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(A) traveling with a medical device, including an 
indwelling medical device; 
(B) traveling with a prosthetic; 
(C) traveling with a wheelchair, walker, scooter, or 
other mobility device; 
(D) traveling with a service animal; or 
(E) with sensitivities to touch, pressure, sound, or 
hypersensitivity to stimuli in the environment. 
(3) TRAINING FREQUENCY.—The Administrator shall imple-
ment the revised training under paragraph (1) during initial 
and recurrent training of all Transportation Security Officers. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES.—The individual at the TSA responsible 
for civil rights, liberties, and traveler engagement shall— 
(1) record each complaint from a passenger with a disability 
regarding the screening practice of the TSA; 
(2) identify the most frequent concerns raised, or accom-
modations requested, in the complaints; 
(3) determine the best practices for addressing the concerns 
and requests identified in paragraph (2); and 
(4) recommend appropriate training based on such best 
practices. 
(c) SIGNAGE.—At each category X airport, the TSA shall place 
signage at each security checkpoint that— 
(1) specifies how to contact the appropriate TSA employee 
at the airport designated to address complaints of screening 
mistreatment based on disability; and 
(2) describes how to receive assistance from that individual 
or other qualified personnel at the security screening check-
point. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than September 30 of 
the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the check-
point experiences of passengers with disabilities, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The number and most frequent types of disability- 
related complaints received. 
(2) The best practices recommended under subsection (b) 
to address the top areas of concern. 
(3) The estimated wait times for assist requests for pas-
sengers with disabilities, including disabled passengers who 
participate in the PreCheck program. 
SEC. 1951. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and the Administrator, consistent with the 
requirements of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210) shall— 
(1) establish an air cargo advance screening program 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘ACAS Program’’) for the 
collection of advance electronic information from air carriers 
and other persons within the supply chain regarding cargo 
being transported to the United States by air; 
(2) under such program, require that such information 
be transmitted by such air carriers and other persons at the 
earliest point practicable prior to loading of such cargo onto 
an aircraft destined to or transiting through the United States;
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(3) establish appropriate communications systems with 
freight forwarders, shippers, and air carriers; 
(4) establish a system that will allow freight forwarders, 
shippers, and air carriers to provide shipment level data for 
air cargo, departing from any location that is inbound to the 
United States; and 
(5) identify opportunities in which the information fur-
nished in compliance with the ACAS Program could be used 
by the Administrator. 
(b) INSPECTION OF HIGH-RISK CARGO.—Under the ACAS Pro-
gram, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and the Administrator shall ensure that all cargo that has been 
identified as high-risk is inspected— 
(1) prior to the loading of such cargo onto aircraft at the 
last point of departure; or 
(2) at an earlier point in the supply chain, before departing 
for the United States. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the ACAS Program, the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the 
Administrator shall consult with relevant stakeholders, as appro-
priate, to ensure that an operationally feasible and practical 
approach to— 
(1) the collection of advance information with respect to 
cargo on aircraft departing for the United States is applied; 
and 
(2) the inspection of high-risk cargo recognizes the signifi-
cant differences among air cargo business models and modes 
of transportation. 
(d) ANALYSIS.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and the Administrator may analyze the information 
described in subsection (a) in the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s automated targeting system and integrate such information 
with other intelligence to enhance the accuracy of the risk assess-
ment process under the ACAS Program. 
(e) NO DUPLICATION.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and the Administrator shall carry out this section 
in a manner that, after the ACAS Program is fully in effect, ensures, 
to the greatest extent practicable, that the ACAS Program does 
not duplicate other Department programs or requirements relating 
to the submission of air cargo data or the inspection of high- 
risk cargo. 
(f) CONSIDERATION OF INDUSTRY.—In carrying out the ACAS 
Program, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and the Administrator shall— 
(1) consider the content and timeliness of the available 
data may vary among entities in the air cargo industry and 
among countries; 
(2) explore procedures to accommodate the variations 
described in paragraph (1) while maximizing the contribution 
of such data to the risk assessment process under the ACAS 
Program; 
(3) test the business processes, technologies, and oper-
ational procedures required to provide advance information 
with respect to cargo on aircraft departing for the United States 
and carry out related inspection of high-risk cargo, while 
ensuring delays and other negative impacts on vital supply 
chains are minimized; and
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(4) consider the cost, benefit, and feasibility before estab-
lishing any set time period for submission of certain elements 
of the data for air cargo under this section in line with the 
regulatory guidelines specified in Executive Order 13563 or 
any successor Executive order or regulation. 
(g) GUIDANCE.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and the Administrator shall provide guidance for partici-
pants in the ACAS Program regarding the requirements for partici-
pation, including requirements for transmitting shipment level data. 
(h) USE OF DATA.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and the Administrator shall use the data provided 
under the ACAS Program for targeting shipments for screening 
and aviation security purposes only. 
(i) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, in coordination with the Administrator, shall 
issue a final regulation to implement the ACAS Program to include 
the electronic transmission to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
of data elements for targeting cargo, including appropriate security 
elements of shipment level data. 
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
commencement of the ACAS Program, the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the 
operational implementation of providing advance information under 
the ACAS Program and the value of such information in targeting 
cargo. 
SEC. 1952. GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Securing 
General Aviation and Charter Air Carrier Service Act’’. 
(b) ADVANCED PASSENGER PRESCREENING SYSTEM.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the status of the deployment of the advanced passenger 
prescreening system, and access thereto for certain aircraft charter 
operators, as required by section 44903(j)(2)(E) of title 49, United 
States Code, including— 
(1) the reasons for the delay in deploying the system; 
and 
(2) a detailed schedule of actions necessary for the deploy-
ment of the system. 
(c) SCREENING SERVICES OTHER THAN IN PRIMARY PASSENGER 
TERMINALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this sub-
section, the Administrator may provide screening services to 
a charter air carrier in an area other than the primary pas-
senger terminal of an applicable airport. 
(2) REQUESTS.—A request for screening services under 
paragraph (1) shall be made at such time, in such form, and 
in such manner as the Administrator may require, except that 
the request shall be made to the Federal Security Director 
for the applicable airport at which the screening services are 
requested. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—A Federal Security Director may provide 
requested screening services under this section if the Federal
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Security Director determines such screening services are avail-
able. 
(4) AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—No screening services may be pro-
vided under this section unless a charter air carrier agrees 
in writing to compensate the TSA for all reasonable costs, 
including overtime, of providing the screening services. 
(B) PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
31, United States Code, payment received under subpara-
graph (A) shall be credited to the account that was used 
to cover the cost of providing the screening services. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 
that account, and shall be available for the same purposes, 
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as 
other amounts in that account. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPLICABLE AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘applicable air-
port’’ means an airport that— 
(i) is not a commercial service airport; and 
(ii) is receiving screening services for scheduled 
passenger aircraft. 
(B) CHARTER AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘charter air car-
rier’’ has the meaning given the term in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(C) SCREENING SERVICES.—The term ‘‘screening serv-
ices’’ means the screening of passengers and property 
similar to the screening of passengers and property 
described in section 44901 of title 49, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the ASAC, 
shall, consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) 
of section 44946(b) of title 49, United States Code, submit to the 
appropriate Committees of Congress an implementation plan, 
including an implementation schedule, for any of the following 
recommendations that were adopted by the ASAC and with which 
the Administrator has concurred before the date of the enactment 
of this Act: 
(1) The recommendation regarding general aviation access 
to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as adopted 
on February 17, 2015. 
(2) The recommendation regarding the vetting of persons 
seeking flight training in the United States, as adopted on 
July 28, 2016. 
(3) Any other such recommendations relevant to the secu-
rity of general aviation adopted before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(e) DESIGNATED STAFFING.—The Administrator may designate 
1 or more full-time employees of the TSA to liaise with, and respond 
to issues raised by, general aviation stakeholders. 
(f) SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the ASAC, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the feasibility of requiring a security threat 
assessment before an individual could obtain training from a private 
flight school to operate an aircraft having a maximum certificated 
takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds.