S.Amdt. 100

1. Adds SEC. 733. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES; ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN PROCUREMENT POLICIES at the end of title VII

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   (a) Plan Development.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with interested representatives of the aviation industry and other relevant agencies, shall develop a plan and process to allow Federal agencies to fly scientific instruments on commercial flights with airlines who volunteer, for the purpose of taking measurements to improve weather forecasting.

   Inserted: SEC. 733. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES; ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN PROCUREMENT POLICIES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall implement the recommendations set forth in the report of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Transportation Security Administration's Acquisition of Support Services Contracts" (No. OIG-10-72), dated March 2010.

   Inserted: (b) Monitoring by Inspector General.--The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall--

   Inserted: (1) monitor the implementation of the recommendations described in subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (2) conduct an assessment of the process of the Transportation Security Administration for procuring technology and equipment for screening passengers at airports that includes an assessment of--

   Inserted: (A) the effectiveness of procurement procedures used by the Administration to obtain airport screening technology and equipment, including--

   Inserted: (i) the cost-benefit analysis utilized by the Administration; and

   Inserted: (ii) the resulting cost-effectiveness of technologies and equipment acquired by the Administration since 2007;

   Inserted: (B) the human health and personal privacy protection considerations that are taken into account in acquiring each type of screening technology and equipment;

   Inserted: (C) the efforts being made to improve procurement policies and reduce expenditures on screening technologies and equipment;

   Inserted: (D) the extent to which trends or patterns in procurement activity, and how those trends or patterns are impacted by evolving security breaches or threats, are being analyzed and considered;

   Inserted: (E) which events and circumstances prompt the procurement of new screening technology or equipment and how frequently such events or circumstances occur; and

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   Inserted: (F) the process by which screening technology and equipment is assessed after being deployed, including the frequency of assessments and the metrics used during those assessments.

   Inserted: (c) Report by Inspector General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report that--

   Inserted: (1) assesses the progress made by the Transportation Security Administration in implementing the recommendations described in subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (2) contains the results of the assessments required by subsection (b)(2); and

   Inserted: (3) makes recommendations with respect to how the Transportation Security Administration can better address the issues assessed under subsection (b)(2).

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   At the end of title VII, add the following:

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