This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to set up headquarters-based covert testing of aviation security operations and a long-term covert testing program. The tests must use risk-informed scenarios based on annual threat assessments, include at least three covert testing project scenarios, and test each Category X airport at least once per year. The TSA must document testing methods, run root cause analyses when vulnerabilities are found, decide whether to mitigate them, set milestones and deadlines for fixes, and retest after mitigation. The bill also requires annual reports that summarize test results, mitigation status, and trends. A public, summary-level annual report of covert testing at Category X airports must be posted online. The Comptroller General (GAO) must review TSA covert testing processes within three years.
No publicly available information on estimated costs or budgetary impact is provided in the bill text. The bill requires the TSA to submit the reports along with the agency’s annual budget request.
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