S. 1483 — TSA Commuting Fairness Act

This section directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, not later than 270 days after enactment, a feasibility study on treating as on-duty hours the time TSA employees at airport locations spend traveling between regular duty locations and airport parking lots or bus and transit stops. The study must consider (1) such travel times at small hub, medium hub, and large hub airports; (2) employees' average commuting times exclusive of that travel; (3) potential benefits to employees and TSA; (4) feasibility of using mobile phones or location data for reporting arrival and departure; (5) estimated costs, including crediting such hours as basic pay for retirement; and (6) other appropriate factors.