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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1467
To amend title 49, United States Code, to impose a 2-year moratorium 
on the imposition of passenger and air carrier security fees, to reimburse 
the airline industry for homeland security costs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2003
Mr. COLLINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to impose a 2-
year moratorium on the imposition of passenger and 
air carrier security fees, to reimburse the airline industry 
for homeland security costs, 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. SECURITY FEES. 
Section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) MORATORIUM ON FEES.—The Under Secretary 
may not impose a fee under subsection (a) in the 2-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this sub-
section. During such period, the costs of providing civil 
aviation security services shall be reimbursed by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIR CARRIERS FOR CERTAIN 
SCREENING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse 
air carriers for the following: 
(1) All screening and related activities that the 
air carriers perform or are responsible for per-
forming after November 19, 2001, including—
(A) the screening of catering supplies; 
(B) checking documents at security check-
points; 
(C) screening of passengers; and 
(D) screening of persons with access to 
aircraft. 
(2) The provision after November 19, 2001, of 
space and facilities used to perform screening func-
tions and other space used by the Transportation 
Security Administration.
SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIR CARRIERS FOR FOR-
TIFYING COCKPIT DOORS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse 
air carriers for the cost of fortifying after November 19,
2001, cockpit doors in accordance with section 48301(b) 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AIR MARSHAL TRANSPOR-
TATION. 
Section 44917(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) shall require air carriers providing flights 
described in paragraph (1) to provide seating for a 
Federal air marshal on any such flight without re-
gard to the availability of seats on the flight at the 
Federal Government airfare rate available for such 
flight at the time of booking; 
‘‘(5) may require air carriers to provide, on a 
space-available basis, to an off-duty Federal air mar-
shal a seat on a flight to the airport nearest the 
marshal’s home at the Federal Government airfare 
rate available for such flight if the marshal is trav-
eling to that airport after completing his or her se-
curity duties;’’. 
SEC. 5. AVIATION INSURANCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 44302(a)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘August 31, 2003, 
and may extend through December 31, 2003,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2007,’’. 
(c) COVERAGE.—Section 44303 of such title is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘IN
GEN-
ERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and ending on December 
31, 2003,’’. 
(d) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 44310 of such 
title and the item relating to such section in the analysis 
for chapter 443 of such title are repealed.
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