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Jul 28, 2015 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation See what changed
Jul 27, 2015 Engrossed in House See what changed
Jun 15, 2015viewing Reported in House Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security See what changed
Jun 15, 2015 Introduced in House Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

H.R. 2770 — what changed

Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 3 Maintenance of security-related technology

(a)

In general— Title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“C Maintenance of Security-Related Technology

“1621. Maintenance validation and oversight

“(a) In general—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance validation process for security-related technology deployed to airports.

“(b) Maintenance by Administration personnel at airports—For maintenance to be carried out by Administration personnel at airports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following:

changed “(1) Guidance to Administration personnel, equipment maintenance technicians, and other personnel at airports specifying how to conduct and document preventive maintenance actions.

“(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to paragraph (1).

“(c) Maintenance by contractors at airports—For maintenance to be carried out by a contractor at airports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall require the following:

“(1) Provision of monthly preventive maintenance schedules to appropriate Administration personnel at each airport that includes information on each action to be completed by a contractor.

“(2) Notification to appropriate Administration personnel at each airport when maintenance action is completed by a contractor.

“(3) A process for independent validation by a third party of contractor maintenance.

“(d) Penalties for noncompliance—The Administrator shall require maintenance contracts for security-related technology deployed to airports to include penalties for noncompliance when it is determined that either preventive or corrective maintenance has not been completed according to contractual requirements and manufacturers’ specifications.”

(b)

Clerical amendment— The table of contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1616 the following:

Sec. 4 Inspector General assessment

added

added Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall assess implementation of the requirements under this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and provide findings and recommendations with respect to the provision of training to Administration personnel, equipment maintenance technicians, and other personnel under section 1621 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 3 of this Act) and the availability and utilization of equipment maintenance technicians employed by the Administration.

H.R. 2770 — what changed

Sec. 3 Maintenance of security-related technology

Sec. 4 Inspector General assessment

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