,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ac #aagth   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ahie
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bf ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,march #af1    
#bjba,mr4 ,gimenez introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,april #cj1 #bjba;,additional sponsors3 
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and
 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks  ,april #cj1      
#bjba,reported from the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security2 committed to the   
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance the     
preparedness of the ,transportation     
,security ,administration for public    
health threats to the transportation    
security system of the ,united ,states1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transportation ,security ,public       
,health ,threat ,preparedness ,act of   
#bjba4  #b4 ,definitions ,for purposes  
of this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the  

term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7#b7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate4  7#c7   
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
7#d7 ,sterile area ,the term sterile    
area has the meaning given such term in 
section #aedj4e of title #di1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations4  7#e7 ,,tsa ,the 
term ,,tsa means the ,transportation    
,security ,administration4  #c4         
,authorization of ,,tsa personnel       
details  7a7 ,coordination ,pursuant to 
sections #ajf7m7 and #aad7m7 of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,administrator may provide ,,tsa        

personnel1 who are not engaged in front 
line transportation security efforts1 to
 other components of the ,department and
 other ,federal agencies to improve     
coordination with such components and   
agencies to prepare for1 protect        
against1 and respond to public health   
threats to the transportation security  
system of the ,united ,states4  7b7     
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator shall brief the
 appropriate congressional committees   
regarding efforts to improve            
coordination with other components of   
the ,department and other ,federal      
agencies to prepare for1 protect        
against1 and respond to public health   
threats to the transportation security  
system of the ,united ,states4  #d4     
,,tsa preparedness  7a7 ,analysis  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,administrator shall   
conduct an analysis of preparedness of  
the transportation security system of   
the ,united ,states for public health   

threats4 ,such analysis shall assess1 at
 a minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,the    
risks of public health threats to the   
transportation security system of the   
,united ,states1 including to           
transportation hubs1 transportation     
security stakeholders1 ,,tsa personnel1 
and passengers4  7,b7 ,information      
sharing challenges among relevant       
components of the ,department1 other    
,federal agencies1 international        
entities1 and transportation security   
stakeholders4  7,c7 ,impacts to ,,tsa   
policies and procedures for securing the
 transportation security system4  7#b7  
,coordination ,the analysis conducted of
 the risks described in paragraph       
7#a77;,a7 shall be conducted in         
coordination with the ,chief ,medical   
,officer of the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 and transportation
 security stakeholders4  7b7 ,briefing  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     

,administrator shall brief the          
appropriate congressional committees on 
the following3 7#a7 ,the analysis       
required under subsection 7a74  7#b7    
,technologies necessary to combat public
 health threats at security screening   
checkpoints to better protect from      
future public health threats ,,tsa      
personnel1 passengers1 aviation workers1
 and other personnel authorized to      
access the sterile area of an airport   
through such checkpoints1 and the       
estimated cost of technology investments
 needed to fully implement across the   
aviation system solutions to such       
threats4  7#c7 ,policies and procedures 
implemented by ,,tsa and transportation 
security stakeholders to protect from   
public health threats ,,tsa personnel1  
passengers1 aviation workers1 and other 
personnel authorized to access the      
sterile area through the security       
screening checkpoints1 as well as future
 plans for additional measures relating 
to such protection4  7#d7 ,the role of  

,,tsa in establishing priorities1       
developing solutions1 and coordinating  
and sharing information with relevant   
domestic and international entities     
during a public health threat to the    
transportation security system1 and how 
,,tsa can improve its leadership role in
 such areas4  ,april #cj1               
#bjba;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed