,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cbfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ah1 #bjba,mr4 ,wicker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require a #bjth anniversary review of the missions1 capabilities1 and performance of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transportation ,security ,administration #bjth ,anniversary ,review ,act4 #b4 #bjth anniversary review of ,transportation ,security ,administration 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall enter into an arrangement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a comprehensive review of the missions1 capabilities1 and performance of the ,transportation ,security ,administration during the #bj years since its establishment4 7b7 ,elements ,the review required by subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the effectiveness of the ,transportation ,security ,administration in executing the missions required by statute4 7#b7 ,an assessment of the organizational structure of the ,transportation ,security ,administration and recommendations for improving that structure1 including any benefits of separating the operations and compliance missions of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#c7 ,an assessment of whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration should retain its current missions and1 if necessary1 recommendations on legislative changes needed to streamline those missions4 7#d7 ,an assessment of whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration is maximizing the use of flexibilities provided by statute with respect to human capital4 7#e7 ,if the ,transportation ,security ,administration is not maximizing the use of those flexibilities1 recommendations for improving the use of those flexibilities administratively4 7#f7 ,an assessment of efforts of the ,transportation ,security ,administration to retain transportation security officers1 an assessment of whether those efforts are effective1 and recommendations with respect to how the ,transportation ,security ,administration could improve those efforts based on the experiences of other large ,federal employers with a significant entry-level workforce4 7#g7 ,an assessment of whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration deployed the number of transportation security officers identified by its resource allocation plan4 7#h7 ,an assessment of the utilization by the ,transportation ,security ,administration of the ,screening ,partnership ,program under section #ddibj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and recommendations for expanding that program4 7#i7 ,a comparative analysis of screening conducted under the ,screening ,partnership ,program and screening conducted by employees of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 including an analysis of-- 7,a7 cost1 performance 7detection71 staffing1 and attrition2 and 7,b7 whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration intentionally disadvantages or causes difficulties for airports that use the ,screening ,partnership ,program or providers of screening services under the ,program4 7#aj7 ,an assessment of the user-pay model for funding for the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 recommendations with respect to how to reimplement that model1 and an assessment of-- 7,a7 whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration is appropriately using the ,aviation ,security ,capital ,fund established under section #ddibc7;h7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 the potential cost savings if the ,transportation ,security ,administration fully reimbursed airports for purchasing and deploying screening technology4 7#aa7 ,an assessment of the effectiveness of the ,transportation ,security ,administration in implementing the ,registered ,traveler ,program and recommendations for modernization of the program for full integration with the biometric technology of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#ab7 ,an assessment of the capabilities of the ,transportation ,security ,administration to respond to homeland security intelligence and recommendations for improving those capabilities4 7#ac7 ,a review of the threats to transportation identified by the intelligence community 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774 7#ad7 ,an assessment of and recommendations with respect to the use by the ,transportation ,security ,administration of outcome-oriented performance measures when procuring transportation security technology4 7#ae7 ,recommendations with respect to how the ,transportation ,security ,administration could diversify the transportation security industrial base4 7#af7 ,an assessment of and recommendations with respect to how the ,transportation ,security ,administration can facilitate an expansion of transportation security norms with international partners and where appropriate reduce the need for redundant screening4 7#ag7 ,an assessment of the role of the ,transportation ,security ,administration as a regulator and recommendations with respect to how the ,transportation ,security ,administration could reduce regulatory burdens without sacrificing security4 7#ah7 ,an assessment of how the ,transportation ,security ,administration is working with airport operators to expand capacity at constrained checkpoints1 including whether the ,transportation ,security ,administration is accurately and consistently measuring wait times at individual checkpoints and across the system4 7#ai7 ,an assessment of the efficacy of the #e-year technology plan of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#bj7 ,an assessment of the acquisition practices used by the ,transportation ,security ,administration and the effectiveness of those practices in achieving rapid capability delivery4 7c7 ,report to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report on the findings of the federally funded research and development center pursuant to the review conducted under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,form of report 7,a7 ,in general ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7,b7 ,inclusions in classified annex ,findings relating to the matters described in paragraphs 7#ab7 and 7#ac7 of subsection 7b7 shall be included in the classified annex4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,administrator #b1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4