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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3375 

To promote travel and tourism in the United States, to improve the health 

safety and security of international flights entering the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mr. KING, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SULLIVAN, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To promote travel and tourism in the United States, to 

improve the health safety and security of international 

flights entering the United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Omnibus Tourism Act of 2021’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Defined term. 

TITLE I—TRAVEL PROMOTION 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Purposes. 

Sec. 103. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 104. Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism. 

Sec. 105. Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel 

and Tourism. 

Sec. 106. Travel and tourism strategy. 

Sec. 107. United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. 

TITLE II—TRAVEL SAFETY 

Subtitle A—Health Safety 

Sec. 201. Study and report on effects of COVID–19 pandemic on travel and 

tourism industry in United States. 

Sec. 202. Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies. 

Sec. 203. Feasibility study on the use of canine units to detect COVID–19 at 

airports. 

Subtitle B—One-Stop Security 

Sec. 211. Short title. 

Sec. 212. Definitions. 

Sec. 213. Pilot Program for One-Stop Security. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emer3 gency’’— 

4 (1) means the public health emergency first de5 clared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of 

6 Health and Human Services under section 319 of 

7 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with 

8 respect to COVID–19; and 

9 (2) includes any renewal of such declaration 

10 pursuant to such section 319. 


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1 TITLE I—TRAVEL PROMOTION 

2 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Visit America Act’’. 

4 SEC. 102. PURPOSES. 

5 The purposes of this title are— 

6 (1) to support the travel and tourism industry, 

7 which produces economic impacts that are vital to 

8 our national economy; 

9 (2) to address the recent decline in the number 

10 of international travelers who visit the United 

11 States; and 

12 (3) to establish national goals for international 

13 visitors to the United States, including— 

14 (A) recommendations for achieving such 

15 goals and timelines for implementing such rec16 ommendations; 

17 (B) coordination between Federal and 

18 State agencies; 

19 (C) the resources needed by each Govern20 ment agency to achieve such goals; and 

21 (D) the number of international visitors 

22 and the value of national travel exports. 

23 SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that— 


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1 (1) setting a national goal for the number of 

2 international visitors is vital for aligning Federal 

3 tourism policy to support American jobs and eco4 nomic growth; 

5 (2) setting a national goal for travel exports is 

6 vital for aligning Federal tourism policy to support 

7 American jobs, increase travel exports, and improve 

8 our Nation’s balance of trade; 

9 (3) the travel industry is an essential part of 

10 the United States services exports with respect to 

11 business, education, medical, and leisure travel; 

12 (4) the promotion of travel and visitation by the 

13 Corporation for Travel Promotion (doing business as 

14 ‘‘Brand USA’’) is vital to increasing visitation and 

15 articulating the visitation laws of the United States; 

16 and 

17 (5) there is an urgent need for a coordinated 

18 travel and tourism industry response and strategy to 

19 respond to the current state of such industry and fu20 ture unforeseen circumstances that may impact the 

21 travel and tourism industry. 

22 SEC. 104. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRAVEL AND TOUR23 ISM. 

24 Section 2(d) of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 

25 3 of 1979 (93 Stat. 1382; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘There shall be in the Depart2 ment two additional Assistant Secretaries’’ and in3 serting ‘‘(1) There shall be in the Department 3 ad4 ditional Assistant Secretaries, including the Assist5 ant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tour6 ism,’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel 

9 and Tourism shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, subject to 

11 the advice and consent of the Senate; and 

12 ‘‘(B) report directly to the Under Secretary for 

13 International Trade.’’. 

14 SEC. 105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SEC15 RETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TRAVEL AND 

16 TOURISM. 

17 (a) VISITATION GOALS.—The Assistant Secretary of 

18 Commerce for Travel and Tourism (referred to in this sec19 tion as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’), appointed pursuant to 

20 section 2(d) of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 

21 1979, as amended by section 104, shall— 

22 (1) establish an annual goal, consistent with the 

23 goals of the travel and tourism strategy developed 

24 pursuant to section 106(1), for— 


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1 (A) the number of international visitors to 

2 the United States; and 

3 (B) the value of travel exports; 

4 (2) develop recommendations for achieving the 

5 annual goals established pursuant to paragraph (1); 

6 (3) ensure that travel and tourism policy is de7 veloped in consultation with— 

8 (A) the Tourism Policy Council; 

9 (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

10 (C) the National Travel and Tourism Of11 fice; 

12 (D) Brand USA; 

13 (E) the United States Travel and Tourism 

14 Advisory Board; and 

15 (F) travel industry partners, including 

16 public and private destination marketing orga17 nizations, travel and tourism suppliers, and 

18 labor representatives from these industries; 

19 (4) establish short, medium, and long-term 

20 timelines for implementing the recommendations de21 veloped pursuant to paragraph (2); 

22 (5) conduct Federal agency needs assessments 

23 to identify the resources, statutory or regulatory 

24 changes, and private sector engagement needed to 

25 achieve the annual visitation goals; and 


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1 (6) provide assessments and recommendations 

2 to— 

3 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

4 and Transportation of the Senate; 

5 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com6 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

7 (C) the public through a publicly accessible 

8 website. 

9 (b) VISA ADJUDICATION.—The Assistant Secretary, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security, shall— 

12 (1) explore strategies for improving visitor visa 

13 processing with respect to— 

14 (A) the maximum time for processing 

15 visas, by visitation type; 

16 (B) regulatory and policy changes needed 

17 to meet the visa processing goals referred to in 

18 subparagraph (A), including changes regarding 

19 technology, processing centers, and training; 

20 and 

21 (C) streamlining visa applications and ad22 judications, including application design and 

23 data collection procedures; and 

24 (2) explore opportunities to establish pilot pro25 grams to integrate technology into the visitor visa 


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1 adjudication process, including video conferencing 

2 and biometrics. 

3 (c) DOMESTIC TRAVEL.—The Assistant Secretary 

4 shall— 

5 (1) evaluate, on an ongoing basis, domestic pol6 icy options for supporting competitiveness with re7 spect to the strengths, weaknesses, and growth of 

8 the domestic travel industry; 

9 (2) develop recommendations and goals to sup10 port and enhance domestic tourism, separated by 

11 business and leisure; and 

12 (3) engage public and private stakeholders to 

13 support domestic tourism. 

14 (d) WORKFORCE.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 

15 (1) consult with the Secretary of Labor to de16 velop strategies and best practices for improving the 

17 timeliness and reliability of travel and tourism work18 force data; 

19 (2) work with the Secretary of Labor and the 

20 Bureau of Economic Analysis to improve travel and 

21 tourism industry data; and 

22 (3) provide recommendations for policy en23 hancements and streamlining. 

24 (e) TRAVEL EXPORT PROMOTION.—The Assistant 

25 Secretary, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of 


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1 Commerce for Global Markets and the Director General 

2 of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 

3 shall work to promote and facilitate travel exports abroad 

4 and ensure competitiveness by— 

5 (1) promoting meetings, incentives, conferences, 

6 and exhibitions; 

7 (2) emphasizing rural and other destinations 

8 rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, 

9 among other uniquely American destinations; and 

10 (3) promoting sports and recreation events and 

11 activities, which shall be hosted in the United 

12 States. 

13 (f) TRAVEL SECURITY.—The Assistant Secretary 

14 shall investigate and provide recommendations to the 

15 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

16 the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, 

17 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

18 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Com19 merce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

20 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and 

21 the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep22 resentatives regarding initiating, utilizing, or expanding 

23 existing security programs to better meet the needs of the 

24 United States travel and tourism industry, including— 


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1 (1) the Visa Waiver Program authorized under 

2 section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

3 (8 U.S.C. 1187); 

4 (2) preclearance operations; 

5 (3) the Trusted Traveler Program; 

6 (4) the biometric entry-exit control system re7 quired under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration 

8 Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 

9 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1221 

10 note); and 

11 (5) the establishment of a system to provide in12 creased resilience to travel during pandemics. 

13 (g) RECOVERY STRATEGY.— 

14 (1) INITIAL RECOVERY STRATEGY.—Not later 

15 than 1 year after amounts are appropriated to ac16 complish the purposes of this section, the Assistant 

17 Secretary, in consultation with the United States 

18 Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and other rep19 resentatives of the travel industry, shall develop and 

20 implement a COVID–19 public health emergency re21 covery strategy to assist the United States travel 

22 and tourism industry to quickly recover from the 

23 pandemic. 

24 (2) FUTURE RECOVERY STRATEGIES.—After 

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1 veloped pursuant to paragraph (1), the Assistant 

2 Secretary, in consultation with the entities referred 

3 to in such paragraph, shall develop additional recov4 ery strategies for the travel and tourism industry in 

5 anticipation of other unforeseen catastrophic events 

6 that would significantly affect the travel and tourism 

7 industry, such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, tor8 nadoes, terrorist attacks, and pandemics. 

9 (h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Assistant 

11 Secretary shall produce an annual forecasting report 

12 on the travel and tourism industry, which shall in13 clude current and anticipated— 

14 (A) domestic employment needs; 

15 (B) international inbound volume and 

16 spending, taking into account the lasting effects 

17 of the COVID–19 public health emergency and 

18 the impact of the recovery strategy implemented 

19 pursuant to subsection (g)(1); and 

20 (C) domestic volume and spending, includ21 ing Federal and State public land travel and 

22 tourism data. 

23 (2) BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.—The Di24 rector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis should 


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1 annually update the Travel and Tourism Satellite 

2 Accounts, including— 

3 (A) State level travel and tourism spending 

4 data; 

5 (B) travel and tourism workforce data for 

6 full-time and part-time employment; and 

7 (C) Federal and State public lands spend8 ing data. 

9 (3) NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM OF10 FICE.—The Director of the National Travel and 

11 Tourism Office— 

12 (A) in partnership with the Bureau of Eco13 nomic Analysis, shall report international ar14 rival and spending data on a regular monthly 

15 schedule, which shall be made available to the 

16 Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and to the 

17 public through a publicly available website; and 

18 (B) shall include questions in the Survey 

19 of International Air Travelers regarding wait20 times, visits to public lands, and State data, to 

21 the extent applicable. 

22 SEC. 106. TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY. 

23 Not less frequently than once every 10 years, the Sec24 retary of Commerce, in consultation with the United 

25 States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the Tourism 


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1 Policy Council, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

2 shall develop and submit to Congress a 10-year travel and 

3 tourism strategy, which shall include— 

4 (1) the establishment of goals with respect to 

5 the number of annual international visitors to the 

6 United States and the annual amount of travel ex7 ports during such 10-year period; 

8 (2) the resources needed to achieve the goals es9 tablished pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

10 (3) recommendations for statutory or regulatory 

11 changes that would be necessary to achieve such 

12 goals. 

13 SEC. 107. UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY 

14 BOARD. 

15 Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to encourage 

16 travel in the United States, and for other purposes’’ (15 

17 U.S.C. 1546) is amended— 

18 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

19 follows: ‘‘UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM

20 ADVISORY BOARD; ADVISORY COMMITTEE’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Commerce is 

23 authorized’’ and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(a) UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVI25 SORY BOARD.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

2 United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board 

3 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Board’), the 

4 members of which shall be appointed by the Sec5 retary of Commerce for 2-year terms from among 

6 companies and organizations in the travel and tour7 ism industry. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Assistant 

9 Secretary for Travel and Tourism shall serve as the 

10 Executive Director of the Board. 

11 ‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT.—The Director 

12 of the National Travel and Tourism Office of the 

13 International Trade Administration shall serve as 

14 the Executive Secretariat for the Board. 

15 ‘‘(4) FUNCTIONS.—The Board’s Charter shall 

16 specify that the Board will— 

17 ‘‘(A) serve as the advisory body to the Sec18 retary of Commerce on matters relating to the 

19 travel and tourism industry in the United 

20 States; 

21 ‘‘(B) advise the Secretary of Commerce on 

22 government policies and programs that affect 

23 the United States travel and tourism industry; 

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1 ‘‘(D) provide a forum for discussing and 

2 proposing solutions to problems related to the 

3 travel and tourism industry; and 

4 ‘‘(E) provide advice regarding the domestic 

5 travel and tourism industry as an economic en6 gine. 

7 ‘‘(5) RECOVERY STRATEGY.—The Board shall 

8 assist the Assistant Secretary in the development 

9 and implementation of the COVID–19 public health 

10 emergency recovery strategy required under section 

11 105(g)(1) of the Visit America Act. 

12 ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTION OF

13 TOURIST TRAVEL.—The Secretary of Commerce is au14 thorized’’. 

15 TITLE II—TRAVEL SAFETY 

16 Subtitle A—Health Safety 

17 SEC. 201. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF COVID–19 

18 PANDEMIC ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUS19 TRY IN UNITED STATES. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) PANDEMIC PERIOD.—The term ‘‘pandemic 

22 period’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘emergency 

23 period’’ in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Secu24 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)), excluding 


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1 any portion of such period after the date that is 1 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Commerce. 

5 (3) TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.—The 

6 term ‘‘travel and tourism industry’’ means the travel 

7 and tourism industry in the United States. 

8 (b) INTERIM STUDY AND REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary, after consultation with relevant stakeholders, 

12 including the United States Travel and Tourism Ad13 visory Board, shall— 

14 (A) complete an interim study, which shall 

15 be based on data available at the time the study 

16 is conducted and provide a framework for the 

17 study required under subsection (c), regarding 

18 the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the 

19 travel and tourism industry, including various 

20 segments of the travel and tourism industry, 

21 such as domestic, international, leisure, busi22 ness, conventions, meetings, and events; and 

23 (B) submit a report containing the results 

24 of such interim study to— 


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1 (i) the Committee on Commerce, 

2 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

3 and 

4 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

5 Commerce of the House of Representa6 tives. 

7 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

8 the report described in paragraph (1) publicly avail9 able on the website of the Department of Commerce. 

10 (c) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con12 sultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advi13 sory Board and the head of any other Federal agency the 

14 Secretary considers appropriate, shall complete a study on 

15 the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and 

16 tourism industry, including various segments of the travel 

17 and tourism industry, such as domestic, international, lei18 sure, business, conventions, meetings, and events. 

19 (d) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting 

20 the interim study required under subsection (b) and the 

21 study required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 

22 consider— 

23 (1) changes in employment rates in the travel 

24 and tourism industry during the pandemic period; 


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1 (2) changes in revenues of businesses in the 

2 travel and tourism industry during the pandemic pe3 riod; 

4 (3) changes in employment and sales in indus5 tries related to the travel and tourism industry, and 

6 changes in contributions of the travel and tourism 

7 industry to such related industries, during the pan8 demic period; 

9 (4) the effects attributable to the changes de10 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel 

11 and tourism industry and such related industries on 

12 the overall economy of the United States, includ13 ing— 

14 (A) an analysis of regional economies (on 

15 a per capita basis) during the pandemic period; 

16 and 

17 (B) the projected effects of such changes 

18 on the regional and overall economy of the 

19 United States following the pandemic period; 

20 (5) the effects attributable to the changes de21 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel 

22 and tourism industry and such related industries on 

23 minority communities, including Native Americans, 

24 Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives; 


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1 (6) reports on the economic impact of COVID– 

2 19 issued by other Federal agencies; and 

3 (7) any additional matters that the Secretary 

4 considers appropriate. 

5 (e) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In con6 ducting the study required under subsection (c), the Sec7 retary shall— 

8 (1) consult with representatives of— 

9 (A) the small business sector; 

10 (B) the restaurant or food service sector; 

11 (C) the hotel and alternative accommoda12 tions sector; 

13 (D) the attractions or recreation sector; 

14 (E) the outdoor recreation sector 

15 (F) travel distribution services sector; 

16 (G) destination marketing organizations; 

17 (H) State tourism offices; 

18 (I) the passenger air, railroad, and rental 

19 car sectors; and 

20 (J) labor representatives for— 

21 (i) the sectors referred to in subpara22 graph (I); and 

23 (ii) security screening personnel des24 ignated by the Administrator of the Trans25 portation Security Administration; and 


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1 (2) provide an opportunity for public comment 

2 and advice relevant to conducting the study. 

3 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

5 after the date on which the study required under 

6 subsection (b) is completed, the Secretary, in con7 sultation with the United States Travel and Tourism 

8 Advisory Board and the head of any other Federal 

9 agency that the Secretary considers appropriate, 

10 shall submit a report to the Committee on Com11 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

12 and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

13 House of Representatives that contains— 

14 (A) the results of such study; 

15 (B) policy recommendations for promoting 

16 and assisting the travel and tourism industry, 

17 including in Native American, Native Hawaiian, 

18 and Alaska Native communities, by fully imple19 menting the Native American Tourism and Im20 proving Visitor Experience Act (Public Law 

21 114–221); and 

22 (C) a description of the actions that should 

23 be taken by the Federal Government to accel24 erate the implementation of travel and tourism 

25 policies and programs authorized by law. 


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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

2 the report described in paragraph (1) publicly avail3 able on the website of the Department of Commerce. 

4 SEC. 202. ENSURING HEALTH SAFETY IN THE SKIES. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021’’. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi9 sory Committee’’ means the Joint Federal Advisory 

10 Committee established under subsection (d). 

11 (2) AIR TRAVEL.—The term ‘‘air travel’’ in12 cludes international air travel. 

13 (3) JOINT TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Joint 

14 Task Force’’ means the Joint Task Force on Air 

15 Travel During and After the COVID–19 Public 

16 Health Emergency established under subsection 

17 (c)(1). 

18 (c) JOINT TASK FORCE ON AIR TRAVEL DURING

19 AND AFTER THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMER20 GENCY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Secu24 rity, and the Secretary of Health and Human Serv25 ices shall establish the Joint Task Force on Air 


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1 Travel During and After the COVID–19 Public 

2 Health Emergency. 

3 (2) DUTIES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Joint Task Force 

5 shall develop recommended requirements, plans, 

6 and guidelines to address the health, safety, se7 curity, and logistical issues relating to— 

8 (i) the continuation of air travel dur9 ing the COVID–19 public health emer10 gency; and 

11 (ii) the resumption of full operations 

12 at airports and increased passenger air 

13 travel after the COVID–19 public health 

14 emergency. 

15 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The rec16 ommendations developed under subparagraph 

17 (A), with respect to the applicable periods de18 scribed in subparagraph (C), shall include— 

19 (i) modifying airport, air carrier, secu20 rity (including passenger security screen21 ing), and other operations related to pas22 senger air travel, including passenger 

23 queuing, boarding, deplaning, and baggage 

24 handling procedures, as a result of— 


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1 (I) current and anticipated 

2 changes to passenger air travel during 

3 and after the COVID–19 public 

4 health emergency; and 

5 (II) anticipated changes to pas6 senger air travel resulting from any 

7 seasonal recurrence of the 

8 coronavirus; 

9 (ii) mitigating the public health and 

10 economic impacts of the COVID–19 public 

11 health emergency and any seasonal recur12 rence of the coronavirus on airports and 

13 passenger air travel (including through the 

14 use of personal protective equipment, the 

15 implementation of strategies to promote 

16 overall passenger and employee safety, and 

17 the accommodation of social distancing as 

18 feasible and necessary); 

19 (iii) addressing privacy and civil lib20 erty issues that may arise from passenger 

21 health screenings, contact-tracing, or other 

22 processes used to monitor the health of in23 dividuals engaged in air travel; and 

24 (iv) operating procedures to manage 

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1 ticipated, to the extent such public health 

2 crises may impact air travel. 

3 (C) APPLICABLE PERIODS.—The applica4 ble periods described in this subparagraph 

5 are— 

6 (i) the period beginning on the date of 

7 the first meeting of the Joint Task Force 

8 and ending on the last day of the COVID– 

9 19 public health emergency; and 

10 (ii) the 1-year period beginning on the 

11 day after the end of the period described 

12 in clause (i). 

13 (3) ACTIVITIES OF THE JOINT TASK FORCE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the rec15 ommended requirements, plans, and guidelines 

16 under paragraph (2), and before including such 

17 recommendations in the final report required 

18 under subsection (e)(2), the Joint Task Force 

19 shall— 

20 (i) conduct cost-benefit evaluations re21 garding such recommendations, including 

22 costs impacting air operations and impacts 

23 on air travel; 

24 (ii) consider funding constraints; 


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1 (iii) use risk-based decision making; 

2 and 

3 (iv) consult with the Advisory Com4 mittee established under subsection (d)(1) 

5 and consider any consensus policy rec6 ommendations of the Advisory Committee 

7 submitted under subsection (d)(2). 

8 (B) INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION.— 

9 The Joint Task Force shall consult, as prac10 ticable, with relevant international entities and 

11 operators, including the International Civil 

12 Aviation Organization, to harmonize (to the ex13 tent possible) recommended requirements, 

14 plans, and guidelines for air travel during and 

15 after the COVID–19 public health emergency. 

16 (4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 (A) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Transpor18 tation (or the Secretary’s designee) shall serve 

19 as Chair of the Joint Task Force. 

20 (B) VICE-CHAIR.—The Secretary of Health 

21 and Human Services (or the Secretary’s des22 ignee) shall serve as Vice Chair of the Joint 

23 Task Force. 


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1 (C) OTHER MEMBERS.—In addition to the 

2 Chair and Vice Chair, the members of the Joint 

3 Task Force shall include representatives of— 

4 (i) the Department of Transportation; 

5 (ii) the Department of Homeland Se6 curity; 

7 (iii) the Department of Health and 

8 Human Services; 

9 (iv) the Federal Aviation Administra10 tion; 

11 (v) the Transportation Security Ad12 ministration; 

13 (vi) U.S. Customs and Border Protec14 tion; 

15 (vii) the Centers for Disease Control 

16 and Prevention; 

17 (viii) the Occupational Safety and 

18 Health Administration; 

19 (ix) the National Institute for Occupa20 tional Safety and Health; 

21 (x) the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate22 rials Safety Administration; 

23 (xi) the Department of State; and 

24 (xii) the Environmental Protection 

25 Agency. 


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1 (d) JOINT FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

2 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 15 days 

3 after the date on which the Joint Task Force is es4 tablished pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Sec5 retary of Transportation, in consultation with the 

6 Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 

7 of Health and Human Services, shall establish a 

8 Joint Federal Advisory Committee to advise the 

9 Joint Task Force. 

10 (2) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

11 The Advisory Committee shall develop and submit 

12 consensus policy recommendations to the Joint Task 

13 Force for the Joint Task Force to consider when de14 veloping recommendations under subsection (c)(2). 

15 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Advi16 sory Committee shall include representatives of— 

17 (A) airport operators designated by the 

18 Secretary of Transportation in consultation 

19 with the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

20 (B) air carriers designated by the Sec21 retary of Transportation; 

22 (C) aircraft and aviation manufacturers 

23 designated by the Secretary of Transportation; 

24 (D) labor organizations representing— 


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1 (i) aviation industry workers (includ2 ing pilots, flight attendants, engineers, 

3 maintenance, mechanics, air traffic con4 trollers, safety inspectors, and workers per5 forming airport services such as security, 

6 terminal and cabin cleaning, passenger as7 sistance, and aircraft loading) designated 

8 by the Secretary of Transportation; and 

9 (ii) security screening personnel des10 ignated by the Secretary of Homeland Se11 curity; 

12 (E) public health experts designated by the 

13 Secretary of Health and Human Services; 

14 (F) organizations designated by the Sec15 retary of Transportation that represent airline 

16 passengers; 

17 (G) privacy and civil liberty organizations 

18 designated by the Secretary of Homeland Secu19 rity; 

20 (H) manufacturers and integrators of pas21 senger screening and identity verification tech22 nologies designated by the Secretary of Home23 land Security; 

24 (I) trade associations representing air car25 riers (including major passenger air carriers, 


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1 low-cost passenger air carriers, regional pas2 senger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and for3 eign passenger air carriers) designated by the 

4 Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 

5 with the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

6 (J) trade associations representing airport 

7 operators (including large hub, medium hub, 

8 small hub, nonhub primary, and nonprimary 

9 commercial service airports) designated by the 

10 Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 

11 with the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 

12 (K) aviation contractors designated by the 

13 Secretary of Transportation. 

14 (4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the member15 ship of the Advisory Committee shall not affect its 

16 responsibilities, but shall be filled in the same man17 ner as the original appointment and in accordance 

18 with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

19 App). 

20 (5) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—The 

21 members of the Advisory Committee shall not re22 ceive any compensation from the Federal Govern23 ment by reason of their service on the Advisory 

24 Committee. 


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1 (6) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 14 days 

2 after the date on which the Advisory Committee sub3 mits policy recommendations to the Joint Task 

4 Force pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 

5 Transportation shall publish such policy rec6 ommendations on a publicly accessible website. 

7 (e) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 

8 (1) PRELIMINARY BRIEFINGS.—As soon as 

9 practicable, but not later than 6 months after the 

10 date on which the Joint Task Force is established 

11 pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Joint Task Force 

12 shall begin providing preliminary briefings to Con13 gress regarding the status of the development of the 

14 recommended requirements, plan, and guidelines 

15 under subsection (c)(2). The preliminary briefings 

16 shall include interim versions, if any, of the rec17 ommendations of the Joint Task Force. 

18 (2) FINAL REPORT.— 

19 (A) DEADLINE.—As soon as practicable, 

20 but not later than 18 months after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, the Joint Task Force 

22 shall submit a final report to Congress. 

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1 (i)(I) all of the recommended require2 ments, plans, and guidelines developed by 

3 the Joint Task Force pursuant to sub4 section (c)(2); and 

5 (II) a description of any action taken 

6 by the Federal Government as a result of 

7 the recommendations referred to in sub8 clause (I); and 

9 (ii)(I) consensus policy recommenda10 tions submitted by the Advisory Committee 

11 pursuant to subsection (d)(2); and 

12 (II) an explanation (including data 

13 and risk analysis) of any action by the 

14 Joint Task Force in response to the rec15 ommendations referred to in subclause (I). 

16 (f) TERMINATION.—The Joint Task Force and the 

17 Advisory Committee shall terminate on the date that is 

18 30 days after the date on which the Joint Task Force sub19 mits the final report required under subsection (e)(2). 

20 SEC. 203. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE USE OF CANINE 

21 UNITS TO DETECT COVID–19 AT AIRPORTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans23 portation Security Administration, in consultation with 

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1 Control and Prevention, and the Secretary of Defense, 

2 shall conduct a study to assess— 

3 (1) the feasibility of using canines to detect the 

4 presence of SARS–CoV–2, the virus that causes the 

5 coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known as 

6 ‘‘COVID–19’’), in individuals infected with the 

7 virus; 

8 (2) if using canines to detect the presence of 

9 SARS–CoV–2 is feasible, whether canine units could 

10 be used at airports to screen passengers, individuals 

11 accompanying passengers, crew members, and other 

12 individuals who pass through airports and airport 

13 security screening locations for SARS–CoV–2 infec14 tion; and 

15 (3) if using canine units to conduct screening 

16 described in paragraph (2) is feasible, how such 

17 screening would be implemented and what metrics 

18 would be used to monitor the efficacy of the screen19 ing. 

20 (b) ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the study re22 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 

23 conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of 

24 SARS–CoV–2 detection solutions to determine the 


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1 efficacy of canines to detect SARS–CoV–2 in indi2 viduals. 

3 (2) USE OF REVIEW.—The Administrator shall 

4 use the results of the review and analysis required 

5 under paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) to determine the biological detection 

7 capabilities of canines; and 

8 (B) to inform the operational factors and 

9 considerations necessary for the deployment of 

10 canine units at airports to detect SARS–CoV– 

11 2. 

12 (c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—In conducting the as13 sessments required under subsections (a) and (b), the Ad14 ministrator shall— 

15 (1) assess the probability of canines responding 

16 to the presence of SARS–CoV–2; 

17 (2) determine the specificity of response by ca18 nines to SARS–CoV–2 compared to their response to 

19 a pool of similar viruses and controls; 

20 (3) assess how close canine units must be to in21 dividuals to detect SARS–CoV–2 at a high sensi22 tivity and specificity; 

23 (4) assess the effectiveness of canine units in 

24 detecting SARS–CoV–2 in symptomatic carriers 

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1 (5) assess other valid measures to determine 

2 the efficacy of using canine units to screen for 

3 SARS–CoV–2 at airports, such as the accuracy of 

4 detection and the risks of false positives and false 

5 negatives; 

6 (6) identify training and policy gaps that must 

7 be addressed before implementing a program to use 

8 canine units at airports to screen passengers, indi9 viduals accompanying passengers, crew members, 

10 and other individuals who pass through airports and 

11 airport security screening locations, for infection 

12 with SARS–CoV–2; and 

13 (7) assess— 

14 (A) the number of canine units the Admin15 istrator would require in order to effectively im16 plement a program to use canine units at air17 ports to screen passengers, individuals accom18 panying passengers, crew members, and other 

19 individuals who pass through airports and air20 port security screening locations for infection 

21 with SARS–CoV–2; and 

22 (B) the effect that such screenings would 

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1 (d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study re2 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall con3 sider— 

4 (1) opportunities to leverage established, pre5 existing scientific information regarding detection of 

6 SARS–CoV–2 by canines; 

7 (2) established programs in foreign countries 

8 related to detection of SARS–CoV–2 by canine 

9 units; 

10 (3) detection approaches and solutions related 

11 to the optimization of detection of SARS–CoV–2 by 

12 canines; and 

13 (4) private industry approaches aimed to facili14 tate detection of SARS–CoV–2 using canine units. 

15 (e) THIRD-PARTY VALIDATION AND

16 VERIFICATION.—The Administrator shall ensure that any 

17 screening solutions developed pursuant to the study re18 quired under subsection (a) undergo validation and 

19 verification analysis by a third party with appropriate ex20 pertise to ensure accuracy of data obtained from the 

21 study. 

22 (f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

24 shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, 

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1 on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on 

2 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the 

3 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep4 resentatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the 

5 House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy 

6 and Commerce of the House of Representatives that— 

7 (1) describes the results of the study required 

8 under subsection (a), including the assessments re9 quired under subsections (b) and (c); and 

10 (2) makes a recommendation with respect to 

11 whether canine units at airports could be trained ef12 fectively and efficiently to screen passengers, individ13 uals accompanying passengers, crew members, and 

14 other individuals who pass through airports and air15 port security screening locations, for infection with 

16 SARS–CoV–2. 

17 Subtitle B—One-Stop Security 

18 SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘One-Stop Pilot 

20 Program Act of 2021’’. 

21 SEC. 212. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this subtitle: 

23 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis24 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor25 tation Security Administration. 


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1 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

5 and Transportation of the Senate; 

6 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

7 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

8 (C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

9 of the House of Representatives. 

10 (3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans11 portation Security Administration of the Depart12 ment of Homeland Security. 

13 SEC. 213. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ONE-STOP SECURITY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 44901(a) of title 

15 49, United States Code, the Administrator, in coordina16 tion with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

17 Protection, may establish a pilot program at not more 

18 than 6 foreign last point of departure airports to permit 

19 passengers and their accessible property arriving on direct 

20 flights or flight segments originating at such participating 

21 foreign airports to continue on additional flights or flight 

22 segments originating in the United States without addi23 tional security re-screening if— 


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1 (1) the initial screening was conducted in ac2 cordance with an aviation security screening agree3 ment described in subsection (d); 

4 (2) passengers arriving from participating for5 eign airports are unable to access their checked bag6 gage until the arrival at their final destination; and 

7 (3) upon arrival in the United States, pas8 sengers arriving from participating foreign airports 

9 do not come into contact with other arriving inter10 national passengers, those passengers’ property, or 

11 other persons who have not been screened or sub12 jected to other appropriate security controls required 

13 for entry into the airport’s sterile area. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—In car15 rying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that 

16 there is no reduction in the level of security or specific 

17 TSA aviation security standards or requirements for 

18 screening passengers and their property prior to boarding 

19 an international flight bound for the United States, in20 cluding specific aviation security standards and require21 ments regarding— 

22 (1) high-risk passengers and their property; 

23 (2) weapons, explosives, and incendiaries; 

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1 another airport and bound for the United States, 

2 and addressing any co-mingling of such passengers 

3 and property with passengers and property screened 

4 under the pilot program described in subsection (a); 

5 and 

6 (4) insider risk at foreign last point of depar7 ture airports. 

8 (c) RE-SCREENING OF CHECKED BAGGAGE.—Sub9 ject to subsection (e), the Administrator may determine 

10 whether checked baggage arriving from participating for11 eign airports referenced in subsection (a) that screen 

12 using an explosives detection system must be rescreened 

13 in the United States by an explosives detection system be14 fore such baggage continues on any additional flight or 

15 flight segment. 

16 (d) AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING AGREEMENT.— 

17 An aviation security screening agreement described in this 

18 subsection is a treaty, executive agreement, or other inter19 national arrangement that— 

20 (1) is signed by the Administrator, without del21 egating such authority; and 

22 (2) is entered into with a foreign country that 

23 delineates and implements security standards and 

24 protocols utilized at a foreign last point of departure 

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1 (A) to be comparable to those of the 

2 United States; and 

3 (B) sufficiently effective to enable pas4 sengers and their accessible property to deplane 

5 into sterile areas of airports in the United 

6 States without the need for re-screening. 

7 (e) RE-SCREENING REQUIREMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator deter9 mines that a foreign country participating in the 

10 aviation security screening agreement has not main11 tained and implemented security standards and pro12 tocols comparable to those of the United States at 

13 foreign last point of departure airports at which a 

14 pilot program has been established in accordance 

15 with this section, the Administrator shall ensure that 

16 passengers and their property arriving from such 

17 airports are re-screened in the United States, includ18 ing by using explosives detection systems in accord19 ance with section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United 

20 States Code, and implementing regulations, before 

21 such passengers and their property are permitted 

22 into sterile areas of airports in the United States. 

23 (2) CONSULTATION.—If the Administrator has 

24 reasonable grounds to believe that the other party to 

25 an aviation security screening agreement has not 


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1 complied with such agreement, the Administrator 

2 shall request immediate consultation with such 

3 party. 

4 (3) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF AGREE5 MENT.—If a satisfactory agreement between TSA 

6 and a foreign country is not reached within 45 days 

7 after a consultation request under paragraph (2) or 

8 in the case of the foreign country’s continued or 

9 egregious failure to maintain the security standards 

10 and protocols described in paragraph (1), the Ad11 ministrator shall— 

12 (A) suspend or terminate the aviation se13 curity screening agreement with such country, 

14 as determined appropriate by the Adminis15 trator; and 

16 (B) notify the appropriate congressional 

17 committees of such consultation, suspension, or 

18 termination, as the case may be, not later than 

19 7 days after such consultation, suspension, or 

20 termination. 

21 (f) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 

22 days before an aviation security screening agreement de23 scribed in subsection (d) enters into force, the Adminis24 trator shall submit to the appropriate congressional com25 mittees— 


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1 (1) an aviation security threat assessment for 

2 the country in which such foreign last point of de3 parture airport is located; 

4 (2) information regarding any corresponding 

5 mitigation efforts to address any security issues 

6 identified in such threat assessment, including any 

7 plans for joint covert testing; 

8 (3) information on potential security 

9 vulnerabilities associated with commencing such 

10 agreements and mitigation plans to address such po11 tential security vulnerabilities; 

12 (4) an assessment of the impacts that such 

13 agreement will have on aviation security; 

14 (5) an assessment by TSA of the screening per15 formed at foreign last point of departure airports, 

16 including the feasibility of TSA personnel moni17 toring screening, security protocols, and standards; 

18 (6) information regarding identifying the entity 

19 or entities responsible for screening passengers and 

20 property at the foreign last point of departure air21 port; 

22 (7) the name of the entity or local authority 

23 and any contractor or subcontractor party to the 

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1 (8) information regarding the screening require2 ments under subsection (e); 

3 (9) details regarding information sharing mech4 anisms between the Department of Homeland Secu5 rity and the foreign last point of departure airport, 

6 screening authority, or entity responsible for screen7 ing, as required by law, regulation, or an aviation 

8 screening agreement described in subsection (d); and 

9 (10) a copy of the aviation security screening 

10 agreement, which shall identify the foreign last point 

11 of departure airport or airports at which a pilot pro12 gram under this section is to be established. 

13 (g) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE PILOT PRO14 GRAM FOR ONE-STOP SECURITY.—For each aviation secu15 rity screening agreement described in subsection (d), the 

16 Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congres17 sional committees— 

18 (1)(A) a certification that such agreement satis19 fies all of the requirements specified in subsection 

20 (b); or 

21 (B) in the event that 1 or more of such require22 ments are not so satisfied, a description of the 

23 unsatisfied requirement and information on what ac24 tions the Administrator will take to ensure that such 


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1 remaining requirements are satisfied before such 

2 agreement enters into force; 

3 (2) a certification that TSA and U.S. Customs 

4 and Border Protection have ensured that any nec5 essary physical modifications or appropriate mitiga6 tions exist in the domestic one-stop security pilot 

7 program airport prior to receiving international pas8 sengers from a last point of departure airport under 

9 the aviation security screening agreement; 

10 (3) a certification that a foreign last point of 

11 departure airport covered by an aviation security 

12 screening agreement has an operation to screen all 

13 checked bags as required by law, regulation, or 

14 international agreement, including the full utilization 

15 of Explosives Detection Systems to the extent prac16 ticable; and 

17 (4) a certification that the Administrator con18 sulted with stakeholders, including air carriers, avia19 tion nonprofit labor organizations, airport operators, 

20 relevant interagency partners, and other stake21 holders that the Administrator determines appro22 priate. 

23 (h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

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1 trator, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres2 sional committees regarding the implementation of the 

3 pilot program authorized under this section, including in4 formation relating to— 

5 (1) the impact of such program on homeland 

6 security and international aviation security, includ7 ing any benefits and challenges of such program; 

8 (2) the impact of such program on passengers, 

9 airports, and air carriers, including any benefits and 

10 challenges of such program; and 

11 (3) the impact and feasibility of continuing 

12 such program or expanding it into a more perma13 nent program, including any benefits and challenges 

14 of such continuation or expansion. 

15 (i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec16 tion may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. 

17 Customs and Border Protection to inspect persons and 

18 baggage arriving in the United States in accordance with 

19 applicable law. 

20 (j) SUNSET.—The pilot program authorized under 

21 this section shall terminate on the date that is 6 years 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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