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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 
To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee re-
garding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report on 
the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee regarding modifications to the prohibited item 
list, require a report on the Transportation Security 
Oversight Board, 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. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partners for Aviation 
Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CON-
SULTATION. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall consult, to the extent practicable, 
with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (estab-
lished pursuant to section 44946 of title 49 of the United 
States Code) regarding any modification to the prohibited 
item list prior to issuing a determination about any such 
modification. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit to the Transpor-
tation Security Oversight Board (established pursuant to 
section 115 of title 49, United States Code), the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
includes general information on how often the Board has 
met, the current composition of the Board, and what ac-
tivities the Board has undertaken, consistent with the du-
ties specified in subsection (c) of such section. The Admin-
istrator may include in such report recommendations for 
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changes to such section in consideration of the provisions 
of section 44946 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 4946(c)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be two years 
but may continue until such time as a successor 
member begins serving on the Advisory Com-
mittee. A member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reappointed.’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘prohibited item list’’ means 
the list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying 
as accessible property or on their persons through pas-
senger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas 
at airports, and on board passenger aircraft, pursuant to 
section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on January 1, 2015). 
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