(c) EXPEDITIOUS CERTIFICATION.—Under the proc-
ess, the Administrator shall expedite the airworthiness and 
safety certification of missile defense systems for commer-
cial aircraft. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the ini-
tiation of certification procedures for missile defense sys-
tems for commercial aircraft, and every 6 months there-
after until complete, the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report that contains a detailed description 
of the status of airworthiness and safety certification. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAMS TO REDUCE MANPADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is encouraged to 
pursue strong programs to reduce the number of 
MANPADS worldwide so that fewer MANPADS will be 
available for trade, proliferation, and sale. 
(b) REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains a detailed 
description of the status of the programs being pursued 
under subsection (a). Annually thereafter until the pro-
grams are no longer needed, the Secretary of State shall
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the sta-
tus of programs. 
(c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 6. MANPADS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report describing the Department 
of Homeland Security’s plans to secure airports and the 
aircraft arriving and departing from airports against 
MANPADS attacks. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The Secretary’s 
report shall address, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The status of the Department’s efforts to 
conduct MANPADS vulnerability assessments at 
United States airports at which the Department is 
conducting assessments. 
(2) How intelligence is shared between the 
United States intelligence agencies and Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement to address the
MANPADS threat and potential ways to improve 
such intelligence sharing. 
(3) Contingency plans that the Department has 
developed in the event that it receives intelligence in-
dicating a high threat of MANPADS attack on air-
craft at or near United States airports. 
(4) The feasibility and effectiveness of imple-
menting public education and neighborhood watch 
programs in areas surrounding United States air-
ports in cases in which intelligence reports indicate 
there is a high risk of MANPADS attacks on air-
craft. 
(5) Any other issues that the Secretary deems 
relevant. 
(c) FORMAT.—The report required by this section 
may be submitted in a classified format. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on International Relations, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(2) 
MANPADS.—The 
term 
‘‘MANPADS’’ 
means man-portable air defense systems, which are 
shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile systems that 
can be carried and transported by a person. 
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