Sec. 1949. Traveler redress improvement
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, using existing resources, systems, and processes, shall ensure the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (referred to in this section as DHS TRIP ) redress process to adjudicate an inquiry for an individual who— is a citizen of the United States or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; has filed the inquiry with DHS TRIP after receiving enhanced screening at an airport passenger security checkpoint more than 3 times in any 60-day period; and believes the individual has been wrongly identified as being a threat to aviation security.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the implementation of the redress process required under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review and update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to ensure the assessment accurately reflects the operation of such programs. The Administrator shall— publish the Secure Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and update required under paragraph
(1)on a publicly-accessible internet webpage of the TSA; and submit the Secure Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review and update to the appropriate committees of Congress. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the TSA, in coordination with the entities specified in paragraph (3), shall identify and review the screening rules established by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of TSA. Not later than 2 days after the date that any change to a rule identified under paragraph
(1)is made, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the TSA shall notify the entities specified in paragraph
(3)of the change. The entities specified in this paragraph are as follows: The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA. The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the Department. The Office of Chief Counsel of the TSA. The Office of General Counsel of the Department. The Privacy Office of the Administration. The Privacy Office of the Department. The Federal Air Marshal Service. The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program of the Department. The Administrator shall ensure that the rules identified in subsection
(c)are taken into account for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on whether, and if so how, the rules identified in subsection
(c)are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— study the rules identified under subsection (c)(1), including— whether the rules are effective in mitigating potential threats to aviation security; and whether, and if so how, the TSA coordinates with the Department regarding any proposed change to a rule; and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings under paragraph (1), including any recommendations.