49 U.S.C. § 44938 : US Code - Section 44938: Reports

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44938 : US Code - Section 44938: Reports

(a) Transportation Security. - Not later than March 31 of each
year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a
report on transportation security with recommendations the
Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be prepared in
conjunction with the biennial report the Under Secretary of
Transportation for Security submits under subsection (b) of this
section in each year the Under Secretary submits the biennial
report, but may not duplicate the information submitted under
subsection (b) or section 44907(a)(3) of this title. The Secretary
may submit the report in classified and unclassified parts. The
report shall include -
(1) an assessment of trends and developments in terrorist
activities, methods, and other threats to transportation;
(2) an evaluation of deployment of explosive detection devices;
(3) recommendations for research, engineering, and development
activities related to transportation security, except research
engineering and development activities related to aviation
security to the extent those activities are covered by the
national aviation research plan required under section 44501(c)
of this title;
(4) identification and evaluation of cooperative efforts with
other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United
States Government;
(5) an evaluation of cooperation with foreign transportation
and security authorities;
(6) the status of the extent to which the recommendations of
the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism
have been carried out and the reasons for any delay in carrying
out those recommendations;
(7) a summary of the activities of the Director of Intelligence
and Security in the 12-month period ending on the date of the
report;
(8) financial and staffing requirements of the Director;
(9) an assessment of financial and staffing requirements, and
attainment of existing staffing goals, for carrying out duties
and powers of the Under Secretary related to security; and
(10) appropriate legislative and regulatory recommendations.
(b) Screening and Foreign Air Carrier and Airport Security. - The
Under Secretary shall submit biennially to Congress a report -
(1) on the effectiveness of procedures under section 44901 of
this title;
(2) that includes a summary of the assessments conducted under
section 44907(a)(1) and (2) of this title; and
(3) that includes an assessment of the steps being taken, and
the progress being made, in ensuring compliance with section
44906 of this title for each foreign air carrier security program
at airports outside the United States -
(A) at which the Under Secretary decides that Foreign
Security Liaison Officers are necessary for air transportation
security; and
(B) for which extraordinary security measures are in place.