HR 2200 n my nutshell

[Leo @ MIA]

OK this bill is huge, this what i found (exceprt)

in general it deal w/ all parts of TSA,,,,ex: our part, FAM ,BAO,BDO
etcetc(get the picture)

sorry guys i am focused on HR 1881,,,and yes their is so many other
bills that deal w/ TSA.

PLEASE CALL OR WRITE YOUR LOCAL HOUSE REP TO CO_SPONCER. goto www.house.gov

H.R.2200
Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act (Introduced
in House)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 102. Risk-based system for allocation of resources.

Sec. 103. Ensuring contracting with small business concerns and
disadvantaged business concerns.

TITLE II--AVIATION SECURITY

Subtitle A--Amendments to Chapter 449

Sec. 201. Elimination of alternate baggage security screening.

Sec. 202. Prohibition of advance notice of covert testing to security
screeners.

Sec. 203. Secure verification system for law enforcement officers.

Sec. 204. Ombudsman for Federal Air Marshal Service.

Sec. 205. Foreign repair stations.

Sec. 206. Assistant Secretary defined.

Sec. 207. TSA and homeland security information sharing.

Sec. 208. Aviation security stakeholder participation.

Sec. 209. General aviation security.

Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 221. Security risk assessment of airport perimeter access
controls.

Sec. 222. Advanced passenger prescreening system.

Sec. 223. Biometric identifier airport access enhancement
demonstration program.

Sec. 224. Transportation security training programs.

Sec. 225. Deployment of technology approved by science and technology
directorate.

Sec. 226. In-line baggage screening study.

Sec. 227. GAO report on certain contracts and use of funds.

Sec. 228. IG report on certain policies for Federal air marshals.

TITLE III--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Sec. 301. Surface transportation security inspection program.

Sec. 302. Strengthening visible intermodal prevention and response
teams.

Sec. 303. Surface transportation security stakeholder participation.

Sec. 304. Human capital plan for surface transportation security
personnel.

Sec. 305. Surface transportation security training.

Sec. 306. Security assistance IG Report.

Sec. 307. International lessons learned for securing passenger rail
and public transportation systems.

Sec. 308. Underwater tunnel security demonstration project.

Sec. 309. Passenger rail security demonstration project.

Sec. 310. Report and recommendation for uniform security background
checks.

Sec. 311. Explosives detection canine teams.

Sec. 312. Animal-propelled vessels.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions apply:

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY- The term `Assistant Secretary' means
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security
Administration).

(2) AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE- The term `Aviation Security
Advisory Committee' means the advisory committee established by
section 44946 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this Act.

(3) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.

TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as
may be necessary for the necessary expenses of the Transportation
Security Administration for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

SEC. 102. RISK-BASED SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.

(a) Report- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, including the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, a
report on the status of its implementation of recommendations from the
Comptroller General with respect to the use by the Transportation
Security Administration of a risk-based system for allocating security
resources effectively.

(b) Assessments- The report shall include assessments of the
Transportation Security Administration's progress in--

(1) adopting security goals that define specific outcomes, conditions,
end points, and performance targets;

(2) conducting comprehensive risk assessments for the transportation
sector that meet the criteria established under Homeland Security
Presidential Directive-7 in effect as of January 1, 2009, and combine
individual assessments of threat, vulnerability, and consequence;

(3) analyzing the assessments described in paragraph (2) to produce a
comparative analysis of risk across the entire transportation sector
to guide current and future investment decisions;

(4) establishing an approach for gathering data on investments by
State, local, and private sector security partners in transportation
security;

(5) establishing a plan and corresponding benchmarks for conducting
risk assessments for the transportation sector that identify the scope
of the assessments and resource requirements for completing them;

(6) working with the Department of Homeland Security to effectuate the
Administration's risk management approach by establishing a plan and
timeframe for assessing the appropriateness of the Administration's
intelligence-driven risk management approach for managing risk at the
Administration and documenting the results of this review once
completed;

(7) determining the best approach for assigning uncertainty or
confidence levels to analytic intelligence products related to the
Transportation Security Administration's security mission and applying
this approach; and

(8) establishing internal controls, including--

(A) a focal point and clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
ensuring that the Administration's risk management framework is
implemented;

(B) policies, procedures, and guidance that require the implementation
of the Administration's framework and completion of related work
activities; and

(C) a system to monitor and improve how effectively the framework is
being implemented.

SEC. 103. ENSURING CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS.

(a) Requirements for Prime Contracts- The Secretary, acting through
the Assistant Secretary, shall include in each contract awarded for
procurement of goods or services acquired for the Transportation
Security Administration--

(1) a requirement that the contractor shall implement a plan for the
award, in accordance with other applicable requirements, of
subcontracts under the contract to small business concerns, including
small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned
and controlled by women, small business concerns owned and controlled
by service-disabled veterans, HUBZone small business concerns, small
business concerns participating in the program under section 8(a) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), institutions receiving
assistance under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., 1101 et seq.), and Alaska Native Corporations
created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.), including the terms of such plan; and

(2) a requirement that the contractor shall submit to the Secretary,
during performance of the contract, periodic reports describing the
extent to which the contractor has complied with such plan, including
specification (by total dollar amount and by percentage of the total
dollar value of the contract) of the value of subcontracts awarded at
all tiers of subcontracting to small business concerns, institutions,
and corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1).

(b) Utilization of Alliances- The Secretary shall seek to facilitate
award of contracts by the United States to alliances of small business
concerns, institutions, and corporations referred to in subsection (a)
(1).

(c) Annual Report-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary,
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate by October 31 each year a report on the
award of contracts to small business concerns, institutions, and
corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1) during the preceding
fiscal year.

(2) CONTENTS- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary,
shall include in each report--

(A) specification of the value of such contracts, by dollar amount and
as a percentage of the total dollar value of all contracts awarded by
the United States in such fiscal year;

(B) specification of the total dollar value of such contracts awarded
to each of the categories of small business concerns, institutions,
and corporations referred to in subsection (a)(1); and

(C) if the percentage specified under subparagraph (A) is less than 25
percent, an explanation of--

(i) why the percentage is less than 25 percent; and

(ii) what will be done to ensure that the percentage for the following
fiscal year will not be less than 25 percent.

TITLE II--AVIATION SECURITY

Subtitle A--Amendments to Chapter 449

SEC. 201. ELIMINATION OF ALTERNATE BAGGAGE SECURITY SCREENING.

Section 44901(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:

`(1) A bag match program, ensuring that no checked baggage is placed
aboard an aircraft unless the passenger who checked the baggage is
aboard the aircraft, is not authorized as an alternate method of
baggage screening where explosive detection equipment is available
unless there are exigent circumstances as determined by the Secretary
acting through the Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall
report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives within 90 days of the determination that bag match
must be used as an alternate method of baggage screening.'.

SEC. 202. PROHIBITION OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF COVERT TESTING TO SECURITY
SCREENERS.

Section 44935 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

`(j) Prohibition of Advance Notice to Security Screeners of Covert
Testing and Evaluation-

`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall ensure that information concerning a covert test of a
transportation security system to be conducted by a covert testing
office, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security,
or the Government Accountability Office is not provided to any
individual prior to the completion of the test.

`(2) EXCEPTIONS- Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--

`(A) an individual may provide information concerning a covert test of
a transportation security system to--

`(i) employees, officers, and contractors of the Federal Government
(including military personnel);

`(ii) employees and officers of State and local governments; and

`(iii) law enforcement officials who are authorized to receive or
directed to be provided such information by the Assistant Secretary,
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, or the
Comptroller General, as the case may be; and

`(B) for the purpose of ensuring the security of any individual in the
vicinity of a site where a covert test of a transportation security
system is being conducted, an individual conducting the test may
disclose his or her status as an individual conducting the test to any
appropriate individual if a security screener or other individual who
is not a covered employee identifies the individual conducting the
test as a potential threat.

`(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR TSA-

`(A) MONITORING AND SECURITY OF TESTING PERSONNEL- The head of each
covert testing office shall ensure that a person or group of persons
conducting a covert test of a transportation security system for the
covert testing office is accompanied at the site of the test by a
cover team comprised of one or more employees of the covert testing
office for the purpose of monitoring the test and confirming the
identity of personnel involved in the test under subparagraph (B).

`(B) RESPONSIBILITY OF COVER TEAM- Under this paragraph, a cover team
for a covert test of a transportation security system shall--

`(i) monitor the test; and

`(ii) for the purpose of ensuring the security of any individual in
the vicinity of a site where the test is being conducted, confirm,
notwithstanding paragraph (1), the identity of any individual
conducting the test to any appropriate individual if a security
screener or other individual who is not a covered employee identifies
the individual conducting the test as a potential threat.

`(C) AVIATION SCREENING- Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the
Transportation Security Administration is not required to have a cover
team present during a test of the screening of persons, carry-on
items, or checked baggage at an aviation security checkpoint at or
serving an airport if the test--

`(i) is approved by the Federal Security Director for such airport;
and

`(ii) is carried out under an aviation screening assessment program of
the Department of Homeland Security.

`(D) USE OF OTHER PERSONNEL- The Transportation Security
Administration may use employees, officers, and contractors of the
Federal Government (including military personnel) and employees and
officers of State and local governments to conduct covert tests.

`(4) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection, the following definitions apply:

`(A) APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL- The term `appropriate individual', as
used with respect to a covert test of a transportation security
system, means any individual that--

`(i) the individual conducting the test determines needs to know his
or her status as an individual conducting a test under paragraph (2)
(B); or

`(ii) the cover team monitoring the test under paragraph (3)(B)(i)
determines needs to know the identity of an individual conducting the
test.

`(B) COVERED EMPLOYEE- The term `covered employee' means any
individual who receives notice of a covert test before the completion
of a test under paragraph (2)(A).

`(C) COVERT TEST-

`(i) IN GENERAL- The term `covert test' means an exercise or activity
conducted by a covert testing office, the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security, or the Government Accountability
Office to intentionally test, compromise, or circumvent transportation
security systems to identify vulnerabilities in such systems.

`(ii) LIMITATION- Notwithstanding clause (i), the term `covert test'
does not mean an exercise or activity by an employee or contractor of
the Transportation Security Administration to test or assess
compliance with regulations under title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.

`(D) COVERT TESTING OFFICE- The term `covert testing office' means any
office of the Transportation Security Administration designated by the
Assistant Secretary to conduct covert tests of transportation security
systems.

`(E) EMPLOYEE OF A COVERT TESTING OFFICE- The term `employee of a
covert testing office' means an individual who is an employee of a
covert testing office or a contractor or an employee of a contractor
of a covert testing office.'.

SEC. 203. SECURE VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

`(e) Secure Verification System for Law Enforcement Officers-

`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall develop a plan for a system to securely verify the
identity and status of law enforcement officers flying while armed.
The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the system developed
includes a biometric component.

`(2) DEMONSTRATION- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall conduct a demonstration program to test the secure
verification system described in paragraph (1) before issuing
regulations for deployment of the system.

`(3) CONSULTATION- The Assistant Secretary shall consult with the
Aviation Security Advisory Committee, established under section 44946
of title 49, United States Code, when developing the system and
established under section 44946 of title 49, United States Code,
evaluating the demonstration program.

`(4) REPORT- The Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives,
evaluating the demonstration program of the secure verification system
required by this section.

`(5) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS- From the amounts authorized
under section 101 of the Transportation Security Administration
Authorization Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subsection $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.'.

SEC. 204. OMBUDSMAN FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE.

Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:

`(f) Ombudsman-

`(1) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary, shall establish in the Federal Air Marshal Service an
Office of the Ombudsman.

`(2) APPOINTMENT- The head of the Office shall be the Ombudsman, who
shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary.

`(3) DUTIES- The Ombudsman shall carry out programs and activities to
improve morale, training, and quality of life issues in the Service,
including through implementation of the recommendations of the
Comptroller General.'.

SEC. 205. FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS.

Section 44924(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:

`(f) Regulations- Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, the
Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall issue
regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair
stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air
transportation.'.

SEC.
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