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Introduced
03/02/2017
03/02/2017
In Committee
03/08/2017
03/08/2017
Crossed Over
03/21/2017
03/21/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017 This bill codifies the transfer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Sec. 2) The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) decrease from 12 to 11 the maximum number of Assistant Secretary positions in DHS, and (2) include the Administrator of the TSA among the DHS officers to be appointed by the President. The Administrator shall be appointed as the head of the TSA for a five-year term as a Level IV position in the Executive Schedule.
AI Summary
This bill codifies the transfer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It decreases the maximum number of Assistant Secretary positions in DHS from 12 to 11, and includes the Administrator of the TSA among the DHS officers to be appointed by the President for a five-year term as a Level IV position in the Executive Schedule.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 03/21/2017)
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