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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3064
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to provide
for the implementation of certain aviation security measures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 9, 2001
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to provide for the implementation of certain avia-
tion security measures.
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 ‘‘Airline Security Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The public interest demands an aviation se-
curity system that effectively deploys a mix of tech-
nologies and procedures as a unified system capable
of counteracting all vulnerabilities confirmed to be
threats to United States air carriers and their pas-
sengers, as well as threats to United States citizens
traveling on foreign air carriers.
(2) Evolving threats to aviation security require
continuous and accurate assessments by the most
capable and responsible authorities, and the coordi-
nated dissemination of timely and comprehensive as-
sessments of such threats to those parties respon-
sible for countermeasures.
(3) The evolving nature of threats to aviation
security also requires an adaptable security system
that can be adjusted to meet varying and changing
threat levels.
(4) No single technology or procedure can be
relied upon to provide an effective aviation security
system.
(5) Experience strongly suggests that any new
technology or procedure to enhance aviation security
must be developed cooperatively and in a coordinated
fashion with parties having a clear appreciation of
the real world operating environment, if the tech-
nology or procedure is to have any realistic prospect
for success.
SEC. 3. AVIATION SECURITY MEASURES.
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration, in cooperation with the heads of other appropriate
Federal departments and agencies, shall take such actions
as may be necessary to provide for the implementation of
the following aviation security measures:
(1) Development of facial recognition tech-
nology and other methods of automated passenger
profiling to ensure that security systems are focused
on appropriate targets.
(2) Issuance of requirements for fingerprints on
visas.
(3) Installation of panic buttons in aircraft
cockpits to be used in the case of a hijacking.
(4) Enhancement of the security of air traffic
control towers.
(5) Acceleration of the development of anthrax
and small pox vaccines, as well as other vaccines.
(6) Imposition of license and background checks
on hazardous haulers.
(7) Issuance of requirements for anti-hijacking
training for pilots and flight attendants.
(8) Issuance of requirements to limit pas-
sengers of air carriers to one piece of carry-on bag-
gage.
(9) Installation of video black boxes in aircraft
to record movements in the cockpit and cabin during
a flight.
(10) Installation of video cameras in aircraft to
record a picture of every passenger that enters the
aircraft.
(11) Imposition of background checks on indi-
viduals seeking training as a pilot.
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