Sec. 1953. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORTS; SECURITY DIRECTIVES
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## SEC. 1953 LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORTS; SECURITY DIRECTIVES **[**[49 U.S.C. 44907 note](/us/usc/t49/s44907)**]** ###
(a)Notice and Consultation ####
(1)In general The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult and notify the following stakeholders prior to making changes to security standards via security directives and emergency amendments for last points of departure: #####
(A)Trade association representatives, for affected air carriers and airports, who hold the appropriate security clearances. #####
(B)The head of each relevant Federal department or agency, including the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. ####
(2)Transmittal to congress Not later than 3 days after the date that the Administrator issues a security directive or emergency amendment for a last point of departure, the Administrator shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a description of the extent to which the Administrator consulted and notified the stakeholders under paragraph (1). ###
(b)GAO Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the effectiveness of the TSA process to update, consolidate, or revoke security directives, emergency amendments, and other policies related to international aviation security at last point of departure airports and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Administrator a report on the findings and recommendations. ####
(2)Contents In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— #####
(A)review current security directives, emergency amendments, and any other policies related to international aviation security at last point of departure airports; #####
(B)review the extent of intra-agency and interagency coordination, stakeholder outreach, coordination, and feedback; and #####
(C)review TSA’s process and criteria for, and implementation of, updating or revoking the policies described in subparagraph (A). ###
(c)Rescreening Subject to section 44901(d)(4)(c) of title 49, United States Code, upon discovery of specific threat intelligence, the Administrator shall immediately direct TSA personnel to rescreen passengers and baggage arriving from an airport outside the United States and identify enhanced measures that should be implemented at that airport. ###
(d)Notification to Congress Not later than 1 day after the date that the Administrator determines that a foreign air carrier is in violation of part 1546 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable security requirement, the Administrator shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress. ###
(e)Decisions Not Subject to Judicial Review Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any decision of the Administrator under subsection (a)(1) relating to consultation or notification shall not be subject to judicial review.
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