49 U.S.C. § 44942 — Performance goals and objectives

submitted 25 years ago by Pub. L. 107-71 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 286 words · no verdicts yet

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In the short term, the TSA Administrator may set target security performance levels and give Congress a plan for reaching them. Longer term, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator must agree each year on a five-year performance plan with measurable goals, and the Administrator must report to Congress each year on how well those goals were met.

(a) Short-term transition. The Administrator may, working with other federal agencies and Congress, set acceptable performance levels for aviation security — including screening and access control — and give Congress an action plan with measurable goals and milestones showing how those levels will be reached. That plan must spell out which responsibilities belong to TSA, the FAA, and any other agency involved in keeping civil aviation safe and secure. (b) Long-term management. Each year, following the Government Performance and Results Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator must agree on a performance plan covering the next five years, with measurable security goals and the steps needed to reach them. Beyond what that Act requires, the plan should also clarify which agency is responsible for what. Each year, the Administrator must also send Congress a report evaluating how well the goals in the performance plan were actually met, including the results achieved that year.

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(a)Short Term Transition.—

(1)In general.—

The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies and Congress—

(A)

establish acceptable levels of performance for aviation security, including screening operations and access control; and

(B)

provide Congress with an action plan, containing measurable goals and milestones, that outlines how those levels of performance will be achieved.

(2)Basics of action plan.—

The action plan shall clarify the responsibilities of the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and any other agency or organization that may have a role in ensuring the safety and security of the civil air transportation system.

(b)Long-Term Results-Based Management.—

(1)Performance plan.—

(A)

Each year, consistent with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall agree on a performance plan for the succeeding 5 years that establishes measurable goals and objectives for aviation security. The plan shall identify action steps necessary to achieve such goals.

(B)

In addition to meeting the requirements of GPRA, the performance plan should clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and any other agency or organization that may have a role in ensuring the safety and security of the civil air transportation system.

(2)Performance report.—

Each year, consistent with the requirements of GPRA, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual report including an evaluation of the extent goals and objectives were met. The report shall include the results achieved during the year relative to the goals established in the performance plan.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 130, Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 633; amended Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(d)(33), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3640.)

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2001Enacted · Pub. L. 107-71 · 115 Stat. 633
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-254 · 132 Stat. 3640

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