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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] 


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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. 


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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 The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partners for Aviation 

5 Security Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CON7 SULTATION. 

8 The Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad9 ministration shall consult, to the extent practicable, with 

10 the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established pur11 suant to section 44946 of title 49 of the United States Code) 

12 regarding any modification to the prohibited item list prior 

13 to issuing a determination about any such modification. 

14 SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

15 OVERSIGHT BOARD. 

16 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub18 mit to the Transportation Security Oversight Board (estab19 lished pursuant to section 115 of title 49, United States 

20 Code), the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

21 of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Secu22 rity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com23 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

24 that includes general information on how often the Board 

25 has met, the current composition of the Board, and what 


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1 activities the Board has undertaken, consistent with the du2 ties specified in subsection (c) of such section. The Adminis3 trator may include in such report recommendations for 

4 changes to such section in consideration of the provisions 

5 of section 44946 of title 49, United States Code. 

6 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) TERMS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 44946(c)(2) 

8 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member of 

11 the Advisory Committee shall be two years but 

12 may continue until such time as a successor 

13 member begins serving on the Advisory Com14 mittee. A member of the Advisory Committee 

15 may be reappointed.’’. 

16 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph (5) of section 

17 44946(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘under paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘under this 

19 subsection’’. 

20 SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 

21 In this Act, the term ‘‘prohibited item list’’ means the 

22 list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying as ac23 cessible property or on their persons through passenger 

24 screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at air25 ports, and on board passenger aircraft, pursuant to section 


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1 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef2 fect on January 1, 2015). 


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Union Calendar No. 243 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 

[Report No. 114–320] 

A BILL 

To require consultation with the Aviation Security 

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

NOVEMBER 2, 2015 

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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