Us Code § 565 - Maintenance validation and oversight
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§ 565. Maintenance validation and oversight
(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after October 5, 2018, the Administrator shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance validation process for security-related technology deployed to airports.
(b) Maintenance by Administration personnel at airports
For maintenance to be carried out by Administration personnel at airports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Guidance to Administration personnel at airports specifying how to conduct and document preventive maintenance actions.
(2) Mechanisms for the Administrator to verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to paragraph (1).
(c) Maintenance by contractors at airports
For maintenance to be carried by a contractor at airports, the process referred to in subsection (a) shall require the following:
(1) Provision of monthly preventative maintenance schedules to appropriate Administration personnel at each airport that includes information on each action to be completed by contractor.1
(2) Notification to appropriate Administration personnel at each airport when maintenance action is completed by a contractor.
(3) A process for independent validation by a third party of contractor maintenance.
(d) Penalties for noncompliance
The Administrator shall require maintenance for any contracts entered into 60 days after October 5, 2018, or later for security-related technology deployed to airports to include penalties for noncompliance when it is determined that either preventive or corrective maintenance has not been completed according to contractual requirements and manufacturers' specifications.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XVI, §1621, as added Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, §1918(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3558.)
1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by "a".
SUBCHAPTER XIII—EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Editorial Notes
Codification
This subchapter is comprised of title XVIII of Pub. L. 107–296, as added by Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §671(b), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1433. Another title XVIII of Pub. L. 107–296 was renumbered title XIX and is classified to subchapter XIV (§591 et seq.) of this chapter.
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