[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 163 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6451-S6452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4034. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 302, to provide protections for certain sports
medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a
secondary State; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 1946 and insert the following:
SEC. 1946. SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 44920 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and
inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--The operator of an airport may submit to
the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration a notification that the airport requests 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.
``(b) Selection of Qualified Private Screening Companies.--
``(1) List of qualified private screening companies.--Not
later than 30 days after receiving a notification from the
operator of an airport under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall provide to the operator of that airport
the opportunity--
``(A) for the operator to select a qualified private
screening company with which the operator prefers the
Administrator enter into a contract for screening services at
that airport; or
``(B) to request that the Administrator select a qualified
private screening company with which to enter into such a
contract.
``(2) Entry into contract.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subsections (c) and (d), not
later than 60 days after the operator of an airport selects a
qualified private screening company under paragraph (1)(A) or
under this subparagraph or requests the Administrator to
select such a company under paragraph (1)(B)--
``(i) the Administrator shall enter into a contract for
screening services at that airport with the qualified private
screening company selected by the airport or the company
selected by the Administrator, as the case may be; or
``(ii) in the case of a company selected by the operator of
the airport, if the Administrator rejects the bid from that
company, or is otherwise unable to enter into a contract with
that company, the Administrator shall provide the operator of
the airport another 60 days to select another qualified
private screening company.
``(B) Rejection of bids.--If the Administrator rejects a
bid from a private screening company selected by the operator
of an airport under paragraph (1)(A) or subparagraph (A)(ii),
the Administrator shall, not later than 30 days after
rejecting that bid, submit to the operator, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report that includes--
``(i) the findings that served as the basis for rejecting
the bid;
``(ii) the results of any cost or security analyses
conducted in relation to the bid; and
``(iii) recommendations for how the operator of the airport
can address the reasons the Administrator rejected the
bid.''.
(b) Qualified Private Screening Companies.--Subsection (c)
of such section is amended by striking ``and will provide''
and all that follows through ``with this chapter''.
(c) Standards for Private Screening Companies.--Subsection
(d) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) the cost of providing screening services at the
airport under the contract is equal to or less than the cost
to the Federal Government of providing screening services at
that airport during the term of the contract;'';
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) entering into the contract would not compromise
aviation security.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting
``paragraph (1)(C)''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Calculation of federal costs.--For purpose of the
comparison of costs required by paragraph (1)(B), the
Administrator shall incorporate a cost estimate that reflects
the
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total cost to the Federal Government, including all costs
incurred by all Federal agencies and not only by the
Transportation Security Administration, of providing
screening services at an airport.''.
(d) Recommendations for Improving Aviation Security.--Such
section is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Consideration of Recommendations by Private Screening
Companies for Improving Aviation Security.--
``(1) Recommendations.--The Administrator shall request
each qualified private screening company that enters into a
contract with the Transportation Security Administration
under this section to provide screening services at an
airport to submit to the Administrator an annual report that
includes recommendations for--
``(A) new approaches to prioritize and streamline
requirements for aviation security;
``(B) new or more efficient processes for the screening of
all passengers and property at the airport under section
44901;
``(C) processes and procedures that would enhance the
screening of passengers and property at the airport; or
``(D) screening processes and procedures that would better
enable the Administrator and the private screening company to
respond to threats and emerging threats to aviation security.
``(2) Testing.--The Administrator shall conduct a field
demonstration at an airport of each recommendation submitted
under paragraph (1) to determine the effectiveness of the
approach, process, or procedure recommended, unless the
Administrator determines that conducting such a demonstration
would compromise aviation security.
``(3) Consideration of adoption.--
``(A) In general.--After conducting a field demonstration
under paragraph (2) with respect to a recommendation
submitted under paragraph (1) by a private screening company,
the Administrator--
``(i) shall consider adopting the recommendation; and
``(ii) may adopt the recommendation at all or some
airports.
``(B) Report.--If the Administrator does not adopt a
recommendation submitted under paragraph (1) by a private
screening company, the Administrator shall submit to Congress
and the private screening company a report that includes--
``(i) a description of the specific reasons the
Administrator chose not to adopt the recommendation; and
``(ii) recommendations for how the private screening
company could improve the approach, process, or procedure
recommended.''.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``Security
screening opt-out program'' and inserting ``Screening
partnership program'';
(2) by striking subsection (h); and
(3) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Administrator''.
(f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 44920 and inserting the
following:
``44920. Screening partnership program.''.
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