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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3144 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 243
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3144

                          [Report No. 114-320]

 To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
 regarding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report 
on the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2015

  Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

                            November 2, 2015

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Katko, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Thompson of 
                              Mississippi

                            November 2, 2015

  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]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               21, 2015]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
 regarding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report 
on the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    The Act may be cited as the ``Partners for Aviation Security Act''.

SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSULTATION.

    The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall consult, to the extent practicable, with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee (established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49 
of the United States Code) regarding any modification to the prohibited 
item list prior to issuing a determination about any such modification.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT BOARD.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Transportation Security Oversight Board (established pursuant to 
section 115 of title 49, United States Code), the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes 
general information on how often the Board has met, the current 
composition of the Board, and what activities the Board has undertaken, 
consistent with the duties specified in subsection (c) of such section. 
The Administrator may include in such report recommendations for 
changes to such section in consideration of the provisions of section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Terms.--Subparagraph (A) of section 44946(c)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) Terms.--The term of each member of the 
                Advisory Committee shall be two years but may continue 
                until such time as a successor member begins serving on 
                the Advisory Committee. A member of the Advisory 
                Committee may be reappointed.''.
    (b) Clarification.--Paragraph (5) of section 44946(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``under paragraph (4)'' and 
inserting ``under this subsection''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``prohibited item list'' means the list of 
items passengers are prohibited from carrying as accessible property or 
on their persons through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, 
into sterile areas at airports, and on board passenger aircraft, 
pursuant to section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on January 1, 2015).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 243

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3144

                          [Report No. 114-320]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
 regarding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report 
on the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 2, 2015

  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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