Sec. 542. Airport perimeter and access control security
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The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall— not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, update the Transportation Sector Security Risk Assessment (TSSRA) for the aviation sector; and not later than 180 days after such date— update with the latest and most currently available intelligence information the Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Perimeter and Access Control Security (in this section referred to as the Risk Assessment of Airport Security ) and determine a regular timeframe and schedule for further updates to such Risk Assessment of Airport Security; and conduct a system-wide assessment of airport access control points and airport perimeter security, including cargo facilities.
The security risk assessments required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include updates reflected in the TSSRA and Joint Vulnerability Assessment
(JVA)findings; reflect changes to the risk environment relating to airport access control points and airport perimeters; use security breach data for specific analysis of system-wide trends related to airport access control points and airport perimeter security to better inform risk management decisions; and take into consideration the unique geography of and current recognized practices used by airports to mitigate potential vulnerabilities. The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall report to the appropriate congressional committees, relevant Federal departments and agencies, and airport operators on the results of the security risk assessments required under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall update the 2012 National Strategy for Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security (in this section referred to as the National Strategy ). The update to the National Strategy required under paragraph
(1)shall include information from the Risk Assessment of Airport Security; and information on— airport security-related activities; the status of efforts by the Transportation Security Administration to address the goals and objectives referred to in subsection (a); finalized outcome-based performance measures and performance levels for each relevant activity and goal and objective under subparagraphs
(A)and (B); and input from airport operators. Not later than 90 days after the update is completed under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall implement a process for determining when additional updates to the strategy referred to in such subsection are needed.