H.R. 876 — what changed

changed Administration— The term Administration “Administration” means the Transportation Security Administration.

changed Administrator— The term Administrator “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

changed Air carrier— The term air carrier “air carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

changed Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate “appropriate congressional committees committees” means the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

changed Foreign air carrier— The term foreign “foreign air carrier carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

changed Intelligence community— The term intelligence community “intelligence community” has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).

changed In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established under section 44946 of title 49, United States Code), shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports to ensure that assessing the impact if all employee entry and exit access points that lead from non-secured areas to secure secured areas of such airports are comprised of the following:

changed Contents— The study required under subsection (a) shall include information related to the employee screening costs of those category I, II, III, IV, and X airports which have already implemented practices of screening 100 percent of employees entering secure accessing secured areas of airports, including the following:

changed A comparison of estimated costs and effectiveness associated with implementing the requirements security features specified in paragraph (1), based on whether such implementation was carried out by the Administration or airports.subsection (a) to—

changed Cooperative efforts To to enhance airport security awareness— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall work with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport operators, airport vendors, labor unions representing credentialed employees, and airport concessionaires the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance security awareness of credentialed airport populations regarding insider threats to aviation security and best practices related to airport access controls.

changed In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in consultation with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport operators, vendors, labor unions representing credentialed employees, and airport concessionaires, the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, assess credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed.

changed In general— The Administrator shall work with airport operators and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to identify advanced technologies, including biometric identification technologies, for securing employee access to the secure secured areas and sterile areas of airports (as such terms are defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).airports.

changed Rap Back back vetting— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that all credentialed aviation worker populations currently requiring a fingerprint-based criminal record history check are continuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Rap Back Service, in order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to aviation security.

changed Playbook operations— The Administrator shall ensure that Administration-led employee screening efforts, physical inspection efforts of aviation workers, known as Playbook operations, are targeted, strategic, and focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness.

changed In general— The Administrator shall increase conduct covert testing of Administration-led employee screening inspection operations at airports and measure existing levels of security effectiveness. The Administrator shall provide to air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport operators, airport vendors, and airport concessionaires—provide—

changed the results of such testing to the airport operator for the airport that is the subject of any such testing, and, as appropriate, to air carriers and foreign air carriers that operate at the airport that is the subject of such testing; and

changed recommendations based on such results and measurements on how technical assistance for air carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport operators to improve such security screening operations.conduct their own employee inspections, as needed.

changed establish a national database of Administration employees individuals who have had either their airport or aircraft airport operator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with aviation security requirements;

changed determine the appropriate reporting mechanisms for airports and air carriers and carriers, foreign air carriers carriers, and airport operators to—

changed submit to the Administration data regarding employees individuals described in paragraph (1); and

changed establish a process that allows to allow individuals whose names were mistakenly entered into such database to correct the record and have their names removed and have their credentialing restored.from such database.