Not later than 120 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator shall develop and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a strategy to promote a diverse security technology industry marketplace upon which the Administrator can rely to acquire advanced transportation security technologies or capabilities, including by increased participation of small business innovators.
Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring changes to the Transportation Security Administration standards for security technology.
The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given the term in section 3003 of title 50.
The term “small business concern” has the meaning described under section 632 of title 15.
The term “small business innovator” means a small business concern that has an advanced transportation security technology or capability.