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Calendar No. 572 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4559 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Reported by Mr. THUNE, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To conduct a global aviation security review, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Aviation System 
Security Reform Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 3. GLOBAL AVIATION SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
conduct a global aviation security review to address im-
proving aviation security standards, including standards 
intended to mitigate cybersecurity threats, across the glob-
al aviation system. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The global aviation security re-
view established under subsection (a) shall include input 
from the following entities: 
(1) The Office of Global Strategies of the Ad-
ministration. 
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(2) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of 
the Administration. 
(3) The Office of Security Policy and Industry 
Engagement of the Administration. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the following entities on the global aviation secu-
rity review: 
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(2) The Office of International Engagement of 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) The Department of State. 
(4) Any other relevant office or agency of the 
Federal government, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
(d) BEST PRACTICES.—The global aviation security 
review shall establish best practices regarding the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Collaborating with foreign partners to im-
prove global aviation security capabilities and stand-
ards. 
(2) Identifying foreign partners that have not 
successfully implemented security protocols from the 
International Civil Aviation Organization or the De-
partment of Homeland Security and have not taken 
steps to implement such security protocols. 
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(3) Improving the development, outreach, and 
implementation process for security directives or 
emergency amendments, as the case may be, issued 
to domestic and foreign air carriers. 
(4) Assessing the cybersecurity and cyber espio-
nage risk of security screening equipment. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the organization, development, and progress of 
the global aviation security review required under section 
3. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on best practices identified by the global aviation 
security review required under section 3 and the actions 
the Administrator has taken to implement such best prac-
tices. 
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Calendar No. 572 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4559 
AN ACT 
To conduct a global aviation security review, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Reported without amendment 
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