; engagement of every employee is critically important for security . (8) Subsequently, in 2014, then-Administrator Pistole issued a second determination, which was superseded by a 2016 determination, which changed the previous guidelines for collective bargaining and limited the subjects that can be bargained as well as issues in dispute that may be raised to an independent, third-party neutral decisionmaker. (9) The 2011, 2014, and 2016 determinations cited TSA’s authority under section 44935 note of title 59, United States Code, to create a personnel system that denies the Transportation Security Officer workforce the same title 5 rights as other Federal workers, including the right to present grievances to a neutral third party, fair pay under the General Services wage system, including access to overtime pay and earned leave, application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, fair performance appraisals under chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, and direct protections against employment discrimination found in title 7, United States Code. (10) The Transportation Security Officer workforce is an integral component of the security framework in place since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and responsible for screening more than 738 million passengers annually. In the course of their work, Transportation Security Officers not only identify aviation security threats but also identify kidnapping and trafficking victims and prevent firearms from being brought on planes in carry-on bags. In 2016 alone, 3,391 firearms were discovered by Transportation Security Officers at aviation security checkpoints. (11) Every day, Transportation Security Officers put their safety on the line to protect the flying public and on November 1, 2013, a Transportation Security Officer, Gerardo Hernandez, gave his life to protect the flying public when he was killed by a gunman who attacked the Los Angeles International Airport. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the personnel system utilized by