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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2780

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration to issue regulations requiring turbojet 

aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2005

Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. BEAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for 

the Transportation Security Administration to issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be 

equipped with missile defense systems, and for other 

purposes.

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 ‘‘Commercial Airline 

5 Missile Defense Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. REGULATIONS REQUIRING MISSILE DEFENSE SYS2 TEMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Ad6 ministration shall issue regulations that require all tur7 bojet aircraft used by an air carrier for scheduled air serv8 ice to be equipped with a missile defense system. 

9 (b) SCHEDULE FOR INSTALLATION.—The regulations 

10 shall establish a schedule for the purchase and installation 

11 of missile defense systems on turbojet aircraft currently 

12 in service and turbojet aircraft contracted for before the 

13 date of issuance of the regulations. 

14 (c) NEW AIRCRAFT.—The regulations shall also re15 quire that all turbojet aircraft contracted for on or after 

16 the date of issuance of the regulations by an air carrier 

17 for scheduled air service be equipped with a missile de18 fense system. 

19 (d) DEADLINES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF INSTALLA20 TION.—The regulations shall require that installation and 

21 operation of missile defense systems begin not later than 

22 180 days after the successful completion of operational 

23 test and evaluation, as certified by the Secretary of Home24 land Security. 
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1 SEC. 3. PURCHASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS BY THE 

2 SECRETARY. 

3 The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for 

4 the Transportation Security Administration shall purchase 

5 and make available to an air carrier such missile defense 

6 systems as may be necessary for the air carrier to comply 

7 with the regulations issued under subsections (a), (b), and 

8 (d) of section 2 with respect to turbojet aircraft used by 

9 the air carrier for scheduled air service. 

10 SEC. 4. RESPONSIBILITY OF AIR CARRIER. 

11 Under the regulations issued under section 2, an air 

12 carrier shall be responsible for installing and operating a 

13 missile defense system purchased and made available by 

14 the Assistant Secretary under section 3. 

15 SEC. 5. PROGRESS REPORTS. 

16 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Assistant 

18 Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation 

19 Security Administration shall submit a report to Congress 

20 on the implementation of this Act, including the regula21 tions issued to carry out this Act. 

22 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

24 (1) AIRCRAFT AND AIR CARRIER.—The terms 

25 ‘‘aircraft’’ and ‘‘air carrier’’ have the meanings given 
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1 such terms, respectively, under section 40102 of title 

2 49, United States Code. 

3 (2) MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.—The term 

4 ‘‘missile defense system’’ means an appropriate elec5 tronic system, as certified by the Secretary of Home6 land Security, which would automatically—

7 (A) identify when the aircraft is threatened 

8 by an incoming missile or other ordinance; 

9 (B) detect the source of the threat; and 

10 (C) disrupt the guidance system of the in11 coming missile or other ordinance, which is in12 tended to result in the incoming missile or other 

13 ordinance being diverted off course and missing 

14 the aircraft.

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