,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bae #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cajb ,report ,no4 #aad-bhc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #af1 #bjae ,mr4 ,katko 7for himself and ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,october #f1 #bjae ,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,mc,caul ,october #f1 #bjae,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #af1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to reform programs of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 streamline transportation security regulations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,airport ,access ,control ,security ,improvement ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,aviation security 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xvi of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #afjb4 ,risk-based screening of employees at airports 7a7 ,screening model 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall establish a risk-based1 intelligence-driven model for the screening of employees at airports based on level of access and employment positions at domestic airports4 ,such screening model shall-- 7,a7 ensure that only those individuals authorized to have access to the secure areas of a domestic airport are permitted such access2 7,b7 ensure that an individual is immediately denied entry to a secure area when such individual's access authorization for such secure area is withdrawn2 and 7,c7 provide a means to differentiate between individuals authorized to have access to an entire secure area and individuals authorized access to only a particular portion of a secure area4 7#b7 ,factors ,the ,administrator shall consider the following factors when establishing the screening model described in paragraph 7#a73 7,a7 ,whether and how often employees at airports require employment-related access to ,secure ,identification ,display ,areas1 ,airport ,operations ,areas1 or secure areas4 7,b7 ,the ability of each airport operator to reduce employee entry and exit points to a mutually agreed upon minimum number of such entry and exit points necessary to maintain airport operations4 7,c7 ,in consultation with airport operators1 the ability of the ,administration to create a randomization plan for screening at the defined operational minimum entry and exit points at airports which maximizes the deterrent effect of screening efforts4 7b7 ,disqualifying offenses 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 labor organizations representing aviation1 ground1 and cabin crew workers1 and the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall conduct an aviation security risk-based review of the disqualifying criminal offenses codified in sections #aedb4bji and #aedd4bbi of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to determine the appropriateness of such offenses as a basis for denying to an employee a credential that allows unescorted access to ,secure ,identification ,display ,areas of airports4 ,such review shall consider the following3 7,a7 ,the adequacy of codified disqualifying offenses to address the current aviation security threat environment1 particularly the terrorism insider threat4 7,b7 ,if such codified disqualifying offenses should be tailored to address the current aviation security threat environment1 particularly the terrorism insider threat1 by excluding or including other offenses4 7,c7 ,the potential security benefits1 drawbacks1 and challenges associated with identifying patterns of misdemeanors or of other non-disqualifying offenses that could jeopardize aviation security4 7,d7 ,the feasibility of integrating similar departmental eligibility requirements for access to ,secure ,identification ,display ,areas of airports4 7,e7 ,if the ten year look-back period for disqualifying offenses is appropriate1 in light of the current aviation security threat environment1 particularly the terrorism insider threat4 7#b7 ,waiver ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall provide an adequate redress process for an employee who is subject to an adverse employment decision1 including removal or suspension of such employee1 due to a disqualifying offense referred to in paragraph 7#a71 that is consistent with the appeals and waiver process established for applicants for commercial motor vehicle hazardous materials endorsements and transportation workers at ports under section #gjaje7;c7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,notice ,any changes to the ,secure ,identification ,display area badge program1 such as changes considered pursuant to subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 and 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to notice of proposed rulemaking4 7#d7 ,briefing to ,congress ,upon completion of the aviation security risk-based review required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall brief the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate on the results of such review4 7c7 ,credentialing ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall review the auditing procedures for all airport-issued identification media4 ,such review shall determine the following3 7#a7 ,the efficacy of the auditing program requirements at domestic airports to ensure the integrity1 accountability1 and control of airport-issued identification media4 7#b7 ,the feasibility of including biometrics standards for all airport-issued identification media used for identity verification and badge verification4 7#c7 ,the feasibility of integrating other departmental programs' eligibility requirements for access to secure areas of airports4 7d7 ,vetting 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 establish a program to allow airport badging offices to utilize the employment eligibility confirmation system established under section #djd of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;a note2 commonly referred to as ,e-,verify7 to determine the eligibility to work in the ,united ,states of all applicants seeking access to secure areas of airports2 7,b7 establish a process to transmit applicants' biometric fingerprint data to the ,office of ,biometric ,identity ,management's 7,,obim's7 ,automated ,biometrics ,identification ,system 7,,ident7 for vetting2 and 7,c7 conduct a data quality assessment to ensure that credential application data elements received by the ,administration are complete and match the data submitted by the airport operators4 7#b7 ,briefing to ,congress ,upon completion of the responsibilities specified in paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall brief the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate on the results of such completion4 7e7 ,reporting of violations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall establish a nationwide program for the anonymous reporting of violations of airport security4 7f7 ,centralized database ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall-- 7#a7 establish a national database of employees who have had either their airport or aircraft operator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with aviation security requirements2 7#b7 determine the appropriate reporting mechanisms for airports and airlines to submit data regarding employees described in paragraph 7#a7 and to access the database established pursuant to such paragraph2 and 7#c7 establish a process that allows individuals whose names were mistakenly entered into such database to have their names removed and have their credentialing restored4 7g7 ,updated review ,not later than ,april #h1 #bjaf1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall conduct an updated and thorough review of airport access controls4 7h7 ,employee screening study 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of ,category ,i1 ,,ii1 and ,x airports1 that ensures that all employee entry and exit points that lead to secure areas of such airports are comprised of the following3 7,a7 ,a secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric technology4 7,b7 ,surveillance video recording1 capable of storing video data for at least #cj days4 7,c7 ,advanced screening technologies1 including at least one of the following3 7i7 ,magnetometer 7walk-through or hand-held74 7ii7 ,explosives detection canines4 7iii7 ,explosives trace detection swabbing4 7iv7 ,advanced imaging technology4 7v7 ,x-ray bag screening technology4 7#b7 ,contents ,the study required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include information related to the employee screening costs of those airports which have already implemented practices of screening one-hundred percent of employees entering secure areas of airports1 including the following3 7,a7 ,costs associated with establishing an operational minimum number of employee entry and exit points4 7,b7 ,a comparison of costs associated with implementing the requirements specified in paragraph 7#a71 based on whether such implementation was carried out by the ,administration or airports4 7#c7 ,comptroller ,general assessment 7,a7 ,in general ,upon completion of the study required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall review such study to assess the quality and reliability of such study4 7,b7 ,assessment ,not later than #fj days after the receipt of the study required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate on the results of the review required under subparagraph 7,a74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #afja the following new item3 ,sec4 #afjb4 ,risk-based screening of employees at airports4 4 ,october #f1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed