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Union Calendar No. 243 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 
[Report No. 114–320] 
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 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KATKO, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 21, 2015] 
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A BILL 
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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’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CON-
SULTATION. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall consult, to the extent practicable, with 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established pur-
suant 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 enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Transportation Security Oversight Board (estab-
lished pursuant to section 115 of title 49, United States 
Code), the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Com-
merce, 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 
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activities the Board has undertaken, consistent with the du-
ties specified in subsection (c) of such section. The Adminis-
trator may include in such report recommendations for 
changes to such section in consideration of the provisions 
of section 44946 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TERMS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 44946(c)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph 
(5) 
of 
section 
44946(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘under paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘under this 
subsection’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘prohibited item list’’ means the 
list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying as ac-
cessible property or on their persons through passenger 
screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at air-
ports, and on board passenger aircraft, pursuant to section 
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1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on January 1, 2015). 
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Union Calendar No. 243 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3144 
[Report No. 114–320] 
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. 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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