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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] 


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A BILL 

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

Forces. 


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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 ‘‘Risk-Based Security 

5 Screening for Members of The Armed Forces Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

7 ARMED FORCES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44903 of title 49, United 

9 States Code (as amended by this Act), is further amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(m) SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE

12 ARMED FORCES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 

14 shall develop and implement a plan to provide expe15 dited security screening services for a member of the 

16 Armed Forces, and any accompanying family mem17 ber, when the member of the Armed Forces is trav18 eling on official orders while in uniform through a 

19 primary airport (as defined by section 47102 of this 

20 title). 

21 ‘‘(2) PROTOCOLS.—In developing the plan, the 

22 Assistant Secretary shall consider— 

23 ‘‘(A) leveraging existing security screening 

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1 duce passenger wait times before entering a se2 curity screening checkpoint; 

3 ‘‘(B) establishing standard guidelines for 

4 the screening of military uniform items, includ5 ing combat boots; and 

6 ‘‘(C) incorporating any new screening pro7 tocols into an existing trusted passenger pro8 gram, as established pursuant to section 

9 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 

10 Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 

11 613; 49 U.S.C. 114 note), or into the develop12 ment of any new credential or system that in13 corporates biometric technology and other appli14 cable technologies to verify the identity of indi15 viduals traveling in air transportation. 

16 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant 

17 Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 

18 of Congress a report on the implementation of the 

19 plan.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 

22 Secretary shall implement the plan required by this Act. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Risk-Based Security 

25 Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

2 ARMED FORCES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44903 of title 49, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(m) SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE

6 ARMED FORCES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 

8 shall develop and implement a plan to provide expe9 dited security screening services for a member of the 

10 Armed Forces, and any accompanying family mem11 ber, when the member of the Armed Forces presents 

12 documentation indicating official orders while in uni13 form through a primary airport (as defined by sec14 tion 47102 of this title). 

15 ‘‘(2) PROTOCOLS.—In developing the plan, the 

16 Assistant Secretary shall consider— 

17 ‘‘(A) leveraging existing security screening 

18 models used by airports and air carriers to re19 duce passenger wait times before entering a secu20 rity screening checkpoint; 

21 ‘‘(B) establishing standard guidelines for 

22 the screening of military uniform items, includ23 ing combat boots; and 

24 ‘‘(C) incorporating any new screening pro25 tocols into an existing trusted passenger pro26 gram, as established pursuant to section 


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1 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 

2 Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 613; 

3 49 U.S.C. 114 note), or into the development of 

4 any new credential or system that incorporates 

5 biometric technology and other applicable tech6 nologies to verify the identity of individuals 

7 traveling in air transportation. 

8 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant Sec9 retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

10 Congress a report on the implementation of the 

11 plan.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

14 shall implement the plan required by this Act. 


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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 

the Armed Forces. for expedited security screenings for members of 

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 

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


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