,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gab  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fdfa  ,report ,no4 #aae-iag  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#ai1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7for  
herself and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,september #d1 #bjah ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish in 
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration a ,national ,deployment 
,office1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,tsa ,national ,deployment ,force  
,act4  #b4 ,national deployment office  
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of     
chapter #ddi of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#ddidg4 ,national ,deployment ,office   
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established

 within the ,transportation ,security   
,administration a ,national ,deployment 
,office1 to be headed by an individual  
with supervisory experience4 ,such      
individual shall be designated by the   
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7b7 ,duties 
,the individual designated as the head  
of the ,national ,deployment ,office    
shall be responsible for the following3 
7#a7 ,maintaining a ,national           
,deployment ,force within the           
,transportation ,security               
,administration that is comprised of    
transportation security officers1       
including supervisory transportation    
security officers and lead              
transportation security officers1 to    
provide the ,administration with rapid  
and efficient response capabilities and 
augment the ,department of ,homeland    
,security's homeland security operations
 to mitigate and reduce risk1 including 
for the following3  7,a7 ,airports      
temporarily requiring additional        

security personnel due to an emergency1 
seasonal demands1 hiring shortfalls1    
severe weather conditions1 passenger    
volume mitigation1 equipment support1 or
 other reasons4  7,b7 ,special events   
requiring enhanced security including   
,national ,special ,security ,events1 as
 determined by the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security4  7,c7 ,response in 
the aftermath of any manmade disaster1  
including any terrorist attack4  7,d7   
,other such situations1 as determined by
 the ,administrator4  7#b7 ,educating   
transportation security officers        
regarding how to participate in the     
,administration's ,national ,deployment 
,force4  7#c7 ,recruiting officers to   
serve on the ,national ,deployment      
,force1 in accordance with a staffing   
model to be developed by the            
,administrator4  7#d7 ,approving        
one-year appointments for officers to   
serve on the ,national ,deployment      
,force1 with an option to extend upon   
officer request and with the approval of

 the appropriate ,federal ,security     
,director4  7#e7 ,training officers to  
serve on the ,national ,deployment      
,force4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 analysis for subchapter ,,ii of chapter
 #ddi of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new item3  #ddidg4        
,national ,deployment ,office4  4  #c4  
,conforming amendment ,subsection 7f7 of
 section #aad of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#ad71 by striking and after  
the semicolon at the end2  7#b7 by      
redesignating paragraph 7#ae7 as        
paragraph 7#af72 and  7#c7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#ad7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#ae7 establish and maintain
 a ,national ,deployment ,office as     
required under section #ddidg of this   
title2 and  4  #d4 ,career development  
,the ,administrator of the              
,transportation ,security               
,administration may consider service in 
the ,national ,deployment ,force as a   

positive factor when evaluating         
applicants for promotion opportunities  
within the ,transportation ,security    
,administration4  #e4 ,annual report    
,not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act and annually  
thereafter for five years1 the          
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall submit  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
regarding activities of the ,national   
,deployment ,office1 including the      
,national ,deployment ,force1           
established under section #ddidg of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by section #b of this ,act4 ,each 
such report shall include information   
relating to the following3  7#a7 ,when1 
where1 why1 how many1 and for how long  
the ,national ,deployment ,force was    
deployed throughout the #ab-month period
 covered by such report and the costs   

associated with such deployment4  7#b7  
,a description of collaboration between 
the ,national ,deployment ,office and   
other components of the ,department of  
,homeland ,security1 other ,federal     
agencies1 and ,state and local          
transportation security stakeholders4   
7#c7 ,the size of the ,national         
,deployment ,force1 including           
information on the staffing model of    
such ,force and adherence to such model 
as established by the ,administrator4   
7#d7 ,information on recruitment1       
appointment1 and training activities1   
including processes utilized to attract1
 recruit1 appoint1 and train officers to
 serve on the ,national ,deployment     
,force4  ,september #d1 #bjah ,committed
 to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house 
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed