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US HR1309

US HR1309
TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017


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Introduced
03/02/2017
In Committee
03/08/2017
Crossed Over
03/21/2017
Passed
Dead
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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