,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dicg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #a1 #bjbj,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 #bjbj4 #b4 ,screening partnership program 7a7 ,in general ,section #ddibj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read as follows3 7b7 ,selection of qualified private screening companies 7#a7 ,list of qualified private screening companies ,not later than #cj days after receiving an application 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 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking and will provide and all that follows through with this chapter2 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a72 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#a71 as redesignated-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the ,administrator and all that follows and inserting ,the ,administrator shall enter into a contract with a qualified private screening company only if--2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 and 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 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 and 7,d7 entering into the contract would not compromise aviation security or the effectiveness of the screening of passengers or property at the airport4 2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#b71 as redesignated1 by striking the second sentence2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,training and certification 7,a7 ,in general ,a private screening company may fulfill the requirement under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 by using screening supervisors who have been trained and certified at a ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,center to administer comparable on-site training and certification to private security screeners at an airport that is participating in the screening partnership program4 7,b7 ,authorized trainers ,if a private screening company elects to conduct on-site training and certification in accordance with subparagraph 7,a71 such training shall be conducted by-- 7i7 a ,federal employer or contractor who is authorized to train and certify security screeners2 or 7ii7 an employee of a private screening company who has successfully completed security supervisor training at a ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,center4 7,c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require security screeners employed by a private screening company who have received on-site training and certification in accordance with subparagraph 7,a7 to receive any additional training at a ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,center4 7#d7 ,part-time positions ,none of the standards required to be a qualified private screening company may be construed to prohibit a private screening company from employing screeners for part-time positions4 7#e7 ,calculation of federal costs ,for purpose of the comparison of costs required under paragraph 7#a77;,c71 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 2 7#d7 by striking subsection 7i7 7as added by section #aiia7;d77#ag77;,b7 of the ,,tsa ,modernization ,act 7division ,k of ,public ,law #aae-bed772 and 7#e7 by striking subsection 7i7 7as added by section #aidf7;a77#g7 of the ,,tsa ,modernization ,act 7division ,k of ,public ,law #aae-bed77 and inserting 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 7j7 ,restrictions on relocation payments 7#a7 ,in general ,a security screener employed by the ,transportation ,security ,administration who accepts an offer of employment from a private screening company under this section may not receive any amount of relocation compensation from the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#b7 ,coordination and disclosures ,the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 coordinate with the selected qualified private screening company regarding the terms of the airport transition2 and 7,b7 publicly disclose compensation and relocation or transfer benefits made available to security screeners that remain employees of the ,transportation ,security ,administration after transferring to an airport that is not participating in the screening partnership program4 7#c7 ,standard hiring process ,any security screener employed by a private screening company under this section who is a former employee of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall be subject to the standard hiring process for security screeners employed by the ,transportation ,security ,administration if he or she seeks to transition back to such employment4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #ddibj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting 7referred to in this section as the ,administrator7 after of the ,transportation ,security ,administration2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and inserting ,administrator2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the ,secretary's and inserting ,administrator or the ,administrator's4 7c7 ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,center ,section #hhd7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dfd7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 create and maintain a ,,fletc training program to certify private security screening supervisors to administer on-site security screening training and certification for the participants in the ,screening ,partnership ,program in accordance with section #ddibj7;d77#c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 4