Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110
§44932 Administrative
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iii — safety › CHAPTER 449 — SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL › § 44932
Summary
The Secretary and TSA Administrator may act to carry out this chapter and chapters 461, 463, and 465, such as investigating and making rules, standards, procedures, and orders. The TSA Administrator may pay claims or judgments for TSA staff when the act was within their official duties.
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Title 49, §44932
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(a)General Authority.—
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may take action the Secretary or the Administrator considers necessary to carry out this chapter and chapters 461, 463, and 465 of this title, including conducting investigations, prescribing regulations, standards, and procedures, and issuing orders.
(b)Indemnification.—
The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may indemnify an officer or employee of the Transportation Security Administration against a claim or judgment arising out of an act that the Administrator decides was committed within the scope of the official duties of the officer or employee.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 44932, Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1215; Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 110(a), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 614, related to the Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 101(f)(6), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 603.
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49 U.S.C. § 44932
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110