Sec. 5. TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION

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## SEC. 5 TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION ###

(a)Certification to Congress The Assistant Secretary shall, by not later than 90 days after the date the Inspector General provides its findings to the Assistant Secretary under section 4(a), document and certify in writing to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that only those Office of Inspection employees of the Administration who meet the requirements of sections 8331(20), 8401(17), and 5545a of title 5, United States Code, are classified as criminal investigators and are receiving premium pay and other benefits associated with such classification. ###

(b)Employee Reclassification The Assistant Secretary shall reclassify criminal investigator positions in the Office of Inspection as noncriminal investigator positions or non-law enforcement positions if the individuals in those positions do not, or are not expected to, spend an average of at least 50 percent of their time performing criminal investigative duties. ###

(c)Projected Cost Savings ####

(1)In general The Assistant Secretary shall estimate the total long-term cost savings to the Federal Government resulting from the implementation of subsection (b), and provide such estimate to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. ####

(2)Contents Such estimate shall identify savings associated with the positions reclassified under subsection

(b)and include, among other factors the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate, savings from— #####

(A)law enforcement training; #####

(B)early retirement benefits; #####

(C)law enforcement availability and other premium pay; and #####

(D)weapons, vehicles, and communications devices.