IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
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, 
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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 
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 Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Transportation Security Oversight Board 
(established pursuant to section 115 of title 49, United 
States Code), the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee 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 activities the Board has undertaken, con-
sistent with the duties specified in subsection (c) of such 
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section. The Administrator may include in such report rec-
ommendations 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 follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be 2 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 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 
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section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on January 1, 2015). 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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