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Union Calendar No. 375 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4549 

[Report No. 114–493] 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct security 

screening at certain airports, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2016 

Mr. WALDEN (for himself, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. DEFAZIO, 

and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

APRIL 13, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS

of Illinois, Mr. HUELSKAMP, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska 

APRIL 13, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 11, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to 

conduct security screening at certain airports, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treating Small Airports 

5 with Fairness Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONDUCT OF SECURITY SCREENING BY THE TRANS7 PORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AT 

8 CERTAIN AIRPORTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans10 portation Security Administration shall provide for secu11 rity screening to be conducted by the Transportation Secu12 rity Administration at, and provide all necessary staff and 

13 equipment to, any airport— 

14 (1) that lost commercial air service on or after 

15 January 1, 2013; and 

16 (2) the operator of which, following the loss de17 scribed in paragraph (1), submits to the Adminis18 trator— 

19 (A) a request for security screening to be 

20 conducted at such airport by the Transportation 

21 Security Administration; and 

22 (B) written confirmation of a commitment 

23 from a commercial air carrier— 


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1 (i) that such air carrier intends to re2 sume commercial air service at such air3 port; and 

4 (ii) to resume such service not later 

5 than the date that is one year after the date 

6 of the submission of the request under sub7 paragraph (A). 

8 (b) DEADLINE.—Subject to the one-year limitation de9 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), the Administrator of the 

10 Transportation Security Administration shall ensure that 

11 the process of implementing security screening by the 

12 Transportation Security Administration at an airport de13 scribed in subsection (a) is complete not later than the later 

14 of— 

15 (1) the date that is 90 days after the date on 

16 which the operator of such airport submits to the Ad17 ministrator a request for such screening under para18 graph (2)(A) of such subsection; or 

19 (2) the date on which the commercial air carrier 

20 that is the subject of such a request intends to resume 

21 commercial air service at such airport. 

22 (c) EFFECTS ON OTHER AIRPORTS.—The Adminis23 trator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 

24 carry out this section in a manner that does not negatively 

25 affect operations at airports not described in this section 


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1 that are otherwise provided security screening conducted by 

2 the Transportation Security Administration. 


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Union Calendar No. 375 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4549 

[Report No. 114–493] 

A BILL 

To require the Transportation Security Administraports, and for other purposes. tion to conduct security screening at certain airAPRIL 13, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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