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Calendar No. 572 

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 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, without amendment 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Security Reform Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra2 tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis3 tration. 

4 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis5 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor6 tation Security Administration. 

7 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT8 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com9 mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu10 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

12 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov13 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

14 SEC. 3. GLOBAL AVIATION SECURITY REVIEW. 

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

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

17 conduct a global aviation security review to address im18 proving aviation security standards, including standards 

19 intended to mitigate cybersecurity threats, across the glob20 al aviation system. 

21 (b) COMPOSITION.—The global aviation security re22 view established under subsection (a) shall include input 

23 from the following entities: 

24 (1) The Office of Global Strategies of the Ad25 ministration. 


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1 (2) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 

2 the Administration. 

3 (3) The Office of Security Policy and Industry 

4 Engagement of the Administration. 

5 (c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi6 nate with the following entities on the global aviation secu7 rity review: 

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

9 (2) The Office of International Engagement of 

10 the Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (3) The Department of State. 

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

13 Federal government, as determined by the Adminis14 trator. 

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

16 review shall establish best practices regarding the fol17 lowing: 

18 (1) Collaborating with foreign partners to im19 prove global aviation security capabilities and stand20 ards. 

21 (2) Identifying foreign partners that have not 

22 successfully implemented security protocols from the 

23 International Civil Aviation Organization or the De24 partment of Homeland Security and have not taken 

25 steps to implement such security protocols. 


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1 (3) Improving the development, outreach, and 

2 implementation process for security directives or 

3 emergency amendments, as the case may be, issued 

4 to domestic and foreign air carriers. 

5 (4) Assessing the cybersecurity and cyber espio6 nage risk of security screening equipment. 

7 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

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

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis10 trator shall report to the appropriate congressional com11 mittees on the organization, development, and progress of 

12 the global aviation security review required under section 

13 3. 

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

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

16 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

17 a report on best practices identified by the global aviation 

18 security review required under section 3 and the actions 

19 the Administrator has taken to implement such best prac20 tices. 


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Calendar No. 572 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4559 

AN ACT 

To conduct a global aviation security review, and 

S

for other purposes. 

EPTEMBER 12, 2018 

Reported without amendment 


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