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(e) INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS.—The 
Department of Homeland Security is the lead interagency 
coordinator pertaining to insider threat investigations and 
mitigation efforts at airports. The Department shall make 
every practicable effort to coordinate with other relevant 
Government entities, as well as the security representatives 
of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport operators, 
as appropriate, when undertaking such investigations and 
efforts. 
(f) AIRPORT TASK FORCES.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security is authorized, through the Director of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to form airport 
task forces using Homeland Security Investigations per-
sonnel and any other Department of Homeland Security 
personnel the Secretary determines necessary. Such airport 
task forces shall investigate and mitigate insider threats to 
aviation security, in coordination with Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners, as 
appropriate. 
(g) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the oper-
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ational, technical, and management security controls for 
Administration information technology systems at airports. 
SEC. 542. AIRPORT PERIMETER AND ACCESS CONTROL SE-
CURITY. 
(a) RISK ASSESSMENTS OF AIRPORT SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall— 
(A) not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, update the Trans-
portation 
Sector 
Security 
Risk 
Assessment 
(TSSRA) for the aviation sector; and 
(B) not later than 180 days after such 
date— 
(i) update with the latest and most 
currently available intelligence information 
the Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Pe-
rimeter and Access Control Security (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Risk Assessment 
of Airport Security’’) and determine a reg-
ular timeframe and schedule for further up-
dates to such Risk Assessment of Airport Se-
curity; and 
(ii) conduct a system-wide assessment 
of airport access control points and airport 
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perimeter security, including cargo facili-
ties. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessments 
required under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
(A) include updates reflected in the TSSRA 
and Joint Vulnerability Assessment (JVA) find-
ings; 
(B) reflect changes to the risk environment 
relating to airport access control points and air-
port perimeters; 
(C) use security breach data for specific 
analysis of system-wide trends related to airport 
access control points and airport perimeter secu-
rity to better inform risk management decisions; 
and 
(D) take into consideration the unique geog-
raphy of and current recognized practices used 
by airports to mitigate potential vulnerabilities. 
(3) REPORT.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies, and airport operators 
on the results of the security risk assessments required 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) AIRPORT SECURITY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall update the 2012 National Strategy for Airport 
Perimeter and Access Control Security (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘National Strategy’’). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The update to the National 
Strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include 
(A) information from the Risk Assessment 
of Airport Security; and 
(B) information on— 
(i) airport security-related activities; 
(ii) the status of efforts by the Trans-
portation Security Administration to ad-
dress the goals and objectives referred to in 
subsection (a); 
(iii) finalized outcome-based perform-
ance measures and performance levels for 
each relevant activity and goal and objec-
tive under subparagraphs (A) and (B); and 
(iv) input from airport operators. 
(3) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
update is completed under paragraph (1), the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall implement a process for determining when 
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additional updates to the strategy referred to in such 
subsection are needed. 
SEC. 543. EXIT LANE SECURITY. 
There is authorized $77,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 and 2019 to carry out subsection (n)(1) of section 
44903 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 544. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED 
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AT AIR-
PORTS. 
There is authorized $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 and 2019 to carry out subsection (h) of section 44901 
of title 49, United States Code. 
Subtitle E—Air Cargo Security 
SEC. 551. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 420. AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, consistent with the 
requirements of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
210) shall— 
‘‘(1) establish an air cargo advance screening 
program (in this section referred to as the ‘ACAS 
Program’) for the collection by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection of advance electronic information 
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from air carriers and other persons and governments 
within the supply chain regarding cargo being trans-
ported to the United States by air; 
‘‘(2) under such program, require that such in-
formation be transmitted by such air carriers and 
other persons and governments at the earliest point 
practicable prior to loading of such cargo onto an air-
craft destined to or transiting through the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) establish appropriate communications sys-
tems with freight forwarders, shippers, and air car-
riers; 
‘‘(4) establish a system that will allow freight 
forwarders, shippers, and air carriers to provide ship-
ment level data for air cargo, departing from any lo-
cation that is inbound to the United States; and 
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration to identify 
opportunities in which the information furnished in 
compliance with the ACAS Program could be used by 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTION OF HIGH-RISK CARGO.—Under the 
ACAS Program, the Secretary shall ensure that all cargo 
that has been identified as high-risk is inspected prior to 
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loading of such cargo onto aircraft at the last point of de-
parture before departing for the United States. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the ACAS Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall consult with relevant stakeholders, 
as appropriate, to ensure that an operationally feasible and 
practical approach to the collection of advance information 
with respect to cargo on aircraft departing for the United 
States recognizes the significant differences among air cargo 
business models and modes of transportation. 
‘‘(d) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary may analyze the infor-
mation referred to in subsection (a) in the Department’s 
automated targeting system and integrate such information 
with other intelligence to enhance the accuracy of the risk 
assessment process under the ACAS Program. 
‘‘(e) NO DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this section in a manner that, after the ACAS Program is 
fully in effect, does not duplicate other programs or require-
ments relating to the submission of air cargo data. 
‘‘(f) CONSIDERATION OF INDUSTRY.—In carrying out 
the ACAS Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) take into consideration that the content and 
timeliness of the available data may vary among en-
tities in the air cargo industry and among countries, 
and shall explore procedures to accommodate such 
variations while maximizing the contribution of such 
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data to the risk assessment process under the ACAS 
Program; 
‘‘(2) test the business processes, technologies, and 
operational procedures required to provide advance 
information with respect to cargo on aircraft depart-
ing for the United States, while ensuring delays and 
other negative impacts on vital supply chains are 
minimized; and 
‘‘(3) consider the cost, benefit, and feasibility be-
fore establishing 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, and any successor Execu-
tive Order or regulation. 
‘‘(g) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide guid-
ance for participants in the ACAS Program regarding the 
requirements for participation, including requirements for 
transmitting shipment level data. 
‘‘(h) USE OF DATA.—The Secretary shall use the data 
provided under the ACAS Program for targeting shipments 
for screening and law enforcement purposes only.’’. 
(b) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a final regulation to implement the 
ACAS Program under section 420 of the Homeland Secu-
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rity Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) 
to include the electronic transmission to the Department of 
Homeland Security of data elements for targeting cargo, in-
cluding appropriate security elements of shipment level 
data, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the commencement of the ACAS Program under section 
420 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by 
subsection (a) of this section), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report detailing the operational implementa-
tion of providing advance information under the ACAS 
Program and the value of such information in targeting 
cargo. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 419 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 420. Air cargo advance screening program.’’. 
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SEC. 552. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR AIR 
CARGO SECURITY. 
Section 1307 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS FOR AIR 
CARGO SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In order to enhance the 
screening of air cargo and ensure that third-party ex-
plosives detection canine assets are leveraged for such 
purpose, the Administrator shall, not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) develop and issue standards for the use 
of such third-party explosives detection canine 
assets for the primary screening of air cargo; 
‘‘(B) develop a process to identify qualified 
non-Federal entities that will certify canine as-
sets that meet the standards established by the 
Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) ensure that entities qualified to certify 
canine assets shall be independent from entities 
that will train and provide canines to end users 
of such canine assets; 
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(A) to develop and implement a cross-cut-
ting, risk-based security strategy that includes— 
(i) all surface transportation systems; 
(ii) a mitigating strategy that aligns 
with each vulnerability and risk identified 
in subsection (a); 
(iii) a planning process to inform re-
source allocation; 
(iv) priorities, milestones, and per-
formance metrics to measure the effective-
ness of such risk-based security strategy; 
and 
(v) processes for sharing relevant and 
timely intelligence threat information with 
appropriate stakeholders; 
(B) to develop a management oversight 
strategy that— 
(i) identifies the parties responsible for 
the implementation, management, and over-
sight of the risk-based security strategy 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) includes a plan for implementing 
such risk-based security strategy; and 
(C) to modify the risk-based budget and re-
source allocations, in accordance with section 
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