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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2940 

To increase the use of security cameras at airport security screening checkpoints and exits, to impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at airports, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 20, 2010 

Mr. LAUTENBERG introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To increase the use of security cameras at airport security 

screening checkpoints and exits, to impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening 

at airports, 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 ‘‘Secure Airport Ter5 minal Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SCREENING LOCATION AND STERILE AREA DE2 FINED. 

3 In this Act, the terms ‘‘screening location’’ and ‘‘ster4 ile area’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

5 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 

6 corresponding similar rule or regulation). 

7 SEC. 3. INCREASED USE OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT AIR8 PORTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home11 land Security shall prescribe regulations that— 

12 (1) require the use of security cameras at all 

13 screening locations and all locations where pas14 sengers exit the sterile area at airports in the United 

15 States; 

16 (2) set forth requirements for the use, mainte17 nance, and testing of security cameras and other 

18 technological devices used for security at airports in 

19 the United States; and 

20 (3) specify that employees of the Transpor21 tation Security Administration have access to all se22 curity cameras and technological devices described in 

23 paragraph (2) and data or recordings from such 

24 cameras and devices that relate to airport security, 

25 including standards for— 

26 (A) the timing of such access; 


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1 (B) the accessibility of copies and accept2 able formats for such data or recordings; 

3 (C) the period for which such data or re4 cordings must be maintained; and 

5 (D) the permissible uses of such data or 

6 recordings. 

7 (b) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security may issue interim final rules under 

9 subsection (a) without regard to the provisions of chapter 

10 5 of title 5, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 4. IMPROVED MONITORING OF EXITS FROM STERILE 

12 AREAS IN AIRPORTS. 

13 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of 

15 Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administra16 tion) shall submit to the committees specified in sub17 section (b) a report that— 

18 (1) makes recommendations for improving the 

19 security of each location at an airport where pas20 sengers exit the sterile area; and 

21 (2) assesses— 

22 (A) differences in configurations of such 

23 locations; and 

24 (B) options for improving security at such 

25 locations, such as increasing personnel assigned 


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1 to such locations and the use of technology to 

2 improve security. 

3 (b) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees spec4 ified in this subsection are— 

5 (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

6 Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Se7 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Transportation and In9 frastructure and the Committee on Homeland Secu10 rity of the House of Representatives. 

11 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se12 curity may prescribe regulations, including interim final 

13 rules implemented without regard to the provisions of 

14 chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, requiring stand15 ards for security at each location at an airport where pas16 sengers exit the sterile area. 

17 SEC. 5. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CIRCUMVENTING SE18 CURITY SCREENING. 

19 (a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) of 

20 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or section 46314(a)’’ after 

24 ‘‘44909)’’. 


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1 (b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 46314(b) of title 

2 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person violating sub4 section (a) of this section shall be fined under title 18, 

5 imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 

6 (c) NOTICE OF PENALTIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each operator of an airport 

8 in the United States that is required to establish an 

9 air transportation security program pursuant to sec10 tion 44903(c) of title 49, United States Code, shall 

11 ensure that signs that meet such requirements as 

12 the Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe 

13 providing notice of the penalties imposed under sec14 tions 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) and 46314(b) of title 49, 

15 United States Code, as amended by this section, are 

16 displayed near all screening locations, all locations 

17 where passengers exit the sterile area, and such 

18 other locations at the airport as the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security determines appropriate. 

20 (2) EFFECT OF SIGNS ON PENALTIES.—An in21 dividual shall be subject to a penalty imposed under 

22 section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) or 46314(b) of title 49, 

23 United States Code, as amended by this section, 


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1 without regard to whether signs are displayed at an 

2 airport as required by paragraph (1). 

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