,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjag,mr4 ,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,keating1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to reform programs of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,aviation ,employee ,screening and ,security ,enhancement ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administration ,the term ,administration means the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#b7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#c7 ,air carrier ,the term air carrier has the meaning given such term in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional 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 ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7#e7 ,foreign air carrier ,the term foreign air carrier has the meaning given such term in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#f7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 #c4 ,cost and feasibility study 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee 7established under section #ddidf of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code71 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 airports to ensure 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 7,a7 ,magnetometer 7walk-through or hand-held74 7,b7 ,explosives detection canines4 7,c7 ,explosives trace detection swabbing4 7,d7 ,advanced imaging technology4 7,e7 ,x-ray bag screening technology4 7b7 ,contents ,the study required under subsection 7a7 shall include information related to the employee screening costs of those category ,i1 ,,ii1 and ,x airports which have already implemented practices of screening #ajj 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 7c7 ,comptroller ,general assessment 7#a7 ,in general ,upon completion of the study required under subsection 7a71 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 subsection 7a71 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 paragraph 7#a74 #d4 ,airport worker education and security awareness 7a7 ,cooperative efforts ,to enhance airport security awareness ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall work with air carriers1 foreign air carriers1 airport operators1 airport vendors1 and airport concessionaires to enhance security awareness of credentialed airport populations regarding insider threats to aviation security and best practices related to airport access controls4 7b7 ,credentialing standards 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall1 in consultation with air carriers1 foreign air carriers1 airport operators1 vendors1 and airport concessionaires1 assess credentialing standards1 policies1 and practices to ensure that insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #cj days after completion of the assessment required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of such assessment4 7c7 ,,sida applications ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall revise the application submitted by an individual applying for a credential granting access to the ,secure ,identification ,display ,area 7as such term is defined in section #aedj4e of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 of an airport to require the social security number of such individual in order to strengthen security vetting effectiveness4 #e4 ,securing airport worker access 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall work with airport operators to identify advanced technologies1 including biometric identification technologies1 for securing employee access to the secure and sterile areas of airports 7as such terms are defined in section #aedj4e of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations74 7b7 ,rap ,back vetting ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall ensure that all credentialed aviation worker populations are continuously vetted through the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation's ,rap ,back ,service1 in order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to aviation security4 7c7 ,insider threat education and mitigation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall identify means of enhancing the ,administration's ability to leverage the resources of the ,department of ,homeland ,security and the intelligence community to educate ,administration personnel on insider threats to aviation security and how the ,administration can better mitigate such insider threats4 7d7 ,playbook operations ,the ,administrator shall ensure that ,administration-led employee screening efforts1 known as ,playbook operations1 are targeted1 strategic1 and focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness4 7e7 ,covert testing 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall increase covert testing of employee screening operations at airports and measure existing levels of security effectiveness4 ,the ,administrator shall provide to air carriers1 foreign air carriers1 airport operators1 airport vendors1 and airport concessionaires-- 7,a7 the results of such testing2 and 7,b7 recommendations based on such results and measurements on how to improve such security screening operations4 7#b7 ,annual reporting ,the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the frequency1 methodology1 strategy1 and effectiveness of employee screening operations at airports4 7f7 ,centralized database ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,aviation ,security ,advisory ,committee1 shall-- 7#a7 establish a national database of ,administration 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 air carriers and foreign air carriers to-- 7,a7 submit to the ,administration data regarding employees described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 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 #f4 ,insider threat coordination efforts ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security is the lead interagency coordinator pertaining to insider threat investigations and mitigation efforts at airports4 ,the ,department shall make every practicable effort to coordinate with other relevant ,government entities when undertaking such investigations and efforts4 #g4 ,information technology security ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the operational1 technical1 and management security controls for ,administration information technology systems at airports4