Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110
§44947 Air Cargo Security Division
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iii — safety › CHAPTER 449 — SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL › § 44947
Summary
Within 90 days of that Act, TSA must create an air cargo security division to manage cargo-security programs and consult stakeholders. A TSA executive must lead it with at least 4 full‑time equivalents, including the leader, from current TSA personnel.
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Title 49, §44947
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(a)Establishment.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, the Administrator shall establish an air cargo security division to carry out and engage with stakeholders regarding the implementation of air cargo security programs established by the Administration.
(b)Leadership; Staffing.—
The air cargo security division established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be headed by an individual in the executive service within the TSA and be staffed by not fewer than 4 full-time equivalents, including the head of the division.
(c)Staffing.—
The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall staff the air cargo security division with existing TSA personnel.
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The date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of title I of div. K of Pub. L. 115–254, which was approved Oct. 5, 2018.
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49 U.S.C. § 44947
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110