6 U.S.C. § 233 — Functions of Transportation Security Administration

(a) Consultation with Federal Aviation Administration. The Secretary and other Department officials must consult with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration before taking any action that might affect aviation safety, airline operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of airspace. The Secretary must set up a liaison office within the Department specifically to handle this consultation with the FAA Administrator. (b) Report to Congress. Within 60 days after November 25, 2002, the Secretary of Transportation had to send Congress a report containing a plan for complying with the requirements of section 44901(d) of title 49. (c) Limitations on statutory construction. This subsection has two parts. First, nothing in this chapter gives the Secretary or any other Department official any transportation-security authority beyond what was already held, the day before November 25, 2002, by the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security or by the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 449 of title 49. Second, nothing in this chapter authorizes the Secretary or any other Department official to spend Airport Improvement Program money made available under section 48103 of title 49.