TSA Modernization Act
USA115th CongressS-1872| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2018
John Thune
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Homeland Security Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
TSA Modernization Act This bill reauthorizes Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs through FY2020 and modifies the authorities, requirements, and organizational structure for the TSA. The bill codifies the transfer of the TSA from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. It also establishes a five-year term for the TSA Administrator. The bill also requires the TSA to: authorize third-party testing and evaluation of screening technology; develop a validation process for the reciprocal recognition of security equipment technology approvals among international security partners or recognized certification authorities for deployment; make information on wait times at airport security checkpoints publicly available in real time online and at airport terminals; develop and issue certification standards for the use of third-party explosives detection canine teams for screening of individuals, property, and air cargo; establish private sector partnerships to increase the methods and capabilities available for the public to enroll in the PreCheck Program; and meet specified targets for expanding PreCheck enrollment.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-266.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
Transportation and Public Works
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAppropriationsAviation and airportsCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMammalsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingService animalsTechnology assessmentTerrorismTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees
TSA Modernization Act
USA115th CongressS-1872| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2018
TSA Modernization Act This bill reauthorizes Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs through FY2020 and modifies the authorities, requirements, and organizational structure for the TSA. The bill codifies the transfer of the TSA from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. It also establishes a five-year term for the TSA Administrator. The bill also requires the TSA to: authorize third-party testing and evaluation of screening technology; develop a validation process for the reciprocal recognition of security equipment technology approvals among international security partners or recognized certification authorities for deployment; make information on wait times at airport security checkpoints publicly available in real time online and at airport terminals; develop and issue certification standards for the use of third-party explosives detection canine teams for screening of individuals, property, and air cargo; establish private sector partnerships to increase the methods and capabilities available for the public to enroll in the PreCheck Program; and meet specified targets for expanding PreCheck enrollment.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-266.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
John Thune
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Homeland Security Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAppropriationsAviation and airportsCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMammalsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingService animalsTechnology assessmentTerrorismTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees