,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bihg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,gardner introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,transportation       
,security ,administration to establish  
pilot programs to develop and test      
airport security systems1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,safe1 ,convenient1 
,reliable1 ,efficient1 ,effective1      
,next-,generation1 ,functional1 and     
,secure ,,tsa ,act of #bjaf or the      
,,screen ,,fast ,act4  #b4 ,pilot       
program for increased efficiency and    
security at category ,x airports  7a7   
,in general ,the ,administrator of the  
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall establish a pilot 
program at #c airports to reconfigure   
and install security systems that       
increase efficiency and reduce          

vulnerabilities in airport terminals1   
particularly at airports that have large
 open areas where screening is          
conducted4  7b7 ,selection of airports  
,in selecting airports for the pilot    
program established under subsection    
7a71 the ,administrator shall--  7#a7   
select airports from among airports     
classified by the ,transportation       
,security ,administration as category ,x
 airports and that are able to begin the
 reconfiguration and installation of    
security systems expeditiously2 and     
7#b7 give priority to an airport that-- 
7,a7 submits a proposal that seeks      
,federal funding for reconfiguration of 
the airport's security systems2  7,b7   
has the space needed to reduce          
vulnerabilities and reconfigure the     
existing security systems2 and  7,c7 is 
able to enter into a cost-sharing       
arrangement with the ,transportation    
,security ,administration under which   
the airport will provided funding equal 
to #be percent of the cost of the pilot 

program4  #c4 ,pilot program for the    
development and testing of prototypes   
for airport security systems  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,administrator of the      
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall establish a pilot 
program at #c airports to develop and   
test prototypes of screening security   
systems and security checkpoint         
configurations to expedite the movement 
of passengers by deploying a range of   
technologies including passive and      
active systems1 new types of security   
baggage and personal screening systems1 
and new systems to review and address   
passenger and baggage anomalies4  7b7   
,selection of airports ,in selecting    
airports for the pilot program          
established under subsection 7a71 the   
,administrator shall--  7#a7 select     
airports from among airports classified 
by the ,transportation ,security        
,administration as category ,x airports 
that are able to begin the              
reconfiguration and installation of     

security systems expeditiously2  7#b7   
consider the space available at airports
 and the ability of airports to test    
prototypes2 and  7#c7 give priority to  
an airport that--  7,a7 submits a       
proposal that seeks ,federal funding to 
test prototypes for new airport security
 systems2  7,b7 has the space needed to 
reduce vulnerabilities and reconfigure  
the existing security systems2 and  7,c7
 is able to enter into a cost-sharing   
arrangement with the ,transportation    
,security ,administration under which   
the airport will provided funding equal 
to #be percent of the cost of the pilot 
program4  #d4 ,report required ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the pilot programs established under    
sections #b and #c4  #e4 ,funding ,the  

,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall carry   
out the pilot programs established under
 sections #b and #c using amounts--     
7#a7 appropriated to the ,transportation
 ,security ,administration before the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
available for obligation as of such date
 of enactment2 and  7#b7 amounts        
obtained as reimbursements from airports
 under those pilot programs4  #f4       
,acceptance and provision of resources  
by the ,transportation ,security        
,administration ,section #aad7m7 of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,acceptance and        
provision of resources ,in carrying out 
the functions of the ,administration1   
the ,under ,secretary shall have the    
authority-- 7,a7 to provide or accept   
services1 supplies1 equipment1          
personnel1 and facilities1 with or      
without reimbursement1 to or from any   
other public or private entity on such  

terms as the ,under ,secretary may      
consider appropriate and notwithstanding
 sections #acda and #aeja through #aeai 
of title #ca2 and  7,b7 upon the request
 of any person1 to accept a monetary    
gift or bequest1 to be available until  
expended1 in accordance with the terms  
of the monetary gift or bequest1 to the 
greatest extent practicable4  4