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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1801 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1801

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
            the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven

                                 An Act

 
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,
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 of Homeland Security 
    (Transportation Security Administration), in consultation with the 
    Department of Defense, shall develop and implement a plan to 
    provide expedited security screening services for a member of the 
    armed forces, and, to the extent possible, any accompanying family 
    member, if the member of the armed forces, while in uniform, 
    presents documentation indicating official orders for air 
    transportation departing from a primary airport (as defined in 
    section 47102).
        ``(2) Protocols.--In developing the plan, the Assistant 
    Secretary shall consider--
            ``(A) leveraging existing security screening models used to 
        reduce passenger wait times;
            ``(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 (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) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
    affect the authority of the Assistant Secretary to require 
    additional screening of a member of the armed forces if 
    intelligence or law enforcement information indicates that 
    additional screening is necessary.
        ``(4) 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 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall implement the plan 
required by this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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