,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bcj #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijc ,report ,no4 #aag-caj1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjba,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 and ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,may #f1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,kim of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,garbarino1 ,ms4 ,manning1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,bourdeaux1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,vicente ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,golden1 ,ms4 ,jacobs of ,california1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,bost1 and ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick ,may #f1 #bjbb,reported from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security with amendments,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,may #f1 #bjbb;,committee on ,oversight and ,reform discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #e1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to enhance the security operations of the ,transportation ,security ,administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to employees of the ,transportation ,security ,administration who provide screening of all passengers and property1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rights for the ,transportation ,security ,administration ,workforce ,act of #bjba or the ,rights for the ,,tsa ,workforce ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,definitions ,for purposes of this ,act-- 7#a7 the term adjusted basic pay means-- 7,a7 the rate of pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position held by a covered employee before any deductions2 and 7,b7 any regular1 fixed supplemental payment for non-overtime hours of work creditable as basic pay for retirement purposes1 including any applicable locality payment and any special rate supplement2 7#b7 the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration2 7#c7 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committees on ,homeland ,security and ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committees on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7#d7 the term at-risk employee means a ,transportation ,security ,officer1 ,federal ,air ,marshal1 canine handler1 or any other employee of the ,transportation ,security ,administration carrying out duties that require substantial contact with the public during the ,,covid-#ai national emergency2 7#e7 the term conversion date means the date as of which subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 of section #c7;c77#a7 take effect2 7#f7 the term covered employee means an employee who holds a covered position2 7#g7 the term covered position means a position within the ,transportation ,security ,administration2 7#h7 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 coronavirus2 7#i7 the term employee has the meaning given such term by section #baje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#aj7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 7#aa7 the term ,,tsa personnel management system means any personnel management system established or modified under-- 7,a7 section #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and ,transportation ,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note72 or 7,b7 section #aad7n7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#ab7 the term ,,tsa means the ,transportation ,security ,administration2 and 7#ac7 the term #bjai ,determination means the publication1 entitled ,determination on ,transportation ,security ,officers and ,collective ,bargaining1 issued on ,july #ac1 #bjai1 by ,administrator ,david ,p4 ,pekoske1 as modified1 or any superseding subsequent determination4 #c4 ,conversion of ,,tsa personnel 7a7 ,restrictions on certain personnel authorities 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 and except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 effective as of the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 any ,,tsa personnel management system in use for covered employees and covered positions on the day before such date of enactment1 and any ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive in effect on such day may not be modified2 7,b7 no ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive that was not established before such date issued pursuant to section #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and ,transportation ,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note7 or section #aad7n7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be established2 and 7,c7 any authority to establish or adjust a human resources management system under chapter #ig of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall terminate with respect to covered employees and covered positions4 7#b7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,pay ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the limitation in that paragraph shall not apply to any ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letters1 guideline1 or directive related to annual adjustments to pay schedules and locality-based comparability payments in order to maintain parity with such adjustments authorized under section #ecjc1 #ecjd1 #ecjd;a1 and #ecah of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 ,additional policy ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a77;,b71 new ,,tsa personnel management policy may be issued if-- 7i7 such policy is needed to resolve a matter not specifically addressed in policy in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7ii7 the ,secretary provides such policy1 with an explanation of its necessity1 to the appropriate congressional committees not later than #g days of issuance4 7,c7 ,emerging threats to transportation security during transition period ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 any ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive related to an emerging threat to transportation security1 including national emergencies or disasters and public health threats to transportation security1 may be modified or established until the effective date in subsection 7c77#a74 ,the ,secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees any modification or establishment of such a ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive1 with an explanation of its necessity1 not later than #g days of such modification or establishment4 7b7 ,personnel authorities during transition period ,any ,,tsa personnel management system in use for covered employees and covered positions on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act and any ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act shall remain in effect until the conversion date4 7c7 ,transition to title #e 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 effective as of the date determined by the ,secretary1 but in no event later than ,december #ca1 #bjbb-- 7,a7 the ,,tsa personnel management system shall cease to be in effect2 7,b7 section #aad7n7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is repealed2 7,c7 section #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and ,transportation ,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note7 is repealed2 7,d7 any ,,tsa personnel management policy1 letter1 guideline1 and directive1 including the #bjai ,determination1 shall cease to be effective2 7,e7 any human resources management system established or adjusted under chapter #ig of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to covered employees or covered positions shall cease to be effective2 and 7,f7 covered employees and covered positions shall be subject to the provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,chapters #ga and #gg of title #e ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 chapter #ga and chapter #gg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall apply to covered employees carrying out screening functions pursuant to section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 any policy1 letter1 guideline1 or directive issued under section #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and ,transportation ,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note7 related to matters otherwise covered by such chapter #ga or #gg shall cease to be in effect4 7#c7 ,assistance of other agencies ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act or ,december #ca1 #bjbb1 whichever is earlier-- 7,a7 the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall establish a position series and classification standard for the positions of ,transportation ,security ,officer1 ,federal ,air ,marshal1 ,transportation ,security ,inspector1 and other positions requested by the ,administrator2 and 7,b7 the ,department of ,agriculture's ,national ,finance ,center shall make necessary changes to its ,financial ,management ,services and ,human ,resources ,management ,services to ensure payroll1 leave1 and other personnel processing systems for ,,tsa personnel are commensurate with chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and provide functions as needed to implement this ,act4 7d7 ,safeguards on grievances and appeals 7#a7 ,in general ,each covered employee with a grievance or appeal pending within ,,tsa on the date of the enactment of this ,act or initiated during the transition period described in subsection 7c7 shall have the right to have such grievance or appeal removed to proceedings pursuant to title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or continued within the ,,tsa4 7#b7 ,authority ,with respect to any grievance or appeal continued within the ,,tsa pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator may consider and finally adjudicate such grievance or appeal notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act4 7#c7 ,preservation of rights ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any appeal or grievance continued pursuant to this section that is not finally adjudicated pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 shall be preserved and all timelines tolled until the rights afforded by application of chapters #ga and #gg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 are made available pursuant to section #c7;c77#b7 of this ,act4 #d4 ,transition rules 7a7 ,nonreduction in pay and compensation ,under pay conversion rules as the ,secretary may prescribe to carry out this ,act1 a covered employee converted from a ,,tsa personnel management system to the provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 pursuant to section #c7;c77#a77;,f7-- 7#a7 shall not be subject to any reduction in either the rate of adjusted basic pay payable or law enforcement availability pay payable to such covered employee2 and 7#b7 shall be credited for years of service in a specific pay band under a ,,tsa personnel management system as if the employee had served in an equivalent ,general ,schedule position at the same grade1 for purposes of determining the appropriate step within a grade at which to establish the employee's converted rate of pay4 7b7 ,retirement pay ,for purposes of determining a covered employee's average pay to calculate the employee's retirement annuity1 consistent with title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for any covered employee who retires within three years of the conversion date1 the higher of the following shall be used3 7#a7 ,the covered employee's annual rate of basic pay on the first date of the pay period following the conversion under section #c7;c77#a74 7#b7 ,the amount determined consistent with sections #hcca7d7 or #hdja7c7 of such title #e1 whichever is applicable4 7c7 ,limitation on premium pay ,notwithstanding section #eedg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other provision of law1 a ,federal ,air ,marshal or criminal investigator hired prior to the date of enactment of this ,act may be eligible for premium pay up to the maximum level allowed by the ,administrator prior to the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall recognize such premium pay as fully creditable for the purposes of calculating pay and retirement benefits4 7d7 ,collective bargaining unit ,notwithstanding section #gaab of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 following the application of chapter #ga pursuant to section #c7;c77#b7 of this ,act1 full- and part-time non-supervisory ,transportation ,security ,administration personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall remain eligible to form a collective bargaining unit4 7e7 ,preservation of other rights ,in the case of each covered employee as of the conversion date1 the ,secretary shall take any actions necessary to ensure that-- 7#a7 any annual leave1 sick leave1 or other paid leave accrued1 accumulated1 or otherwise available to a covered employee immediately before the conversion date shall remain available to the employee until used1 notwithstanding any limitation on accumulated leave under chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#b7 part-time personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 continue to pay ,federal ,employees ,health ,benefits premiums on the same basis as full-time ,,tsa employees4 7f7 ,provision of additional benefits ,subject to negotiations with the exclusive representative of full- and part-time non-supervisory ,transportation ,security ,administration personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 pursuant to chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 following the application of such chapter #ga pursuant to section #c7;c77#b7 of this ,act1 the ,administrator may-- 7#a7 notwithstanding chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 provide leave benefits for covered employees that exceed those otherwise provided under such chapter2 7#b7 notwithstanding chapter #ee of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 provide pay for covered employees that exceeds that otherwise provided under such chapter2 and 7#c7 notwithstanding sections #egec and #eged of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 set payable rates and conditions for the payment of incentives and bonuses that exceed those otherwise provided under such sections4 #e4 ,consultation requirement 7a7 ,exclusive representative 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,beginning on the date chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 begins to apply to covered employees pursuant to section #c7;c77#b71 the labor organization certified by the ,federal ,labor ,relations ,authority on ,june #bi1 #bjaa1 or any successor labor organization1 shall be treated as the exclusive representative of full- and part-time non-supervisory ,,tsa personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall be the exclusive representative for such personnel under chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with full rights under such chapter4 7,b7 ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent covered employees from selecting an exclusive representative other than the labor organization described under paragraph 7#a7 for purposes of collective bargaining under such chapter #ga4 7#b7 ,national level ,notwithstanding any provision of such chapter #ga1 collective bargaining for any unit of covered employees shall occur at the national level1 but may be supplemented by mutual consent of the parties by local level bargaining and local level agreements4 7#c7 ,current agreement ,any collective bargaining agreement covering such personnel in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act shall remain in effect until a collective bargaining agreement is entered into under such chapter #ga1 unless the ,administrator and exclusive representative mutually agree to revisions to such agreement4 7b7 ,consultation process ,not later than seven days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall consult with the exclusive representative for the personnel described in subsection 7a7 under chapter #ga of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 on the formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out the conversion of full- and part-time non-supervisory ,,tsa personnel carrying out screening functions under section #ddija of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 under this ,act4 ,prior to the date such chapter #ga begins to apply pursuant to section #c7;c77#b71 the ,secretary shall provide 7in writing7 to such exclusive representative the plans for how the ,secretary intends to carry out the conversion of such personnel under this ,act1 including with respect to such matters as-- 7#a7 the anticipated conversion date2 and 7#b7 measures to ensure compliance with sections #c and #d4 7c7 ,required agency response ,if any views or recommendations are presented under subsection 7b7 by the exclusive representative1 the ,secretary shall consider the views or recommendations before taking final action on any matter with respect to which the views or recommendations are presented and provide the exclusive representative a written statement of the reasons for the final actions to be taken4 #f4 ,no right to strike ,nothing in this ,act may be considered-- 7#a7 to repeal or otherwise affect-- 7,a7 section #aiah of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the ,government72 or 7,b7 section #gcaa of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to loyalty and striking72 or 7#b7 to otherwise authorize any activity which is not permitted under either provision of law cited in paragraph 7#a74 #g4 ,proposal on hiring and contracting restrictions ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees on a proposal to uniformly apply1 for the purposes of hiring and for authorizing or entering into any contract for service1 the restrictions in section #gjaje7;c7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 and section #ddicf of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 #h4 ,comptroller ,general reviews 7a7 ,review of recruitment ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the efforts of the ,,tsa regarding recruitment1 including recruitment efforts relating to veterans and the dependents of veterans and members of the ,armed ,forces and the dependents of such members4 ,such report shall also include recommendations regarding how the ,,tsa may improve such recruitment efforts4 7b7 ,review of implementation ,not later than #fj days after the conversion date1 the ,comptroller ,general shall commence a review of the implementation of this ,act4 ,the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on its review no later than one year after such conversion date4 #i4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,,tsa's personnel system provides insufficient benefits and workplace protections to the workforce that secures the nation's transportation systems and that the ,,tsa's workforce should be provided protections and benefits under title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#b7 the provision of these title #e protections and benefits should not result in a reduction of pay or benefits to current ,,tsa employees4 #aj4 ,assistance for ,federal ,air ,marshal ,service ,the ,administrator may communicate with organizations representing a significant number of ,federal ,air ,marshals1 to the extent provided by law1 to address concerns regarding ,federal ,air ,marshals related to the following3 7#a7 ,mental health4 7#b7 ,suicide rates4 7#c7 ,morale and recruitment4 7#d7 ,any other personnel issues the ,administrator determines appropriate4 #aa4 ,prevention and protection against certain illness ,the ,administrator1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,allergy and ,infectious ,diseases1 shall ensure that covered employees are provided proper guidance regarding prevention and protections against the ,,covid-#ai ,national ,emergency1 including appropriate resources4 #ab4 ,hazardous duty payments ,not later than #ij days following the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall provide a one-time bonus payment of #c1jjj to each at-risk employee4 #ac4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary1 to remain available until expended1 to carry out this ,act4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to enhance the security operations of the ,transportation ,security ,administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to employees of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 and for other purposes44 ,may #f1 #bjbb,reported from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security with amendments,may #f1 #bjbb;,committee on ,oversight and ,reform discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed