2014 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security (Sections 101 - 1405)
Chapter 1 - Homeland Security Organization (Sections 101 - 629)
Subchapter XII-A - Transportation Security (Sections 561 - 563e)
Part B - Transportation Security Administration Acquisition Improvements (Sections 563 - 563e)
Sec. 563a - Acquisition justification and reports
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER XII-A - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Part B - Transportation Security Administration Acquisition Improvements Sec. 563a - Acquisition justification and reports |
Contains | section 563a |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-296, title XVI, §1612, as added Pub. L. 113-245, §3(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2873. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 128 Stat. 2873 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 107-296, Public Law 113-245 |
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Before the Administration implements any security-related technology acquisition, the Administrator, in accordance with the Department's policies and directives, shall determine whether the acquisition is justified by conducting an analysis that includes—
(1) an identification of the scenarios and level of risk to transportation security from those scenarios that would be addressed by the security-related technology acquisition;
(2) an assessment of how the proposed acquisition aligns to the Plan;
(3) a comparison of the total expected lifecycle cost against the total expected quantitative and qualitative benefits to transportation security;
(4) an analysis of alternative security solutions, including policy or procedure solutions, to determine if the proposed security-related technology acquisition is the most effective and cost-efficient solution based on cost-benefit considerations;
(5) an assessment of the potential privacy and civil liberties implications of the proposed acquisition that includes, to the extent practicable, consultation with organizations that advocate for the protection of privacy and civil liberties;
(6) a determination that the proposed acquisition is consistent with fair information practice principles issued by the Privacy Officer of the Department;
(7) confirmation that there are no significant risks to human health or safety posed by the proposed acquisition; and
(8) an estimate of the benefits to commercial aviation passengers.
(b) Reports and certification to Congress(1) In generalNot later than the end of the 30-day period preceding the award by the Administration of a contract for any security-related technology acquisition exceeding $30,000,000, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives—
(A) the results of the comprehensive acquisition justification under subsection (a); and
(B) a certification by the Administrator that the benefits to transportation security justify the contract cost.
(2) Extension due to imminent terrorist threatIf there is a known or suspected imminent threat to transportation security, the Administrator—
(A) may reduce the 30-day period under paragraph (1) to 5 days to rapidly respond to the threat; and
(B) shall immediately notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives of the known or suspected imminent threat.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XVI, §1612, as added Pub. L. 113–245, §3(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2873.)
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