,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve the  
understanding and clarity of            
,transportation ,security               
,administration policies1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transportation     
,security ,transparency ,improvement    
,act4  #b4 ,sensitive security          
information2 international aviation     
security  7a7 ,sensitive security       
information  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration 7,,tsa7       
shall--  7,a7 ensure clear and          
consistent designation of ,sensitive    
,security ,information1 including       
reasonable security justifications for  

such designation2  7,b7 develop and     
implement a schedule to regularly review
 and update1 as necessary1 ,,tsa        
,sensitive ,security ,information       
,identification guidelines2  7,c7       
develop a tracking mechanism for all    
,sensitive ,security ,information       
redaction and designation challenges2   
7,d7 document justifications for changes
 in position regarding ,sensitive       
,security ,information redactions and   
designations1 and make such changes     
accessible to ,,tsa personnel for use   
with relevant stakeholders1 including   
air carriers1 airport operators1 surface
 transportation operators1 and ,state   
and local law enforcement1 as necessary2
 and  7,e7 ensure that ,,tsa personnel  
are adequately trained on appropriate   
designation policies4  7#b7 ,stakeholder
 outreach ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,transportation ,security               
,administration 7,,tsa7 shall conduct   

outreach to relevant stakeholders       
described in paragraph 7#a77;,d7 that   
regularly are granted access to         
,sensitive ,security ,information to    
raise awareness of the ,,tsa's policies 
and guidelines governing the designation
 and use of ,sensitive ,security        
,information4  7b7 ,international       
aviation security  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #fj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall develop 
and implement guidelines with respect to
 last point of departure airports to--  
7,a7 ensure the inclusion1 as           
appropriate1 of air carriers and other  
transportation security stakeholders in 
the development and implementation of   
security directives and emergency       
amendments2  7,b7 document input        
provided by air carriers and other      
transportation security stakeholders    
during the security directive and       
emergency amendment1 development1 and   

implementation processes2  7,c7 define a
 process1 including time frames1 and    
with the inclusion of feedback from air 
carriers and other transportation       
security stakeholders1 for cancelling or
 incorporating security directives and  
emergency amendments into security      
programs2  7,d7 conduct engagement with 
foreign partners on the implementation  
of security directives and emergency    
amendments1 as appropriate1 including   
recognition if existing security        
measures at a last point of departure   
airport are found to provide            
commensurate security as intended by    
potential new security directives and   
emergency amendments2 and  7,e7 ensure  
that new security directives and        
emergency amendments are focused on     
defined security outcomes4  7#b7        
,briefing to ,congress ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the
 ,transportation ,security              
,administration shall brief the         

,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on the   
guidelines described in paragraph 7#a74 
7#c7 ,decisions not subject to judicial 
review ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of law1 any action of the     
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration under         
paragraph 7#a7 is not subject to        
judicial review4