I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2780
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to issue regulations requiring turbojet 
aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2005
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Ms. BEAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for 
the Transportation Security Administration to issue reg-
ulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be 
equipped with missile defense systems, 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 ‘‘Commercial Airline 
Missile Defense Act’’.
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS REQUIRING MISSILE DEFENSE SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall issue regulations that require all tur-
bojet aircraft used by an air carrier for scheduled air serv-
ice to be equipped with a missile defense system. 
(b) SCHEDULE FOR INSTALLATION.—The regulations 
shall establish a schedule for the purchase and installation 
of missile defense systems on turbojet aircraft currently 
in service and turbojet aircraft contracted for before the 
date of issuance of the regulations. 
(c) NEW AIRCRAFT.—The regulations shall also re-
quire that all turbojet aircraft contracted for on or after 
the date of issuance of the regulations by an air carrier 
for scheduled air service be equipped with a missile de-
fense system. 
(d) DEADLINES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF INSTALLA-
TION.—The regulations shall require that installation and 
operation of missile defense systems begin not later than 
180 days after the successful completion of operational 
test and evaluation, as certified by the Secretary of Home-
land Security.
SEC. 3. PURCHASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS BY THE 
SECRETARY. 
The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for 
the Transportation Security Administration shall purchase 
and make available to an air carrier such missile defense 
systems as may be necessary for the air carrier to comply 
with the regulations issued under subsections (a), (b), and 
(d) of section 2 with respect to turbojet aircraft used by 
the air carrier for scheduled air service. 
SEC. 4. RESPONSIBILITY OF AIR CARRIER. 
Under the regulations issued under section 2, an air 
carrier shall be responsible for installing and operating a 
missile defense system purchased and made available by 
the Assistant Secretary under section 3. 
SEC. 5. PROGRESS REPORTS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit a report to Congress 
on the implementation of this Act, including the regula-
tions issued to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) AIRCRAFT AND AIR CARRIER.—The terms 
‘‘aircraft’’ and ‘‘air carrier’’ have the meanings given
such terms, respectively, under section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) MISSILE
DEFENSE
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘missile defense system’’ means an appropriate elec-
tronic system, as certified by the Secretary of Home-
land Security, which would automatically—
(A) identify when the aircraft is threatened 
by an incoming missile or other ordinance; 
(B) detect the source of the threat; and 
(C) disrupt the guidance system of the in-
coming missile or other ordinance, which is in-
tended to result in the incoming missile or other 
ordinance being diverted off course and missing 
the aircraft.
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