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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4559 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To conduct a global aviation security review, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Aviation System 

3 Security Reform Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra7 tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis8 tration. 

9 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis10 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor11 tation Security Administration. 

12 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu15 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com16 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

17 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov18 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

19 SEC. 3. GLOBAL AVIATION SECURITY REVIEW. 

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

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

22 conduct a global aviation security review to address im23 proving aviation security standards, including standards 

24 intended to mitigate cybersecurity threats, across the glob25 al aviation system. 


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1 (b) COMPOSITION.—The global aviation security re2 view established under subsection (a) shall include input 

3 from the following entities: 

4 (1) The Office of Global Strategies of the Ad5 ministration. 

6 (2) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 

7 the Administration. 

8 (3) The Office of Security Policy and Industry 

9 Engagement of the Administration. 

10 (c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi11 nate with the following entities on the global aviation secu12 rity review: 

13 (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

14 (2) The Office of International Engagement of 

15 the Department of Homeland Security. 

16 (3) The Department of State. 

17 (4) Any other relevant office or agency of the 

18 Federal government, as determined by the Adminis19 trator. 

20 (d) BEST PRACTICES.—The global aviation security 

21 review shall establish best practices regarding the fol22 lowing: 

23 (1) Collaborating with foreign partners to im24 prove global aviation security capabilities and stand25 ards. 


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1 (2) Identifying foreign partners that have not 

2 successfully implemented security protocols from the 

3 International Civil Aviation Organization or the De4 partment of Homeland Security and have not taken 

5 steps to implement such security protocols. 

6 (3) Improving the development, outreach, and 

7 implementation process for security directives or 

8 emergency amendments, as the case may be, issued 

9 to domestic and foreign air carriers. 

10 (4) Assessing the cybersecurity and cyber espio11 nage risk of security screening equipment. 

12 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

13 (a) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis15 trator shall report to the appropriate congressional com16 mittees on the organization, development, and progress of 

17 the global aviation security review required under section 

18 3. 

19 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

21 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

22 a report on best practices identified by the global aviation 

23 security review required under section 3 and the actions 


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1 the Administrator has taken to implement such best prac2 tices. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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