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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1801 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 182
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1801

                          [Report No. 112-271]

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited 
          security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2011

   Mr. Cravaack (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

                            November 4, 2011

    Additional sponsors: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas and Mr. Bilirakis

                            November 4, 2011

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited 
          security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.

 

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Risk-Based Security 
Screening for Members of The Armed Forces Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 44903 of title 49, United States 
Code (as amended by this Act), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(m) Security Screening for Members of the Armed 
Forces.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
        develop and implement a plan to provide expedited security 
        screening services for a member of the Armed Forces, and any 
        accompanying family member, when the member of the Armed Forces 
        is traveling on official orders while in uniform through a 
        primary airport (as defined by section 47102 of this 
        title).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Protocols.--In developing the plan, the 
        Assistant Secretary shall consider--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) leveraging existing security 
                screening models used by airports and air carriers to 
                reduce passenger wait times before entering a security 
                screening checkpoint;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) establishing standard guidelines for 
                the screening of military uniform items, including 
                combat boots; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) incorporating any new screening 
                protocols into an existing trusted passenger program, 
                as established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the 
                Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 
                107-71; 115 Stat. 613; 49 U.S.C. 114 note), or into the 
                development of any new credential or system that 
                incorporates biometric technology and other applicable 
                technologies to verify the identity of individuals 
                traveling in air transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Report to congress.--The Assistant Secretary 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
        on the implementation of the plan.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
implement the plan required by this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Risk-Based Security Screening for 
Members of the Armed Forces Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop 
        and implement a plan to provide expedited security screening 
        services for a member of the Armed Forces, and any accompanying 
        family member, when the member of the Armed Forces presents 
        documentation indicating official orders while in uniform 
        through a primary airport (as defined by section 47102 of this 
        title).
            ``(2) Protocols.--In developing the plan, the Assistant 
        Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) leveraging existing security screening models 
                used by airports and air carriers to reduce passenger 
                wait times before entering a security screening 
                checkpoint;
                    ``(B) establishing standard guidelines for the 
                screening of military uniform items, including combat 
                boots; and
                    ``(C) incorporating any new screening protocols 
                into an existing trusted passenger program, as 
                established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the 
                Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 
                107-71; 115 Stat. 613; 49 U.S.C. 114 note), or into the 
                development of any new credential or system that 
                incorporates biometric technology and other applicable 
                technologies to verify the identity of individuals 
                traveling in air transportation.
            ``(3) Report to congress.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        the implementation of the plan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall implement the plan 
required by this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 182

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1801

                          [Report No. 112-271]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited 
          security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 4, 2011

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