S 1893 · 113th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act

Introduced 2013-12-20· Sponsored by Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.(2014-11-17)

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, update biennially, and report to Congress a strategic multiyear technology investment 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 appropriate TSA acquisition official to establish certain performance baseline requirements before any TSA security-related technology acquisition. Requires that official 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 missio…

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S. 1893, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act

Aug 5, 2014

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 23, 2014

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican