Sec. 529. Screening technology deployment
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall implement a policy to produce deployment plans for screening technology. Such plans should— include airport risk assessments and all relevant risk factors; consider relative airport risk when determining deployment order; provide rationale for deployment decisions, including any specific risk factors considered; include a strategy for deployment to small and medium airports to ensure consistency of security operations across airports of all sizes; and include procurement strategy for each screening technology to be deployed.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall develop a strategy for continuous evaluation of deployed screening technology. In developing such strategy, the Administrator shall consider the following: The effectiveness of screening during the lifespan of screening technology. How maintenance contracts for procured screening technology can support the Administration’s efforts to ensure continued effectiveness after deployment of such technology.
Periodic testing for the effectiveness of deployed screening technology based on relative risk. Beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct an audit of the Transportation Security Administration’s efforts to develop and implement deployment plans for screening technology. Such audit shall determine if— the Administration has effectively produced risk-based deployment plans for screening technologies; the screening technology deployment adhered to deployment plans; and the deployment rate of screening technologies by type across airport size and geographical areas.
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the requirements described in this section.