Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017”.
TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
AN ACT
To streamline the office and term of the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and title 5, United States Code
Homeland Security Act of 2002— Paragraph (1) of section 103(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended—
in subparagraph (I), by striking “12” and inserting “11”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(L) An Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in accordance with section 114 of title 49, United States Code.”
Inclusion in Executive Schedule— Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Sec. 3 Amendments to title 49, United States Code
Section 114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking “Department of Transportation” and inserting “Department of Homeland Security”;
in subsection (b)(1), by striking “Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” and inserting “Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration”;
by striking “Under Secretary” each place it appears and inserting “Administrator”;
in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking “Under Secretary” and inserting “Administrator”;
in subsection (e)(4), by striking “Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”;
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (6), by striking “Federal Security Managers” and inserting “Federal Security Directors”; and
in paragraph (14), by inserting “air carriers or” before “foreign air carriers”;
in subsection (g)—
by striking “the Secretary” each place it appears and inserting “the Secretary of Homeland Security”; and
in paragraph (3), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “The Secretary of Homeland Security”;
in subsection (j)(1)(D), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Homeland Security”;
in subsection (l)—
in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Homeland Security”; and
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “the Administrator under subparagraph (A)” and inserting “the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under subparagraph (A)”;
in subsection (m)—
in the heading, by striking “Under Secretary” and inserting “Administrator”; and
in paragraph (1), in the heading, by striking “Under Secretary” and inserting “Administrator”;
in subsection (n), by striking “Department of Transportation” and inserting “Department of Homeland Security”;
in subsection (o), by striking “Department of Transportation” and inserting “Department of Homeland Security”; and
in subsection (p)(4), by striking “Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”.