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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1690 
To improve airport screening and security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To improve airport screening and security. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guaranteeing Airport 
Physical Screening Standards Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PERIMETER SECURITY AND ACCESS 
CONTROL 
THROUGH 
COMPREHENSIVE 
SCREENING OF AIRPORT WORKERS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Adminis-
tration) shall implement a pilot program at 5 commercial 
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service airports to physically screen all airport workers 
with access to secure and sterile areas of the airport. 
(b) PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS.—At least 2 of the air-
ports participating in the pilot program shall be large hub 
airports (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code). Each of the remaining airports participating 
in the pilot program shall represent a different airport se-
curity risk category (as defined by the Assistant Sec-
retary). 
(c) SCREENING STANDARDS.—Screening for airport 
workers under the pilot program shall be conducted under 
the same standards as apply to individuals at airport secu-
rity screening checkpoints, and shall be carried out by con-
tract screeners at a minimum of 2 airports. 
(d) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 
out for a period of not less than 180 days. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of the pilot program, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
pilot program. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain, at a 
minimum, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the impact of phys-
ically screening all airport workers with access 
to secure and sterile airport areas on screening 
and logistical resources. 
(B) An assessment of the security improve-
ments that are achieved from comprehensively 
screening such workers. 
(C) An assessment of the costs of com-
prehensively screening such workers. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3. SECURED AREAS OF AIRPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED AIRPORT PE-
RIMETER ACCESS SECURITY.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Ad-
ministration) shall issue regulations, directives, or other 
appropriate measures to implement the requirements of 
section 44903(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) AIRPORT SECURITY PLANS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall set a schedule for requiring airports to update 
their airport security plans to comply with the require-
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ments of section 44903(h)(4) not later than 3 years after 
the issuance of the regulations, directives, or other meas-
ures required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. HIRING OF SCREENERS. 
(a) NUMBER OF SCREENERS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may hire the number of passenger and baggage screeners 
that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure aviation 
security. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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