,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cdda ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ag1 #bjah ,mr4 ,lee introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to improve the program providing for private screening companies to conduct security screening at airports1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,screening ,partnership ,reform ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,screening partnership program 7a7 ,in general ,section #ddibj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,the operator of an airport may submit to the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration a notification that the airport requests the screening of passengers and property at the airport under section #ddija by personnel of a qualified private screening company pursuant to a contract with the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7b7 ,selection of qualified private screening companies 7#a7 ,list of qualified private screening companies ,not later than #cj days after receiving a notification from the operator of an airport under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall provide to the operator of that airport the opportunity-- 7,a7 for the operator to select a qualified private screening company with which the operator prefers the ,administrator enter into a contract for screening services at that airport2 or 7,b7 to request that the ,administrator select a qualified private screening company with which to enter into such a contract4 7#b7 ,entry into contract 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subsections 7c7 and 7d71 not later than #fj days after the operator of an airport selects a qualified private screening company under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or under this subparagraph or requests the ,administrator to select such a company under paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 the ,administrator shall enter into a contract for screening services at that airport with the qualified private screening company selected by the airport or the company selected by the ,administrator1 as the case may be2 or 7ii7 in the case of a company selected by the operator of the airport1 if the ,administrator rejects the bid from that company1 or is otherwise unable to enter into a contract with that company1 the ,administrator shall provide the operator of the airport another #fj days to select another qualified private screening company4 7,b7 ,rejection of bids ,if the ,administrator rejects a bid from a private screening company selected by the operator of an airport under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,administrator shall1 not later than #cj days after rejecting that bid1 submit to the operator1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes-- 7i7 the findings that served as the basis for rejecting the bid2 7ii7 the results of any cost or security analyses conducted in relation to the bid2 and 7iii7 recommendations for how the operator of the airport can address the reasons the ,administrator rejected the bid4 4 7b7 ,qualified private screening companies ,subsection 7c7 of such section is amended by striking and will provide and all that follows through with this chapter4 7c7 ,standards for private screening companies ,subsection 7d7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 the cost of providing screening services at the airport under the contract is equal to or less than the cost to the ,federal ,government of providing screening services at that airport during the term of the contract2 2 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,c71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 entering into the contract would not compromise aviation security4 2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and inserting paragraph 7#a77;,c72 and 7,b7 by striking the second sentence2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,calculation of ,federal costs ,for purpose of the comparison of costs required by paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,administrator shall incorporate a cost estimate that reflects the total cost to the ,federal ,government1 including all costs incurred by all ,federal agencies and not only by the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 of providing screening services at an airport4 4 7d7 ,recommendations for improving aviation security ,such section is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,consideration of recommendations by private screening companies for improving aviation security 7#a7 ,recommendations ,the ,administrator shall request each qualified private screening company that enters into a contract with the ,transportation ,security ,administration under this section to provide screening services at an airport to submit to the ,administrator an annual report that includes recommendations for-- 7,a7 new approaches to prioritize and streamline requirements for aviation security2 7,b7 new or more efficient processes for the screening of all passengers and property at the airport under section #ddija2 7,c7 processes and procedures that would enhance the screening of passengers and property at the airport2 or 7,d7 screening processes and procedures that would better enable the ,administrator and the private screening company to respond to threats and emerging threats to aviation security4 7#b7 ,testing ,the ,administrator shall conduct a field demonstration at an airport of each recommendation submitted under paragraph 7#a7 to determine the effectiveness of the approach1 process1 or procedure recommended1 unless the ,administrator determines that conducting such a demonstration would compromise aviation security4 7#c7 ,consideration of adoption 7,a7 ,in general ,after conducting a field demonstration under paragraph 7#b7 with respect to a recommendation submitted under paragraph 7#a7 by a private screening company1 the ,administrator-- 7i7 shall consider adopting the recommendation2 and 7ii7 may adopt the recommendation at all or some airports4 7,b7 ,report ,if the ,administrator does not adopt a recommendation submitted under paragraph 7#a7 by a private screening company1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress and the private screening company a report that includes-- 7i7 a description of the specific reasons the ,administrator chose not to adopt the recommendation2 and 7ii7 recommendations for how the private screening company could improve the approach1 process1 or procedure recommended4 4 7e7 ,conforming amendments ,such section is further amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,security screening opt-out program and inserting ,screening partnership program2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7h72 and 7#c7 by striking ,under ,secretary each place it appears and inserting ,administrator4 7f7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #ddi of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #ddibj and inserting the following3 #ddibj4 ,screening partnership program4 4