H. Res. 818 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 11, 2016. 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 

House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 

table the bill, H.R. 636, with the Senate amendments thereto, 

and to have concurred in the Senate amendments with the 

following amendments: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 

amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert 

the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAA 

Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Appropriate committees of Congress defined. 

TITLE I—FAA EXTENSION 

Subtitle A—Airport and Airway Programs 

Sec. 1101. Extension of airport improvement program. 

Sec. 1102. Extension of expiring authorities. 

Sec. 1103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 

Sec. 1104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 

Sec. 1105. Research, engineering, and development. 
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Sec. 1106. Funding for aviation programs. 

Sec. 1107. Essential air service. 

Subtitle B—Revenue Provisions 

Sec. 1201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

Sec. 1202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

TITLE II—AVIATION SAFETY CRITICAL REFORMS 

Subtitle A—Safety 

Sec. 2101. Pilot records database deadline. 

Sec. 2102. Cockpit automation management. 

Sec. 2103. Enhanced mental health screening for pilots. 

Sec. 2104. Laser pointer incidents. 

Sec. 2105. Crash-resistant fuel systems. 

Sec. 2106. Hiring of air traffic controllers. 

Sec. 2107. Training policies regarding assistance for persons with disabilities. 

Sec. 2108. Air travel accessibility. 

Sec. 2109. Additional certification resources. 

Sec. 2110. Tower marking. 

Sec. 2111. Aviation cybersecurity. 

Sec. 2112. Repair stations located outside United States. 

Sec. 2113. Enhanced training for flight attendants. 

Subtitle B—UAS Safety 

Sec. 2201. Definitions. 

Sec. 2202. Identification standards. 

Sec. 2203. Safety statements. 

Sec. 2204. Facilitating interagency cooperation for unmanned aircraft authorization in support of firefighting operations and utility restoration. 

Sec. 2205. Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft. 

Sec. 2206. Pilot project for airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation. 

Sec. 2207. Emergency exemption process. 

Sec. 2208. Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management. 

Sec. 2209. Applications for designation. 

Sec. 2210. Operations associated with critical infrastructure. 

Sec. 2211. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap. 

Sec. 2212. Unmanned aircraft systems-manned aircraft collision research. 

Sec. 2213. Probabilistic metrics research and development study. 

Subtitle C—Time Sensitive Aviation Reforms 

Sec. 2301. Small airport relief for safety projects. 

Sec. 2302. Use of revenues at previously associated airport. 

Sec. 2303. Working group on improving air service to small communities. 

Sec. 2304. Computation of basic annuity for certain air traffic controllers. 

Sec. 2305. Refunds for delayed baggage. 

Sec. 2306. Contract weather observers. 

Sec. 2307. Medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots. 

Sec. 2308. Tarmac delays. 

Sec. 2309. Family seating. 
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TITLE III—AVIATION SECURITY 

Sec. 3001. Short title. 

Sec. 3002. Definitions. 

Subtitle A—TSA PreCheck Expansion 

Sec. 3101. PreCheck program authorization. 

Sec. 3102. PreCheck program enrollment expansion. 

Subtitle B—Securing Aviation From Foreign Entry Points and Guarding 

Airports Through Enhanced Security 

Sec. 3201. Last point of departure airport security assessment. 

Sec. 3202. Security coordination enhancement plan. 

Sec. 3203. Workforce assessment. 

Sec. 3204. Donation of screening equipment to protect the United States. 

Sec. 3205. National cargo security program. 

Sec. 3206. International training and capacity development. 

Subtitle C—Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency 

Sec. 3301. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 3302. Enhanced staffing allocation model. 

Sec. 3303. Effective utilization of staffing resources. 

Sec. 3304. TSA staffing and resource allocation. 

Sec. 3305. Aviation security stakeholders defined. 

Sec. 3306. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle D—Aviation Security Enhancement and Oversight 

Sec. 3401. Definitions. 

Sec. 3402. Threat assessment. 

Sec. 3403. Oversight. 

Sec. 3404. Credentials. 

Sec. 3405. Vetting. 

Sec. 3406. Metrics. 

Sec. 3407. Inspections and assessments. 

Sec. 3408. Covert testing. 

Sec. 3409. Security directives. 

Sec. 3410. Implementation report. 

Sec. 3411. Miscellaneous amendments. 

Subtitle E—Checkpoints of the Future 

Sec. 3501. Checkpoints of the future. 

Sec. 3502. Pilot program for increased efficiency and security at Category X 

airports. 

Sec. 3503. Pilot program for the development and testing of prototypes for airport security systems. 

Sec. 3504. Report required. 

Sec. 3505. Funding. 

Sec. 3506. Acceptance and provision of resources by the Transportation Security Administration. 

Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 

Sec. 3601. Visible deterrent. 
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Sec. 3602. Law enforcement training for mass casualty and active shooter incidents. 

Sec. 3603. Assistance to airports and surface transportation systems. 

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 

In this Act, unless expressly provided otherwise, the 

term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

of the House of Representatives. 

TITLE I—FAA EXTENSION 

Subtitle A—Airport and Airway 

Programs 

SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

2012 through 2017.’’. 

(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of 

title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’. 

SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
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(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017,’’. 

(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States 

Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 

2015’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017’’. 

(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

(e) Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

(f) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 

striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

2012 through 2017’’. 

(g) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2017’’. 

(h) Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 28) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2016,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017,’’; and 

(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or an extension of this Act’’. 

(i) Section 332(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment of this Act’’ 

and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2019’’. 

(j) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2017’’. 

(k) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2017’’. 

SEC. 1103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 

Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(E) $9,909,724,000 for each of fiscal years 

2016 and 2017.’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 

through 2015’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 

2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017,’’. 

SEC. 1104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(5) $2,855,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 

and 2017.’’. 

SEC. 1105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(9) $166,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 

and 2017.’’. 

SEC. 1106. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48114 of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017,’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 

(b) COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIREMENT.—The budget authority authorized in this title, including the amendments made by this title, shall be deemed to 

satisfy the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) 
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of section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for each of 

fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 

SEC. 1107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014,’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014, 

$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $175,000,000 for each 

of fiscal years 2016 and 2017’’. 

Subtitle B—Revenue Provisions 

SEC. 1201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

2017’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 

at the end and inserting ‘‘or the FAA Extension, Safety, 

and Security Act of 2016;’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of 

such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
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SEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 

2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

(b) TICKET TAXES.— 

(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such 

Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such 

Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

(1) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIATION.— 

Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking 

‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 

(2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 

4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 

2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

TITLE II—AVIATION SAFETY 

CRITICAL REFORMS 

Subtitle A—Safety 

SEC. 2101. PILOT RECORDS DATABASE DEADLINE. 

Section 44703(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall establish’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘Not later than April 30, 2017, the Administrator 

shall establish and make available for use’’. 

SEC. 2102. COCKPIT AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 

(1) develop a process to verify that air carrier training programs incorporate measures to train pilots on— 

(A) monitoring automation systems; and 

(B) controlling the flightpath of aircraft without autopilot or autoflight systems engaged; 

(2) develop metrics or measurable tasks that air 

carriers can use to evaluate pilot monitoring proficiency; 

(3) issue guidance to aviation safety inspectors responsible for oversight of the operations of air carriers 

on tracking and assessing pilots’ proficiency in manual 

flight; and 

(4) issue guidance to air carriers and inspectors regarding standards for compliance with the requirements 

for enhanced pilot training contained in the final rule 

published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2013 

(78 Fed. Reg. 67800). 
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SEC. 2103. ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR PILOTS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider the recommendations of the Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking Committee in determining whether 

to implement, as part of a comprehensive medical certification process for pilots with a first- or second-class airman 

medical certificate, additional screening for mental health 

conditions, including depression and suicidal thoughts or tendencies, and assess treatments that would address any risk 

associated with such conditions. 

SEC. 2104. LASER POINTER INCIDENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with appropriate Federal 

law enforcement agencies, shall provide quarterly updates to 

the appropriate committees of Congress regarding— 

(1) the number of incidents involving the beam 

from a laser pointer (as defined in section 39A of title 

18, United States Code) being aimed at, or in the flight 

path of, an aircraft in the airspace jurisdiction of the 

United States; 

(2) the number of civil or criminal enforcement actions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration, the 

Department of Transportation, or another Federal agen-
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cy with regard to the incidents described in paragraph 

(1), including the amount of the civil or criminal penalties imposed on violators; 

(3) the resolution of any incidents described in 

paragraph (1) that did not result in a civil or criminal 

enforcement action; and 

(4) any actions the Department of Transportation 

or another Federal agency has taken on its own, or in 

conjunction with other Federal agencies or local law enforcement agencies, to deter the type of activity described in paragraph (1). 

(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Administrator shall revise 

the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed on an individual who aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft 

in the airspace jurisdiction of the United States, or at the 

flight path of such an aircraft, to be $25,000. 

SEC. 2105. CRASH-RESISTANT FUEL SYSTEMS. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall evaluate and update, as necessary, standards for 

crash-resistant fuel systems for civilian rotorcraft. 

SEC. 2106. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44506 of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) HIRING OF CERTAIN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS.— 

‘‘(1) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS.— 

‘‘(A) ENSURING SELECTION OF MOST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.—In appointing individuals to the 

position of air traffic controller, the Administrator 

shall give preferential consideration to qualified individuals maintaining 52 consecutive weeks of air 

traffic control experience involving the full-time active separation of air traffic after receipt of an air 

traffic certification or air traffic control facility rating within 5 years of application while serving at— 

‘‘(i) a Federal Aviation Administration air 

traffic control facility; 

‘‘(ii) a civilian or military air traffic control facility of the Department of Defense; or 

‘‘(iii) a tower operating under contract 

with the Federal Aviation Administration 

under section 47124. 

‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After giving preferential consideration to applicants under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall consider additional applicants for the position of 
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air traffic controller by referring an approximately equal number of individuals for appointment among the 2 applicant pools described in this subparagraph. The number of 

individuals referred for consideration from each 

group shall not differ by more than 10 percent. 

‘‘(ii) POOL 1.—Pool 1 applicants are individuals who— 

‘‘(I) have successfully completed air 

traffic controller training and graduated 

from an institution participating in the 

Collegiate Training Initiative program 

maintained under subsection (c)(1) and 

who have received from the institution— 

‘‘(aa) an appropriate recommendation; or 

‘‘(bb) an endorsement certifying 

that the individual would have met 

the requirements in effect as of December 31, 2013, for an appropriate 

recommendation; 

‘‘(II) are eligible for a veterans recruitment appointment pursuant to section 4214 of title 38 and provide a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
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Duty within 120 days of the announcement closing; 

‘‘(III) are eligible veterans (as defined in section 4211 of title 38) maintaining aviation experience obtained in the 

course of the individual’s military experience; or 

‘‘(IV) are preference eligible veterans 

(as defined in section 2108 of title 5). 

‘‘(iii) POOL 2.—Pool 2 applicants are individuals who apply under a vacancy announcement recruiting from all United States citizens. 

‘‘(2) USE OF BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.—The Administrator shall not use any biographical assessment when hiring under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B)(ii). 

‘‘(B) RECONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS DISQUALIFIED ON BASIS OF BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If an individual described in paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph 

(1)(B)(ii), who applied for the position of air 

traffic controller with the Administration in response to Vacancy Announcement FAA–AMC– 
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14–ALLSRCE–33537 (issued on February 10, 

2014), was disqualified from the position as 

the result of a biographical assessment, the 

Administrator shall provide the applicant an 

opportunity to reapply for the position as soon 

as practicable under the revised hiring practices. 

‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF AGE RESTRICTION.—The 

Administrator shall waive any maximum age 

restriction for the position of air traffic controller with the Administration that would otherwise disqualify an individual from the position if the individual— 

‘‘(I) is reapplying for the position 

pursuant to clause (i) on or before December 31, 2017; and 

‘‘(II) met the maximum age requirement on the date of the individual’s previous application for the position during 

the interim hiring process. 

‘‘(3) MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE FOR EXPERIENCED

CONTROLLERS.—Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 

5, the maximum limit of age for an original appointment 

to a position as an air traffic controller shall be 35 years 

of age for those maintaining 52 weeks of air traffic con-
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trol experience involving the full-time active separation 

of air traffic after receipt of an air traffic certification 

or air traffic control facility rating in a civilian or military air traffic control facility.’’. 

(b) NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.—The Administrator 

of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider directly 

notifying secondary schools and institutions of higher learning, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 

Hispanic-serving institutions, Minority Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, of a vacancy announcement 

under section 44506(f)(1)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States 

Code. 

SEC. 2107. TRAINING POLICIES REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR 

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing required air carrier personnel and contractor training programs 

regarding the assistance of persons with disabilities, including— 

(1) variations in training programs between air carriers; 

(2) instances since 2005 where the Department of 

Transportation has requested that an air carrier take 
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corrective action following a review of the air carrier’s 

training programs; and 

(3) actions taken by air carriers following requests 

described in paragraph (2). 

(b) BEST PRACTICES.—After the date the report is submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, 

based on the findings of the report, shall develop, make publicly available, and appropriately disseminate to air carriers 

such best practices as the Secretary considers necessary to 

improve the reviewed training programs. 

SEC. 2108. AIR TRAVEL ACCESSIBILITY. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking referenced in the Secretary’s Report on Significant Rulemakings, dated June 15, 

2015, and assigned Regulation Identification Number 2105– 

AE12. 

SEC. 2109. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION RESOURCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, and subject to the requirements of subsection (b), the 

Administrator of the FAA may enter into a reimbursable 

agreement with an applicant or certificate-holder for the reasonable travel and per diem expenses of the FAA associated 

with official travel to expedite the acceptance or validation by 

a foreign authority of an FAA certificate or design approval 
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or the acceptance or validation by the FAA of a foreign authority certificate or design approval. 

(b) CONDITIONS.—The Administrator may enter into an 

agreement under subsection (a) only if— 

(1) the travel covered under the agreement is 

deemed necessary, by both the Administrator and the 

applicant or certificate-holder, to expedite the acceptance 

or validation of the relevant certificate or approval; 

(2) the travel is conducted at the request of the applicant or certificate-holder; 

(3) travel plans and expenses are approved by the 

applicant or certificate-holder prior to travel; and 

(4) the agreement requires payment in advance of 

FAA services and is consistent with the processes under 

section 106(l)(6) of title 49, United States Code. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report on— 

(1) the number of occasions on which the Administrator entered into reimbursable agreements under this 

section; 

(2) the number of occasions on which the Administrator declined a request by an applicant or certificateholder to enter into a reimbursable agreement under this 

section; 
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(3) the amount of reimbursements collected in accordance with agreements under this section; and 

(4) the extent to which reimbursable agreements 

under this section assisted in reducing the amount of 

time necessary for validations of certificates and design 

approvals. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 

(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means a 

person that has— 

(A) applied to a foreign authority for the acceptance or validation of an FAA certificate or design approval; or 

(B) applied to the FAA for the acceptance or 

validation of a foreign authority certificate or design approval. 

(2) CERTIFICATE-HOLDER.—The term ‘‘certificateholder’’ means a person that holds a certificate issued by 

the Administrator under part 21 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

(3) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

SEC. 2110. TOWER MARKING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
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Aviation Administration shall issue regulations to require the 

marking of covered towers. 

(b) MARKING REQUIRED.—The regulations under subsection (a) shall require that a covered tower be clearly 

marked in a manner that is consistent with applicable guidance under the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular issued December 4, 2015 (AC 70/7460–1L), or other 

relevant safety guidance, as determined by the Administrator. 

(c) APPLICATION.—The regulations issued under subsection (a) shall ensure that— 

(1) all covered towers constructed on or after the 

date on which such regulations take effect are marked 

in accordance with subsection (b); and 

(2) a covered tower constructed before the date on 

which such regulations take effect is marked in accordance with subsection (b) not later than 1 year after such 

effective date. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the following 

definitions apply: 

(A) COVERED TOWER.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 

tower’’ means a structure that— 

(I) is self-standing or supported by 

guy wires and ground anchors; 
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(II) is 10 feet or less in diameter at 

the above-ground base, excluding concrete 

footing; 

(III) at the highest point of the 

structure is at least 50 feet above ground 

level; 

(IV) at the highest point of the structure is not more than 200 feet above 

ground level; 

(V) has accessory facilities on which 

an antenna, sensor, camera, meteorological instrument, or other equipment is 

mounted; and 

(VI) is located— 

(aa) outside the boundaries of 

an incorporated city or town; or 

(bb) on land that is— 

(AA) undeveloped; or 

(BB) used for agricultural 

purposes. 

(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 

tower’’ does not include any structure that— 

(I) is adjacent to a house, barn, electric utility station, or other building; 
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(II) is within the curtilage of a 

farmstead; 

(III) supports electric utility transmission or distribution lines; 

(IV) is a wind-powered electrical generator with a rotor blade radius that exceeds 6 feet; or 

(V) is a street light erected or maintained by a Federal, State, local, or tribal 

entity. 

(B) UNDEVELOPED.—The term ‘‘undeveloped’’ 

means a defined geographic area where the Administrator determines low-flying aircraft are operated 

on a routine basis, such as low-lying forested areas 

with predominant tree cover under 200 feet and 

pasture and range land. 

(2) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—The Administrator shall 

define such other terms as may be necessary to carry out 

this section. 

(e) DATABASE.—The Administrator shall— 

(1) develop a database that contains the location 

and height of each covered tower; 

(2) keep the database current to the extent practicable; 
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(3) ensure that any proprietary information in the 

database is protected from disclosure in accordance with 

law; and 

(4) ensure that, by virtue of accessing the database, 

users agree and acknowledge that information in the 

database— 

(A) may only be used for aviation safety purposes; and 

(B) may not be disclosed for purposes other 

than aviation safety, regardless of whether or not 

the information is marked or labeled as proprietary 

or with a similar designation. 

SEC. 2111. AVIATION CYBERSECURITY. 

(a) COMPREHENSIVE AND STRATEGIC AVIATION FRAMEWORK.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

the Federal Aviation Administration shall facilitate and 

support the development of a comprehensive and strategic framework of principles and policies to reduce cybersecurity risks to the national airspace system, civil 

aviation, and agency information systems using a total 

systems approach that takes into consideration the interactions and interdependence of different components of 

aircraft systems and the national airspace system. 
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(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 

(A) identify and address the cybersecurity risks 

associated with— 

(i) the modernization of the national airspace system; 

(ii) the automation of aircraft, equipment, 

and technology; and 

(iii) aircraft systems, including by— 

(I) directing the Aircraft Systems Information Security Protection Working 

Group— 

(aa) to assess cybersecurity risks 

to aircraft systems; 

(bb) to review the extent to 

which existing rulemaking, policy, 

and guidance to promote safety also 

promote aircraft systems information 

security protection; and 

(cc) to provide appropriate recommendations to the Administrator if 

separate or additional rulemaking, 

policy, or guidance is needed to address cybersecurity risks to aircraft 

systems; and 
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(II) identifying and addressing— 

(aa) cybersecurity risks associated with in-flight entertainment systems; and 

(bb) whether in-flight entertainment systems can and should be isolated and separate, such as through 

an air gap, under existing rulemaking, policy, and guidance; 

(B) clarify cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of offices and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, as the roles and responsibilities 

relate to cybersecurity at the Federal Aviation Administration; 

(C) identify and implement objectives and actions to reduce cybersecurity risks to air traffic control information systems, including actions to improve implementation of information security standards, such as those of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology; 

(D) support voluntary efforts by industry, 

RTCA, Inc., and other standards-setting organizations to develop and identify consensus standards 

and best practices relating to guidance on aviation 

systems information security protection, consistent, 
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to the extent appropriate, with the cybersecurity 

risk management activities described in section 2(e) 

of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(e)); 

(E) establish guidelines for the voluntary exchange of information between and among aviation 

stakeholders pertaining to aviation-related cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities; 

(F) identify short- and long-term objectives 

and actions that can be taken in response to cybersecurity risks to the national airspace system; and 

(G) identify research and development activities to inform actions in response to cybersecurity 

risks. 

(3) IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the activities under this subsection, the Administrator shall— 

(A) coordinate with aviation stakeholders, including, at a minimum, representatives of industry, 

airlines, manufacturers, airports, RTCA, Inc., and 

unions; 

(B) consult with the heads of relevant agencies 

and with international regulatory authorities; 
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(C) if determined appropriate, convene an expert panel or working group to identify and address 

cybersecurity risks; and 

(D) evaluate, on a periodic basis, the effectiveness of the principles established under this subsection. 

(b) UPDATE ON CYBERSECURITY IMPLEMENTATION

PROGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an update on progress 

made toward the implementation of this section. 

(c) CYBERSECURITY THREAT MODEL.—Not later than 1 

year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall implement the open 

recommendation issued in 2015 by the Government Accountability Office to assess and research the potential cost and 

timetable of developing and maintaining an agencywide threat 

model, which shall be updated regularly, to strengthen the cybersecurity of agency systems across the Federal Aviation 

Administration. The Administrator shall brief the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate on the status, results, and composition of the threat model. 

(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SECURITY STANDARDS.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, after 

consultation with the Director of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, shall transmit to the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate a report on— 

(1) a cybersecurity standards plan to improve implementation of the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology’s latest revisions to information security 

guidance for Federal Aviation Administration information and Federal Aviation Administration information 

systems within set timeframes; and 

(2) an explanation of why any such revisions are 

not incorporated in the plan or are not incorporated 

within set timeframes. 

(e) CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Administrator, in consultation with other agencies as ap-
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propriate, shall establish a cybersecurity research and development plan for the national airspace system, including— 

(1) any proposal for research and development cooperation with international partners; 

(2) an evaluation and determination of research and 

development needs to determine any cybersecurity risks 

of cabin communications and cabin information technology systems on board in the passenger domain; and 

(3) objectives, proposed tasks, milestones, and a 5- 

year budgetary profile. 

SEC. 2112. REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE UNITED 

STATES. 

(a) RISK-BASED OVERSIGHT.—Section 44733 of title 

49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

(g); 

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 

‘‘(f) RISK-BASED OVERSIGHT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of enactment of the FAA Extension, Safety, 

and Security Act of 2016, the Administrator shall take 

measures to ensure that the safety assessment system 

established under subsection (a)— 

‘‘(A) places particular consideration on inspections of part 145 repair stations located outside the 
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United States that conduct scheduled heavy maintenance work on part 121 air carrier aircraft; and 

‘‘(B) accounts for the frequency and seriousness of any corrective actions that part 121 air carriers must implement to aircraft following such 

work at such repair stations. 

‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator shall take the measures required under paragraph 

(1)— 

‘‘(A) in accordance with United States obligations under applicable international agreements; 

and 

‘‘(B) in a manner consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which a repair station is 

located. 

‘‘(3) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Administrator may access and review such information or data in the possession of a part 121 air carrier as the Administrator may 

require in carrying out paragraph (1)(B).’’; and 

(3) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 

redesignated) the following: 
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‘‘(1) HEAVY MAINTENANCE WORK.—The term 

‘heavy maintenance work’ means a C-check, a D-check, 

or equivalent maintenance operation with respect to the 

airframe of a transport-category aircraft.’’. 

(b) ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall ensure that— 

(1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a notice of proposed rulemaking required pursuant to section 44733(d)(2) is published in 

the Federal Register; and 

(2) not later than 1 year after the date on which 

the notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the 

Federal Register, the rulemaking is finalized. 

(c) BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that each employee of a repair station certificated under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, who performs a safety-sensitive function on an air carrier aircraft has undergone a pre-employment background investigation sufficient to determine whether the individual presents a threat to aviation safety, in a manner that is— 

(1) determined acceptable by the Administrator; 

(2) consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located; and 
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(3) consistent with the United States obligations 

under international agreements. 

SEC. 2113. ENHANCED TRAINING FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. 

Section 44734(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) recognizing and responding to potential human 

trafficking victims.’’. 

Subtitle B—UAS Safety 

SEC. 2201. DEFINITIONS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS APPLIED.—In this subtitle, the terms 

‘‘unmanned aircraft’’, ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’, and 

‘‘small unmanned aircraft’’ have the meanings given those 

terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), as amended by this Act. 

(b) FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT.—Section 

331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 

U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft’’ after ‘‘55 pounds’’; and 
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(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(7) TEST RANGE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘test range’ 

means a defined geographic area where research 

and development are conducted as authorized by the 

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘test range’ includes any of the 6 test ranges established by the 

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under section 332(c), as in effect on the day 

before the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 

and any public entity authorized by the Federal 

Aviation Administration as an unmanned aircraft 

system flight test center before January 1, 2009.’’. 

SEC. 2202. IDENTIFICATION STANDARDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Transportation, the President of RTCA, Inc., and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

shall convene industry stakeholders to facilitate the development of consensus standards for remotely identifying operators and owners of unmanned aircraft systems and associated 

unmanned aircraft. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of any standards developed under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure the 

consideration of— 

(1) requirements for remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems; 

(2) appropriate requirements for different classifications of unmanned aircraft systems operations, including 

public and civil; and 

(3) the feasibility of the development and operation 

of a publicly accessible online database of unmanned aircraft and the operators thereof, and any criteria for exclusion from the database. 

(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report on any standards developed under subsection (a). 

(d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 

which the Administrator submits the report under subsection 

(c), the Administrator shall issue regulations or guidance, as 

appropriate, based on any standards developed under subsection (a). 

SEC. 2203. SAFETY STATEMENTS. 

(a) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Beginning on the date 

that is 1 year after the date of publication of the guidance 

under subsection (b)(1), a manufacturer of a small unmanned 
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aircraft shall make available to the owner at the time of delivery of the small unmanned aircraft the safety statement described in subsection (b)(2). 

(b) SAFETY STATEMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

Federal Aviation Administration shall issue guidance for 

implementing this section. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A safety statement required 

under subsection (a) shall include— 

(A) information about, and sources of, laws 

and regulations applicable to small unmanned aircraft; 

(B) recommendations for using small unmanned aircraft in a manner that promotes the 

safety of persons and property; 

(C) the date that the safety statement was created or last modified; and 

(D) language approved by the Administrator 

regarding the following: 

(i) A person may operate the small unmanned aircraft as a model aircraft (as defined 

in section 336 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) 

or otherwise in accordance with Federal Avia-
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tion Administration authorization or regulation, including requirements for the completion 

of any applicable airman test. 

(ii) The definition of a model aircraft 

under section 336 of the FAA Modernization 

and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 

note). 

(iii) The requirements regarding the operation of a model aircraft under section 336 of 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 

(iv) The Administrator may pursue enforcement action against a person operating 

model aircraft who endangers the safety of the 

national airspace system. 

(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person who violates subsection 

(a) shall be liable for each violation to the United States Government for a civil penalty described in section 46301(a) of 

title 49, United States Code. 

SEC. 2204. FACILITATING INTERAGENCY COOPERATION FOR 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZATION IN SUPPORT OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS AND UTILITY RESTORATION. 

(a) FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.—The Administrator of 

the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into agree-
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ments with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture, as necessary, to continue the expeditious authorization of safe unmanned aircraft system operations in 

support of firefighting operations consistent with the requirements of section 334(c) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 

(b) UTILITY RESTORATION.—The Administrator shall 

enter into agreements with the Secretary of Energy and with 

such other agencies or parties, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as are necessary to facilitate the 

expeditious authorization of safe unmanned aircraft system 

operations in support of service restoration efforts of utilities. 

(c) DEFINITION OF UTILITY.—In this section, the term 

‘‘utility’’ shall at a minimum include the definition in section 

3(4) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 2602(4)). 

SEC. 2205. INTERFERENCE WITH WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION, LAW 

ENFORCEMENT, OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORT BY OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 463 of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 46320. Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by 

operation of unmanned aircraft 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

(b), an individual who operates an unmanned aircraft and in 

so doing knowingly or recklessly interferes with a wildfire 

suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort is 

liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 

not more than $20,000. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply to the 

operation of an unmanned aircraft conducted by a unit or 

agency of the United States Government or of a State, tribal, 

or local government (including any individual conducting such 

operation pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered 

into with the unit or agency) for the purpose of protecting 

the public safety and welfare, including firefighting, law enforcement, or emergency response. 

‘‘(c) COMPROMISE AND SETOFF.— 

‘‘(1) COMPROMISE.—The United States Government may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section. 

‘‘(2) SETOFF.—The United States Government may 

deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from the amounts the Government owes the person liable for the penalty. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 

‘‘(1) WILDFIRE.—The term ‘wildfire’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m). 

‘‘(2) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.—The term ‘wildfire 

suppression’ means an effort to contain, extinguish, or 

suppress a wildfire.’’. 

(b) FAA TO IMPOSE CIVIL PENALTY.—Section 

46301(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting ‘‘section 46320,’’ after ‘‘section 46319,’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

463 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘46320. Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency 

response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft.’’. 

SEC. 2206. PILOT PROJECT FOR AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE HAZARD MITIGATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration shall establish a pilot program for 

airspace hazard mitigation at airports and other critical infrastructure using unmanned aircraft detection systems. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot program 

under subsection (a), the Administrator shall work with the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
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agencies for the purpose of ensuring that technologies that 

are developed, tested, or deployed by those departments and 

agencies to mitigate threats posed by errant or hostile unmanned aircraft system operations do not adversely impact or 

interfere with safe airport operations, navigation, air traffic 

services, or the safe and efficient operation of the national 

airspace system. 

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway 

Trust Fund to carry out this section $6,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

(d) AUTHORITY.—After the pilot program established 

under subsection (a) ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection (g), the Administrator may use unmanned aircraft detection systems to detect and mitigate the unauthorized operation of an unmanned aircraft that poses a risk to aviation 

safety. 

(e) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

a report on the results of the pilot program established 

under subsection (a). 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) The number of unauthorized unmanned 

aircraft operations detected, together with a description of such operations. 

(B) The number of instances in which unauthorized unmanned aircraft were mitigated, together 

with a description of such instances. 

(C) The number of enforcement cases brought 

by the Federal Aviation Administration for unauthorized operation of unmanned aircraft detected 

through the pilot program, together with a description of such cases. 

(D) The number of any technical failures in 

the pilot program, together with a description of 

such failures. 

(E) Recommendations for safety and operational standards for unmanned aircraft detection 

systems. 

(F) The feasibility of deployment of the systems at other airports. 

(3) FORMAT.—To the extent practicable, the report 

prepared under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a 

classified format. If appropriate, the report may include 

an unclassified summary. 

(f) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective on the earlier of— 
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(1) the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

(2) the date of the submission of the report under 

subsection (e). 

SEC. 2207. EMERGENCY EXEMPTION PROCESS. 

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

of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration shall publish guidance for applications for, and procedures for the processing of, on an emergency basis, exemptions or certificates of authorization or 

waiver for the use of unmanned aircraft systems by civil or 

public operators in response to a catastrophe, disaster, or 

other emergency to facilitate emergency response operations, 

such as firefighting, search and rescue, and utility and infrastructure restoration efforts. In processing such applications, 

the Administrator shall give priority to applications for public 

unmanned aircraft systems engaged in emergency response 

activities. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing guidance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

(1) make explicit any safety requirements that must 

be met for the consideration of applications that include 

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ating restrictions, consistent with public interest and 

safety; and 

(2) explicitly state the procedures for coordinating 

with an incident commander, if any, to ensure operations 

granted under procedures developed under subsection (a) 

do not interfere with other emergency response efforts. 

(c) REVIEW.—In processing applications on an emergency basis for exemptions or certificates of authorization or 

waiver for unmanned aircraft systems operations in response 

to a catastrophe, disaster, or other emergency, the Administrator shall act on such applications as expeditiously as practicable and without requiring public notice and comment. 

SEC. 2208. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. 

(a) RESEARCH PLAN FOR UTM DEVELOPMENT AND

DEPLOYMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to 

as the ‘‘Administrator’’), in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall continue development of a research 

plan for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management 

(in this section referred to as ‘‘UTM’’) development and 

deployment. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the research 

plan, the Administrator shall— 

(A) identify research outcomes sought; and 

(B) ensure the plan is consistent with existing 

regulatory and operational frameworks, and considers potential future regulatory and operational 

frameworks, for unmanned aircraft systems in the 

national airspace system. 

(3) ASSESSMENT.—The research plan shall include 

an assessment of the interoperability of a UTM system 

with existing and potential future air traffic management systems and processes. 

(4) DEADLINES.—The Administrator shall— 

(A) initiate development of the research plan 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act; and 

(B) not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act— 

(i) complete the research plan; 

(ii) submit the research plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

the House of Representatives; and 
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(iii) publish the research plan on the 

Internet Web site of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

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

date of submission of the research plan under subsection 

(a)(4)(B), the Administrator, in coordination with the 

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, the Drone Advisory Committee, the research advisory committee established by section 

44508(a) of title 49, United States Code, and representatives of the unmanned aircraft industry, shall establish 

a UTM system pilot program. 

(2) SUNSET.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

of establishment of the pilot program, the Administrator 

shall conclude the pilot program. 

(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of establishment of the pilot program, and every 180 days 

thereafter until the date of conclusion of the pilot program, 

the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

Representatives an update on the status and progress of the 

pilot program. 
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SEC. 2209. APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION. 

(a) APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—Not later than 

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility. 

(b) REVIEW PROCESS.— 

(1) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish the procedures for the application for designation under subsection (a). 

(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The procedures shall 

allow operators or proprietors of fixed site facilities 

to apply for designation individually or collectively. 

(C) CONSIDERATIONS.—Only the following 

may be considered fixed site facilities: 

(i) Critical infrastructure, such as energy 

production, transmission, and distribution facilities and equipment. 

(ii) Oil refineries and chemical facilities. 

(iii) Amusement parks. 

(iv) Other locations that warrant such restrictions. 

(2) DETERMINATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

for a determination under the review process established under subsection (a) not later than 90 days 

after the date of application, unless the applicant is 

provided with written notice describing the reason 

for the delay. 

(B) AFFIRMATIVE DESIGNATIONS.—An affirmative designation shall outline— 

(i) the boundaries for unmanned aircraft 

operation near the fixed site facility; and 

(ii) such other limitations that the Administrator determines may be appropriate. 

(C) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a determination whether to grant or deny an application 

for a designation, the Administrator may consider— 

(i) aviation safety; 

(ii) protection of persons and property on 

the ground; 

(iii) national security; or 

(iv) homeland security. 

(D) OPPORTUNITY FOR RESUBMISSION.—If an 

application is denied, and the applicant can reasonably address the reason for the denial, the Administrator may allow the applicant to reapply for designation. 
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(c) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—Designations under subsection (a) shall be published by the Federal Aviation Administration on a publicly accessible website. 

(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 

construed as prohibiting the Administrator from authorizing 

operation of an aircraft, including an unmanned aircraft system, over, under, or within a specified distance from that 

fixed site facility designated under subsection (b). 

SEC. 2210. OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Any application process established 

under section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) shall allow for a person to 

apply to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to operate an unmanned aircraft system, for purposes 

of conducting an activity described in subsection (b)— 

(1) beyond the visual line of sight of the individual 

operating the unmanned aircraft system; and 

(2) during the day or at night. 

(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities described in 

this subsection are— 

(1) activities for which manned aircraft may be 

used to comply with Federal, State, or local laws, including— 
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(A) activities to ensure compliance with Federal or State regulatory, permit, or other requirements, including to conduct surveys associated with 

applications for permits for new pipeline or pipeline 

systems construction or maintenance or rehabilitation of existing pipelines or pipeline systems; and 

(B) activities relating to ensuring compliance 

with— 

(i) parts 192 and 195 of title 49, Code of 

Federal Regulations; and 

(ii) the requirements of any Federal, 

State, or local governmental or regulatory 

body, or industry best practice, pertaining to 

the construction, ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of covered facilities; 

(2) activities to inspect, repair, construct, maintain, 

or protect covered facilities, including for the purpose of 

responding to a pipeline, pipeline system, or electric energy infrastructure incident; and 

(3) activities in response to or in preparation for a 

natural disaster, manmade disaster, severe weather 

event, or other incident beyond the control of the applicant that may cause material damage to a covered facility. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 

(1) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means— 

(A) a pipeline or pipeline system; 

(B) an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution facility (including a renewable electric energy facility); 

(C) an oil or gas production, refining, or processing facility; or 

(D) any other critical infrastructure facility. 

(2) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 2339D of title 18, United States Code. 

(d) DEADLINES.— 

(1) CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress a certification that a process has been established to facilitate applications for unmanned aircraft 

systems operations described in this section. 

(2) FAILURE TO MEET CERTIFICATION DEADLINE.—If the Administrator cannot provide a certification under paragraph (1), the Administrator, not later 

than 180 days after the deadline specified in paragraph 
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(1), shall update the process under section 333 of the 

FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 

40101 note) to facilitate applications for unmanned aircraft systems operations described in this section. 

(e) EXEMPTIONS.—In addition to the operations described in this section, the Administrator may authorize, exempt, or otherwise allow other unmanned aircraft systems operations under section 333 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) that are conducted beyond the visual line of sight of the individual operating the unmanned aircraft system or during the day or at 

night. 

SEC. 2211. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP. 

Section 332(a)(5) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and relevant stakeholders, including 

those in industry and academia,’’ after ‘‘update’’; and 

(2) by inserting after ‘‘annually.’’ the following: 

‘‘The roadmap shall include, at a minimum— 

‘‘(A) cost estimates, planned schedules, and 

performance benchmarks, including specific tasks, 

milestones, and timelines, for unmanned aircraft 
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systems integration into the national airspace system, including an identification of— 

‘‘(i) the role of the unmanned aircraft systems test ranges established under subsection 

(c) and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence; 

‘‘(ii) performance objectives for unmanned 

aircraft systems that operate in the national 

airspace system; and 

‘‘(iii) research and development priorities 

for tools that could assist air traffic controllers 

as unmanned aircraft systems are integrated 

into the national airspace system, as appropriate; 

‘‘(B) a description of how the Administration 

plans to use research and development, including 

research and development conducted through 

NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management initiatives, to accommodate, integrate, and 

provide for the evolution of unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system; 

‘‘(C) an assessment of critical performance 

abilities necessary to integrate unmanned aircraft 

systems into the national airspace system, and how 
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these performance abilities can be demonstrated; 

and 

‘‘(D) an update on the advancement of technologies needed to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system, including 

decisionmaking by adaptive systems, such as senseand-avoid capabilities and cyber physical systems 

security.’’. 

SEC. 2212. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-MANNED AIRCRAFT 

COLLISION RESEARCH. 

(a) RESEARCH.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’), in continuation of ongoing work, shall coordinate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration to develop a program to conduct comprehensive testing or modeling of unmanned aircraft systems 

colliding with various sized aircraft in various operational settings, as considered appropriate by the Administrator, including— 

(1) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 

various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and jet aircraft 

of various sizes, traveling at various speeds; 

(2) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 

various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and propeller- 
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driven aircraft of various sizes, traveling at various 

speeds; 

(3) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 

various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and rotorcraft 

of various sizes, traveling at various speeds; and 

(4) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems 

and various parts of the aforementioned aircraft, including— 

(A) windshields; 

(B) noses; 

(C) engines; 

(D) radomes; 

(E) propellers; and 

(F) wings. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 

the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the costs and results of research under this section. 

SEC. 2213. PROBABILISTIC METRICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY. 

(a) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
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tion Administration shall enter into an arrangement with the 

National Academies to study the potential use of probabilistic 

assessments of risks by the Administration to streamline the 

integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national 

airspace system, including any research and development necessary. 

(b) COMPLETION DATE.—Not later than 1 year after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

provide the results of the study to the Committee on Science, 

Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate. 

Subtitle C—Time Sensitive Aviation 

Reforms 

SEC. 2301. SMALL AIRPORT RELIEF FOR SAFETY PROJECTS. 

Section 47114(c)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017.— 

Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

shall apportion to a sponsor of an airport under 

that subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 an amount 

based on the number of passenger boardings at the 

airport during calendar year 2012 if the airport— 
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‘‘(i) had 10,000 or more passenger 

boardings during calendar year 2012; 

‘‘(ii) had fewer than 10,000 passenger 

boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2017 

under subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(iii) had scheduled air service at any 

point during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2017 

under subparagraph (A).’’. 

SEC. 2302. USE OF REVENUES AT PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED 

AIRPORT. 

Section 40117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(n) USE OF REVENUES AT PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED

AIRPORT.—Notwithstanding the requirements relating to airport control under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may authorize use of a passenger facility charge under subsection (b) 

to finance an eligible airport-related project if— 

‘‘(1) the eligible agency seeking to impose the new 

charge controls an airport where a $2.00 passenger facility charge became effective on January 1, 2013; and 

‘‘(2) the location of the project to be financed by 

the new charge is at an airport that was under the con-
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trol of the same eligible agency that had controlled the 

airport described in paragraph (1).’’. 

SEC. 2303. WORKING GROUP ON IMPROVING AIR SERVICE TO 

SMALL COMMUNITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a working group— 

(1) to identify obstacles to attracting and maintaining air transportation service to and from small communities; and 

(2) to develop recommendations for maintaining 

and improving air transportation service to and from 

small communities. 

(b) OUTREACH.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

working group shall consult with— 

(1) interested Governors; 

(2) representatives of State and local agencies, and 

other officials and groups, representing rural States and 

other rural areas; 

(3) other representatives of relevant State and local 

agencies; and 

(4) members of the public with experience in aviation safety, pilot training, economic development, and related issues. 
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

the working group shall— 

(1) consider whether funding for, and the terms of, 

current or potential new programs are sufficient to help 

ensure continuation of or improvement to air transportation service to small communities, including the essential air service program and the small community air 

service development program; 

(2) identify initiatives to help support pilot training 

and aviation safety to maintain air transportation service 

to small communities; 

(3) consider whether Federal funding for airports 

serving small communities, including airports that have 

lost air transportation services or had decreased 

enplanements in recent years, is adequate to ensure that 

small communities have access to quality, affordable air 

transportation service; 

(4) identify innovative State or local efforts that 

have established public-private partnerships that are successful in attracting and retaining air transportation 

service in small communities; and 

(5) consider such other issues as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall be facilitated through the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. 

(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the working group 

shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall include 

representatives of— 

(A) State and local government, including 

State and local aviation officials; 

(B) State Governors; 

(C) aviation safety experts; 

(D) economic development officials; and 

(E) the traveling public from small communities. 

(e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 1 

year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, including— 

(1) a summary of the views expressed by the participants in the outreach under subsection (b); 

(2) a description of the working group’s findings, 

including the identification of any areas of general consensus among the non-Federal participants in the outreach under subsection (b); and 

(3) any recommendations for legislative or regulatory action that would assist in maintaining and im-
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proving air transportation service to and from small 

communities. 

SEC. 2304. COMPUTATION OF BASIC ANNUITY FOR CERTAIN AIR 

TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8415(f) of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(f) The annuity of an air traffic controller or former air 

traffic controller retiring under section 8412(a) is computed 

under subsection (a), except that if the individual has at least 

5 years of service in any combination as— 

‘‘(1) an air traffic controller as defined by section 

2109(1)(A)(i); 

‘‘(2) a first level supervisor of an air traffic controller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i); or 

‘‘(3) a second level supervisor of an air traffic controller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i); 

so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to such 

type of service shall be computed by multiplying 1 7/10 percent of the individual’s average pay by the years of such service.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be deemed to be effective on December 12, 

2003. 
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(c) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish such procedures 

as are necessary to provide for— 

(1) notification to each annuitant affected by the 

amendments made by this section; 

(2) recalculation of the benefits of affected annuitants; 

(3) an adjustment to applicable monthly benefit 

amounts pursuant to such recalculation, to begin as soon 

as is practicable; and 

(4) a lump-sum payment to each affected annuitant 

equal to the additional total benefit amount that such 

annuitant would have received had the amendment made 

by subsection (a) been in effect on December 12, 2003. 

SEC. 2305. REFUNDS FOR DELAYED BAGGAGE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 

shall issue final regulations to require an air carrier or foreign air carrier to promptly provide to a passenger an automated refund for any ancillary fees paid by the passenger for 

checked baggage if— 

(1) the air carrier or foreign air carrier fails to deliver the checked baggage to the passenger— 

(A) not later than 12 hours after the arrival of 

a domestic flight; or 
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(B) not later than 15 hours after the arrival of 

an international flight; and 

(2) the passenger has notified the air carrier or foreign air carrier of the lost or delayed checked baggage. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—If, as part of the rulemaking, the Secretary makes a determination on the record that a requirement under subsection (a) is not feasible and would adversely 

affect consumers in certain cases, the Secretary may modify 

1 or both of the deadlines specified in subsection (a)(1) for 

such cases, except that— 

(1) the deadline relating to a domestic flight may 

not exceed 18 hours after the arrival of the domestic 

flight; and 

(2) the deadline relating to an international flight 

may not exceed 30 hours after the arrival of the international flight. 

SEC. 2306. CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, which includes public and 

stakeholder input— 

(1) examining the safety risks, hazard effects, and 

efficiency and operational effects for airports, airlines, 

and other stakeholders that could result from a loss of 
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contract weather observer service at the 57 airports targeted for the loss of the service; 

(2) detailing how the Federal Aviation Administration will accurately report rapidly changing severe 

weather conditions at the airports, including thunderstorms, lightning, fog, visibility, smoke, dust, haze, cloud 

layers and ceilings, ice pellets, and freezing rain or drizzle, without contract weather observers; 

(3) indicating how airports can comply with applicable Federal Aviation Administration orders governing 

weather observations given the current documented limitations of automated surface observing systems; and 

(4) identifying the process through which the Federal Aviation Administration analyzed the safety hazards 

associated with the elimination of the contract weather 

observer program. 

(b) CONTINUED USE OF CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS.—The Administrator may not discontinue the contract 

weather observer program at any airport until October 1, 

2017. 

SEC. 2307. MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN SMALL AIRCRAFT PILOTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue or revise regulations 
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to ensure that an individual may operate as pilot in command 

of a covered aircraft if— 

(1) the individual possesses a valid driver’s license 

issued by a State, territory, or possession of the United 

States and complies with all medical requirements or restrictions associated with that license; 

(2) the individual holds a medical certificate issued 

by the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of 

enactment of this Act, held such a certificate at any 

point during the 10-year period preceding such date of 

enactment, or obtains such a certificate after such date 

of enactment; 

(3) the most recent medical certificate issued by the 

Federal Aviation Administration to the individual— 

(A) indicates whether the certificate is first, 

second, or third class; 

(B) may include authorization for special 

issuance; 

(C) may be expired; 

(D) cannot have been revoked or suspended; 

and 

(E) cannot have been withdrawn; 

(4) the most recent application for airman medical 

certification submitted to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
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tration by the individual cannot have been completed 

and denied; 

(5) the individual has completed a medical education course described in subsection (c) during the 24 

calendar months before acting as pilot in command of a 

covered aircraft and demonstrates proof of completion of 

the course; 

(6) the individual, when serving as a pilot in command, is under the care and treatment of a physician if 

the individual has been diagnosed with any medical condition that may impact the ability of the individual to 

fly; 

(7) the individual has received a comprehensive 

medical examination from a State-licensed physician during the previous 48 months and— 

(A) prior to the examination, the individual— 

(i) completed the individual’s section of 

the checklist described in subsection (b); and 

(ii) provided the completed checklist to the 

physician performing the examination; and 

(B) the physician conducted the comprehensive 

medical examination in accordance with the checklist described in subsection (b), checking each item 

specified during the examination and addressing, as 

medically appropriate, every medical condition list-
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ed, and any medications the individual is taking; 

and 

(8) the individual is operating in accordance with 

the following conditions: 

(A) The covered aircraft is carrying not more 

than 5 passengers. 

(B) The individual is operating the covered aircraft under visual flight rules or instrument flight 

rules. 

(C) The flight, including each portion of that 

flight, is not carried out— 

(i) for compensation or hire, including 

that no passenger or property on the flight is 

being carried for compensation or hire; 

(ii) at an altitude that is more than 

18,000 feet above mean sea level; 

(iii) outside the United States, unless authorized by the country in which the flight is 

conducted; or 

(iv) at an indicated air speed exceeding 

250 knots. 

(b) COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EXAMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

shall develop a checklist for an individual to complete 
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and provide to the physician performing the comprehensive medical examination required in subsection (a)(7). 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The checklist shall contain— 

(A) a section, for the individual to complete 

that contains— 

(i) boxes 3 through 13 and boxes 16 

through 19 of the Federal Aviation Administration Form 8500–8 (3–99); and 

(ii) a signature line for the individual to 

affirm that— 

(I) the answers provided by the individual on that checklist, including the individual’s answers regarding medical history, are true and complete; 

(II) the individual understands that 

he or she is prohibited under Federal 

Aviation Administration regulations from 

acting as pilot in command, or any other 

capacity as a required flight crew member, 

if he or she knows or has reason to know 

of any medical deficiency or medically disqualifying condition that would make the 

individual unable to operate the aircraft in 

a safe manner; and 
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(III) the individual is aware of the 

regulations pertaining to the prohibition 

on operations during medical deficiency 

and has no medically disqualifying conditions in accordance with applicable law; 

(B) a section with instructions for the individual to provide the completed checklist to the physician performing the comprehensive medical examination required in subsection (a)(7); and 

(C) a section, for the physician to complete, 

that instructs the physician— 

(i) to perform a clinical examination of— 

(I) head, face, neck, and scalp; 

(II) nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat; 

(III) ears, general (internal and external canals), and eardrums (perforation); 

(IV) eyes (general), ophthalmoscopic, 

pupils (equality and reaction), and ocular 

motility (associated parallel movement, 

nystagmus); 

(V) lungs and chest (not including 

breast examination); 

(VI) heart (precordial activity, 

rhythm, sounds, and murmurs); 
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(VII) vascular system (pulse, amplitude, and character, and arms, legs, and 

others); 

(VIII) abdomen and viscera (including hernia); 

(IX) anus (not including digital examination); 

(X) skin; 

(XI) G–U system (not including pelvic examination); 

(XII) upper and lower extremities 

(strength and range of motion); 

(XIII) spine and other musculoskeletal; 

(XIV) identifying body marks, scars, 

and tattoos (size and location); 

(XV) lymphatics; 

(XVI) neurologic (tendon reflexes, 

equilibrium, senses, cranial nerves, and coordination, etc.); 

(XVII) psychiatric (appearance, behavior, mood, communication, and memory); 

(XVIII) general systemic; 

(XIX) hearing; 
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(XX) vision (distant, near, and intermediate vision, field of vision, color vision, 

and ocular alignment); 

(XXI) blood pressure and pulse; and 

(XXII) anything else the physician, 

in his or her medical judgment, considers 

necessary; 

(ii) to exercise medical discretion to address, as medically appropriate, any medical 

conditions identified, and to exercise medical 

discretion in determining whether any medical 

tests are warranted as part of the comprehensive medical examination; 

(iii) to discuss all drugs the individual reports taking (prescription and nonprescription) 

and their potential to interfere with the safe 

operation of an aircraft or motor vehicle; 

(iv) to sign the checklist, stating: ‘‘I certify that I discussed all items on this checklist 

with the individual during my examination, discussed any medications the individual is taking 

that could interfere with their ability to safely 

operate an aircraft or motor vehicle, and performed an examination that included all of the 

items on this checklist. I certify that I am not 
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aware of any medical condition that, as presently treated, could interfere with the individual’s ability to safely operate an aircraft.’’; and 

(v) to provide the date the comprehensive 

medical examination was completed, and the 

physician’s full name, address, telephone number, and State medical license number. 

(3) LOGBOOK.—The completed checklist shall be retained in the individual’s logbook and made available on 

request. 

(c) MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS.— 

The medical education course described in this subsection 

shall— 

(1) be available on the Internet free of charge; 

(2) be developed and periodically updated in coordination with representatives of relevant nonprofit and 

not-for-profit general aviation stakeholder groups; 

(3) educate pilots on conducting medical self-assessments; 

(4) advise pilots on identifying warning signs of potential serious medical conditions; 

(5) identify risk mitigation strategies for medical 

conditions; 
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(6) increase awareness of the impacts of potentially 

impairing over-the-counter and prescription drug medications; 

(7) encourage regular medical examinations and 

consultations with primary care physicians; 

(8) inform pilots of the regulations pertaining to the 

prohibition on operations during medical deficiency and 

medically disqualifying conditions; 

(9) provide the checklist developed by the Federal 

Aviation Administration in accordance with subsection 

(b); and 

(10) upon successful completion of the course, electronically provide to the individual and transmit to the 

Federal Aviation Administration— 

(A) a certification of completion of the medical 

education course, which shall be printed and retained in the individual’s logbook and made available upon request, and shall contain the individual’s 

name, address, and airman certificate number; 

(B) subject to subsection (d), a release authorizing the National Driver Register through a designated State Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish to the Federal Aviation Administration information pertaining to the individual’s driving record; 
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(C) a certification by the individual that the individual is under the care and treatment of a physician if the individual has been diagnosed with any 

medical condition that may impact the ability of the 

individual to fly, as required under subsection 

(a)(6); 

(D) a form that includes— 

(i) the name, address, telephone number, 

and airman certificate number of the individual; 

(ii) the name, address, telephone number, 

and State medical license number of the physician performing the comprehensive medical examination required in subsection (a)(7); 

(iii) the date of the comprehensive medical 

examination required in subsection (a)(7); and 

(iv) a certification by the individual that 

the checklist described in subsection (b) was 

followed and signed by the physician in the 

comprehensive medical examination required in 

subsection (a)(7); and 

(E) a statement, which shall be printed, and 

signed by the individual certifying that the individual understands the existing prohibition on operations during medical deficiency by stating: ‘‘I un-
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derstand that I cannot act as pilot in command, or 

any other capacity as a required flight crew member, if I know or have reason to know of any medical condition that would make me unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner.’’. 

(d) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—The authorization 

under subsection (c)(10)(B) shall be an authorization for a 

single access to the information contained in the National 

Driver Register. 

(e) SPECIAL ISSUANCE PROCESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who has qualified 

for the third-class medical certificate exemption under 

subsection (a) and is seeking to serve as a pilot in command of a covered aircraft shall be required to have 

completed the process for obtaining an Authorization for 

Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate for each of the 

following: 

(A) A mental health disorder, limited to an established medical history or clinical diagnosis of— 

(i) personality disorder that is severe 

enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by 

overt acts; 

(ii) psychosis, defined as a case in which 

an individual— 
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(I) has manifested delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized 

behavior, or other commonly accepted 

symptoms of psychosis; or 

(II) may reasonably be expected to 

manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly 

bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other 

commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis; 

(iii) bipolar disorder; or 

(iv) substance dependence within the previous 2 years, as defined in section 

67.307(a)(4) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(B) A neurological disorder, limited to an established medical history or clinical diagnosis of any 

of the following: 

(i) Epilepsy. 

(ii) Disturbance of consciousness without 

satisfactory medical explanation of the cause. 

(iii) A transient loss of control of nervous 

system functions without satisfactory medical 

explanation of the cause. 
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(C) A cardiovascular condition, limited to a 

one-time special issuance for each diagnosis of the 

following: 

(i) Myocardial infraction. 

(ii) Coronary heart disease that has required treatment. 

(iii) Cardiac valve replacement. 

(iv) Heart replacement. 

(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS.—In the case of an individual with a cardiovascular condition, the process for obtaining an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate shall 

be satisfied with the successful completion of an appropriate clinical evaluation without a mandatory wait period. 

(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 

with a clinically diagnosed mental health condition, 

the third-class medical certificate exemption under 

subsection (a) shall not apply if— 

(i) in the judgment of the individual’s 

State-licensed medical specialist, the condition— 
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(I) renders the individual unable to 

safely perform the duties or exercise the 

airman privileges described in subsection 

(a)(8); or 

(II) may reasonably be expected to 

make the individual unable to perform the 

duties or exercise the privileges described 

in subsection (a)(8); or 

(ii) the individual’s driver’s license is revoked by the issuing agency as a result of a 

clinically diagnosed mental health condition. 

(B) CERTIFICATION.—Subject to subparagraph 

(A), an individual clinically diagnosed with a mental 

health condition shall certify every 2 years, in conjunction with the certification under subsection 

(c)(10)(C), that the individual is under the care of 

a State-licensed medical specialist for that mental 

health condition. 

(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 

with a clinically diagnosed neurological condition, 

the third-class medical certificate exemption under 

subsection (a) shall not apply if— 
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(i) in the judgment of the individual’s 

State-licensed medical specialist, the condition— 

(I) renders the individual unable to 

safely perform the duties or exercise the 

airman privileges described in subsection 

(a)(8); or 

(II) may reasonably be expected to 

make the individual unable to perform the 

duties or exercise the privileges described 

in subsection (a)(8); or 

(ii) the individual’s driver’s license is revoked by the issuing agency as a result of a 

clinically diagnosed neurological condition. 

(B) CERTIFICATION.—Subject to subparagraph 

(A), an individual clinically diagnosed with a neurological condition shall certify every 2 years, in conjunction with the certification under subsection 

(c)(10)(C), that the individual is under the care of 

a State-licensed medical specialist for that neurological condition. 

(f) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS FOR CACI PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
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shall review and identify additional medical conditions 

that could be added to the program known as the Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) program. 

(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 

(1), the Administrator shall consult with aviation, medical, and union stakeholders. 

(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

Congress a report listing the medical conditions that 

have been added to the CACI program under paragraph 

(1). 

(g) EXPEDITED AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL

ISSUANCE OF A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall implement procedures to expedite the process for obtaining an 

Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate under section 67.401 of title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 

(1), the Administrator shall consult with aviation, medical, and union stakeholders. 

(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

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Congress a report describing how the procedures implemented under paragraph (1) will streamline the process 

for obtaining an Authorization for Special Issuance of a 

Medical Certificate and reduce the amount of time needed to review and decide special issuance cases. 

(h) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 years after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the National Transportation Safety Board, 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the effect of the regulations issued or revised under subsection (a) and includes statistics with respect 

to changes in small aircraft activity and safety incidents. 

(i) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Administrator may not take an enforcement 

action for not holding a valid third-class medical certificate 

against a pilot of a covered aircraft for a flight if the pilot 

and the flight meet, through a good faith effort, the applicable requirements under subsection (a), except paragraph (5) 

of that subsection, unless the Administrator has published 

final regulations in the Federal Register under that subsection. 

(j) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means an aircraft that— 
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(1) is authorized under Federal law to carry not 

more than 6 occupants; and 

(2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 

not more than 6,000 pounds. 

(k) OPERATIONS COVERED.—The provisions and requirements covered in this section do not apply to pilots who 

elect to operate under the medical requirements under subsection (b) or subsection (c) of section 61.23 of title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

(l) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator receives 

credible or urgent information, including from the National Driver Register or the Administrator’s Safety 

Hotline, that reflects on an individual’s ability to safely 

operate a covered aircraft under the third-class medical 

certificate exemption in subsection (a), the Administrator may require the individual to provide additional 

information or history so that the Administrator may determine whether the individual is safe to continue operating a covered aircraft. 

(2) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Administrator 

may use credible or urgent information received under 

paragraph (1) to request an individual to provide addi-
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tional information or to take actions under section 

44709(b) of title 49, United States Code. 

SEC. 2308. TARMAC DELAYS. 

(a) DEPLANING FOLLOWING EXCESSIVE TARMAC

DELAY.—Section 42301(b)(3) of title 49, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 

‘‘(C) In providing the option described in subparagraph (A), the air carrier shall begin to return 

the aircraft to a suitable disembarkation point— 

‘‘(i) in the case of a flight in interstate air 

transportation, not later than 3 hours after the 

main aircraft door is closed in preparation for 

departure; and 

‘‘(ii) in the case of a flight in foreign air 

transportation, not later than 4 hours after the 

main aircraft door is closed in preparation for 

departure.’’; and 

(3) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 

(A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), 

and (C)’’. 
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(b) EXCESSIVE TARMAC DELAY DEFINED.—Section 

42301(i)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(4) EXCESSIVE TARMAC DELAY.—The term ‘excessive tarmac delay’ means a tarmac delay of more than— 

‘‘(A) 3 hours for a flight in interstate air 

transportation; or 

‘‘(B) 4 hours for a flight in foreign air transportation.’’. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations and take other actions necessary 

to carry out the amendments made by this section. 

SEC. 2309. FAMILY SEATING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 

shall review and, if appropriate, establish a policy directing 

all air carriers providing scheduled passenger interstate or 

intrastate air transportation to establish policies that enable 

a child, who is age 13 or under on the date an applicable 

flight is scheduled to occur, to be seated in a seat adjacent 

to the seat of an accompanying family member over the age 

of 13, to the maximum extent practicable and at no additional cost, except when assignment to an adjacent seat would 

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legroom or seat pitch for which additional payment is normally required. 

(b) EFFECT ON AIRLINE BOARDING AND SEATING POLICIES.—When considering any new policy under this section, 

the Secretary shall consider the traditional seating and 

boarding policies of air carriers providing scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation and whether 

those policies generally allow families to sit together. 

(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding the 

requirement in subsection (a), nothing in this section may be 

construed to allow the Secretary to impose a significant 

change in the overall seating or boarding policy of an air carrier providing scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air 

transportation that has an open or flexible seating policy in 

place that generally allows adjacent family seating as described in subsection (a). 

TITLE III—AVIATION SECURITY 

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Security Act of 

2016’’. 

SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title: 

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 

means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 

Administration. 
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(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means 

the Department of Homeland Security. 

(3) PRECHECK PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘PreCheck 

Program’’ means the trusted traveler program implemented by the Transportation Security Administration 

under section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 49 U.S.C. 114 

note). 

(4) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transportation Security Administration. 

Subtitle A—TSA PreCheck Expansion 

SEC. 3101. PRECHECK PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 

The Administrator shall continue to administer the 

PreCheck Program. 

SEC. 3102. PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 

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

of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish 

PreCheck Program enrollment standards that add multiple 

private sector application capabilities for the PreCheck Program to increase the public’s enrollment access to the program, including standards that allow the use of secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tablets, or 

staffed laptop stations at which individuals can apply for 

entry into the program. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Upon publication of the PreCheck 

Program enrollment standards under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

(1) coordinate with interested parties— 

(A) to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market 

private sector solutions that meet the PreCheck 

Program enrollment standards under such subsection; 

(B) to make available additional PreCheck 

Program enrollment capabilities; and 

(C) to offer secure online and mobile enrollment opportunities; 

(2) partner with the private sector to collect biographic and biometric identification information via kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms to increase enrollment flexibility and minimize the 

amount of travel to enrollment centers for applicants; 

(3) ensure that any information, including biographic information, is collected in a manner that— 

(A) is comparable with the appropriate and applicable standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and 

(B) protects privacy and data security, including that any personally identifiable information is 

collected, retained, used, and shared in a manner 
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consistent with section 552a of title 5, United 

States Code (commonly known as ‘‘Privacy Act of 

1974’’), and with agency regulations; 

(4) ensure that the enrollment process is streamlined and flexible to allow an individual to provide additional information to complete enrollment and verify 

identity; 

(5) ensure that any enrollment expansion using a 

private sector risk assessment instead of a fingerprintbased criminal history records check is evaluated and 

certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 

verified by the Government Accountability Office or a 

federally funded research and development center after 

award to be equivalent to a fingerprint-based criminal 

history records check conducted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to the effectiveness of 

identifying individuals who are not qualified to participate in the PreCheck Program due to disqualifying 

criminal history; and 

(6) ensure that the Secretary has certified that reasonable procedures are in place with regard to the accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of information 

employed in private sector risk assessments. 
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(c) MARKETING OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Upon publication of PreCheck Program enrollment standards under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

(1) in accordance with such standards, develop and 

implement— 

(A) a continual process, including an associated timeframe, for approving private sector marketing of the PreCheck Program; and 

(B) a long-term strategy for partnering with 

the private sector to encourage enrollment in such 

program; 

(2) submit to Congress, at the end of each fiscal 

year, a report on any PreCheck Program application fees 

collected in excess of the costs of administering the program, including to assess the feasibility of the program, 

for such fiscal year, and recommendations for using such 

fees to support marketing of the program. 

(d) IDENTITY VERIFICATION ENHANCEMENT.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Administrator shall— 

(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate components of the Department to leverage Department-held 

data and technologies to verify the citizenship of individuals enrolling in the PreCheck Program; 
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(2) partner with the private sector to use biometrics 

and authentication standards, such as relevant standards 

developed by the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, to facilitate enrollment in the program; and 

(3) consider leveraging the existing resources and 

abilities of airports to conduct fingerprint and background checks to expedite identity verification. 

(e) PRECHECK PROGRAM LANES OPERATION.—The Administrator shall— 

(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening lanes 

are open and available during peak and high-volume 

travel times at appropriate airports to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck Program; and 

(2) make every practicable effort to provide expedited screening at standard screening lanes during times 

when PreCheck Program screening lanes are closed to 

individuals enrolled in the program in order to maintain 

operational efficiency. 

(f) VETTING FOR PRECHECK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an assessment to 

identify any security vulnerabilities in the vetting process for 

the PreCheck Program, including determining whether subjecting PreCheck Program participants to recurrent fingerprint-based criminal history records checks, in addition to re-
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current checks against the terrorist watchlist, could be done 

in a cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of the 

PreCheck Program. 

Subtitle B—Securing Aviation From 

Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced 

Security 

SEC. 3201. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last 

point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United 

States. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessment required 

under subsection (a) shall include consideration of the following: 

(1) The level of coordination and cooperation between the TSA and the foreign government of the country in which the last point of departure airport with nonstop flights to the United States is located. 

(2) The intelligence and threat mitigation capabilities of the country in which such airport is located. 

(3) The number of known or suspected terrorists 

annually transiting through such airport. 
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(4) The degree to which the foreign government of 

the country in which such airport is located mandates, 

encourages, or prohibits the collection, analysis, and 

sharing of passenger name records. 

(5) The passenger security screening practices, capabilities, and capacity of such airport. 

(6) The security vetting undergone by aviation 

workers at such airport. 

(7) The access controls utilized by such airport to 

limit to authorized personnel access to secure and sterile 

areas of such airports. 

SEC. 3202. SECURITY COORDINATION ENHANCEMENT PLAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

to Congress and the Government Accountability Office a 

plan— 

(1) to enhance and bolster security collaboration, 

coordination, and information sharing relating to securing international-inbound aviation between the United 

States and domestic and foreign partners, including U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, foreign government entities, passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and 

United States Government entities, in order to enhance 

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States but are nonetheless determined by the Administrator to be high risk; and 

(2) that includes an assessment of the ability of the 

TSA to enter into a mutual agreement with a foreign 

government entity that permits TSA representatives to 

conduct without prior notice inspections of foreign airports. 

(b) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 

submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall review the efforts, capabilities, and effectiveness of the TSA to enhance 

security capabilities at foreign airports and determine if the 

implementation of such efforts and capabilities effectively secures international-inbound aviation. 

SEC. 3203. WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. 

Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a comprehensive workforce assessment of all TSA personnel within 

the Office of Global Strategies of the TSA or whose primary 

professional duties contribute to the TSA’s global efforts to 

secure transportation security, including a review of whether 

such personnel are assigned in a risk-based, intelligence-driven manner. 
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SEC. 3204. DONATION OF SCREENING EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT 

THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized to 

donate security screening equipment to a foreign last point of 

departure airport operator if such equipment can be reasonably expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to the security of the United States or United States citizens. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days before any donation of security screening equipment pursuant to subsection 

(a), the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed written explanation of the following: 

(1) The specific vulnerability to the United States 

or United States citizens that will be mitigated by such 

donation. 

(2) An explanation as to why the recipient of such 

donation is unable or unwilling to purchase security 

screening equipment to mitigate such vulnerability. 

(3) An evacuation plan for sensitive technologies in 

case of emergency or instability in the country to which 

such donation is being made. 
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(4) How the Administrator will ensure the security 

screening equipment that is being donated is used and 

maintained over the course of its life by the recipient. 

(5) The total dollar value of such donation. 

SEC. 3205. NATIONAL CARGO SECURITY PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may evaluate foreign countries’ air cargo security programs to determine 

whether such programs provide a level of security commensurate with the level of security required by United States air 

cargo security programs. 

(b) APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines 

that a foreign country’s air cargo security program evaluated under subsection (a) provides a level of security 

commensurate with the level of security required by 

United States air cargo security programs, the Administrator shall approve and officially recognize such foreign 

country’s air cargo security program. 

(2) EFFECT OF APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.—If 

the Administrator approves and officially recognizes pursuant to paragraph (1) a foreign country’s air cargo security program, an aircraft transporting cargo that is 

departing such foreign country shall not be required to 

adhere to United States air cargo security programs that 

would otherwise be applicable. 
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(c) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines 

at any time that a foreign country’s air cargo security 

program approved and officially recognized under subsection (b) no longer provides a level of security commensurate with the level of security required by United 

States air cargo security programs, the Administrator 

may revoke or temporarily suspend such approval and 

official recognition until such time as the Administrator 

determines that such foreign country’s cargo security 

programs provide a level of security commensurate with 

the level of security required by such United States air 

cargo security programs. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Administrator revokes 

or suspends pursuant to paragraph (1) a foreign country’s air cargo security program, the Administrator shall 

notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not 

later than 30 days after such revocation or suspension. 

(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply irrespective 

of whether cargo is transported on an aircraft of an air carrier, a foreign air carrier, a cargo carrier, or a foreign cargo 

carrier. 
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SEC. 3206. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish an 

international training and capacity development program to 

train the appropriate authorities of foreign governments in 

air transportation security. 

(b) CONTENTS OF TRAINING.—If the Administrator determines that a foreign government would benefit from training and capacity development assistance pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator may provide to the appropriate 

authorities of such foreign government technical assistance 

and training programs to strengthen aviation security in 

managerial, operational, and technical areas, including— 

(1) active shooter scenarios; 

(2) incident response; 

(3) use of canines; 

(4) mitigation of insider threats; 

(5) perimeter security; 

(6) operation and maintenance of security screening 

technology; and 

(7) recurrent related training and exercises. 
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Subtitle C—Checkpoint Optimization 

and Efficiency 

SEC. 3301. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

It is the sense of Congress that airport checkpoint wait 

times should not take priority over the security of the aviation system of the United States. 

SEC. 3302. ENHANCED STAFFING ALLOCATION MODEL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete an assessment of the TSA’s staffing allocation model to 

determine the necessary staffing positions at all airports in 

the United States at which the TSA operates passenger 

checkpoints. 

(b) APPROPRIATE STAFFING.—The staffing allocation 

model described in subsection (a) shall be based on necessary 

staffing levels to maintain minimal passenger wait times and 

maximum security effectiveness. 

(c) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.—In assessing necessary 

staffing for minimal passenger wait times and maximum security effectiveness referred to in subsection (b), the Administrator shall include the use of canine explosives detection 

teams and technology to assist screeners conducting security 

checks. 
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(d) TRANSPARENCY.—The Administrator shall share 

with aviation security stakeholders the staffing allocation 

model described in subsection (a), as appropriate. 

(e) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.—The Administrator 

shall require each Federal Security Director to engage on a 

regular basis with the appropriate aviation security stakeholders to exchange information regarding airport operations, 

including security operations. 

(f) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

of the United States shall review the staffing allocation model 

described in subsection (a) and report to the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate on the results of such review. 

SEC. 3303. EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF STAFFING RESOURCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—To the greatest extent practicable, 

the Administrator shall direct that Transportation Security 

Officers with appropriate certifications and training are assigned to passenger and baggage security screening functions 

and that other TSA personnel who may not have certification 

and training to screen passengers or baggage are utilized for 

tasks not directly related to security screening, including restocking bins and providing instructions and support to passengers in security lines. 
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(b) ASSESSMENT AND REASSIGNMENT.—The Administrator shall conduct an assessment of headquarters personnel 

and reassign appropriate personnel to assist with airport security screening activities on a permanent or temporary basis, 

as appropriate. 

SEC. 3304. TSA STAFFING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take the 

following actions: 

(1) Utilize the TSA’s Behavior Detection Officers 

for passenger and baggage security screening, including 

the verification of traveler documents, particularly at 

designated PreCheck Program lanes to ensure that such 

lanes are operational for use and maximum efficiency. 

(2) Make every practicable effort to grant additional 

flexibility and authority to Federal Security Directors in 

matters related to checkpoint and checked baggage staffing allocation and employee overtime in furtherance of 

maintaining minimal passenger wait times and maximum security effectiveness. 

(3) Disseminate to aviation security stakeholders 

and appropriate TSA personnel a list of checkpoint optimization best practices. 

(4) Request the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, 
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United States Code) provide recommendations on best 

practices for checkpoint security operations optimization. 

(b) STAFFING ADVISORY COORDINATION.—Not later 

than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Administrator shall— 

(1) direct each Federal Security Director to coordinate local representatives of aviation security stakeholders to establish a staffing advisory working group at 

each airport at which the TSA oversees or performs passenger security screening to provide recommendations to 

the Administrator on Transportation Security Officer 

staffing numbers, for each such airport; and 

(2) certify to the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

that such staffing advisory working groups have been established. 

(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 

(1) report to the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

regarding how the TSA’s Passenger Screening Canine 

assets may be deployed and utilized for maximum effi-
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ciency to mitigate risk and optimize checkpoint operations; and 

(2) report to the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 

the status of the TSA’s Credential Authentication Technology Assessment program and how deployment of such 

program might optimize checkpoint operations. 

SEC. 3305. AVIATION SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS DEFINED. 

For purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘‘aviation security 

stakeholders’’ shall mean, at a minimum, air carriers, airport 

operators, and labor organizations representing Transportation Security Officers or, where applicable, contract screeners. 

SEC. 3306. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as authorizing 

or directing the Administrator to prioritize reducing wait 

times over security effectiveness. 

Subtitle D—Aviation Security 

Enhancement and Oversight 

SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subtitle: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 
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(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of 

the House of Representatives; 

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate. 

(2) ASAC.—The term ‘‘ASAC’’ means the Aviation 

Security Advisory Committee established under section 

44946 of title 49, United States Code. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(4) SIDA.—The term ‘‘SIDA’’ means the Secure 

Identification Display Area as such term is defined in 

section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 

or any successor regulation to such section. 

SEC. 3402. THREAT ASSESSMENT. 

(a) INSIDER THREATS.— 

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

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

shall conduct or update an assessment to determine the 

level of risk posed to the domestic air transportation system by individuals with unescorted access to a secure 

area of an airport (as such term is defined in section 

44903(j)(2)(H)) in light of recent international terrorist 

activity. 
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting or updating 

the assessment under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

shall consider— 

(A) domestic intelligence; 

(B) international intelligence; 

(C) the vulnerabilities associated with 

unescorted access authority granted to domestic airport operators and air carriers, and their workers; 

(D) the vulnerabilities associated with 

unescorted access authority granted to foreign airport operators and air carriers, and their workers; 

(E) the processes and practices designed to 

mitigate the vulnerabilities associated with 

unescorted access privileges granted to airport operators and air carriers, and their workers; 

(F) the recent security breaches at domestic 

and foreign airports; and 

(G) the recent security improvements at domestic airports, including the implementation of 

recommendations made by relevant advisory committees, including the ASAC. 

(b) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees— 
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(1) a report on the results of the assessment under 

subsection (a), including any recommendations for improving aviation security; 

(2) a report on the implementation status of any 

recommendations made by the ASAC; and 

(3) regular updates about the insider threat environment as new information becomes available or as 

needed. 

SEC. 3403. OVERSIGHT. 

(a) ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to public notice and 

comment, and in consultation with airport operators, the 

Administrator shall update the rules on access controls 

issued by the Secretary under chapter 449 of title 49, 

United States Code. 

(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of the update under 

paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— 

(A) increased fines and advanced oversight for 

airport operators that report missing more than five 

percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 

SIDA of an airport; 

(B) best practices for Category X airport operators that report missing more than three percent 

of credentials for unescorted access to any SIDA of 

an airport; 
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(C) additional audits and status checks for airport operators that report missing more than three 

percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 

SIDA of an airport; 

(D) review and analysis of the prior five years 

of audits for airport operators that report missing 

more than three percent of credentials for 

unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 

(E) increased fines and direct enforcement requirements for both airport workers and their employers that fail to report within 24 hours an employment termination or a missing credential for 

unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; and 

(F) a method for termination by the employer 

of any airport worker who fails to report in a timely 

manner missing credentials for unescorted access to 

any SIDA of an airport. 

(b) TEMPORARY CREDENTIALS.—The Administrator 

may encourage the issuance by airports and aircraft operators of free, one-time, 24-hour temporary credentials for 

workers who have reported, in a timely manner, their credentials missing, but not permanently lost, stolen, or destroyed, 

until replacement of credentials under section 1542.211 of 

title 49 Code of Federal Regulations is necessary. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 

Administrator shall— 

(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees 

each time an airport operator reports that more than 

three percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 

SIDA at a Category X airport are missing, or more than 

five percent of credentials to access any SIDA at any 

other airport are missing; and 

(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the number of violations and 

fines related to unescorted access to the SIDA of an airport collected in the preceding fiscal year. 

SEC. 3404. CREDENTIALS. 

(a) LAWFUL STATUS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

issue to airport operators guidance regarding placement of an 

expiration date on each airport credential issued to a nonUnited States citizen that is not longer than the period of 

time during which such non-United States citizen is lawfully 

authorized to work in the United States. 

(b) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.— 

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

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

shall— 
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(A) issue guidance for transportation security 

inspectors to annually review the procedures of airport operators and air carriers for applicants seeking unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 

and 

(B) make available to airport operators and air 

carriers information on identifying suspicious or 

fraudulent identification materials. 

(2) INCLUSIONS.—The guidance issued pursuant to 

paragraph (1) shall require a comprehensive review of 

background checks and employment authorization documents issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services during the course of a review of procedures 

under such paragraph. 

SEC. 3405. VETTING. 

(a) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to 

public notice and comment, the Administrator shall revise the regulations issued under section 44936 of title 

49, United States Code, in accordance with this section 

and current knowledge of insider threats and intelligence 

under section 3502, to enhance the eligibility requirements and disqualifying criminal offenses for individuals 
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seeking or having unescorted access to any SIDA of an 

airport. 

(2) DISQUALIFYING CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—In revising the regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider adding to the list of disqualifying 

criminal offenses and criteria the offenses and criteria 

listed in section 122.183(a)(4) of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations and section 1572.103 of title 49, Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

(3) WAIVER PROCESS FOR DENIED CREDENTIALS.— 

Notwithstanding section 44936(b) of title 49, United 

States Code, in revising the regulations under paragraph 

(1) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— 

(A) ensure there exists or is developed a waiver 

process for approving the issuance of credentials for 

unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport for an 

individual found to be otherwise ineligible for such 

credentials; and 

(B) consider, as appropriate and practicable— 

(i) the circumstances of any disqualifying 

act or offense, restitution made by the individual, Federal and State mitigation remedies, 

and other factors from which it may be concluded that the individual does not pose a ter-
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rorism risk or a risk to aviation security warranting denial of the credential; and 

(ii) the elements of the appeals and waiver 

process established under section 70105(c) of 

title 46, United States Code. 

(4) LOOK BACK.—In revising the regulations under 

paragraph (1), the Administrator shall propose that an 

individual be disqualified if the individual was convicted, 

or found not guilty by reason of insanity, of a disqualifying criminal offense within 15 years before the date of 

an individual’s application, or if the individual was incarcerated for such crime and released from incarceration 

within five years before the date of the individual’s application. 

(5) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall require an airport or aircraft operator, as applicable, to 

certify for each individual who receives unescorted access 

to any SIDA of an airport that— 

(A) a specific need exists for providing the individual with unescorted access authority; and 

(B) the individual has certified to the airport 

or aircraft operator that the individual understands 

the requirements for possessing a SIDA badge. 

(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
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ministrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report on the status of the revision to the 

regulations issued under section 44936 of title 49, 

United States Code, in accordance with this section. 

(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect existing aviation 

worker vetting fees imposed by the TSA. 

(b) RECURRENT VETTING.— 

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

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 

the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 

fully implement the Rap Back service for recurrent vetting of eligible TSA-regulated populations of individuals 

with unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of the requirement in 

paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that— 

(A) any status notifications the TSA receives 

through the Rap Back service about criminal offenses be limited to only disqualifying criminal offenses in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the TSA under section 44903 of title 49, 

United States Code, or other Federal law; and 

(B) any information received by the Administration through the Rap Back service is provided di-
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rectly and immediately to the relevant airport and 

aircraft operators. 

(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 

days after implementation of the Rap Back service described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

the such implementation. 

(c) ACCESS TO TERRORISM-RELATED DATA.—Not later 

than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Administrator and the Director of National Intelligence shall 

coordinate to ensure that the Administrator is authorized to 

receive automated, real-time access to additional Terrorist 

Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) data and any other 

terrorism-related category codes to improve the effectiveness 

of the TSA’s credential vetting program for individuals who 

are seeking or have unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport. 

(d) ACCESS TO E–VERIFY AND SAVE PROGRAMS.—Not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall authorize each airport operator to 

have direct access to the E–Verify program and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) automated 

system to determine the eligibility of individuals seeking 

unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport. 
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SEC. 3406. METRICS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and implement performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of security for the SIDAs of airports. 

(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the performance 

metrics under subsection (a), the Administrator may consider— 

(1) adherence to access point procedures; 

(2) proper use of credentials; 

(3) differences in access point requirements between 

airport workers performing functions on the airside of 

an airport and airport workers performing functions in 

other areas of an airport; 

(4) differences in access point characteristics and 

requirements at airports; and 

(5) any additional factors the Administrator considers necessary to measure performance. 

SEC. 3407. INSPECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS. 

(a) MODEL AND BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the ASAC, shall develop a model 

and best practices for unescorted access security that— 

(1) use intelligence, scientific algorithms, and riskbased factors; 

(2) ensure integrity, accountability, and control; 
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(3) subject airport workers to random physical security inspections conducted by TSA representatives in 

accordance with this section; 

(4) appropriately manage the number of SIDA access points to improve supervision of and reduce unauthorized access to SIDAs; and 

(5) include validation of identification materials, 

such as with biometrics. 

(b) INSPECTIONS.—Consistent with a risk-based security 

approach, the Administrator shall expand the use of transportation security officers and inspectors to conduct enhanced, 

random and unpredictable, data-driven, and operationally dynamic physical inspections of airport workers in each SIDA 

of an airport and at each SIDA access point to— 

(1) verify the credentials of such airport workers; 

(2) determine whether such airport workers possess 

prohibited items, except for those items that may be necessary for the performance of such airport workers’ duties, as appropriate, in any SIDA of an airport; and 

(3) verify whether such airport workers are following appropriate procedures to access any SIDA of an 

airport. 

(c) SCREENING REVIEW.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall conduct 

a review of airports that have implemented additional 
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airport worker screening or perimeter security to improve airport security, including— 

(A) comprehensive airport worker screening at 

access points to secure areas; 

(B) comprehensive perimeter screening, including vehicles; 

(C) enhanced fencing or perimeter sensors; and 

(D) any additional airport worker screening or 

perimeter security measures the Administrator identifies. 

(2) BEST PRACTICES.—After completing the review 

under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 

(A) identify best practices for additional access 

control and airport worker security at airports; and 

(B) disseminate to airport operators the best 

practices identified under subparagraph (A). 

(3) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Administrator may conduct a pilot program at one or more airports to test and 

validate best practices for comprehensive airport worker 

screening or perimeter security under paragraph (2). 

SEC. 3408. COVERT TESTING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall increase the 

use of red-team, covert testing of access controls to any secure areas of an airport. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL COVERT TESTING.—The Inspector 

General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct red-team, covert testing of airport access controls to the 

SIDAs of airports. 

(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) ADMINISTRATOR REPORT.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report on the progress to expand the use 

of inspections and of red-team, covert testing under subsection (a). 

(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 

180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effectiveness of airport access 

controls to the SIDAs of airports based on red-team, 

covert testing under subsection (b). 

SEC. 3409. SECURITY DIRECTIVES. 

(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in consultation with the appropriate regulated 

entities, shall conduct a comprehensive review of every current security directive addressed to any regulated entity to— 
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(1) determine whether each such security directive 

continues to be relevant; 

(2) determine whether such security directives 

should be streamlined or consolidated to most efficiently 

maximize risk reduction; and 

(3) update, consolidate, or revoke any security directive as necessary. 

(b) NOTICE.—For each security directive that the Administrator issues, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notice of— 

(1) the extent to which each such security directive 

responds to a specific threat, security threat assessment, 

or emergency situation against civil aviation; and 

(2) when it is anticipated that each such security 

directive will expire. 

SEC. 3410. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall— 

(1) assess the progress made by the TSA and the 

effect on aviation security of implementing the requirements under sections 3402 through 3409 of this subtitle; 

and 
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(2) report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the assessment under paragraph 

(1), including any recommendations. 

SEC. 3411. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 

(a) ASAC TERMS OF OFFICE.—Subparagraph (A) of 

section 44946(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member of 

the Advisory Committee shall be two years, but a 

member may continue to serve until a successor is 

appointed. A member of the Advisory Committee 

may be reappointed.’’. 

(b) FEEDBACK.—Paragraph (5) of section 44946(b) of 

title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (4)’’. 

Subtitle E—Checkpoints of the 

Future 

SEC. 3501. CHECKPOINTS OF THE FUTURE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in accordance 

with chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, shall request the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established 

pursuant to section 44946 of such title) to develop recommendations for more efficient and effective passenger 

screening processes. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making recommendations to 

improve existing passenger screening processes, the Aviation 

Security Advisory Committee shall consider— 

(1) the configuration of a checkpoint; 

(2) technology innovation; 

(3) ways to address any vulnerabilities identified in 

audits of checkpoint operations; 

(4) ways to prevent security breaches at airports at 

which Federal security screening is provided; 

(5) best practices in aviation security; 

(6) recommendations from airports and aircraft operators, and any relevant advisory committees; and 

(7) ‘‘curb to curb’’ processes and procedures. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 

Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 

the Aviation Security Advisory Committee review under this 

section, including any recommendations for improving passenger screening processes. 
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SEC. 3502. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND 

SECURITY AT CATEGORY X AIRPORTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a 

pilot program at at least three and not more than six airports 

to reconfigure and install security systems that increase efficiency and reduce vulnerabilities in airport terminals, particularly at airports that have large open areas at which screening is conducted. 

(b) SELECTION OF AIRPORTS.—In selecting airports for 

the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

(1) select airports from among airports classified by 

the TSA as Category X airports and that are able to 

begin the reconfiguration and installation of security systems expeditiously; and 

(2) give priority to an airport that— 

(A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal 

funding for reconfiguration of such airport’s security systems; 

(B) has the space needed to reduce 

vulnerabilities and reconfigure existing security systems; and 

(C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing arrangement with the TSA under which such airport 

will provided funding towards the cost of such pilot 

program. 
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SEC. 3503. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND 

TESTING OF PROTOTYPES FOR AIRPORT SECURITY SYSTEMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a 

pilot program at three airports to develop and test prototypes 

of screening security systems and security checkpoint configurations that are intended to expedite the movement of passengers by deploying a range of technologies, including passive and active systems, new types of security baggage and 

personal screening systems, and new systems to review and 

address passenger and baggage anomalies. 

(b) SELECTION OF AIRPORTS.—In selecting airports for 

the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

(1) select airports from among airports classified by 

the TSA as Category X airports that are able to begin 

the reconfiguration and installation of security systems 

expeditiously; 

(2) consider detection capabilities; and 

(3) give priority to an airport that— 

(A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal 

funding to test prototypes for new airport security 

systems; 

(B) has the space needed to reduce 

vulnerabilities and reconfigure existing security systems; and 
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(C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing arrangement with the TSA under which such airport 

will provided funding towards the cost of such pilot 

program. 

SEC. 3504. REPORT REQUIRED. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 

on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and a report on the pilot programs 

established under sections 3502 and 3503 of this subtitle. 

SEC. 3505. FUNDING. 

The Administrator shall carry out the pilot programs established under sections 3502 and 3503 of this subtitle using 

amounts— 

(1) appropriated to the TSA before the date of the 

enactment of this Act and available for obligation as of 

such date of enactment; and 

(2) amounts obtained as reimbursements from airports under such pilot programs. 
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SEC. 3506. ACCEPTANCE AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES BY 

THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

The Administrator, in carrying out the functions of the 

pilot programs established under sections 3502 and 3503 of 

this subtitle, may accept services, supplies, equipment, personnel, or facilities, without reimbursement, from any other 

public or private entity. 

Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 

SEC. 3601. VISIBLE DETERRENT. 

Section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations of 

the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

end; 

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(5) shall require, as appropriate based on risk, in 

the case of a VIPR team deployed to an airport, that the 

VIPR team conduct operations— 

‘‘(A) in the sterile area and any other areas to 

which only individuals issued security credentials 

have unescorted access; and 
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‘‘(B) in nonsterile areas.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘such sums as 

necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary, including funds to develop not more than 60 VIPR teams, for fiscal years 

2016 through 2018’’. 

SEC. 3602. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR MASS CASUALTY 

AND ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS. 

Paragraph (2) of section 2006(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) 

as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) training exercises to enhance preparedness for and response to mass casualty and active 

shooter incidents and security events at public locations, including airports and mass transit systems;’’. 

SEC. 3603. ASSISTANCE TO AIRPORTS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. 

Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (13) 

as paragraphs (10) through (14), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(9) enhancing the security and preparedness of secure and nonsecure areas of eligible airports and surface 

transportation systems;’’. 

In lieu of the amendment of the Senate to the title 

of the bill, amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to 

amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding 

and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway 

Trust Fund, and for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk.