Sec. 1526. Airport security screening opt-out program
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Section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking 120 and inserting 90 ; by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph: The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall make best efforts to enter into a contract with a private screening company to provide screening services at an airport not later than 180 days after the date of approval of an application submitted by the operator of such airport under subsection (a). ; and in subparagraph
(A)of paragraph (4), as so redesignated, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking not later than 60 days following the date of the denial and inserting immediately upon issuing the denial ; and by striking subsection
(h)and inserting the following new subsections: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), an airport operator that has applied and been approved to have security screening services carried out by a qualified private screening company under contract with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may nominate to the head of the contracting activity an individual to participate in the evaluation of proposals for the award of such contract. Any such participation on a proposal evaluation committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions and restrictions of chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code. The operator of an airport at which screening services are provided under this section is encouraged to recommend to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration innovative screening approaches and technologies. Upon receipt of any such recommendations, the Administrator, shall review and, if appropriate, test, conduct a pilot project, and, if appropriate, deploy such approaches and technologies. .