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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4442 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and submit 
a report to Congress on the use of explosives detection technologies 
in air transportation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2010 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a study and submit a report to Congress on the use 
of explosives detection technologies in air transportation, 
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 ‘‘Protect the Lives of 
Americans Now through Enhanced Screening Act of 
2010’’ or the ‘‘PLANES Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES 
DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study on the following: 
(1) The use of explosives detection technologies, 
including whole-body imaging technology, explosives 
trace detection technology, and explosives detection 
canine teams, for screening cargo, passenger checked 
and carry-on baggage, and passengers with respect 
to all aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign 
air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air 
transportation. 
(2) The effectiveness of such explosives detec-
tion technologies. 
(3) Privacy concerns and privacy protection ac-
tivities relating to such explosives detection tech-
nologies. 
(4) Strategies for and obstacles to rapidly in-
creasing and enhancing the use of such explosives 
detection technologies. 
(5) The potential for using explosives trace de-
tection technologies, including technologies other 
than explosives trace portals, for screening pas-
sengers. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity shall submit to Congress a report comprised of the 
following: 
(1) The results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
(2) A plan to rapidly increase and enhance the 
use of explosives detection technologies for screening 
cargo, passenger checked and carry-on baggage, and 
passengers with respect to all aircraft operated by 
an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transpor-
tation or intrastate air transportation. 
(3) A plan to ensure that explosives detection 
technologies are rapidly deployed and used in a man-
ner that provides, with respect to all foreign air 
transportation, protection equal to or exceeding the 
protection provided with respect to interstate air 
transportation. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
INVOLVEMENT.—In carrying out the requirements under 
this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall act 
through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘air 
carrier’’, ‘‘air transportation’’, ‘‘aircraft’’, ‘‘cargo’’, ‘‘for-
eign air carrier’’, ‘‘foreign air transportation’’, ‘‘interstate 
air transportation’’, and ‘‘intrastate air transportation’’ 
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have the meanings given such terms in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that— 
(1) each commercial service airport in the 
United States has at least one explosives detection 
canine team for purposes of enhancing aviation secu-
rity; and 
(2) a sufficient number of canine detection 
teams are deployed for purposes of meeting the 100 
percent air cargo screening requirement under sec-
tion 44901(g) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘commercial service airport’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 47102(7) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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