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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1447 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary 

of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2011 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security 

Advisory Committee, 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 ‘‘Aviation Security 

5 Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 

3 title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘§ 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary 

7 shall establish within the Transportation Security Admin8 istration an advisory committee to be known as the Avia9 tion Security Advisory Committee. 

10 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

12 shall be consulted by and advise the Assistant Sec13 retary on aviation security matters, including the de14 velopment and implementation of policies, programs, 

15 rulemaking, and security directives pertaining to 

16 aviation security. 

17 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com19 mittee shall develop, at the request of the As20 sistant Secretary, recommendations for im21 provements to aviation security. 

22 ‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS OF WORKING

23 GROUPS.—Recommendations agreed upon by 

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1 mittee for transmission to the Assistant Sec2 retary. 

3 ‘‘(3) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com4 mittee shall periodically submit to the Assistant Sec5 retary— 

6 ‘‘(A) reports on matters identified by the 

7 Assistant Secretary; and 

8 ‘‘(B) reports on other matters identified by 

9 a majority of the members of the Advisory 

10 Committee. 

11 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Advisory Com12 mittee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an an13 nual report providing information on the activities, 

14 findings, and recommendations of the Advisory Com15 mittee, including its working groups, for the pre16 ceding year. 

17 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

20 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

21 the Assistant Secretary shall appoint the mem22 bers of the Advisory Committee. 

23 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The membership 

24 shall consist of individuals representing not 

25 more than 27 member organizations. Each orVerDate Mar 15 2010 20:44 Apr 11, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1447.IH H1447

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1 ganization shall be represented by one indi2 vidual (or the individual’s designee). 

3 ‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The membership 

4 shall include representatives of air carriers, all 

5 cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, 

6 labor organizations representing air carrier em7 ployees, aircraft manufacturers, airport opera8 tors, general aviation, privacy, the travel indus9 try, and the aviation technology security indus10 try, including biometrics. 

11 ‘‘(2) REMOVAL.—The Assistant Secretary may 

12 review the participation of a member of the Advisory 

13 Committee and remove the member for cause at any 

14 time. 

15 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—The 

16 members of the Advisory Committee shall not re17 ceive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Govern18 ment by reason of their service on the Advisory 

19 Committee. 

20 ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 

21 require the Advisory Committee to meet at least 

22 semiannually and may convene additional meetings 

23 as necessary. 

24 ‘‘(d) AIR CARGO SECURITY WORKING GROUP.— 


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

2 shall establish within the Advisory Committee an air 

3 cargo security working group to provide rec4 ommendations on air cargo security issues, including 

5 the implementation of the air cargo security pro6 grams established by the Transportation Security 

7 Administration to screen air cargo on passenger air8 craft and all-cargo aircraft in accordance with estab9 lished cargo screening mandates. 

10 ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work11 ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 

12 information, including recommendations, regarding 

13 air cargo security to the Advisory Committee for in14 clusion in the annual report. The submissions shall 

15 include recommendations to improve the Administra16 tion’s cargo security initiatives established to meet 

17 the requirements of section 44901(g). 

18 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group 

19 shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 

21 Committee with expertise in air cargo oper22 ations; and 

23 ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 

24 industry official. 


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1 ‘‘(e) GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY WORKING

2 GROUP.— 

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

4 shall establish within the Advisory Committee a gen5 eral aviation working group to provide recommenda6 tions on transportation security issues for general 

7 aviation facilities, general aviation aircraft, and heli8 copter operations at general aviation and commercial 

9 service airports. 

10 ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work11 ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 

12 information, including recommendations, regarding 

13 aviation security at general aviation airports to the 

14 Advisory Committee for inclusion in the annual re15 port. 

16 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 

19 Committee with expertise in general aviation; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 

22 industry official. 

23 ‘‘(f) PERIMETER SECURITY WORKING GROUP.— 

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

25 shall establish within the Advisory Committee an 


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1 airport perimeter security working group to provide 

2 recommendations on airport perimeter security and 

3 access control issues. 

4 ‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work5 ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 

6 information, including recommendations, regarding 

7 improving perimeter security and access control pro8 cedures at commercial service and general aviation 

9 airports to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in 

10 the annual report. 

11 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group 

12 shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 

14 Committee with expertise in airport perimeter 

15 security and access control issues; and 

16 ‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 

17 industry official. 

18 ‘‘(g) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

19 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

20 to the Advisory Committee or its working groups. 

21 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

22 definitions apply: 

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1 sory Committee to be established under subsection 

2 (a). 

3 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The term ‘annual re4 port’ means the annual report required under sub5 section (a). 

6 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘As7 sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security (Transportation Security Admin9 istration). 

10 ‘‘(4) PERIMETER SECURITY.—The term ‘perim11 eter security’— 

12 ‘‘(A) means procedures or systems to mon13 itor, secure, and prevent unauthorized access to 

14 an airport, including its airfield and terminal; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(B) includes the fence area surrounding 

17 an airport, access gates, and access controls.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

19 subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee.’’. 

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