§ 3407. INSPECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS.
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Model and Best Practices .— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ July 15, 2016 ], the Administrator, in consultation with the ASAC, shall develop a model and best practices for unescorted access security that— use intelligence, scientific algorithms, and risk-based factors; ensure integrity, accountability, and control; subject airport workers to random physical security inspections conducted by TSA representatives in accordance with this section; appropriately manage the number of SIDA access points to improve supervision of and reduce unauthorized access to SIDAs; and include validation of identification materials, such as with biometrics.
Inspections .— Consistent with a risk-based security approach, the Administrator shall expand the use of transportation security officers and inspectors to conduct enhanced, random and unpredictable, data-driven, and operationally dynamic physical inspections of airport workers in each SIDA of an airport and at each SIDA access point to— verify the credentials of such airport workers; determine whether such airport workers possess prohibited items, except for those items that may be necessary for the performance of such airport workers’ duties, as appropriate, in any SIDA of an airport; and verify whether such airport workers are following appropriate procedures to access any SIDA of an airport.
Screening Review.— In general .— The Administrator shall conduct a review of airports that have implemented additional airport worker screening or perimeter security to improve airport security, including— comprehensive airport worker screening at access points to secure areas; comprehensive perimeter screening, including vehicles; enhanced fencing or perimeter sensors; and any additional airport worker screening or perimeter security measures the Administrator identifies. Best practices .— After completing the review under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— identify best practices for additional access control and airport worker security at airports; and disseminate to airport operators the best practices identified under subparagraph (A).
Pilot program .— The Administrator may conduct a pilot program at one or more airports to test and validate best practices for comprehensive airport worker screening or perimeter security under paragraph (2).