‘‘(b) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE
DETECTION EQUIPMENT AT AIRPORT SCREENING CHECKPOINTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategic
plan to promote the optimal utilization and deployment of
explosive detection equipment at airports to screen individuals
and their personal property. Such equipment includes walkthrough
explosive detection portals, document scanners, shoe
scanners, and backscatter x-ray scanners. The plan may be
submitted in a classified format.
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The strategic plan shall include, at
minimum—
‘‘(A) a description of current efforts to detect explosives
in all forms on individuals and in their personal property;
‘‘(B) a description of the operational applications of
explosive detection equipment at airport screening checkpoints;
‘‘(C) a deployment schedule and a description of the
quantities of equipment needed to implement the plan;
‘‘(D) a description of funding needs to implement the
plan, including a financing plan that provides for leveraging
of non-Federal funding;
‘‘(E) a description of the measures taken and anticipated
to be taken in carrying out subsection (d); and
‘‘(F) a description of any recommended legislative
actions.