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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3909

To improve aviation security by requiring the installation of certain explosive

detection equipment at certain airports, by requiring the installation

of explosive resistant cargo containers on aircraft, to provide assistance

for the acquisition of such equipment, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 26, 1996

Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To improve aviation security by requiring the installation

of certain explosive detection equipment at certain airports, by requiring the installation of explosive resistant

cargo containers on aircraft, to provide assistance for

the acquisition of such equipment, 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 Antiterrorism

5 Act of 1996’’.
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1 SEC. 2. INSTALLATION AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION

2 EQUIPMENT.

3 Section 44913 of Title 49, United States Code is

4 amended by to read as follows:

5 ‘‘SEC. 44913. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT.

6 ‘‘(a) INSTALLATION AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETEC7 TION EQUIPMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date

8 of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the

9 Federal Aviation Administration shall—

10 ‘‘(1) set minimum standards for equipment

11 that, alone or as part of an integrated system, can

12 detect under realistic air carrier operating condi13 tions, the amounts, configurations, and types of ex14 plosive material that would likely be used to cause

15 catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft, and

16 ‘‘(2) require all commercial air carriers, includ17 ing foreign air carriers, on all flights providing serv18 ice to from or within the United States, to install

19 and use, as expeditiously as possible, such equipment

20 to screen all passenger baggage and all other cargo

21 for explosives at airports (whether located within or

22 outside the United States) that serve commercial

23 aviation.

24 ‘‘(b) INSTALLATION OF EXPLOSIVE RESISTANT

25 CARGO CONTAINERS.—Not later than 60 days after the
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1 date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator

2 of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—

3 ‘‘(1) set minimum standards for cargo contain4 ers that can withstand explosions caused by the

5 types of explosive material that would likely be used

6 to cause catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft,

7 and

8 ‘‘(2) require all commercial air carriers to in9 stall and use, as expeditiously as possible, such

10 equipment.

11 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Transportation may

12 provide grants to continue the Explosive Detection K–9

13 Team Training Program to detect explosives at airports

14 and on aircraft.’’.

15 SEC. 3. AVIATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

16 The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982

17 (49 U.S.C. 47101–47131) is amended by adding at the

18 end thereof the following new section:

19 ‘‘SEC. 47132. AVIATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

20 ‘‘(a) AIR CARRIER SECURITY ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM.—Subject to such terms and conditions as the Ad22 ministrator may establish, the Administrator is authorized

23 to make grants from the Trust Fund to air carriers re24 quired to—
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1 ‘‘(1) install and use explosive detection equip2 ment, or

3 ‘‘(2) explosive resistant cargo containers under

4 section 2 of the Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996

5 to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of acquiring

6 such equipment.

7 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.—

8 ‘‘(1) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The adminis9 trator is authorized to incur obligations to make

10 grants from funds made available under this section.

11 ‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION CEIL12 INGS.—Funds made available by this subsection

13 shall not be subject to any obligation ceiling.’’.

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