Reorganization plan
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(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, submit to Congress a reorganization plan for the Administration. (b) Contents The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A plan for the establishment of the Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration, which shall— (A) be headed by a Director; and (B) be responsible for the oversight and regulation of all aviation security activities described in section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, except that no employee of the Office shall conduct airport screening services. (2) A plan for the rapid transfer of all aviation security activities and equipment to qualified private screening companies described in section 44920 of title 49, United States Code. (3) A description of any necessary changes, as the Secretary determines, to the program described in section 44920 of title 49, United States Code; (4) Subject to paragraph (2), a plan for proportional reductions of operations and personnel until the transfer is complete and no operations of personnel of the Administration remain. (5) A plan to transfer to the Department of Transportation any functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Administration with respect to surface transportation, including activities relating to mass transit, freight rail, highway motor carriers, and pipelines. (c) Exclusions The plan may not include— (1) any agency requirement or regulation compelling private contractors conducting airport security screening services to conduct warrantless searches and seizures; and (2) an extension of the deadline in section 4. (d) Periodic reports (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit a report to the Comptroller General of the United States and the appropriate congressional committees on the progress of compliance with this Act. (2) GAO Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report detailing the compliance of the Secretary with this Act.