Sec. 531. Airport public area security enhancement
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)shall implement a plan to enhance TSA engagement with the public area security working group established in accordance with section 1931 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 114 note; Public Law 115–254 ). Such plan shall include descriptions of roles and responsibilities for group members, mechanisms for collaboration, and determinations regarding the frequency of working group meetings. Not later than 30 days after implementation of the plan required under paragraph
(1)is complete, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the details of such plan. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall begin conducting a survey of public and private stakeholders responsible for securing airport public areas to assess the following: The number of airport operations centers. The activities in which such airport operations centers regularly engage. The stakeholders involved in such airport operations centers, including information relating to staffing and participation of such stakeholders. Availability of resources for such airport operations centers. Technology used to monitor and secure airport public areas. Interoperability or other challenges associated with communication or other information technology systems supporting such airport operations centers. Policies and best practices used to provide situational awareness and coordinate airport public area security efforts. Not later than 30 days after completion of the survey required under subsection (1), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of such survey. Not later than 90 days after the briefing required under subsection (b)(2) and not less frequently than once every five years thereafter, the Administrator shall develop and update, respectively, a strategy for Administration engagement with airport operations centers. Such strategy shall— include specific goals and objectives for the support of such airport operations centers managed by public and private stakeholders responsible for securing airport public areas; and detail means of support— to direct deployment of Administration personnel to such airport operations centers; to provide to such stakeholders, as appropriate, access to Department unclassified or classified information sharing systems, including the Homeland Security Information Network and Homeland Security Data Network; and for any activities determined appropriate by the Administrator. Not later than 30 days after the strategy under subsection
(1)is complete, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the implementation of such strategy. In this section: The terms Administration and TSA mean the Transportation Security Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Administration. The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. The term operations center means a integrated and unified operation center established at a transportation facility based on the framework made available to public and private stakeholders pursuant to section 1987 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 114 note; Public Law 115–254 ). The term public and private stakeholders has the meaning given such term in section 114(t)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
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