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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5056 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5056

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                                 AN ACT

 
To modernize and enhance airport perimeter and access control security 
 by requiring updated risk assessments and the development of security 
                  strategies, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Perimeter and Access Control 
Security Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. RISK ASSESSMENTS OF AIRPORT SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) shall--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, update the Transportation Sector Security Risk 
        Assessment (TSSRA) for the aviation sector; and
            (2) not later than 90 days after such date--
                    (A) update with the latest and most currently 
                available intelligence information the Comprehensive 
                Risk Assessment of Perimeter and Access Control 
                Security (in this Act referred to as the ``Risk 
                Assessment of Airport Security'') and determine a 
                regular timeframe and schedule for further updates to 
                such Risk Assessment of Airport Security; and
                    (B) conduct a system-wide assessment of airport 
                access control points and airport perimeter security.
    (b) Contents.--The security risk assessments required under 
subsection (a)(2) shall--
            (1) include updates reflected in the TSSRA and Joint 
        Vulnerability Assessment (JVA) findings;
            (2) reflect changes to the risk environment relating to 
        airport access control points and airport perimeters;
            (3) use security event data for specific analysis of 
        system-wide trends related to airport access control points and 
        airport perimeter security to better inform risk management 
        decisions; and
            (4) take into consideration the unique geography of and 
        current best practices used by airports to mitigate potential 
        vulnerabilities.
    (c) Report.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall report to 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, relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, and airport operators on the results of the security risk 
assessments required under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. AIRPORT SECURITY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall update the 2012 National Strategy for Airport 
Perimeter and Access Control Security (in this section referred to as 
the ``National Strategy'').
    (b) Contents.--The update to the National Strategy required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) information from the Risk Assessment of Airport 
        Security; and
            (2) information on--
                    (A) airport security-related activities;
                    (B) the status of TSA efforts to address the goals 
                and objectives referred to in subsection (a);
                    (C) finalized outcome-based performance measures 
                and performance levels for each relevant activity and 
                goal and objective under subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
                    (D) input from airport operators.
    (c) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the update is completed 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall implement a process for determining when 
additional updates to the strategy referred to in such subsection are 
needed.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5056

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To modernize and enhance airport perimeter and access control security 
 by requiring updated risk assessments and the development of security 
                  strategies, and for other purposes.
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