---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 U.S.C. § 565"
title: "6"
title_heading: "Domestic Security"
number: "565"
heading: "Maintenance validation and oversight"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/6/565"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization"
  - "Subchapter XII–A — Transportation Security"
  - "Part C — Maintenance of Security-related Technology"
---

# §565. Maintenance validation and oversight

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 180 days after October 5, 2018, the [Administrator](/usc/6/561.md?p=2) shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance validation process for [security-related technology](/usc/6/561.md?p=4) deployed to airports.
- (b) **Maintenance by Administration personnel at airports—** For maintenance to be carried out by [Administration](/usc/6/561.md?p=1) [personnel](/usc/6/101.md?p=15) at airports, the process referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) shall include the following:
  - (1) Guidance to [Administration](/usc/6/561.md?p=1) [personnel](/usc/6/101.md?p=15) at airports specifying how to conduct and document preventive maintenance actions.
  - (2) Mechanisms for the [Administrator](/usc/6/561.md?p=2) to verify compliance with the guidance issued pursuant to [paragraph (1)](#b-1).
- (c) **Maintenance by contractors at airports—** For maintenance to be carried by a contractor at airports, the process referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) shall require the following:
  - (1) Provision of monthly preventative maintenance schedules to appropriate [Administration](/usc/6/561.md?p=1) [personnel](/usc/6/101.md?p=15) at each airport that includes information on each action to be completed by contractor.[^1]
  - (2) Notification to appropriate [Administration](/usc/6/561.md?p=1) [personnel](/usc/6/101.md?p=15) 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](/usc/6/561.md?p=2) shall require maintenance for any contracts entered into 60 days after October 5, 2018, or later for [security-related technology](/usc/6/561.md?p=4) 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.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be preceded by “a”.

## Source credit

(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.)