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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4029

To improve aviation security by requiring air carriers to install certain explosive detection equipment at airports and to use explosive resistant cargo

containers on aircraft, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 5, 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 air carriers to

install certain explosive detection equipment at airports

and to use explosive resistant cargo containers on aircraft, 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 l. 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 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44913 of title 49, United

4 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘§ 44913. Explosive material detection and contain6 ment

7 ‘‘(a) INSTALLATION AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETEC8 TION EQUIPMENT.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days

10 after the date of the enactment of this section, the

11 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra12 tion shall—

13 ‘‘(A) set minimum standards for equip14 ment that, alone or as part of an integrated

15 system, can detect under realistic air carrier op16 erating conditions, the amounts, configurations,

17 and types of explosive material that would likely

18 be used to cause catastrophic damage to a com19 mercial aircraft; and

20 ‘‘(B) require all air carriers and foreign air

21 carriers providing air transportation or intra22 state air transportation to install and use, as

23 expeditiously as possible, such equipment to

24 screen all passenger baggage and all other

25 cargo for explosives at the airports (whether lo-
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1 cated within or outside the United States) used

2 by such carriers to provide such transportation.

3 ‘‘(b) INSTALLATION OF EXPLOSIVE RESISTANT

4 CARGO CONTAINERS.—Not later than 60 days after the

5 date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator

6 shall—

7 ‘‘(1) set minimum standards for cargo contain8 ers that can withstand explosions caused by the

9 types of explosive material that would likely be used

10 to cause catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft;

11 and

12 ‘‘(2) require all air carriers and foreign air car13 riers providing air transportation or intrastate air

14 transportation to install and use, as expeditiously as

15 possible, such equipment.

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

17 provide grants to continue the Explosive Detection K-9

18 Team Training Program to detect explosives at airports

19 and on aircraft.’’.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions for chapter 449 of such title is amended by striking

22 the item relating to section 44913 and inserting the fol23 lowing:

‘‘44913. Explosive material detection and containment.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. AVIATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 of

3 title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

4 end the following:

5 ‘‘§ 47132. Aviation security assistance programs

6 ‘‘(a) AIR CARRIER SECURITY ASSISTANCE PRO7 GRAM.—Subject to such terms and conditions as the Ad8 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may

9 establish, the Administrator is authorized to make grants

10 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established

11 under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

12 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to make grants to air carriers required

13 to install and use explosive detection equipment, explosive

14 resistant cargo containers, or both under section 44913

15 of this title to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of acquir16 ing such equipment and containers.

17 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.—

18 ‘‘(1) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Adminis19 trator is authorized to incur obligations to make

20 grants from funds made available under this section.

21 ‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION CEIL22 INGS.—Funds made available by this section shall

23 not be subject to any obligation ceiling.’’.
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for such chapter is amended by inserting after the

3 item relating to section 47131 the following:

‘‘47132. Aviation security assistance programs.’’.

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