HR 2719 · 113th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act

Introduced 2013-07-18· Sponsored by Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-245.(2014-12-18)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2014-12-10
Roll #559
Yea 425Nay 0
Democrats
196 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2014-12-10
Roll #559
Yea 425Nay 0
Democrats
196 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop, and update biennially, a strategic multiyear technology acquisition plan, which may include a classified addendum to report sensitive transportation security risks, technology vulnerabilities, or other sensitive security information. Directs the Administrator to analyze the TSA's acquisition of any security-related technology to determine if it is justified. Requires the Administrator, 30 days before any TSA award of a contract for acquisitions exceeding $30 million, to report to Congress the results of the analysis and certify that the security benefits justify the contract cost. Directs the Administrator to establish certain performance baseline requirements before any TSA security-related technology acquisition. Requires the Administrator to review and assess each acquisition for meeting the baseline requirements and to report those results to Congress. Requires the Administrator, before the procurement of additional quantities of equipment to fulfill a TSA mission need, to utilize, to the extent pra…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act

Nov 21, 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 29, 2013

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican