TSA Child CARE Act

TSA Child Care Availability and Resources for Employees Act or the TSA Child CARE Act

This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to commission an assessment of TSA policies, procedures, and practices regarding its personnel who are parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child care needs or who are expectant parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child care needs. The assessment must also examine any impact on recruitment, retention, and career advancement of such policies, procedures, and practices.

The entity conducting the assessment must consult with appropriate stakeholders, including labor organizations, airport operators, air carriers, and other aviation industry stakeholders.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5802 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5802

To require an assessment of the policies, procedures, and practices of 
  the Transportation Security Administration regarding Administration 
personnel who are parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child 
  care needs or who are expectant parents or guardians of a dependent 
          minor with child care needs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2020

 Mr. Correa (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To require an assessment of the policies, procedures, and practices of 
  the Transportation Security Administration regarding Administration 
personnel who are parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child 
  care needs or who are expectant parents or guardians of a dependent 
          minor with child care needs, 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 ``TSA Child Care Availability and 
Resources for Employees Act'' or the ``TSA Child CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. TSA CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) shall commission an assessment of the policies, 
procedures, and practices of the Administration regarding 
Administration personnel who are parents or guardians of a dependent 
minor with child care needs or who are expectant parents or guardians 
of a dependent minor with child care needs. Such assessment shall also 
examine any impact on recruitment, retention, and career advancement of 
such policies, procedures, and practices. Such assessment shall be 
conducted by a federally funded research and development center 
established pursuant to section 305 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 185) or a national academy or laboratory with 
appropriate expertise, as determined by the Administrator.
    (b) Contents.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the impacts of TSA policies, 
        procedures, and practices that relate to the following:
                    (A) Job requirements.
                    (B) Personnel management.
                    (C) Shift scheduling practices.
            (2) An assessment of whether TSA provides adequate breaks 
        for expectant mothers.
            (3) An assessment of the efficacy of policies for 
        Administration personnel who are lactating mothers.
            (4) The feasibility of enhancing the availability of child 
        care facilities and services for such personnel, including by 
        providing needs-based subsidies and through collaboration with 
        collocated Federal, State, or local agencies or businesses.
            (5) Recommendations for improving such policies, 
        procedures, and practices regarding such personnel who are 
        parents or guardians of a dependent minor with child care needs 
        or who are expectant parents or guardians of a dependent minor 
        with child care needs.
    (c) Consultation.--The entity conducting the assessment required 
under subsection (a) shall consult with appropriate stakeholders, 
including labor organizations (including the labor organization 
representing security screening personnel), airport operators, air 
carriers, and other aviation industry stakeholders.
    (d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the assessment required under subsection (a), the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate such assessment, together with a plan for 
responding to such assessment, including timelines for implementing any 
recommendations included therein.
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