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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1413 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 

(Transportation Security Administration) to address 

vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot 

program to screen airport workers with access to secure 

and sterile areas of airports, 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. ENHANCED PERIMETER SECURITY AND AC4 CESS CONTROL THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE 

5 SCREENING OF AIRPORT WORKERS. 

6 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec8 retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Ad9 ministration) shall carry out a pilot program at 7 service 

10 airports to screen all individuals with unescorted access 

11 to secure and sterile areas of the airport in accordance 

12 with section 44903(h) of title 49, United States Code. 

13 (b) PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS.—At least 2 of the air14 ports participating in the pilot program shall be large hub 

15 airports (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 

16 States Code). At least 1 of the airports participating in 

17 the pilot program shall be a category III airport. Each 

18 of the remaining airports participating in the pilot pro19 gram shall represent a different airport security risk cat20 egory (as defined by the Assistant Secretary). 

21 (c) SCREENING STANDARDS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

23 paragraphs (2) and (3), screening for individuals 

24 with unescorted access under the pilot program shall 

25 be conducted under the same standards as apply to 


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1 passengers at airport security screening checkpoints 

2 and, at a minimum of 1 airport, shall be carried out 

3 by a private screening company that meets the 

4 standards in accordance with section 44920(d) of 

5 title 49, United States Code. That airport shall be 

6 an airport that uses such a private screening com7 pany to carry out passenger screenings as of the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) DESIGNATED SCREENING LANE.—In addi10 tion to the requirements under paragraph (1), each 

11 airport participating in the pilot program shall des12 ignate at least one screening lane at each airport se13 curity screening checkpoint to be used to screen in14 dividuals with unescorted access on a priority basis 

15 under the pilot program. Such lane may also be used 

16 to screen passengers. 

17 (3) ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF SCREENING.—At 

18 1 of the 7 airports participating in the pilot pro19 gram, the Assistant Secretary shall deploy, instead 

20 of the screening standards required under para21 graphs (1) and (2), alternative means of screening 

22 all individuals with unescorted access to secure and 

23 sterile areas of the airport. Alternative means of 

24 screening may include— 


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1 (A) biometric technology for airport access 

2 control; 

3 (B) behavior recognition programs; 

4 (C) canines to screen individuals with 

5 unescorted access to secure and sterile areas of 

6 the airport; 

7 (D) targeted physical inspections of such 

8 individuals; 

9 (E) video cameras; and 

10 (F) increased vetting, training, and aware11 ness programs for such individuals. 

12 (d) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the 

13 pilot program under this section, the Assistant Secretary 

14 shall conduct a vulnerability assessment of each airport 

15 participating in the pilot program. Each such assessment 

16 shall include an assessment of vulnerabilities relating to 

17 access badge and uniform controls. 

18 (e) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS.—Airport operators 

19 at each airport at which the pilot program under this sec20 tion is implemented shall conduct an assessment of the 

21 screening technology being used at that airport and sub22 mit the results of the assessment to the Assistant Sec23 retary. The Assistant Secretary shall compile the results 

24 of all the assessments and provide them to each airport 

25 participating in the pilot program. 


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1 (f) OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the 

2 pilot program under this section, the Assistant Secretary 

3 shall conduct an operational assessment at each airport 

4 participating in the pilot program. Each such assessment 

5 shall include an evaluation of— 

6 (1) the effect on security of any increase in ter7 minal congestion created as a result of screening in8 dividuals with unescorted access under the pilot pro9 gram; 

10 (2) the average wait times at screening check11 points for passengers and individuals with 

12 unescorted access; 

13 (3) any additional personnel required to screen 

14 individuals with unescorted access; 

15 (4) the effect of screening individuals with 

16 unescorted access on other security-related activities 

17 at the airport; 

18 (5) any lost productivity of individuals with 

19 unescorted access associated with airport participa20 tion in the pilot program; and 

21 (6) the rate at which ‘‘prohibited items’’ are de22 tected and confiscated from individuals with 

23 unescorted access. 

24 (g) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 

25 out for a period of not less than 180 days. 


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1 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 necessary to carry out this section. 

4 (i) REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the last day of the pilot program, the Assistant Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

8 Security of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor10 tation of the Senate a report on the results of the 

11 pilot program. 

12 (2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 

13 include the following: 

14 (A) An assessment of the effect of screen15 ing all airport workers with access to secure 

16 and sterile airport areas on screening and 

17 logistical resources. 

18 (B) An assessment of the security improve19 ments that are achieved from screening such 

20 workers. 

21 (C) An assessment of the costs of screen22 ing such workers. 

23 (D) The results of the vulnerability assess24 ments conducted under subsection (d). 


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1 (E) An estimate of the infrastructure and 

2 personnel requirements necessary to implement 

3 a screening program for individuals with 

4 unescorted access at all commercial service air5 ports in the United States in order to process 

6 each such individual and each passenger 

7 through each screening checkpoint in fewer 

8 than 10 minutes. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 

2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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