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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4029
To improve aviation security by requiring air carriers to install certain explo-
sive detection equipment at airports and to use explosive resistant cargo
containers on aircraft, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To improve aviation security by requiring air carriers to
install certain explosive detection equipment at airports
and to use explosive resistant cargo containers on air-
craft, 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 l. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Antiterrorism
Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION
EQUIPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44913 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 44913. Explosive material detection and contain-
ment
‘‘(a) INSTALLATION AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETEC-
TION EQUIPMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall—
‘‘(A) set minimum standards for equip-
ment that, alone or as part of an integrated
system, can detect under realistic air carrier op-
erating conditions, the amounts, configurations,
and types of explosive material that would likely
be used to cause catastrophic damage to a com-
mercial aircraft; and
‘‘(B) require all air carriers and foreign air
carriers providing air transportation or intra-
state air transportation to install and use, as
expeditiously as possible, such equipment to
screen all passenger baggage and all other
cargo for explosives at the airports (whether lo-
cated within or outside the United States) used
by such carriers to provide such transportation.
‘‘(b) INSTALLATION
OF
EXPLOSIVE
RESISTANT
CARGO CONTAINERS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator
shall—
‘‘(1) set minimum standards for cargo contain-
ers that can withstand explosions caused by the
types of explosive material that would likely be used
to cause catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft;
and
‘‘(2) require all air carriers and foreign air car-
riers providing air transportation or intrastate air
transportation to install and use, as expeditiously as
possible, such equipment.
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Transportation may
provide grants to continue the Explosive Detection K-9
Team Training Program to detect explosives at airports
and on aircraft.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 449 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 44913 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘44913. Explosive material detection and containment.’’.
SEC. 4. AVIATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘§ 47132. Aviation security assistance programs
‘‘(a) AIR CARRIER SECURITY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Subject to such terms and conditions as the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may
establish, the Administrator is authorized to make grants
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established
under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(26 U.S.C. 9502) to make grants to air carriers required
to install and use explosive detection equipment, explosive
resistant cargo containers, or both under section 44913
of this title to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of acquir-
ing such equipment and containers.
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The Adminis-
trator is authorized to incur obligations to make
grants from funds made available under this section.
‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
OBLIGATION
CEIL-
INGS.—Funds made available by this section shall
not be subject to any obligation ceiling.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 47131 the following:
‘‘47132. Aviation security assistance programs.’’.
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