,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aa #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahgg ,report ,no4 #aag-bd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ab1 #bjba,mr4 ,cleaver introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,april #cj1 #bjba,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,march #ab1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,transportation ,security ,administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the ,,covid-#ai national emergency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,security ,screening ,during ,,covid-#ai ,act4 #b4 ,plan 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in coordination with the ,chief ,medical ,officer of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 shall issue and commence implementing a plan to enhance1 as appropriate1 security operations at airports during the ,,covid-#ai national emergency in order to reduce risk of the spread of the coronavirus at passenger screening checkpoints and among the ,,tsa workforce4 7b7 ,contents ,the plan required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an identification of best practices developed in response to the coronavirus among foreign governments1 airports1 and air carriers conducting aviation security screening operations1 as well as among ,federal agencies conducting similar security screening operations outside of airports1 including in locations where the spread of the coronavirus has been successfully contained1 that could be further integrated into the ,united ,states aviation security system4 7#b7 ,specific operational changes to aviation security screening operations informed by the identification of best practices under paragraph 7#a7 that could be implemented without degrading aviation security and a corresponding timeline and costs for implementing such changes4 7c7 ,considerations ,in carrying out the identification of best practices under subsection 7b71 the ,administrator shall take into consideration the following3 7#a7 ,aviation security screening procedures and practices in place at security screening locations1 including procedures and practices implemented in response to the coronavirus4 7#b7 ,volume and average wait times at each such security screening location4 7#c7 ,public health measures already in place at each such security screening location4 7#d7 ,the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing similar procedures and practices in locations where such are not already in place4 7#e7 ,the feasibility and potential benefits to security1 public health1 and travel facilitation of continuing any procedures and practices implemented in response to the ,,covid-#ai national emergency beyond the end of such emergency4 7d7 ,consultation ,in developing the plan required under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may consult with public and private stakeholders and the ,,tsa workforce1 including through the labor organization certified as the exclusive representative of full- and part-time non-supervisory ,,tsa personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,u4,s4 ,code4 7e7 ,submission ,upon issuance of the plan required under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall submit the plan to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7f7 ,issuance and implementation ,the ,administrator shall not be required to issue or implement1 as the case may be1 the plan required under subsection 7a7 upon the termination of the ,,covid-#ai national emergency except to the extent the ,administrator determines such issuance or implementation1 as the case may be1 to be feasible and beneficial to security screening operations4 7g7 ,,gao review ,not later than one year after the issuance of the plan required under subsection 7a7 7if such plan is issued in accordance with subsection 7f771 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a review1 if appropriate1 of such plan and any efforts to implement such plan4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#b7 ,coronavirus ,the term coronavirus has the meaning given such term in section #ejf of the ,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc74 7#c7 ,,covid-#ai national emergency ,the term ,,covid-#ai national emergency means the national emergency declared by the ,president under the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1 with respect to the coronavirus4 7#d7 ,public and private stakeholders ,the term public and private stakeholders has the meaning given such term in section #aad7t77#a77;,c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,,tsa ,the term ,,tsa means the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 ,april #cj1 #bjba,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed