Freedom of Travel Act of 2013

Freedom of Travel Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from performing any security screening operations except: (1) screening passengers and property; and (2) prescribing standards for the employment of air carrier personnel and, as appropriate, airport security personnel. Nullifies any Act authorizing the TSA to perform any other security screening operations.

Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to repeal the authority of the DHS Secretary, acting through the TSA Administrator, to develop Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams to augment security of public transportation.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2589 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2589

To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing 
security screening operations for surface transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2013

 Mr. Garrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing 
security screening operations for surface transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Travel Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITIES OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Transportation Security Administration may not perform security 
screening operations other than pursuant to sections 44901 and 44935 of 
title 49, United States Code.
    (b) Nullification of Other Federal Laws.--Any Act authorizing the 
Transportation Security Administration to perform security screening 
operations not described in subsection (a) shall have no force or 
effect.
    (c) VIPR Teams.--Section 1303 of Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112; Public Law 110-53), and 
the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
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