Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73

§563c Inventory utilization

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII–A— - TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part Part B— - Transportation Security Administration Acquisition Improvements › § 563c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Use equipment already in the Administration’s inventory before buying more to meet a mission need, whenever practical. The Administrator must set up a system to track where security-related equipment is, how much there is, and whether it is being used, and must keep those records accurate and current. The Administrator must create logistics rules to manage inventory efficiently and must not use just-in-time delivery if that would hinder planning for large deliveries to airports or other sites or would cut the ability to surge in response to a terrorist threat.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §563c

Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Before the procurement of additional quantities of equipment to fulfill a mission need, the Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall utilize any existing units in the Administration’s inventory to meet that need.

(b)(1)The Administrator shall establish a process for tracking—

(A)the location of security-related equipment in the inventory under subsection (a);

(B)the utilization status of security-related technology in the inventory under subsection (a); and

(C)the quantity of security-related equipment in the inventory under subsection (a).

(2)The Administrator shall implement internal controls to ensure up-to-date accurate data on security-related technology owned, deployed, and in use.

(c)(1)The Administrator shall establish logistics principles for managing inventory in an effective and efficient manner.

(2)The Administrator may not use just-in-time logistics if doing so—

(A)would inhibit necessary planning for large-scale delivery of equipment to airports or other facilities; or

(B)would unduly diminish surge capacity for response to a terrorist threat.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 563c

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73