SECURITY.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
44903(n)(1) of title 49, United States Code, $77,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

SEC. 219. REAL-TIME SECURITY CHECKPOINT WAIT TIMES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make available to the 
public information on wait times at each airport security checkpoint.
    (b) Requirements.--The information described in subsection (a) 
shall be provided in real time via technology and published--
            (1) online; and
            (2) in physical locations at the applicable airport 
        terminal.
    (c) Considerations.--The Administrator shall make the information 
described in subsection (a) available to the public in a manner that 
does not increase public area security risks.
    (d) Definition of Wait Time.--In this section, the term ``wait 
time'' means the period beginning when a passenger enters a queue for a 
screening checkpoint and ending when the passenger has begun divestment 
of items requiring screening at that checkpoint.

SEC. 220. GAO REPORT ON UNIVERSAL DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED IMAGING 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of the cost to the TSA or an airport to redesign, if 
necessary, airport security areas to fully deploy advanced imaging 
technologies at each airport at which security screening operations are 
conducted or overseen by the TSA.
    (b) Cost Analysis.--As a part of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall identify the costs that 
would be incurred by the TSA or the airport--
            (1) to purchase the equipment and other assets necessary to 
        deploy advanced imaging technologies at the airport;
            (2) to install such equipment, including any related 
        variant, and assets in the airport; and
            (3) to maintain such equipment and assets.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the findings of the study under 
subsection (a).

                    Subtitle B--Public Area Security

SEC. 221. THIRD PARTY CANINES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, to increase the supply of canine teams for use 
by the TSA and aviation stakeholders, the Administrator shall develop 
and issue standards that a third party explosives detection canine team 
must satisfy to be certified for the screening of individuals and 
property, including detection of explosive vapors among individuals and 
articles of property, in public areas of an airport under section 44901 
of title 49, United States Code.
    (b) Agreement.--Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall enter into an agreement with at least 1 third party 
entity to test and certify the capabilities of canine teams in 
accordance with the standards under subsection (a).
    (c) Expedited Deployment.--In entering into an agreement under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall use--
            (1) the other transaction authority under section 114(m) of 
        title 49, United States Code; or
            (2) such other authority of the Secretary as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate to expedite the deployment of additional 
        canine teams.
    (d) Process.--Before entering into an agreement under subsection 
(b), the Administrator shall--
            (1) evaluate and verify a third party entity's ability to 
        effectively evaluate the capabilities of canine teams;
            (2) designate at least 3 evaluation centers to which 
        vendors may send canine teams for testing and certification by 
        the third party entity; and
            (3) periodically assess the program at evaluation centers 
        to ensure the proficiency of the canine team beyond the initial 
        testing and certification by the third party entity.
    (e) Consultation.--To determine best practices for the use of third 
party entities to test and certify the capabilities of canine teams, 
the Administrator shall consult with the following entities before 
entering into an agreement under subsection (b):
            (1) The Secretary of State.
            (2) Non-profit organizations that train, certify, and 
        provide the services of canines for various purposes.
    (f) Oversight.--The Administrator shall establish a process to 
ensure appropriate oversight of the certification program and 
compliance with the standards under subsection (a), including periodic 
audits of participating third party entities.
    (g) Authorization.--
            (1) TSA.--The Administrator shall develop and implement a 
        process for the TSA to procure third party explosives detection 
        canine teams certified under this section.
            (2) Aviation stakeholders.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall authorize 
                an aviation stakeholder, under the oversight of and in 
                coordination with the Federal Security Director at an 
                applicable airport, to contract with, procure or 
                purchase, and deploy one or more third party explosives 
                detection canine teams certified under this section to 
                augment public area security at that airport.
                    (B) Applicable large hub airports.--Notwithstanding 
                any law to the contrary and subject to the other 
                provisions of this paragraph, an applicable large hub 
                airport may provide a certified canine contracted with, 
                or procured or purchased under subparagraph (A) on an 
                in-kind basis to the TSA to be deployed as a passenger 
                screening canine at that airport unless the applicable 
                large hub airport consents to the use of that certified 
                canine elsewhere.
                    (C) Handlers.--Not later than 30 days before an 
                applicable large hub airport begins training a canine 
                under subparagraph (B), the airport shall notify the 
                TSA of such training and the Administrator shall assign 
                a TSA canine handler to participate in the training 
                with that canine, as appropriate.
                    (D) Limitation.--The Administrator may not reduce 
                the staffing allocation model for an applicable large 
                hub airport based on that airport's participation in 
                canine testing and certification under this paragraph.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicable large hub airport.--The term ``applicable 
        large hub airport'' means a large hub airport (as defined in 
        section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) that has less 
        than 100 percent of the allocated passenger screening canine 
        teams staffed by the TSA.
            (2) Aviation stakeholder.--The term ``aviation 
        stakeholder'' includes an airport, airport operator, and air 
        carrier.

SEC. 222. TRACKING AND MONITORING OF CANINE TRAINING AND TESTING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall use, to the extent practicable, a digital 
monitoring system for all training, testing, and validation or 
certification of public and private canine assets utilized by the TSA 
to facilitate improved review, data analysis, and record keeping of 
canine testing performance and program administration.

SEC. 223. VIPR TEAM STATISTICS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall notify 
the appropriate committees of Congress of the number of VIPR teams 
available for deployment at transportation facilities, including--
            (1) the number of VIPR team operations that include 
        explosive detection canine teams; and
            (2) the distribution of VIPR team operations deployed 
        across different modes of transportation.
    (b) Annex.--The notification under subsection (a) may contain a 
classified annex.
    (c) Definition of VIPR Team.--In this section, the term ``VIPR'' 
means a Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response team authorized 
under section 1303 of the National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1112).

SEC. 224. PUBLIC AREA BEST PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall, in accordance with law 
and as received or developed, periodically submit to Federal Security 
Directors and appropriate aviation security stakeholders information on 
any best practices developed by the TSA or appropriate aviation 
stakeholders related to protecting aviation infrastructure from 
emerging threats to public spaces of transportation venues.
    (b) Information Sharing.--The Administrator shall, in accordance 
with law--
            (1) in coordination with the Office of the Director of 
        National Intelligence and industry partners, implement 
        improvements to the Air Domain Intelligence and Analysis Center 
        to encourage increased participation from aviation stakeholders 
        and enhance government and industry aviation security 
        information sharing on aviation security threats, including on 
        cybersecurity threat awareness; and
            (2) expand and improve the City and Airport Threat 
        Assessment or similar program to public and private aviation 
        stakeholders to capture, quantify, communicate, and apply 
        applicable intelligence to inform airport mitigation measures, 
        such as--
                    (A) quantifying levels of risk by airport that can 
                be used to determine risk-based security mitigation 
                measures at each location;
                    (B) determining random and surge employee 
                inspection operations based on changing levels of risk; 
                and
                    (C) targeting any high-risk employee groups and 
                specific points of risk within the airport perimeter 
                for such mitigation measures as random inspections;
            (3) continue to disseminate Transportation Intelligence 
        Notes, tear-lines, and related intelligence products to 
        appropriate transportation security stakeholders on a regular 
        basis; and
            (4) continue to conduct both regular routine and threat-
        specific classified briefings between the TSA and appropriate 
        aviation and other transportation sector stakeholders on an 
        individual or group basis to provide greater information 
        sharing between public and private sectors.
    (c) Mass Notification.--The Administrator shall encourage aviation 
security stakeholders to utilize mass notification systems, including 
the Integrated Public Alert Warning System of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency and social media platforms, to disseminate 
information to transportation community employees, travelers, and the 
general public, as appropriate.
    (d) Public Awareness Programs.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Administrator, shall expand public programs of 
the Department and the TSA that increase security threat awareness, 
education, and training to include transportation network public area 
employees, including airport and transportation vendors, local hotels, 
cab and limousine companies, ridesharing companies, cleaning companies, 
gas station attendants, cargo operators, and general aviation members.
    (e) Aviation Employee Vetting.--The Administrator shall allow an 
air carrier, airport, or airport operator, in addition to any 
background check required for initial employment, to utilize the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service and other vetting 
tools as appropriate, including the No-Fly and Selectee lists, to get 
immediate notification of any criminal activity relating to an employee 
with access to an airport or its perimeter, regardless of whether the 
employee is seeking access to a public or secured area of the airport.

SEC. 225. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 44903(c)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, the Administrator shall increase the number of 
awards, and the total funding amount of each award, under the Law 
Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Program--
            (1) to increase the presence of law enforcement officers in 
        the public areas of airports, including baggage claim, ticket 
        counters, and nearby roads;
            (2) to increase the presence of law enforcement officers at 
        screening checkpoints;
            (3) to reduce the response times of law enforcement 
        officers during security incidents; and
            (4) to provide visible deterrents to potential terrorists.
    (b) Cooperation by Administrator.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall use the authority provided to the Administrator 
under section 114(m) of title 49, United States Code, that is the same 
authority as is provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration under section 106(m) of that title.
    (c) Administrative Burdens.--The Administrator shall review the 
regulations and compliance policies related to the Law Enforcement 
Officer Reimbursement Program and, if necessary, revise such 
regulations and policies to reduce any administrative burdens on 
applicants or recipients of such awards.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 44901(h) of title 49, United States 
Code, $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

                Subtitle C--Passenger and Cargo Security

SEC. 231. PRECHECK PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 44919 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 44919. PreCheck Program
    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall continue to administer the PreCheck Program in 
accordance with section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note).
    ``(b) Expansion.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Administrator shall enter 
into an agreement, using other transaction authority under section 
114(m) of this title, with at least 2 private sector entities to 
increase the methods and capabilities available for the public to 
enroll in the PreCheck Program.
    ``(c) Minimum Capability Requirements.--At least 1 agreement under 
subsection (b) shall include the following capabilities:
            ``(1) Start-to-finish secure online or mobile enrollment 
        capability.
            ``(2) Vetting of an applicant by means other than 
        biometrics, such as a risk assessment, if--
                    ``(A) such means--
                            ``(i) are evaluated and certified by the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security;
                            ``(ii) meet the definition of a qualified 
                        anti-terrorism technology under section 865 of 
                        the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
                        444); or
                            ``(iii) are determined by the Administrator 
                        to provide a risk assessment that is as 
                        effective as a fingerprint-based criminal 
                        history records check conducted through the 
                        Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to 
                        identifying individuals who are not qualified 
                        to participate in the PreCheck Program due to 
                        disqualifying criminal history; and
                    ``(B) with regard to private sector risk 
                assessments, the Secretary has certified that 
                reasonable procedures are in place with regard to the 
                accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of 
                information employed in such risk assessments.
    ``(d) Additional Capability Requirements.--At least 1 agreement 
under subsection (b) shall include the following capabilities:
            ``(1) Start-to-finish secure online or mobile enrollment 
        capability.
            ``(2) Vetting of an applicant by means of biometrics if the 
        collection--
                    ``(A) is comparable with the appropriate and 
                applicable standards developed by the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology; and
                    ``(B) protects privacy and data security, including 
                that any personally identifiable information is 
                collected, retained, used, and shared in a manner 
                consistent with section 552a of title 5, United States 
                Code (commonly known as `Privacy Act of 1974'), and 
                with agency regulations.
    ``(e) Target Enrollment.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), 
the Administrator shall take actions to expand the total number of 
individuals enrolled in the PreCheck Program as follows:
            ``(1) 7,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2018.
            ``(2) 10,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2019.
            ``(3) 15,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2020.
    ``(f) Marketing of PreCheck Program.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Administrator 
shall--
            ``(1) enter into at least 2 agreements, using other 
        transaction authority under section 114(m) of this title, to 
        market the PreCheck Program; and
            ``(2) implement a long-term strategy for partnering with 
        the private sector to encourage enrollment in such program.
    ``(g) Identity Verification Enhancement.--The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate components 
        of the Department to leverage Department-held data and 
        technologies to verify the identity and citizenship of 
        individuals enrolling in the PreCheck Program;
            ``(2) partner with the private sector to use biometrics and 
        authentication standards, such as relevant standards developed 
        by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to 
        facilitate enrollment in the program; and
            ``(3) consider leveraging the existing resources and 
        abilities of airports to collect fingerprints for use in 
        background checks to expedite identity verification.
    ``(h) PreCheck Program Lanes Operation.--The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening lanes are open 
        and available during peak and high-volume travel times at 
        appropriate airports to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck 
        Program; and
            ``(2) make every practicable effort to provide expedited 
        screening at standard screening lanes during times when 
        PreCheck Program screening lanes are closed to individuals 
        enrolled in the program in order to maintain operational 
        efficiency.
    ``(i) Vetting for PreCheck Program Participants.--The Administrator 
shall initiate an assessment to identify any security vulnerabilities 
in the vetting process for the PreCheck Program, including determining 
whether subjecting PreCheck Program participants to recurrent 
fingerprint-based criminal history records checks, in addition to 
recurrent checks against the terrorist watchlist, could be done in a 
cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of the PreCheck 
Program.
    ``(j) Assurance of Separate Program.--In carrying out this section, 
the Administrator shall ensure that the PreCheck program enrollment 
capabilities, including the additional private sector application 
capabilities under subsections (b), (c), and (d), are separate from any 
other related TSA program, initiative, or procurement, including the 
Universal Enrollment Services program.
    ``(k) Expenditure of Funds.--Any Federal funds expended by the 
Administrator to expand PreCheck Program enrollment shall be expended 
in a manner that meets the requirements of this section.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Subtitle A of title III of the FAA Extension, 
        Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44901 note) and the 
        items relating to that subtitle in the table of contents of 
        that Act are repealed.
            (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of chapter 
        449 is amended by amending the item relating to section 44919 
        to read as follows:

``44919. PreCheck Program.''.
            (3) Screening passengers and property.--Section 44901(a) is 
        amended by striking ``44919 or''.

SEC. 232. TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS; COLLABORATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, shall--
            (1) review each trusted traveler program administered by 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the PreCheck Program;
            (2) identify any improvements that can be made to such 
        programs--
                    (A) to streamline and integrate the requirements 
                and operations of such programs to reduce 
                administrative burdens, including applications for 
                inclusion and determining whether a valid credential 
                can satisfy the requirements for another credential;
                    (B) to increase information and data sharing across 
                such programs; and
                    (C) to allow the public to access and link to the 
                applications for enrollment in all of such programs 
                from 1 online portal;
            (3) identify any law, including regulations, policy, or 
        procedure that may unnecessarily inhibit collaboration among 
        Department of Homeland Security agencies regarding such 
        programs or implementation of the improvements identified under 
        paragraph (2);
            (4) recommend any legislative, administrative, or other 
        actions that can be taken to eliminate any unnecessary barriers 
        to collaboration or implementation identified in paragraph (3); 
        and
            (5) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        report on the review, including any unnecessary barriers to 
        collaboration or implementation identified under paragraph (3), 
        and any recommendations under paragraph (4).

SEC. 233. PASSENGER SECURITY FEE.

    Section 44940(c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Offsetting collections.--Beginning on October 1, 
        2025, fees collected under subsection (a)(1) for any fiscal 
        year shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
        appropriations made for aviation security measures carried out 
        by the Transportation Security Administration, to remain 
        available until expended.''.

SEC. 234. THIRD PARTY CANINE TEAMS FOR AIR CARGO SECURITY.

    Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(h) Third Party Canine Teams for Air Cargo Security.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to enhance the screening of air 
        cargo and ensure that third party explosives detection canine 
        assets are leveraged for such purpose, the Administrator shall, 
        not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the TSA 
        Modernization Act--
                    ``(A) develop and issue standards for the use of 
                such third party explosives detection canine assets for 
                the primary screening of air cargo;
                    ``(B) develop a process to identify qualified non-
                Federal entities that will certify canine assets that 
                meet the standards established by the Administrator 
                under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) ensure that entities qualified to certify 
                canine assets shall be independent from entities that 
                will train and provide canines to end users of such 
                canine assets;
                    ``(D) establish a system of Transportation Security 
                Administration audits of the process developed under 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    ``(E) provide that canines certified for the 
                primary screening of air cargo can be used by air 
                carriers, foreign air carriers, freight forwarders, and 
                shippers.
            ``(2) Implementation.--Beginning on the date that the 
        development of the process under paragraph (1)(B) is complete, 
        the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) facilitate the deployment of such assets that 
                meet the certification standards of the Administration, 
                as determined by the Administrator;
                    ``(B) make such standards available to vendors 
                seeking to train and deploy third party explosives 
                detection canine assets; and
                    ``(C) ensure that all costs for the training and 
                certification of canines, and for the use of supplied 
                canines, are borne by private industry and not the 
                Federal Government.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Air carrier.--The term `air carrier' has the 
                meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 49, 
                United States Code.
                    ``(B) Foreign air carrier.--The term `foreign air 
                carrier' has the meaning given the term in section 
                40102 of title 49, United States Code.
                    ``(C) Third party explosives detection canine 
                asset.--The term `third party explosives detection 
                canine asset' means any explosives detection canine or 
                handler not owned or employed, respectively, by the 
                Transportation Security Administration.''.

SEC. 235. KNOWN SHIPPER PROGRAM REVIEW.

    The Administrator shall direct the Air Cargo Subcommittee of ASAC--
            (1) to conduct a comprehensive review and security 
        assessment of the Known Shipper Program;
            (2) to recommend whether the Known Shipper Program should 
        be modified or eliminated considering the full implementation 
        of 100 percent screening under section 44901(g) of title 49, 
        United States Code; and
            (3) to report its findings and recommendations to the 
        Administrator.

SEC. 236. SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UPDATES.

    (a) Security Screening Opt-Out Program.--Section 44920 is amended--
            (1) in the heading by striking ``Security screening opt-out 
        program'' and inserting ``Screening partnership program'';
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--An operator of an airport, airport terminal, or 
airport security checkpoint may submit to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration an application to carry out the 
screening of passengers and property at the airport under section 44901 
by personnel of a qualified private screening company pursuant to a 
contract with the Transportation Security Administration.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        receipt of an application submitted by an operator of an 
        airport, airport terminal, or airport security checkpoint under 
        subsection (a), the Administrator shall approve or deny the 
        application.''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Administrator'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Standards'' 
                inserting ``Selection of Contracts and Standards'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3);
                    (C) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``The Under Secretary may 
                        enter'' and all that follows through 
                        ``certifies to Congress that--'' and inserting 
                        ``The Administrator shall, upon approval of the 
                        application, provide each operator of an 
                        airport, airport terminal, or airport security 
                        checkpoint with a list of qualified private 
                        screening companies.''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before subparagraphs (A) 
                        and (B) the following:
            ``(2) Contracts.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        selection of a qualified private screening company by the 
        operator, the Administrator shall enter into a contract with 
        such company for the provision of screening at the airport, 
        airport terminal, or airport security checkpoint if--''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary'' 
                                and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the selected qualified private screening 
                company offered contract price is equal to or less than 
                the comprehensive cost to the Federal Government to 
                provide screening services at the airport, airport 
                terminal, or airport security checkpoint.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (2)(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Screened'' and 
                inserting ``Screening'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and'';
                    (C) by striking ``The Under Secretary shall'' and 
                inserting ``The Administrator shall--'';
                    (D) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``provide Federal 
                Government'' and indenting appropriately; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) undertake covert testing and remedial training 
        support for employees of private screening companies providing 
        screening at airports.'';
            (6) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or Suspension'';
                    (B) by striking ``terminate'' and inserting 
                ``suspend or terminate, as appropriate,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
            (7) by striking subsection (h).
    (b) Applications Submitted Before the Date of Enactment.--Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall approve or deny, in accordance with section 44920(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, each application submitted 
before the date of enactment of this Act, by an airport operator under 
subsection (a) of that section, that is awaiting such a determination.

SEC. 237. SCREENING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS.

    Subject to part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
Administrator shall quarterly make available to the airport director of 
an airport--
            (1) an assessment of the screening performance of that 
        airport compared to the mean average performance of all 
        airports in the equivalent airport category for screening 
        performance data; and
            (2) a quarterly briefing on the results of performance data 
        reports, including--
                    (A) a scorecard of objective metrics developed by 
                the Office of Security Operations to measure screening 
                performance, such as results of annual proficiency 
                reviews and covert testing, at the appropriate level of 
                classification; and
                    (B) other performance data, including--
                            (i) passenger throughput;
                            (ii) wait times; and
                            (iii) employee attrition, absenteeism, 
                        injury rates, and any other human capital 
                        measures collected by TSA.

SEC. 238. TSA ACADEMY REVIEW.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct an assessment of the efficiency and 
        effectiveness of the new-hire TSA Academy at training airport 
        security personnel compared to when such training of 
        transportation security officers was conducted at local 
        airports; and
            (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        report on the findings of the assessment and any 
        recommendations to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of 
        training for airport security personnel.
    (b) Contents.--The assessment shall--
            (1) include a cost-benefit analysis of training new 
        Transportation Security Officer and Screening Partnership 
        Program contractor hires at the TSA Academy compared to when 
        such training of transportation security officers was conducted 
        at local airports;
            (2) examine the impact on performance, professionalism, and 
        retention rates of Transportation Security Officer and 
        Screening Partnership Program contractor employees since the 
        new training protocols at the TSA Academy have been put in 
        place compared to when training was conducted at local 
        airports; and
            (3) examine whether new hire training at the TSA Academy 
        has had any impact on the airports and companies that 
        participate in the Screening Partnership Program.

                  Subtitle D--Foreign Airport Security

SEC. 241. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORTS; SECURITY DIRECTIVES.

    (a) Notice and Consultation.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, consult and notify the following 
        stakeholders prior to making changes to security standards via 
        security directives and emergency amendments for last points of 
        departure:
                    (A) Trade association representatives, for affected 
                air carriers and airports, who hold the appropriate 
                security clearances.
                    (B) The head of each relevant Federal department or 
                agency, including the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration.
            (2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 3 days after 
        the date that the Administrator issues a security directive or 
        emergency amendment for a last point of departure, the 
        Administrator shall transmit to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress a description of the extent to which the Administrator 
        consulted and notified the stakeholders under paragraph (1).
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall review the effectiveness of the TSA process to 
        update, consolidate, or revoke security directives, emergency 
        amendments, and other policies related to international 
        aviation security at last point of departure airports and 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the 
        Administrator a report on the findings and recommendations.
            (2) Contents.--In conducting the review under paragraph 
        (1), the Comptroller General shall--
                    (A) review current security directives, emergency 
                amendments, and any other policies related to 
                international aviation security at last point of 
                departure airports;
                    (B) review the extent of intra-agency and 
                interagency coordination, stakeholder outreach, 
                coordination, and feedback; and
                    (C) recommend any updates, consolidation, or 
                revocation of such security directives, emergency 
                amendments, and policies.
    (c) Rescreening.--Subject to section 44901(d)(4)(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, upon discovery of specific threat intelligence, the 
Administrator shall immediately direct TSA personnel to rescreen 
passengers and baggage arriving from an airport outside the United 
States and identify enhanced measures that should be implemented at 
that airport.
    (d) Notification to Congress.--Not later than 1 day after the date 
that the Administrator determines that a foreign air carrier is in 
violation of part 1546 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
other applicable security requirement, the Administrator shall notify 
the appropriate committees of Congress.

SEC. 242. TRACKING SECURITY SCREENING EQUIPMENT FROM LAST POINT OF 
              DEPARTURE AIRPORTS.

    (a) Donation of Screening Equipment To Protect the United States.--
Chapter 449 is amended--
            (1) in subchapter I, by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44929. Donation of screening equipment to protect the United 
              States
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Administrator is 
authorized to donate security screening equipment to a foreign last 
point of departure airport operator if such equipment can be reasonably 
expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to the security of the 
United States or United States citizens.
    ``(b) Conditions.--Before donating any security screening equipment 
to a foreign last point of departure airport operator the Administrator 
shall--
            ``(1) ensure that the screening equipment has been restored 
        to commercially available settings;
            ``(2) ensure that no TSA-specific security standards or 
        algorithms exist on the screening equipment; and
            ``(3) verify that the appropriate officials have an 
        adequate system--
                    ``(A) to properly maintain and operate the 
                screening equipment; and
                    ``(B) to document and track any removal or disposal 
                of the screening equipment to ensure the screening 
                equipment does not come into the possession of 
                terrorists or otherwise pose a risk to security.
    ``(c) Reports.--Not later than 30 days before any donation of 
security screening equipment under subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a detailed written explanation of the following:
            ``(1) The specific vulnerability to the United States or 
        United States citizens that will be mitigated by such donation.
            ``(2) An explanation as to why the recipient of such 
        donation is unable or unwilling to purchase security screening 
        equipment to mitigate such vulnerability.
            ``(3) An evacuation plan for sensitive technologies in case 
        of emergency or instability in the country to which such 
        donation is being made.
            ``(4) How the Administrator will ensure the security 
        screening equipment that is being donated is used and 
        maintained over the course of its life by the recipient.
            ``(5) The total dollar value of such donation.
            ``(6) How the appropriate officials will document and track 
        any removal or disposal of the screening equipment by the 
        recipient to ensure the screening equipment does not come into 
        the possession of terrorists or otherwise pose a risk to 
        security.''; and
            (2) in the table of contents, by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 44928 the following:

``44929. Donation of screening equipment to protect the United 
                            States.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 3204 of the 
Aviation Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44901 note) and the item 
relating to that section in the table of contents of that Act are 
repealed.
    (c) Raising International Standards.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collaborate 
with other aviation authorities and the United States Ambassador or the 
Charge d'Affaires to the United States Mission to the International 
Civil Aviation Organization, as applicable, to advance a global 
standard for each international airport to document and track the 
removal and disposal of any security screening equipment to ensure the 
screening equipment does not come into the possession of terrorists or 
otherwise pose a risk to security.

SEC. 243. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS.

    (a) Notification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
United States Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation 
Organization, shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives of proposed international 
improvements to aviation security.
    (b) Security Enhancement Proposals.--Subject to subsection (a), the 
Administrator and Ambassador shall take such action at the 
International Civil Aviation Organization as the Administrator and 
Ambassador consider necessary to advance aviation security improvement 
proposals, including if practicable, introducing a resolution to raise 
minimum standards for aviation security.
    (c) Briefings to Congress.--Beginning not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Ambassador, shall brief the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
report on the implementation of subsection (a).

                 Subtitle E--Cockpit and Cabin Security

SEC. 251. FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE UPDATES.

    (a) Standardization.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a standard 
written agreement that shall be the basis of all negotiations and 
agreements that begin after the date of enactment of this Act between 
the United States and foreign governments or partners regarding the 
presence of Federal air marshals on flights to and from the United 
States, including deployment, technical assistance, and information 
sharing.
    (b) Written Agreements.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, all 
agreements between the United States and foreign governments or 
partners regarding the presence of Federal air marshals on flights to 
and from the United States shall be in writing and signed by the 
Administrator or other authorized United States Government 
representative.
    (c) Exception.--The Administrator may schedule Federal air marshal 
service on flights operating to a foreign country with which no written 
agreement is in effect if the Administrator determines that--
            (1) such mission is necessary for aviation security; and
            (2) the requirements of subsection (d)(2) are met.
    (d) Notification to Congress.--
            (1) Written agreements.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date that the Administrator enters into a written agreement 
        under this section, the Administrator shall transmit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a copy of the agreement.
            (2) No written agreements.--The Administrator shall submit 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                    (A) not later than 30 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, a list of each foreign 
                government or partner that does not have a written 
                agreement under this section, including an explanation 
                for why no written agreement exists and a justification 
                for the determination that such a mission is necessary 
                for aviation security; and
                    (B) not later than 30 days after the date that the 
                Administrator makes a determination to schedule Federal 
                air marshal service on flights operating to a foreign 
                country with which no written agreement is in effect 
                under subsection (c), the name of the applicable 
                foreign government or partner, an explanation for why 
                no written agreement exists, and a justification for 
                the determination that such mission is necessary for 
                aviation security.
    (e) Mission Scheduling Automation.--The Administrator shall 
endeavor to acquire automated capabilities or technologies for 
scheduling Federal air marshal service missions based on current risk 
modeling.

SEC. 252. CREW MEMBER SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING.

    The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, shall continue to carry out and 
encourage increased participation by air carrier employees in the 
voluntary self-defense training program under section 44918(b) of title 
49, United States Code.

SEC. 253. FLIGHT DECK SAFETY AND SECURITY.

    (a) Threat Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall complete a 
detailed threat assessment to identify any safety or security risks 
associated with unauthorized access to the flight decks on commercial 
aircraft and any appropriate measures that should be taken based on the 
risks.
    (b) RTCA Report.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall disseminate 
RTCA Document (DO-329) Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternative 
Flight Deck Security Procedure to aviation stakeholders, including air 
carriers and flight crew, to convey effective methods and best 
practices to protect the flight deck.

SEC. 254. CARRIAGE OF WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES, AND INCENDIARIES BY 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Interpretive Rule.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
Administrator shall periodically review and amend, as necessary, the 
interpretive rule (68 Fed. Reg. 7444) that provides guidance to the 
public on the types of property considered to be weapons, explosives, 
and incendiaries prohibited under section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    (b) Considerations.--Before determining whether to amend the 
interpretive rule to include or remove an item from the prohibited 
list, the Administrator shall--
            (1) research and evaluate--
                    (A) the impact, if any, the amendment would have on 
                security risks;
                    (B) the impact, if any, the amendment would have on 
                screening operations, including effectiveness and 
                efficiency; and
                    (C) whether the amendment is consistent with 
                international standards and guidance, including of the 
                International Civil Aviation Organization; and
            (2) consult with appropriate aviation security 
        stakeholders, including ASAC.
    (c) Exceptions.--Except for plastic or round bladed butter knives, 
the Administrator may not amend the interpretive rule described in 
subsection (a) to authorize any knife to be permitted in an airport 
sterile area or in the cabin of an aircraft.
    (d) Notification.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) publish in the Federal Register any amendment to the 
        interpretive rule described in subsection (a); and
            (2) notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the 
        amendment not later than 3 days before publication under 
        paragraph (1).

           TITLE III--CONFORMING AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

SEC. 301. TITLE 49 AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Deletion of Duties Related to Aviation Security.--Section 
106(g) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Duties and Powers of Administrator.--The Administrator shall 
carry out the following:
            ``(1) Duties and powers of the Secretary of Transportation 
        under subsection (f) of this section related to aviation safety 
        (except those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or 
        description of hazardous material) and stated in the following:
                    ``(A) Section 308(b).
                    ``(B) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1132.
                    ``(C) Sections 40101(c), 40103(b), 40106(a), 40108, 
                40109(b), 40113(a), 40113(c), 40113(d), 40113(e), and 
                40114(a).
                    ``(D) Chapter 445, except sections 44501(b), 
                44502(a)(2), 44502(a)(3), 44502(a)(4), 44503, 44506, 
                44509, 44510, 44514, and 44515.
                    ``(E) Chapter 447, except sections 44717, 44718(a), 
                44718(b), 44719, 44720, 44721(b), 44722, and 44723.
                    ``(F) Chapter 451.
                    ``(G) Chapter 453.
                    ``(H) Section 46104.
                    ``(I) Subsections (d) and (h)(2) of section 46301 
                and sections 46303(c), 46304 through 46308, 46310, 
                46311, and 46313 through 46316.
                    ``(J) Chapter 465.
                    ``(K) Sections 47504(b) (related to flight 
                procedures), 47508(a), and 48107.
            ``(2) Additional duties and powers prescribed by the 
        Secretary of Transportation.''.
    (b) Transportation Security Oversight Board.--Section 115 is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Under Secretary of 
        Transportation for security'' and inserting ``Administrator of 
        the Transportation Security Administration''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``Under Secretary'' 
        and inserting ``Administrator''.
    (c) Chapter 401 Amendments.--Chapter 401 is amended--
            (1) in section 40109--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``, 40119, 
                44901, 44903, 44906, and 44935-44937''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``sections 44909 
                and'' and inserting ``sections 44909(a), 44909(b), 
                and'';
            (2) in section 40113--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``the Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security with respect to 
                        security duties and powers designated to be 
                        carried out by the Under Secretary or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, Under Secretary,''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security or the'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Transportation Security 
                        Administration or Federal Aviation 
                        Administration, as the case may be,'' and 
                        inserting ``Federal Aviation Administration''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``Under Secretary or 
                        Administrator, as the case may be,'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator'';
            (3) by striking section 40119; and
            (4) in the table of contents, by striking the item relating 
        to section 40119 and inserting the following:

``40119. [Reserved].''.
    (d) Chapter 449 Amendments.--Chapter 449 is amended--
            (1) in section 44901--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
                            (ii) by striking ``, United States Code''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``section 44919 or 
                        44920'' and inserting ``section 44920'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``but not later 
                than the 60th day following the date of enactment of 
                the Aviation and Transportation Security Act'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under 
                                Secretary of Transportation for 
                                Security'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``no later than December 31, 
                                2002'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            (iv) in paragraph (2), as redesignated--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary 
                                (Transportation Security 
                                Administration)'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (D)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        first place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator of 
                                        the Transportation Security 
                                        Administration''; and
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        second place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (D) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in that matter preceding paragraph 
                        (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``but not later 
                                than the 60th day following the date of 
                                enactment of the Aviation and 
                                Transportation Security Act''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``Under 
                                Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (E) in subsection (f), by striking ``after the date 
                of enactment of the Aviation and Transportation 
                Security Act'';
                    (F) in subsection (g)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not 
                        later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
                        of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
                        Commission Act of 2007, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``as 
                        follows:'' and all that follows and inserting a 
                        period;
                            (iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall issue a final rule as a permanent regulation to implement 
        this subsection in accordance with the provisions of chapter 5 
        of title 5.'';
                            (iv) by striking paragraph (4); and
                            (v) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
                        paragraph (4);
                    (G) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator of 
                        the Transportation Security Administration''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary'' 
                                the first place it appears and 
                                inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``Under 
                                Secretary'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (H) in subsection (i)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``Under Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (I) in subsection (j)(1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Before January 1, 2008, 
                        the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the 
                        date of enactment of this subsection'' and 
                        inserting ``August 3, 2007'';
                    (J) in subsection (k)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not 
                        later than one year after the date of enactment 
                        of this subsection, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not 
                        later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
                        of this subsection, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Not 
                        later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
                        of this subsection, the'' in paragraph (3) and 
                        inserting ``The''; and
                    (K) in subsection (l)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by striking 
                                ``Beginning June 1, 2012, the Assistant 
                                Secretary of Homeland Security 
                                (Transportation Security 
                                Administration)'' and inserting ``The 
                                Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        first place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator of 
                                        the Transportation Security 
                                        Administration''; and
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        second place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator''; 
                                        and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``60 days 
                                        after the deadline specified in 
                                        paragraph (2), and not later 
                                        than'';
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        first place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator of 
                                        the Transportation Security 
                                        Administration''; and
                                            (cc) by striking 
                                        ``Assistant Secretary'' the 
                                        second place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``Administrator''; 
                                        and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration'';
            (2) section 44902 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (3) section 44903 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``Definition'' and inserting ``Definitions'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
                        through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
                        respectively;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, 
                        by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                        for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                            (iv) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), as redesignated, by striking ``In this 
                        section, `law enforcement personnel' means 
                        individuals--'' and inserting ``In this 
                        section:'';
                            (v) by inserting before subparagraph (A), 
                        the following:
            ``(2) Law enforcement personnel.--The term `law enforcement 
        personnel' means individuals--''; and
                            (vi) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.'';
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``Secretary of 
                Transportation'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (D) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``, as soon as practicable 
                                after the date of enactment of this 
                                subsection,'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (C), by 
                                striking ``section 44903(c)'' and 
                                inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (E), by 
                                striking ``, not later than March 31, 
                                2005,'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
                        ``Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
                        (Transportation Security Administration)'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``Not later than 18 
                                months after the date of enactment of 
                                the Implementing Recommendations of the 
                                9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the'' and 
                                inserting ``The''; and
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``section'' and inserting 
                                ``paragraph''; and
                            (v) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking 
                        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security'';
                    (E) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ``, after the 
                date of enactment of this paragraph,'';
                    (F) in subsection (j)--
                            (i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall periodically 
        recommend to airport operators commercially available measures 
        or procedures to prevent access to secure airport areas by 
        unauthorized persons.'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking 
                                ``Computer-assisted passenger 
                                prescreening system'' and inserting 
                                ``Secure flight program'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``Computer-Assisted Passenger 
                                        Prescreening System'' and 
                                        inserting ``Secure Flight 
                                        program''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``system'' 
                                        each place it appears and 
                                        inserting ``program'';
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``Computer-Assisted Passenger 
                                Prescreening System'' and inserting 
                                ``Secure Flight program'';
                                    (IV) in subparagraph (C)--
                                            (aa) in clause (i), by 
                                        striking ``Not later than 
                                        January 1, 2005, the Assistant 
                                        Secretary of Homeland Security 
                                        (Transportation Security 
                                        Administration), or the 
                                        designee of the Assistant 
                                        Secretary,'' and inserting 
                                        ``The Administrator'';
                                            (bb) in clause (ii), by 
                                        striking ``Not later than 180 
                                        days after completion of 
                                        testing under clause (i), the'' 
                                        and inserting ``The''; and
                                            (cc) in clause (iv), by 
                                        striking ``Not later than 180 
                                        days after'' and inserting 
                                        ``After'';
                                    (V) in subparagraph (D), by 
                                striking ``Assistant Secretary of 
                                Homeland Security (Transportation 
                                Security Administration)'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator'';
                                    (VI) in subparagraph (E)(i), by 
                                striking ``Not later than 90 days after 
                                the date on which the Assistant 
                                Secretary assumes the performance of 
                                the advanced passenger prescreening 
                                function under subparagraph (C)(ii), 
                                the'' and inserting ``The 
                                Administrator'';
                                    (VII) by striking ``Assistant 
                                Secretary'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``Administrator''; and
                                    (VIII) by striking ``Secretary of 
                                Transportation'' each place it appears 
                                and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (G) in subsection (m)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
                        (Transportation Security Administration)'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
            (4) section 44904 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 114(t)(3)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 114(s)(3)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 114(t)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 114(s)'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``Not later than 90 days 
                        after the date of the submission of the 
                        National Strategy for Transportation Security 
                        under section 114(t)(4)(A), the Assistant 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
                        Security Administration)'' and inserting ``The 
                        Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 114(t)(1)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 114(s)(1)''; and
                    (D) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (5) section 44905 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Secretary of 
                        Transportation'' and inserting ``Administrator 
                        of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Secretary.'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration''; and
                    (C) in subsections (c), (d), and (f), by striking 
                ``Under Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
            (6) section 44906 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator'';
            (7) section 44908 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator of 
                the Transportation Security Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``safety or''; 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``The 
                Secretary'' and inserting ``The Administrator'';
            (8) section 44909 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Not later 
                than March 16, 1991, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not 
                        later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
                        of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
                        Act, each'' and inserting ``Each'';
                            (ii) in paragraphs (2)(F) and (5), by 
                        striking ``Under Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (6)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``Not later than 60 days after 
                                date of enactment of this paragraph, 
                                the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``the 
                                        Secretary will'' and inserting 
                                        ``the Secretary of Homeland 
                                        Security will''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``the 
                                        Secretary to'' and inserting 
                                        ``the Secretary of Homeland 
                                        Security to'';
            (9) section 44911 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``request of the 
                Secretary'' and inserting ``request of the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security''; and
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) by striking ``Secretary, and the Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``intelligence community 
                        and the Under Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``intelligence community and the Administrator 
                        of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
            (10) section 44912 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary 
                                of Transportation for Security'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``, not later than 
                                November 16, 1993,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking 
                        ``Research, Engineering and Development 
                        Advisory Committee'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, as a 
                        subcommittee of the Research, Engineering, and 
                        Development Advisory Committee,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Not 
                        later than 90 days after the date of the 
                        enactment of the Aviation and Transportation 
                        Security Act, and every two years thereafter,'' 
                        and inserting ``Biennially,'';
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Security and Research and Development Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Transportation 
        Security Administration shall conduct research (including 
        behavioral research) and development activities appropriate to 
        develop, modify, test, and evaluate a system, procedure, 
        facility, or device to protect passengers and property against 
        acts of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and terrorism and 
        to ensure security.
            ``(2) Disclosure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 552 of 
                title 5, the Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration shall prescribe regulations 
                prohibiting disclosure of information obtained or 
                developed in ensuring security under this title if the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security decides disclosing the 
                information would--
                            ``(i) be an unwarranted invasion of 
                        personal privacy;
                            ``(ii) reveal a trade secret or privileged 
                        or confidential commercial or financial 
                        information; or
                            ``(iii) be detrimental to transportation 
                        safety.
                    ``(B) Information to congress.--Subparagraph (A) 
                does not authorize information to be withheld from a 
                committee of Congress authorized to have the 
                information.
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be construed to authorize the 
                designation of information as sensitive security 
                information (as defined in section 15.5 of title 49, 
                Code of Federal Regulations)--
                            ``(i) to conceal a violation of law, 
                        inefficiency, or administrative error;
                            ``(ii) to prevent embarrassment to a 
                        person, organization, or agency;
                            ``(iii) to restrain competition; or
                            ``(iv) to prevent or delay the release of 
                        information that does not require protection in 
                        the interest of transportation security, 
                        including basic scientific research information 
                        not clearly related to transportation security.
                    ``(D) Privacy act.--Section 552a of title 5 shall 
                not apply to disclosures that the Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration may make from 
                the systems of records of the Transportation Security 
                Administration to any Federal law enforcement, 
                intelligence, protective service, immigration, or 
                national security official in order to assist the 
                official receiving the information in the performance 
                of official duties.
            ``(3) Transfers of duties and powers prohibited.--Except as 
        otherwise provided by law, the Administrator may not transfer a 
        duty or power under this section to another department, agency, 
        or instrumentality of the United States Government.
    ``(e) Definition of Administrator.--In this section, the term 
`Administrator' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration.'';
            (11) section 44913 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                        Security Administration (referred to in this 
                        section as `the Administrator')'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2);
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iv) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary of 
                Transportation'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
            (12) section 44914 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``the Department of 
                Transportation,'' before ``air carriers, airport 
                authorities, and others'';
            (13) section 44915 is amended by striking ``Under Secretary 
        of Transportation for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator 
        of the Transportation Security Administration'';
            (14) section 44916 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary'' the 
                        first place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Under Secretary'' the 
                        second place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
            (15) section 44917 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                        for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of 
                        the Transportation Security Administration''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``by the 
                        Secretary'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Assistant Secretary for Immigration and 
                        Customs Enforcement of the Department of 
                        Homeland Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``Assistant Secretary'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration'';
            (16) section 44918 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking 
                        ``Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 
                        Security of the Department of Homeland 
                        Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Not 
                        later than one year after the date of enactment 
                        of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
                        Reauthorization Act, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the 
                        date of enactment of the Vision 100--Century of 
                        Aviation Reauthorization Act'' and inserting 
                        ``December 12, 2003'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not 
                        later than one year after the date of enactment 
                        of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
                        Reauthorization Act, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
                        ``Federal Air Marshals Service'' and inserting 
                        ``Federal Air Marshal Service''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (17) section 44920 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``On or after 
                the last day of the 2-year period beginning on the date 
                on which the Under Secretary transmits to Congress the 
                certification required by section 110(c) of the 
                Aviation and Transportation Security Act, an'' and 
                inserting ``An'';
                    (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``subsection 
                (a) or section 44919'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)'';
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Definition of Administrator.--In this section, the term 
`Administrator' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration.'';
            (18) section 44922 is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Deputation'' and 
                inserting ``Deputization'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``Deputation'' and inserting ``Deputization''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``deputation'' 
                and inserting ``deputization''; and
                    (D) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (19) section 44923 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the 
                Department of Homeland Security'' and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by striking ``(1) In general.--''; and
                    (D) by striking subsection (j);
            (20) section 44924 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary for 
                        Border and Transportation Security of the 
                        Department of Homeland Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Administrator under'' 
                        and inserting ``Administrator of the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration under'';
                    (B) in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), by 
                striking ``Administrator'' and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (f), by striking ``Not later than 
                240 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
                the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                    (D) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (21) section 44925 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Not later 
                than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
                section, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
                (Transportation Security Administration)'' and 
                inserting ``The Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3); 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``Assistant 
                Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
            (22) section 44926(b)(3) is amended by striking ``an 
        misidentified passenger'' and inserting ``a misidentified 
        passenger'';
            (23) section 44927 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``Veteran 
                Affairs'' and inserting ``Veterans Affairs''; and
                    (C) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Report'' 
                        and inserting ``Reports''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date of enactment of this section, 
                        and annually thereafter,'' and inserting ``Each 
                        year,'';
            (24) section 44933 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Federal Security 
                        Manager'' and inserting ``Federal Security 
                        Director''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``Managers'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``Federal Security 
                        Directors'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Manager'' and 
                inserting ``Federal Security Director''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (25) section 44934 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
                            (ii) by striking ``airports. In 
                        coordination with the Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``airports. In coordination with the Secretary 
                        of State'';
                            (iii) by striking ``The Secretary shall 
                        give high priority'' and inserting ``The 
                        Secretary of State shall give high priority''; 
                        and
                            (iv) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``Under Secretary'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator''; 
                        and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Secretary 
                and the chief'' and inserting ``the Secretary of State 
                and the chief'';
            (26) section 44935 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary of Transportation for Security'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``Within 
                                        30 days after the date of 
                                        enactment of the Aviation and 
                                        Transportation Security Act, 
                                        the'' and inserting ``The''; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``other'' 
                                        before ``provision of law''; 
                                        and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``1102(a)(22)'' and inserting 
                                ``101(a)(22)'';
                    (C) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``other'' 
                before ``provision of law'';
                    (D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``Within 60 
                days after the date of enactment of the Aviation and 
                Transportation Security Act, the'' and inserting 
                ``The'';
                    (E) by striking ``(i) Accessibility of Computer-
                based Training Facilities.--'' and inserting ``(k) 
                Accessibility of Computer-Based Training Facilities.--
                '';
                    (F) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Definition of Administrator.--In this section, the term 
`Administrator' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration.'';
            (27) section 44936 is amended--
                    (A) in subsections (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``Administrator'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``,,'' and inserting a comma; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (C); 
                                and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (C);
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Definition of Administrator.--In this section, the term 
`Administrator' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration.'';
            (28) section 44937 is amended by striking ``Under Secretary 
        of Transportation for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator 
        of the Transportation Security Administration'';
            (29) section 44938 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Secretary of 
                        Transportation'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (30) section 44939(d) is amended by striking ``Not later 
        than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (31) section 44940 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary 
                                of Transportation for Security'' and 
                                inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                                    (II) by striking the last two 
                                sentences; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Determination of costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of the costs under 
                paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Administrator 
                of the Transportation Security Administration and shall 
                not be subject to judicial review.
                    ``(B) Definition of federal law enforcement 
                personnel.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term 
                `Federal law enforcement personnel' includes State and 
                local law enforcement officers who are deputized under 
                section 44922.'';
                    (B) in subsections (b), (d), (e), (g), and (h), by 
                striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``within 60 days of 
                                the date of enactment of this Act, 
                                or''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``thereafter''; 
                                and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``subsection (d)'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (1) of this subsection'';
                    (D) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``Fees 
                payable to under secretary'' in the heading and 
                inserting ``Fees payable to administrator''; and
                    (E) in subsection (i)(4)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (D); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
                        through (L) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), 
                        respectively;
            (32) section 44941(a) is amended by inserting ``the 
        Department of Homeland Security,'' after ``Department of 
        Transportation,'';
            (33) section 44942 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by striking ``Within 
                                180 days after the date of enactment of 
                                the Aviation and Transportation 
                                Security Act, the Under Secretary for 
                                Transportation Security may, in 
                                consultation with'' and inserting ``The 
                                Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration may, in 
                                consultation with other relevant 
                                Federal agencies and''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``, and'' and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma 
                        after ``Federal Aviation Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) Performance plan and 
                        report.--'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
                            (iii) in paragraph (1), as redesignated--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                                and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
                                respectively;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), as 
                                redesignated, by striking ``the 
                                Secretary and the Under Secretary for 
                                Transportation Security shall agree'' 
                                and inserting ``the Secretary of 
                                Homeland Security and the Administrator 
                                of the Transportation Security 
                                Administration shall agree''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B), as 
                                redesignated, by striking ``the 
                                Secretary, the Under Secretary for 
                                Transportation Security'' and inserting 
                                ``the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
                                the Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration,''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by 
                        striking ``Under Secretary for Transportation 
                        Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration'';
            (34) section 44943 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under 
                Secretary for Transportation Security'' and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Secretary and 
                                Under Secretary of Transportation for 
                                Security'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                                Homeland Security and Administrator of 
                                the Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``Under 
                                Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary'' 
                                the first place it appears and 
                                inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``Under Secretary 
                                shall'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``Administrator shall''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``Aviation 
                Security Act, the Under Secretary for Transportation 
                Security'' and inserting ``Aviation and Transportation 
                Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 Stat. 597), the 
                Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
            (35) section 44944 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary of Transportation for Transportation 
                        Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration,'' after ``consult with''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (36) section 44945(b) is amended by striking ``Assistant 
        Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator 
        of the Transportation Security Administration''; and
            (37) section 44946 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (g)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.'';
                    (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(4)--
                            (i) by striking ``the Secretary receives'' 
                        and inserting ``the Administrator receives''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Secretary shall'' 
                        and inserting ``the Administrator shall''; and
                    (D) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``Not 
                later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
                Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 
                2014, the'' and inserting ``The''.
    (e) Chapter 451 Amendments.--Section 45107 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Under Secretary of 
        Transportation for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator of 
        the Transportation Security Administration''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Under Secretary of 
        Transportation for Security, the Transportation Security 
        Administration,'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration''.
    (f) Chapter 461 Amendments.--Chapter 461 is amended--
            (1) in each of sections 46101(a)(1), 46102(a), 46103(a), 
        46104(a), 46105(a), 46106, 46107(b), and 46110(a) by striking 
        ``Under Secretary of Transportation for Security with respect 
        to security duties and powers designated to be carried out by 
        the Under Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration with respect to security 
        duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration'';
            (2) in each of sections 46101, 46102(c), 46103, 46104, 
        46105, 46107, and 46110 by striking ``or Administrator'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``or Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration'';
            (3) in each of sections 46101(a)(1), 46102(a) 46103(a), 
        46104(a), 46105(a), 46106, 46107(b), and 46110(a) by striking 
        ``by the Administrator)'' and inserting ``by the Administrator 
        of the Federal Aviation Administration)'';
            (4) in each of sections 46101, 46102, 46103, 46104, 46105, 
        46107, and 46110 by striking ``Under Secretary,'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
        Security Administration,'';
            (5) in section 46102--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the 
                Administrator'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``and 
                Administrator'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``and Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``the 
                Administrator, or an officer or employee of the 
                Administration'' in subsection (d) and inserting ``the 
                Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
                or an officer or employee of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration'';
            (6) in section 46104--
                    (A) by striking ``subpena'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``subpoena''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``Subpenas'' and inserting ``Subpoenas''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Administrator'' and 
                        inserting ``the Administrator of the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration'';
            (7) in section 46105(c), by striking ``When the 
        Administrator'' and inserting ``When the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration'';
            (8) in section 46109, by inserting ``(or the Administrator 
        of the Transportation Security Administration with respect to 
        security duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration or 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with 
        respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be 
        carried out by the Administrator)'' after ``Secretary of 
        Transportation''; and
            (9) in section 46111--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the'' before ``Federal 
                        Aviation Administration'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Administrator is'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator of the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration is''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``Under Secretary for 
                        Border and Transportation Security of the 
                        Department of Homeland Security'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                        Administration'';
                    (B) in subsections (b), (c), (e), and (g), by 
                striking ``Administrator'' and inserting 
                ``Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by striking ``(18 
                U.S.C. App.)'' and inserting ``(18 U.S.C. App.))''; and
                    (D) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration''.
    (g) Chapter 463 Amendments.--Chapter 463 is amended--
            (1) in section 46301--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
                        ``or chapter 451'' and inserting ``chapter 
                        451''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``of 
                        Transportation'' after ``Secretary'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``defined by the 
                                Secretary'' and inserting ``defined by 
                                the Secretary of Transportation''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``Administrator 
                                shall'' and inserting ``Administrator 
                                of the Federal Aviation Administration 
                                shall'';
                            (ii) in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
                        and (8), by striking ``Administrator'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator of the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Under 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``Administrator of 
                        the Transportation Security Administration'';
                    (C) in subsection (e), by inserting ``of 
                Transportation'' after ``Secretary'';
                    (D) in subsection (g), by striking 
                ``Administrator'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration''; and
                    (E) in subsection (h)(2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Under Secretary of 
                        Transportation for Security with respect to 
                        security duties and powers designated to be 
                        carried out by the Under Secretary'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                        Security Administration with respect to 
                        security duties and powers designated to be 
                        carried out by the Administrator of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or the Administrator 
                        with respect to aviation safety duties and 
                        powers designated to be carried out by the 
                        Administrator'' and inserting ``or the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration with respect to aviation safety 
                        duties and powers designated to be carried out 
                        by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration'';
            (2) in section 46304(b), by striking ``the Administrator of 
        the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation 
        safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
        Administrator'' and inserting ``or the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
        duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration'';
            (3) in section 46311--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Under Secretary 
                                of Transportation for Security with 
                                respect to security duties and powers 
                                designated to be carried out by the 
                                Under Secretary'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration with respect to 
                                security duties and powers designated 
                                to be carried out by the Administrator 
                                of the Transportation Security 
                                Administration'';
                                    (II) by striking ``the 
                                Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                                Administration with respect to aviation 
                                safety duties and powers designated to 
                                be carried out by the Administrator'' 
                                and inserting ``or the Administrator of 
                                the Federal Aviation Administration 
                                with respect to aviation safety duties 
                                and powers designated to be carried out 
                                by the Administrator of the Federal 
                                Aviation Administration'';
                                    (III) by striking ``Administrator 
                                shall'' and inserting ``Administrator 
                                of the Federal Aviation Administration 
                                shall''; and
                                    (IV) by striking ``Administrator,'' 
                                and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                                Federal Aviation Administration,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Administrator'' and inserting ``Administrator 
                        of the Federal Aviation Administration'';
                    (B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
                ``Administrator'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Administrator of the 
                Transportation Security Administration'';
            (4) in section 46313--
                    (A) by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                for Security with respect to security duties and powers 
                designated to be carried out by the Under Secretary'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration with respect to security duties 
                and powers designated to be carried out by the 
                Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration'';
                    (B) by striking ``the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
                duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
                Administrator'' and inserting ``or the Administrator of 
                the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to 
                aviation safety duties and powers designated to be 
                carried out by the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration''; and
                    (C) by striking ``subpena'' and inserting 
                ``subpoena''; and
            (5) in section 46316(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Under Secretary of Transportation 
                for Security with respect to security duties and powers 
                designated to be carried out by the Under Secretary'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator of the Transportation 
                Security Administration with respect to security duties 
                and powers designated to be carried out by the 
                Administrator of the Transportation Security 
                Administration''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety 
                duties and powers designated to be carried out by the 
                Administrator'' and inserting ``or the Administrator of 
                the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to 
                aviation safety duties and powers designated to be 
                carried out by the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration''.
    (h) Chapter 465 Amendments.--Chapter 465 is amended--
            (1) in section 46505(d)(2), by striking ``Under Secretary 
        of Transportation for Security'' and inserting ``Administrator 
        of the Transportation Security Administration''; and
            (2) in the table of contents for chapter 465 of subtitle 
        VII, by striking the following:

``46503. Repealed.''.
    (i) Chapter 483 Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 483 is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for 
        subtitle VII is amended by striking the following:

``483. Aviation security funding............................   48301''.
    (j) Authority To Exempt.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 is amended by 
        inserting before section 44933 the following:
``Sec. 44931. Authority to exempt
    ``The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an exemption from a 
regulation prescribed in carrying out sections 44901, 44903, 44906, 
44909(c), and 44935-44937 of this title when the Secretary decides the 
exemption is in the public interest.
``Sec. 44932. Administrative
    ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
take action the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this chapter 
and chapters 461, 463, and 465 of this title, including conducting 
investigations, prescribing regulations, standards, and procedures, and 
issuing orders.
    ``(b) Indemnification.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
indemnify an officer or employee of the Transportation Security 
Administration against a claim or judgment arising out of an act that 
the Secretary decides was committed within the scope of the official 
duties of the officer or employee.''.
            (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of chapter 
        449 is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
        44933 the following:

``44931. Authority to exempt.
``44932. Administrative.''.

SEC. 302. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF CHAPTER 449.

    The table of contents of chapter 449 is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to section 44922, by striking 
        ``Deputation'' and inserting ``Deputization''; and
            (2) by inserting after section 44941 the following:

``44942. Performance goals and objectives.
``44943. Performance management system.''.

SEC. 303. OTHER LAWS; INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT 
              OF 2004.

    Section 4016(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 (49 U.S.C. 44917 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security 
        Administration''; and
            (2) by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement and the Director of Federal Air Marshal 
        Service of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination 
        with the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
        (Transportation Security Administration),'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
        and the Director of Federal Air Marshal Service of the 
        Department of Homeland Security''.

SEC. 304. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    References relating to the Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security in statutes, Executive orders, rules, regulations, directives, 
or delegations of authority that precede the effective date of this Act 
shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration.
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