H. Res. 818 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 11, 2016. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 
table the bill, H.R. 636, with the Senate amendments thereto, 
and to have concurred in the Senate amendments with the 
following amendments: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert 
the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAA 
Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Appropriate committees of Congress defined. 
TITLE I—FAA EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Airport and Airway Programs 
Sec. 1101. Extension of airport improvement program. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of expiring authorities. 
Sec. 1103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 
Sec. 1104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 1105. Research, engineering, and development.
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Sec. 1106. Funding for aviation programs. 
Sec. 1107. Essential air service. 
Subtitle B—Revenue Provisions 
Sec. 1201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 1202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
TITLE II—AVIATION SAFETY CRITICAL REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Safety 
Sec. 2101. Pilot records database deadline. 
Sec. 2102. Cockpit automation management. 
Sec. 2103. Enhanced mental health screening for pilots. 
Sec. 2104. Laser pointer incidents. 
Sec. 2105. Crash-resistant fuel systems. 
Sec. 2106. Hiring of air traffic controllers. 
Sec. 2107. Training policies regarding assistance for persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 2108. Air travel accessibility. 
Sec. 2109. Additional certification resources. 
Sec. 2110. Tower marking. 
Sec. 2111. Aviation cybersecurity. 
Sec. 2112. Repair stations located outside United States. 
Sec. 2113. Enhanced training for flight attendants. 
Subtitle B—UAS Safety 
Sec. 2201. Definitions. 
Sec. 2202. Identification standards. 
Sec. 2203. Safety statements. 
Sec. 2204. Facilitating interagency cooperation for unmanned aircraft author-
ization in support of firefighting operations and utility restora-
tion. 
Sec. 2205. Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emer-
gency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 2206. Pilot project for airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 2207. Emergency exemption process. 
Sec. 2208. Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management. 
Sec. 2209. Applications for designation. 
Sec. 2210. Operations associated with critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 2211. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap. 
Sec. 2212. Unmanned aircraft systems-manned aircraft collision research. 
Sec. 2213. Probabilistic metrics research and development study. 
Subtitle C—Time Sensitive Aviation Reforms 
Sec. 2301. Small airport relief for safety projects. 
Sec. 2302. Use of revenues at previously associated airport. 
Sec. 2303. Working group on improving air service to small communities. 
Sec. 2304. Computation of basic annuity for certain air traffic controllers. 
Sec. 2305. Refunds for delayed baggage. 
Sec. 2306. Contract weather observers. 
Sec. 2307. Medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots. 
Sec. 2308. Tarmac delays. 
Sec. 2309. Family seating.
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TITLE III—AVIATION SECURITY 
Sec. 3001. Short title. 
Sec. 3002. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—TSA PreCheck Expansion 
Sec. 3101. PreCheck program authorization. 
Sec. 3102. PreCheck program enrollment expansion. 
Subtitle B—Securing Aviation From Foreign Entry Points and Guarding 
Airports Through Enhanced Security 
Sec. 3201. Last point of departure airport security assessment. 
Sec. 3202. Security coordination enhancement plan. 
Sec. 3203. Workforce assessment. 
Sec. 3204. Donation of screening equipment to protect the United States. 
Sec. 3205. National cargo security program. 
Sec. 3206. International training and capacity development. 
Subtitle C—Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency 
Sec. 3301. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 3302. Enhanced staffing allocation model. 
Sec. 3303. Effective utilization of staffing resources. 
Sec. 3304. TSA staffing and resource allocation. 
Sec. 3305. Aviation security stakeholders defined. 
Sec. 3306. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle D—Aviation Security Enhancement and Oversight 
Sec. 3401. Definitions. 
Sec. 3402. Threat assessment. 
Sec. 3403. Oversight. 
Sec. 3404. Credentials. 
Sec. 3405. Vetting. 
Sec. 3406. Metrics. 
Sec. 3407. Inspections and assessments. 
Sec. 3408. Covert testing. 
Sec. 3409. Security directives. 
Sec. 3410. Implementation report. 
Sec. 3411. Miscellaneous amendments. 
Subtitle E—Checkpoints of the Future 
Sec. 3501. Checkpoints of the future. 
Sec. 3502. Pilot program for increased efficiency and security at Category X 
airports. 
Sec. 3503. Pilot program for the development and testing of prototypes for air-
port security systems. 
Sec. 3504. Report required. 
Sec. 3505. Funding. 
Sec. 3506. Acceptance and provision of resources by the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 3601. Visible deterrent.
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Sec. 3602. Law enforcement training for mass casualty and active shooter inci-
dents. 
Sec. 3603. Assistance to airports and surface transportation systems. 
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 
In this Act, unless expressly provided otherwise, the 
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE I—FAA EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Airport and Airway 
Programs 
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2012 through 2017.’’. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2017’’.
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(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal years 2012 through 2017,’’. 
(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 
2015’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017’’. 
(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’. 
(e) Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(f) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2012 through 2017’’. 
(g) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’. 
(h) Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 28) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2016,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or an extension of this Act’’. 
(i) Section 332(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2019’’. 
(j) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’. 
(k) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’. 
SEC. 1103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(E) $9,909,724,000 for each of fiscal years 
2016 and 2017.’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 
through 2015’’ and all that follows through ‘‘July 15, 
2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2017,’’. 
SEC. 1104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) $2,855,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
and 2017.’’. 
SEC. 1105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) $166,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
and 2017.’’. 
SEC. 1106. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIRE-
MENT.—The budget authority authorized in this title, includ-
ing the amendments made by this title, shall be deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)
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of section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for each of 
fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
SEC. 1107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014,’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014, 
$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $175,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2016 and 2017’’. 
Subtitle B—Revenue Provisions 
SEC. 1201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting ‘‘or the FAA Extension, Safety, 
and Security Act of 2016;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’.
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SEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIATION.— 
Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘July 16, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION
FROM
TICKET
TAXES.—Section 
4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 15, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE II—AVIATION SAFETY 
CRITICAL REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Safety 
SEC. 2101. PILOT RECORDS DATABASE DEADLINE. 
Section 44703(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall establish’’ and
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inserting ‘‘Not later than April 30, 2017, the Administrator 
shall establish and make available for use’’. 
SEC. 2102. COCKPIT AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall— 
(1) develop a process to verify that air carrier train-
ing programs incorporate measures to train pilots on— 
(A) monitoring automation systems; and 
(B) controlling the flightpath of aircraft with-
out autopilot or autoflight systems engaged; 
(2) develop metrics or measurable tasks that air 
carriers can use to evaluate pilot monitoring proficiency; 
(3) issue guidance to aviation safety inspectors re-
sponsible for oversight of the operations of air carriers 
on tracking and assessing pilots’ proficiency in manual 
flight; and 
(4) issue guidance to air carriers and inspectors re-
garding standards for compliance with the requirements 
for enhanced pilot training contained in the final rule 
published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2013 
(78 Fed. Reg. 67800).
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SEC. 2103. ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR PI-
LOTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall consider the recommendations of the Pilot Fit-
ness Aviation Rulemaking Committee in determining whether 
to implement, as part of a comprehensive medical certifi-
cation process for pilots with a first- or second-class airman 
medical certificate, additional screening for mental health 
conditions, including depression and suicidal thoughts or ten-
dencies, and assess treatments that would address any risk 
associated with such conditions. 
SEC. 2104. LASER POINTER INCIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration, in coordination with appropriate Federal 
law enforcement agencies, shall provide quarterly updates to 
the appropriate committees of Congress regarding— 
(1) the number of incidents involving the beam 
from a laser pointer (as defined in section 39A of title 
18, United States Code) being aimed at, or in the flight 
path of, an aircraft in the airspace jurisdiction of the 
United States; 
(2) the number of civil or criminal enforcement ac-
tions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration, the 
Department of Transportation, or another Federal agen-
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cy with regard to the incidents described in paragraph 
(1), including the amount of the civil or criminal pen-
alties imposed on violators; 
(3) the resolution of any incidents described in 
paragraph (1) that did not result in a civil or criminal 
enforcement action; and 
(4) any actions the Department of Transportation 
or another Federal agency has taken on its own, or in 
conjunction with other Federal agencies or local law en-
forcement agencies, to deter the type of activity de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Administrator shall revise 
the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed on an indi-
vidual who aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft 
in the airspace jurisdiction of the United States, or at the 
flight path of such an aircraft, to be $25,000. 
SEC. 2105. CRASH-RESISTANT FUEL SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall evaluate and update, as necessary, standards for 
crash-resistant fuel systems for civilian rotorcraft. 
SEC. 2106. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44506 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(f) HIRING OF CERTAIN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPE-
CIALISTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(A) ENSURING SELECTION OF MOST QUALI-
FIED APPLICANTS.—In appointing individuals to the 
position of air traffic controller, the Administrator 
shall give preferential consideration to qualified in-
dividuals maintaining 52 consecutive weeks of air 
traffic control experience involving the full-time ac-
tive separation of air traffic after receipt of an air 
traffic certification or air traffic control facility rat-
ing within 5 years of application while serving at— 
‘‘(i) a Federal Aviation Administration air 
traffic control facility; 
‘‘(ii) a civilian or military air traffic con-
trol facility of the Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(iii) a tower operating under contract 
with the Federal Aviation Administration 
under section 47124. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL APPLI-
CANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—After giving pref-
erential consideration to applicants under sub-
paragraph (A), the Administrator shall con-
sider additional applicants for the position of
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air traffic controller by referring an approxi-
mately equal number of individuals for ap-
pointment among the 2 applicant pools de-
scribed in this subparagraph. The number of 
individuals referred for consideration from each 
group shall not differ by more than 10 percent. 
‘‘(ii) POOL 1.—Pool 1 applicants are indi-
viduals who— 
‘‘(I) have successfully completed air 
traffic controller training and graduated 
from an institution participating in the 
Collegiate Training Initiative program 
maintained under subsection (c)(1) and 
who have received from the institution— 
‘‘(aa) 
an 
appropriate 
rec-
ommendation; or 
‘‘(bb) an endorsement certifying 
that the individual would have met 
the requirements in effect as of De-
cember 31, 2013, for an appropriate 
recommendation; 
‘‘(II) are eligible for a veterans re-
cruitment appointment pursuant to sec-
tion 4214 of title 38 and provide a Certifi-
cate of Release or Discharge from Active
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Duty within 120 days of the announce-
ment closing; 
‘‘(III) are eligible veterans (as de-
fined in section 4211 of title 38) main-
taining aviation experience obtained in the 
course of the individual’s military experi-
ence; or 
‘‘(IV) are preference eligible veterans 
(as defined in section 2108 of title 5). 
‘‘(iii) POOL 2.—Pool 2 applicants are indi-
viduals who apply under a vacancy announce-
ment recruiting from all United States citizens. 
‘‘(2) USE OF BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall not use any biographical assess-
ment when hiring under paragraph (1)(A) or para-
graph (1)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(B) RECONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS DIS-
QUALIFIED
ON
BASIS
OF
BIOGRAPHICAL
ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), who applied for the position of air 
traffic controller with the Administration in re-
sponse to Vacancy Announcement FAA–AMC–
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14–ALLSRCE–33537 (issued on February 10, 
2014), was disqualified from the position as 
the result of a biographical assessment, the 
Administrator shall provide the applicant an 
opportunity to reapply for the position as soon 
as practicable under the revised hiring prac-
tices. 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF AGE RESTRICTION.—The 
Administrator shall waive any maximum age 
restriction for the position of air traffic con-
troller with the Administration that would oth-
erwise disqualify an individual from the posi-
tion if the individual— 
‘‘(I) is reapplying for the position 
pursuant to clause (i) on or before Decem-
ber 31, 2017; and 
‘‘(II) met the maximum age require-
ment on the date of the individual’s pre-
vious application for the position during 
the interim hiring process. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
ENTRY
AGE
FOR
EXPERIENCED 
CONTROLLERS.—Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 
5, the maximum limit of age for an original appointment 
to a position as an air traffic controller shall be 35 years 
of age for those maintaining 52 weeks of air traffic con-
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trol experience involving the full-time active separation 
of air traffic after receipt of an air traffic certification 
or air traffic control facility rating in a civilian or mili-
tary air traffic control facility.’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider directly 
notifying secondary schools and institutions of higher learn-
ing, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Hispanic-serving institutions, Minority Institutions, and Trib-
al Colleges and Universities, of a vacancy announcement 
under section 44506(f)(1)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 2107. TRAINING POLICIES REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR 
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing re-
quired air carrier personnel and contractor training programs 
regarding the assistance of persons with disabilities, includ-
ing— 
(1) variations in training programs between air car-
riers; 
(2) instances since 2005 where the Department of 
Transportation has requested that an air carrier take
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corrective action following a review of the air carrier’s 
training programs; and 
(3) actions taken by air carriers following requests 
described in paragraph (2). 
(b) BEST PRACTICES.—After the date the report is sub-
mitted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, 
based on the findings of the report, shall develop, make pub-
licly available, and appropriately disseminate to air carriers 
such best practices as the Secretary considers necessary to 
improve the reviewed training programs. 
SEC. 2108. AIR TRAVEL ACCESSIBILITY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue the supple-
mental notice of proposed rulemaking referenced in the Sec-
retary’s Report on Significant Rulemakings, dated June 15, 
2015, and assigned Regulation Identification Number 2105– 
AE12. 
SEC. 2109. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, and subject to the requirements of subsection (b), the 
Administrator of the FAA may enter into a reimbursable 
agreement with an applicant or certificate-holder for the rea-
sonable travel and per diem expenses of the FAA associated 
with official travel to expedite the acceptance or validation by 
a foreign authority of an FAA certificate or design approval
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or the acceptance or validation by the FAA of a foreign au-
thority certificate or design approval. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Administrator may enter into an 
agreement under subsection (a) only if— 
(1) the travel covered under the agreement is 
deemed necessary, by both the Administrator and the 
applicant or certificate-holder, to expedite the acceptance 
or validation of the relevant certificate or approval; 
(2) the travel is conducted at the request of the ap-
plicant or certificate-holder; 
(3) travel plans and expenses are approved by the 
applicant or certificate-holder prior to travel; and 
(4) the agreement requires payment in advance of 
FAA services and is consistent with the processes under 
section 106(l)(6) of title 49, United States Code. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on— 
(1) the number of occasions on which the Adminis-
trator entered into reimbursable agreements under this 
section; 
(2) the number of occasions on which the Adminis-
trator declined a request by an applicant or certificate- 
holder to enter into a reimbursable agreement under this 
section;
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(3) the amount of reimbursements collected in ac-
cordance with agreements under this section; and 
(4) the extent to which reimbursable agreements 
under this section assisted in reducing the amount of 
time necessary for validations of certificates and design 
approvals. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means a 
person that has— 
(A) applied to a foreign authority for the ac-
ceptance or validation of an FAA certificate or de-
sign approval; or 
(B) applied to the FAA for the acceptance or 
validation of a foreign authority certificate or de-
sign approval. 
(2) CERTIFICATE-HOLDER.—The term ‘‘certificate- 
holder’’ means a person that holds a certificate issued by 
the Administrator under part 21 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 2110. TOWER MARKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
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Aviation Administration shall issue regulations to require the 
marking of covered towers. 
(b) MARKING REQUIRED.—The regulations under sub-
section (a) shall require that a covered tower be clearly 
marked in a manner that is consistent with applicable guid-
ance under the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Cir-
cular issued December 4, 2015 (AC 70/7460–1L), or other 
relevant safety guidance, as determined by the Administrator. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The regulations issued under sub-
section (a) shall ensure that— 
(1) all covered towers constructed on or after the 
date on which such regulations take effect are marked 
in accordance with subsection (b); and 
(2) a covered tower constructed before the date on 
which such regulations take effect is marked in accord-
ance with subsection (b) not later than 1 year after such 
effective date. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
(A) COVERED TOWER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
tower’’ means a structure that— 
(I) is self-standing or supported by 
guy wires and ground anchors;
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(II) is 10 feet or less in diameter at 
the above-ground base, excluding concrete 
footing; 
(III) at the highest point of the 
structure is at least 50 feet above ground 
level; 
(IV) at the highest point of the struc-
ture is not more than 200 feet above 
ground level; 
(V) has accessory facilities on which 
an antenna, sensor, camera, meteorolog-
ical instrument, or other equipment is 
mounted; and 
(VI) is located— 
(aa) outside the boundaries of 
an incorporated city or town; or 
(bb) on land that is— 
(AA) undeveloped; or 
(BB) used for agricultural 
purposes. 
(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
tower’’ does not include any structure that— 
(I) is adjacent to a house, barn, elec-
tric utility station, or other building;
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(II) is within the curtilage of a 
farmstead; 
(III) supports electric utility trans-
mission or distribution lines; 
(IV) is a wind-powered electrical gen-
erator with a rotor blade radius that ex-
ceeds 6 feet; or 
(V) is a street light erected or main-
tained by a Federal, State, local, or tribal 
entity. 
(B) UNDEVELOPED.—The term ‘‘undeveloped’’ 
means a defined geographic area where the Admin-
istrator determines low-flying aircraft are operated 
on a routine basis, such as low-lying forested areas 
with predominant tree cover under 200 feet and 
pasture and range land. 
(2) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—The Administrator shall 
define such other terms as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(e) DATABASE.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) develop a database that contains the location 
and height of each covered tower; 
(2) keep the database current to the extent prac-
ticable;
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(3) ensure that any proprietary information in the 
database is protected from disclosure in accordance with 
law; and 
(4) ensure that, by virtue of accessing the database, 
users agree and acknowledge that information in the 
database— 
(A) may only be used for aviation safety pur-
poses; and 
(B) may not be disclosed for purposes other 
than aviation safety, regardless of whether or not 
the information is marked or labeled as proprietary 
or with a similar designation. 
SEC. 2111. AVIATION CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE AND STRATEGIC AVIATION FRAME-
WORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall facilitate and 
support the development of a comprehensive and stra-
tegic framework of principles and policies to reduce cy-
bersecurity risks to the national airspace system, civil 
aviation, and agency information systems using a total 
systems approach that takes into consideration the inter-
actions and interdependence of different components of 
aircraft systems and the national airspace system.
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(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(A) identify and address the cybersecurity risks 
associated with— 
(i) the modernization of the national air-
space system; 
(ii) the automation of aircraft, equipment, 
and technology; and 
(iii) aircraft systems, including by— 
(I) directing the Aircraft Systems In-
formation Security Protection Working 
Group— 
(aa) to assess cybersecurity risks 
to aircraft systems; 
(bb) to review the extent to 
which existing rulemaking, policy, 
and guidance to promote safety also 
promote aircraft systems information 
security protection; and 
(cc) to provide appropriate rec-
ommendations to the Administrator if 
separate or additional rulemaking, 
policy, or guidance is needed to ad-
dress cybersecurity risks to aircraft 
systems; and
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(II) identifying and addressing— 
(aa) cybersecurity risks associ-
ated with in-flight entertainment sys-
tems; and 
(bb) whether in-flight entertain-
ment systems can and should be iso-
lated and separate, such as through 
an air gap, under existing rule-
making, policy, and guidance; 
(B) clarify cybersecurity roles and responsibil-
ities of offices and employees of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration, as the roles and responsibilities 
relate to cybersecurity at the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration; 
(C) identify and implement objectives and ac-
tions to reduce cybersecurity risks to air traffic con-
trol information systems, including actions to im-
prove implementation of information security stand-
ards, such as those of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; 
(D) support voluntary efforts by industry, 
RTCA, Inc., and other standards-setting organiza-
tions to develop and identify consensus standards 
and best practices relating to guidance on aviation 
systems information security protection, consistent,
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to the extent appropriate, with the cybersecurity 
risk management activities described in section 2(e) 
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(e)); 
(E) establish guidelines for the voluntary ex-
change of information between and among aviation 
stakeholders pertaining to aviation-related cyberse-
curity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities; 
(F) identify short- and long-term objectives 
and actions that can be taken in response to cyber-
security risks to the national airspace system; and 
(G) identify research and development activi-
ties to inform actions in response to cybersecurity 
risks. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIREMENTS.—In car-
rying out the activities under this subsection, the Admin-
istrator shall— 
(A) coordinate with aviation stakeholders, in-
cluding, at a minimum, representatives of industry, 
airlines, manufacturers, airports, RTCA, Inc., and 
unions; 
(B) consult with the heads of relevant agencies 
and with international regulatory authorities;
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(C) if determined appropriate, convene an ex-
pert panel or working group to identify and address 
cybersecurity risks; and 
(D) evaluate, on a periodic basis, the effective-
ness of the principles established under this sub-
section. 
(b) UPDATE
ON
CYBERSECURITY
IMPLEMENTATION 
PROGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress an update on progress 
made toward the implementation of this section. 
(c) CYBERSECURITY THREAT MODEL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, shall implement the open 
recommendation issued in 2015 by the Government Account-
ability Office to assess and research the potential cost and 
timetable of developing and maintaining an agencywide threat 
model, which shall be updated regularly, to strengthen the cy-
bersecurity of agency systems across the Federal Aviation 
Administration. The Administrator shall brief the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
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Transportation of the Senate on the status, results, and com-
position of the threat model. 
(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY INFORMATION SECURITY STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, after 
consultation with the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, shall transmit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on— 
(1) a cybersecurity standards plan to improve im-
plementation of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology’s latest revisions to information security 
guidance for Federal Aviation Administration informa-
tion and Federal Aviation Administration information 
systems within set timeframes; and 
(2) an explanation of why any such revisions are 
not incorporated in the plan or are not incorporated 
within set timeframes. 
(e) CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator, in consultation with other agencies as ap-
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propriate, shall establish a cybersecurity research and devel-
opment plan for the national airspace system, including— 
(1) any proposal for research and development co-
operation with international partners; 
(2) an evaluation and determination of research and 
development needs to determine any cybersecurity risks 
of cabin communications and cabin information tech-
nology systems on board in the passenger domain; and 
(3) objectives, proposed tasks, milestones, and a 5- 
year budgetary profile. 
SEC. 2112. REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) RISK-BASED OVERSIGHT.—Section 44733 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) RISK-BASED OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the FAA Extension, Safety, 
and Security Act of 2016, the Administrator shall take 
measures to ensure that the safety assessment system 
established under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) places particular consideration on inspec-
tions of part 145 repair stations located outside the
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United States that conduct scheduled heavy mainte-
nance work on part 121 air carrier aircraft; and 
‘‘(B) accounts for the frequency and serious-
ness of any corrective actions that part 121 air car-
riers must implement to aircraft following such 
work at such repair stations. 
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall take the measures required under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with United States obliga-
tions under applicable international agreements; 
and 
‘‘(B) in a manner consistent with the applica-
ble laws of the country in which a repair station is 
located. 
‘‘(3) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Administrator may ac-
cess and review such information or data in the posses-
sion of a part 121 air carrier as the Administrator may 
require in carrying out paragraph (1)(B).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
redesignated) the following:
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‘‘(1) HEAVY
MAINTENANCE
WORK.—The term 
‘heavy maintenance work’ means a C-check, a D-check, 
or equivalent maintenance operation with respect to the 
airframe of a transport-category aircraft.’’. 
(b) ALCOHOL
AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TEST-
ING.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall ensure that— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, a notice of proposed rulemaking re-
quired pursuant to section 44733(d)(2) is published in 
the Federal Register; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the 
Federal Register, the rulemaking is finalized. 
(c) BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall ensure that each employee of a repair station cer-
tificated under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, who performs a safety-sensitive function on an air car-
rier aircraft has undergone a pre-employment background in-
vestigation sufficient to determine whether the individual pre-
sents a threat to aviation safety, in a manner that is— 
(1) determined acceptable by the Administrator; 
(2) consistent with the applicable laws of the coun-
try in which the repair station is located; and
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(3) consistent with the United States obligations 
under international agreements. 
SEC. 2113. ENHANCED TRAINING FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. 
Section 44734(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) recognizing and responding to potential human 
trafficking victims.’’. 
Subtitle B—UAS Safety 
SEC. 2201. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS APPLIED.—In this subtitle, the terms 
‘‘unmanned aircraft’’, ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’, and 
‘‘small unmanned aircraft’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), as amended by this Act. 
(b) FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT.—Section 
331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘, including every-
thing that is on board or otherwise attached to the air-
craft’’ after ‘‘55 pounds’’; and
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(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) TEST RANGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘test range’ 
means a defined geographic area where research 
and development are conducted as authorized by the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘test range’ in-
cludes any of the 6 test ranges established by the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion under section 332(c), as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 
and any public entity authorized by the Federal 
Aviation Administration as an unmanned aircraft 
system flight test center before January 1, 2009.’’. 
SEC. 2202. IDENTIFICATION STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation, the President of RTCA, Inc., and the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
shall convene industry stakeholders to facilitate the develop-
ment of consensus standards for remotely identifying opera-
tors and owners of unmanned aircraft systems and associated 
unmanned aircraft.
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of any standards devel-
oped under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure the 
consideration of— 
(1) requirements for remote identification of un-
manned aircraft systems; 
(2) appropriate requirements for different classifica-
tions of unmanned aircraft systems operations, including 
public and civil; and 
(3) the feasibility of the development and operation 
of a publicly accessible online database of unmanned air-
craft and the operators thereof, and any criteria for ex-
clusion from the database. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on any stand-
ards developed under subsection (a). 
(d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the Administrator submits the report under subsection 
(c), the Administrator shall issue regulations or guidance, as 
appropriate, based on any standards developed under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 2203. SAFETY STATEMENTS. 
(a) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Beginning on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of publication of the guidance 
under subsection (b)(1), a manufacturer of a small unmanned
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aircraft shall make available to the owner at the time of deliv-
ery of the small unmanned aircraft the safety statement de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2). 
(b) SAFETY STATEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall issue guidance for 
implementing this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A safety statement required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(A) information about, and sources of, laws 
and regulations applicable to small unmanned air-
craft; 
(B) recommendations for using small un-
manned aircraft in a manner that promotes the 
safety of persons and property; 
(C) the date that the safety statement was cre-
ated or last modified; and 
(D) language approved by the Administrator 
regarding the following: 
(i) A person may operate the small un-
manned aircraft as a model aircraft (as defined 
in section 336 of the FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) 
or otherwise in accordance with Federal Avia-
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tion Administration authorization or regula-
tion, including requirements for the completion 
of any applicable airman test. 
(ii) The definition of a model aircraft 
under section 336 of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note). 
(iii) The requirements regarding the oper-
ation of a model aircraft under section 336 of 
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 
2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
(iv) The Administrator may pursue en-
forcement action against a person operating 
model aircraft who endangers the safety of the 
national airspace system. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person who violates subsection 
(a) shall be liable for each violation to the United States Gov-
ernment for a civil penalty described in section 46301(a) of 
title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 2204. FACILITATING INTERAGENCY COOPERATION FOR 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZATION IN SUP-
PORT OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS AND UTIL-
ITY RESTORATION. 
(a) FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into agree-
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ments with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture, as necessary, to continue the expeditious au-
thorization of safe unmanned aircraft system operations in 
support of firefighting operations consistent with the require-
ments of section 334(c) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
(b) UTILITY RESTORATION.—The Administrator shall 
enter into agreements with the Secretary of Energy and with 
such other agencies or parties, including the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, as are necessary to facilitate the 
expeditious authorization of safe unmanned aircraft system 
operations in support of service restoration efforts of utilities. 
(c) DEFINITION OF UTILITY.—In this section, the term 
‘‘utility’’ shall at a minimum include the definition in section 
3(4) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2602(4)). 
SEC. 2205. INTERFERENCE WITH WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION, LAW 
ENFORCEMENT, OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE EF-
FORT BY OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 463 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 46320. Interference with wildfire suppression, law en-
forcement, or emergency response effort by 
operation of unmanned aircraft 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), an individual who operates an unmanned aircraft and in 
so doing knowingly or recklessly interferes with a wildfire 
suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort is 
liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 
not more than $20,000. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply to the 
operation of an unmanned aircraft conducted by a unit or 
agency of the United States Government or of a State, tribal, 
or local government (including any individual conducting such 
operation pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered 
into with the unit or agency) for the purpose of protecting 
the public safety and welfare, including firefighting, law en-
forcement, or emergency response. 
‘‘(c) COMPROMISE AND SETOFF.— 
‘‘(1) COMPROMISE.—The United States Govern-
ment may compromise the amount of a civil penalty im-
posed under this section. 
‘‘(2) SETOFF.—The United States Government may 
deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or com-
promised under this section from the amounts the Gov-
ernment owes the person liable for the penalty.
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(1) WILDFIRE.—The term ‘wildfire’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2 of the Emergency Wild-
fire Suppression Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m). 
‘‘(2) WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.—The term ‘wildfire 
suppression’ means an effort to contain, extinguish, or 
suppress a wildfire.’’. 
(b) 
FAA 
TO
IMPOSE
CIVIL
PENALTY.—Section 
46301(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘section 46320,’’ after ‘‘section 46319,’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
463 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘46320. Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency 
response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft.’’. 
SEC. 2206. PILOT PROJECT FOR AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIR-
SPACE HAZARD MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall establish a pilot program for 
airspace hazard mitigation at airports and other critical in-
frastructure using unmanned aircraft detection systems. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall work with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
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agencies for the purpose of ensuring that technologies that 
are developed, tested, or deployed by those departments and 
agencies to mitigate threats posed by errant or hostile un-
manned aircraft system operations do not adversely impact or 
interfere with safe airport operations, navigation, air traffic 
services, or the safe and efficient operation of the national 
airspace system. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund to carry out this section $6,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
(d) AUTHORITY.—After the pilot program established 
under subsection (a) ceases to be effective pursuant to sub-
section (g), the Administrator may use unmanned aircraft de-
tection systems to detect and mitigate the unauthorized oper-
ation of an unmanned aircraft that poses a risk to aviation 
safety. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the results of the pilot program established 
under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
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(A) The number of unauthorized unmanned 
aircraft operations detected, together with a de-
scription of such operations. 
(B) The number of instances in which unau-
thorized unmanned aircraft were mitigated, together 
with a description of such instances. 
(C) The number of enforcement cases brought 
by the Federal Aviation Administration for unau-
thorized operation of unmanned aircraft detected 
through the pilot program, together with a descrip-
tion of such cases. 
(D) The number of any technical failures in 
the pilot program, together with a description of 
such failures. 
(E) Recommendations for safety and oper-
ational standards for unmanned aircraft detection 
systems. 
(F) The feasibility of deployment of the sys-
tems at other airports. 
(3) FORMAT.—To the extent practicable, the report 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a 
classified format. If appropriate, the report may include 
an unclassified summary. 
(f) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under sub-
section (a) shall cease to be effective on the earlier of—
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the research 
plan, the Administrator shall— 
(A) identify research outcomes sought; and 
(B) ensure the plan is consistent with existing 
regulatory and operational frameworks, and con-
siders potential future regulatory and operational 
frameworks, for unmanned aircraft systems in the 
national airspace system. 
(3) ASSESSMENT.—The research plan shall include 
an assessment of the interoperability of a UTM system 
with existing and potential future air traffic manage-
ment systems and processes. 
(4) DEADLINES.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) initiate development of the research plan 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(B) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(i) complete the research plan; 
(ii) submit the research plan to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives; and
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(iii) publish the research plan on the 
Internet Web site of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of submission of the research plan under subsection 
(a)(4)(B), the Administrator, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, the Drone Advisory Committee, the re-
search advisory committee established by section 
44508(a) of title 49, United States Code, and represent-
atives of the unmanned aircraft industry, shall establish 
a UTM system pilot program. 
(2) SUNSET.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of establishment of the pilot program, the Administrator 
shall conclude the pilot program. 
(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of establishment of the pilot program, and every 180 days 
thereafter until the date of conclusion of the pilot program, 
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives an update on the status and progress of the 
pilot program.
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SEC. 2209. APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION. 
(a) APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish a process to allow ap-
plicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an un-
manned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility. 
(b) REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish the procedures for the application for des-
ignation under subsection (a). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The procedures shall 
allow operators or proprietors of fixed site facilities 
to apply for designation individually or collectively. 
(C) CONSIDERATIONS.—Only the following 
may be considered fixed site facilities: 
(i) Critical infrastructure, such as energy 
production, transmission, and distribution fa-
cilities and equipment. 
(ii) Oil refineries and chemical facilities. 
(iii) Amusement parks. 
(iv) Other locations that warrant such re-
strictions. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
for a determination under the review process estab-
lished under subsection (a) not later than 90 days 
after the date of application, unless the applicant is 
provided with written notice describing the reason 
for the delay. 
(B) AFFIRMATIVE DESIGNATIONS.—An affirm-
ative designation shall outline— 
(i) the boundaries for unmanned aircraft 
operation near the fixed site facility; and 
(ii) such other limitations that the Admin-
istrator determines may be appropriate. 
(C) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a deter-
mination whether to grant or deny an application 
for a designation, the Administrator may consider— 
(i) aviation safety; 
(ii) protection of persons and property on 
the ground; 
(iii) national security; or 
(iv) homeland security. 
(D) OPPORTUNITY FOR RESUBMISSION.—If an 
application is denied, and the applicant can reason-
ably address the reason for the denial, the Adminis-
trator may allow the applicant to reapply for des-
ignation.
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(c) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—Designations under sub-
section (a) shall be published by the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration on a publicly accessible website. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as prohibiting the Administrator from authorizing 
operation of an aircraft, including an unmanned aircraft sys-
tem, over, under, or within a specified distance from that 
fixed site facility designated under subsection (b). 
SEC. 2210. OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CRITICAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any application process established 
under section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) shall allow for a person to 
apply to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to operate an unmanned aircraft system, for purposes 
of conducting an activity described in subsection (b)— 
(1) beyond the visual line of sight of the individual 
operating the unmanned aircraft system; and 
(2) during the day or at night. 
(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities described in 
this subsection are— 
(1) activities for which manned aircraft may be 
used to comply with Federal, State, or local laws, includ-
ing—
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered facil-
ity’’ means— 
(A) a pipeline or pipeline system; 
(B) an electric energy generation, trans-
mission, or distribution facility (including a renew-
able electric energy facility); 
(C) an oil or gas production, refining, or proc-
essing facility; or 
(D) any other critical infrastructure facility. 
(2) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘crit-
ical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 2339D of title 18, United States Code. 
(d) DEADLINES.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a certification that a process has been estab-
lished to facilitate applications for unmanned aircraft 
systems operations described in this section. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
MEET
CERTIFICATION
DEAD-
LINE.—If the Administrator cannot provide a certifi-
cation under paragraph (1), the Administrator, not later 
than 180 days after the deadline specified in paragraph
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(1), shall update the process under section 333 of the 
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
40101 note) to facilitate applications for unmanned air-
craft systems operations described in this section. 
(e) EXEMPTIONS.—In addition to the operations de-
scribed in this section, the Administrator may authorize, ex-
empt, or otherwise allow other unmanned aircraft systems op-
erations under section 333 of the FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) that are con-
ducted beyond the visual line of sight of the individual oper-
ating the unmanned aircraft system or during the day or at 
night. 
SEC. 2211. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT ROADMAP. 
Section 332(a)(5) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration (NASA) and relevant stakeholders, including 
those in industry and academia,’’ after ‘‘update’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘annually.’’ the following: 
‘‘The roadmap shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) cost estimates, planned schedules, and 
performance benchmarks, including specific tasks, 
milestones, and timelines, for unmanned aircraft
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systems integration into the national airspace sys-
tem, including an identification of— 
‘‘(i) the role of the unmanned aircraft sys-
tems test ranges established under subsection 
(c) and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Cen-
ter of Excellence; 
‘‘(ii) performance objectives for unmanned 
aircraft systems that operate in the national 
airspace system; and 
‘‘(iii) research and development priorities 
for tools that could assist air traffic controllers 
as unmanned aircraft systems are integrated 
into the national airspace system, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) a description of how the Administration 
plans to use research and development, including 
research 
and 
development 
conducted 
through 
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Man-
agement initiatives, to accommodate, integrate, and 
provide for the evolution of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems in the national airspace system; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of critical performance 
abilities necessary to integrate unmanned aircraft 
systems into the national airspace system, and how
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these performance abilities can be demonstrated; 
and 
‘‘(D) an update on the advancement of tech-
nologies needed to integrate unmanned aircraft sys-
tems into the national airspace system, including 
decisionmaking by adaptive systems, such as sense- 
and-avoid capabilities and cyber physical systems 
security.’’. 
SEC. 2212. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-MANNED AIRCRAFT 
COLLISION RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’), in continuation of ongoing work, shall coordi-
nate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration to develop a program to conduct com-
prehensive testing or modeling of unmanned aircraft systems 
colliding with various sized aircraft in various operational set-
tings, as considered appropriate by the Administrator, includ-
ing— 
(1) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 
various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and jet aircraft 
of various sizes, traveling at various speeds; 
(2) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 
various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and propeller-
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driven aircraft of various sizes, traveling at various 
speeds; 
(3) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems of 
various sizes, traveling at various speeds, and rotorcraft 
of various sizes, traveling at various speeds; and 
(4) collisions between unmanned aircraft systems 
and various parts of the aforementioned aircraft, includ-
ing— 
(A) windshields; 
(B) noses; 
(C) engines; 
(D) radomes; 
(E) propellers; and 
(F) wings. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summa-
rizing the costs and results of research under this section. 
SEC. 2213. PROBABILISTIC METRICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
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tion Administration shall enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academies to study the potential use of probabilistic 
assessments of risks by the Administration to streamline the 
integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national 
airspace system, including any research and development nec-
essary. 
(b) COMPLETION DATE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
provide the results of the study to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
Subtitle C—Time Sensitive Aviation 
Reforms 
SEC. 2301. SMALL AIRPORT RELIEF FOR SAFETY PROJECTS. 
Section 47114(c)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall apportion to a sponsor of an airport under 
that subparagraph for fiscal year 2017 an amount 
based on the number of passenger boardings at the 
airport during calendar year 2012 if the airport—
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‘‘(i) had 10,000 or more passenger 
boardings during calendar year 2012; 
‘‘(ii) had fewer than 10,000 passenger 
boardings during the calendar year used to cal-
culate the apportionment for fiscal year 2017 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(iii) had scheduled air service at any 
point during the calendar year used to cal-
culate the apportionment for fiscal year 2017 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 2302. USE OF REVENUES AT PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED 
AIRPORT. 
Section 40117 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) USE OF REVENUES AT PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED 
AIRPORT.—Notwithstanding the requirements relating to air-
port control under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may au-
thorize use of a passenger facility charge under subsection (b) 
to finance an eligible airport-related project if— 
‘‘(1) the eligible agency seeking to impose the new 
charge controls an airport where a $2.00 passenger facil-
ity charge became effective on January 1, 2013; and 
‘‘(2) the location of the project to be financed by 
the new charge is at an airport that was under the con-
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trol of the same eligible agency that had controlled the 
airport described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 2303. WORKING GROUP ON IMPROVING AIR SERVICE TO 
SMALL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a working group— 
(1) to identify obstacles to attracting and maintain-
ing air transportation service to and from small commu-
nities; and 
(2) to develop recommendations for maintaining 
and improving air transportation service to and from 
small communities. 
(b) OUTREACH.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
working group shall consult with— 
(1) interested Governors; 
(2) representatives of State and local agencies, and 
other officials and groups, representing rural States and 
other rural areas; 
(3) other representatives of relevant State and local 
agencies; and 
(4) members of the public with experience in avia-
tion safety, pilot training, economic development, and re-
lated issues.
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the working group shall— 
(1) consider whether funding for, and the terms of, 
current or potential new programs are sufficient to help 
ensure continuation of or improvement to air transpor-
tation service to small communities, including the essen-
tial air service program and the small community air 
service development program; 
(2) identify initiatives to help support pilot training 
and aviation safety to maintain air transportation service 
to small communities; 
(3) consider whether Federal funding for airports 
serving small communities, including airports that have 
lost air transportation services or had decreased 
enplanements in recent years, is adequate to ensure that 
small communities have access to quality, affordable air 
transportation service; 
(4) identify innovative State or local efforts that 
have established public-private partnerships that are suc-
cessful in attracting and retaining air transportation 
service in small communities; and 
(5) consider such other issues as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) COMPOSITION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall be fa-
cilitated through the Secretary or the Secretary’s des-
ignee. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the working group 
shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall include 
representatives of— 
(A) State and local government, including 
State and local aviation officials; 
(B) State Governors; 
(C) aviation safety experts; 
(D) economic development officials; and 
(E) the traveling public from small commu-
nities. 
(e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port, including— 
(1) a summary of the views expressed by the par-
ticipants in the outreach under subsection (b); 
(2) a description of the working group’s findings, 
including the identification of any areas of general con-
sensus among the non-Federal participants in the out-
reach under subsection (b); and 
(3) any recommendations for legislative or regu-
latory action that would assist in maintaining and im-
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proving air transportation service to and from small 
communities. 
SEC. 2304. COMPUTATION OF BASIC ANNUITY FOR CERTAIN AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8415(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) The annuity of an air traffic controller or former air 
traffic controller retiring under section 8412(a) is computed 
under subsection (a), except that if the individual has at least 
5 years of service in any combination as— 
‘‘(1) an air traffic controller as defined by section 
2109(1)(A)(i); 
‘‘(2) a first level supervisor of an air traffic con-
troller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i); or 
‘‘(3) a second level supervisor of an air traffic con-
troller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i); 
so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to such 
type of service shall be computed by multiplying 1 7/10 per-
cent of the individual’s average pay by the years of such serv-
ice.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be effective on December 12, 
2003.
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(c) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall establish such procedures 
as are necessary to provide for— 
(1) notification to each annuitant affected by the 
amendments made by this section; 
(2) recalculation of the benefits of affected annu-
itants; 
(3) an adjustment to applicable monthly benefit 
amounts pursuant to such recalculation, to begin as soon 
as is practicable; and 
(4) a lump-sum payment to each affected annuitant 
equal to the additional total benefit amount that such 
annuitant would have received had the amendment made 
by subsection (a) been in effect on December 12, 2003. 
SEC. 2305. REFUNDS FOR DELAYED BAGGAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall issue final regulations to require an air carrier or for-
eign air carrier to promptly provide to a passenger an auto-
mated refund for any ancillary fees paid by the passenger for 
checked baggage if— 
(1) the air carrier or foreign air carrier fails to de-
liver the checked baggage to the passenger— 
(A) not later than 12 hours after the arrival of 
a domestic flight; or
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(B) not later than 15 hours after the arrival of 
an international flight; and 
(2) the passenger has notified the air carrier or for-
eign air carrier of the lost or delayed checked baggage. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—If, as part of the rulemaking, the Sec-
retary makes a determination on the record that a require-
ment under subsection (a) is not feasible and would adversely 
affect consumers in certain cases, the Secretary may modify 
1 or both of the deadlines specified in subsection (a)(1) for 
such cases, except that— 
(1) the deadline relating to a domestic flight may 
not exceed 18 hours after the arrival of the domestic 
flight; and 
(2) the deadline relating to an international flight 
may not exceed 30 hours after the arrival of the inter-
national flight. 
SEC. 2306. CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report, which includes public and 
stakeholder input— 
(1) examining the safety risks, hazard effects, and 
efficiency and operational effects for airports, airlines, 
and other stakeholders that could result from a loss of
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contract weather observer service at the 57 airports tar-
geted for the loss of the service; 
(2) detailing how the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion will accurately report rapidly changing severe 
weather conditions at the airports, including thunder-
storms, lightning, fog, visibility, smoke, dust, haze, cloud 
layers and ceilings, ice pellets, and freezing rain or driz-
zle, without contract weather observers; 
(3) indicating how airports can comply with applica-
ble Federal Aviation Administration orders governing 
weather observations given the current documented limi-
tations of automated surface observing systems; and 
(4) identifying the process through which the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration analyzed the safety hazards 
associated with the elimination of the contract weather 
observer program. 
(b) CONTINUED USE OF CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERV-
ERS.—The Administrator may not discontinue the contract 
weather observer program at any airport until October 1, 
2017. 
SEC. 2307. MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN SMALL AIR-
CRAFT PILOTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall issue or revise regulations
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to ensure that an individual may operate as pilot in command 
of a covered aircraft if— 
(1) the individual possesses a valid driver’s license 
issued by a State, territory, or possession of the United 
States and complies with all medical requirements or re-
strictions associated with that license; 
(2) the individual holds a medical certificate issued 
by the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of 
enactment of this Act, held such a certificate at any 
point during the 10-year period preceding such date of 
enactment, or obtains such a certificate after such date 
of enactment; 
(3) the most recent medical certificate issued by the 
Federal Aviation Administration to the individual— 
(A) indicates whether the certificate is first, 
second, or third class; 
(B) may include authorization for special 
issuance; 
(C) may be expired; 
(D) cannot have been revoked or suspended; 
and 
(E) cannot have been withdrawn; 
(4) the most recent application for airman medical 
certification submitted to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
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tration by the individual cannot have been completed 
and denied; 
(5) the individual has completed a medical edu-
cation course described in subsection (c) during the 24 
calendar months before acting as pilot in command of a 
covered aircraft and demonstrates proof of completion of 
the course; 
(6) the individual, when serving as a pilot in com-
mand, is under the care and treatment of a physician if 
the individual has been diagnosed with any medical con-
dition that may impact the ability of the individual to 
fly; 
(7) the individual has received a comprehensive 
medical examination from a State-licensed physician dur-
ing the previous 48 months and— 
(A) prior to the examination, the individual— 
(i) completed the individual’s section of 
the checklist described in subsection (b); and 
(ii) provided the completed checklist to the 
physician performing the examination; and 
(B) the physician conducted the comprehensive 
medical examination in accordance with the check-
list described in subsection (b), checking each item 
specified during the examination and addressing, as 
medically appropriate, every medical condition list-
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ed, and any medications the individual is taking; 
and 
(8) the individual is operating in accordance with 
the following conditions: 
(A) The covered aircraft is carrying not more 
than 5 passengers. 
(B) The individual is operating the covered air-
craft under visual flight rules or instrument flight 
rules. 
(C) The flight, including each portion of that 
flight, is not carried out— 
(i) for compensation or hire, including 
that no passenger or property on the flight is 
being carried for compensation or hire; 
(ii) at an altitude that is more than 
18,000 feet above mean sea level; 
(iii) outside the United States, unless au-
thorized by the country in which the flight is 
conducted; or 
(iv) at an indicated air speed exceeding 
250 knots. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EXAMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop a checklist for an individual to complete
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and provide to the physician performing the comprehen-
sive medical examination required in subsection (a)(7). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The checklist shall contain— 
(A) a section, for the individual to complete 
that contains— 
(i) boxes 3 through 13 and boxes 16 
through 19 of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration Form 8500–8 (3–99); and 
(ii) a signature line for the individual to 
affirm that— 
(I) the answers provided by the indi-
vidual on that checklist, including the in-
dividual’s answers regarding medical his-
tory, are true and complete; 
(II) the individual understands that 
he or she is prohibited under Federal 
Aviation Administration regulations from 
acting as pilot in command, or any other 
capacity as a required flight crew member, 
if he or she knows or has reason to know 
of any medical deficiency or medically dis-
qualifying condition that would make the 
individual unable to operate the aircraft in 
a safe manner; and
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(III) the individual is aware of the 
regulations pertaining to the prohibition 
on operations during medical deficiency 
and has no medically disqualifying condi-
tions in accordance with applicable law; 
(B) a section with instructions for the indi-
vidual to provide the completed checklist to the phy-
sician performing the comprehensive medical exam-
ination required in subsection (a)(7); and 
(C) a section, for the physician to complete, 
that instructs the physician— 
(i) to perform a clinical examination of— 
(I) head, face, neck, and scalp; 
(II) nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat; 
(III) ears, general (internal and ex-
ternal canals), and eardrums (perfora-
tion); 
(IV) eyes (general), ophthalmoscopic, 
pupils (equality and reaction), and ocular 
motility (associated parallel movement, 
nystagmus); 
(V) lungs and chest (not including 
breast examination); 
(VI) 
heart 
(precordial 
activity, 
rhythm, sounds, and murmurs);
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(VII) vascular system (pulse, ampli-
tude, and character, and arms, legs, and 
others); 
(VIII) abdomen and viscera (includ-
ing hernia); 
(IX) anus (not including digital ex-
amination); 
(X) skin; 
(XI) G–U system (not including pel-
vic examination); 
(XII) upper and lower extremities 
(strength and range of motion); 
(XIII) spine and other musculo-
skeletal; 
(XIV) identifying body marks, scars, 
and tattoos (size and location); 
(XV) lymphatics; 
(XVI) neurologic (tendon reflexes, 
equilibrium, senses, cranial nerves, and co-
ordination, etc.); 
(XVII) psychiatric (appearance, be-
havior, mood, communication, and mem-
ory); 
(XVIII) general systemic; 
(XIX) hearing;
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(XX) vision (distant, near, and inter-
mediate vision, field of vision, color vision, 
and ocular alignment); 
(XXI) blood pressure and pulse; and 
(XXII) anything else the physician, 
in his or her medical judgment, considers 
necessary; 
(ii) to exercise medical discretion to ad-
dress, as medically appropriate, any medical 
conditions identified, and to exercise medical 
discretion in determining whether any medical 
tests are warranted as part of the comprehen-
sive medical examination; 
(iii) to discuss all drugs the individual re-
ports taking (prescription and nonprescription) 
and their potential to interfere with the safe 
operation of an aircraft or motor vehicle; 
(iv) to sign the checklist, stating: ‘‘I cer-
tify that I discussed all items on this checklist 
with the individual during my examination, dis-
cussed any medications the individual is taking 
that could interfere with their ability to safely 
operate an aircraft or motor vehicle, and per-
formed an examination that included all of the 
items on this checklist. I certify that I am not
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aware of any medical condition that, as pres-
ently treated, could interfere with the individ-
ual’s ability to safely operate an aircraft.’’; and 
(v) to provide the date the comprehensive 
medical examination was completed, and the 
physician’s full name, address, telephone num-
ber, and State medical license number. 
(3) LOGBOOK.—The completed checklist shall be re-
tained in the individual’s logbook and made available on 
request. 
(c) MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS.— 
The medical education course described in this subsection 
shall— 
(1) be available on the Internet free of charge; 
(2) be developed and periodically updated in coordi-
nation with representatives of relevant nonprofit and 
not-for-profit general aviation stakeholder groups; 
(3) educate pilots on conducting medical self-assess-
ments; 
(4) advise pilots on identifying warning signs of po-
tential serious medical conditions; 
(5) identify risk mitigation strategies for medical 
conditions;
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(6) increase awareness of the impacts of potentially 
impairing over-the-counter and prescription drug medi-
cations; 
(7) encourage regular medical examinations and 
consultations with primary care physicians; 
(8) inform pilots of the regulations pertaining to the 
prohibition on operations during medical deficiency and 
medically disqualifying conditions; 
(9) provide the checklist developed by the Federal 
Aviation Administration in accordance with subsection 
(b); and 
(10) upon successful completion of the course, elec-
tronically provide to the individual and transmit to the 
Federal Aviation Administration— 
(A) a certification of completion of the medical 
education course, which shall be printed and re-
tained in the individual’s logbook and made avail-
able upon request, and shall contain the individual’s 
name, address, and airman certificate number; 
(B) subject to subsection (d), a release author-
izing the National Driver Register through a des-
ignated State Department of Motor Vehicles to fur-
nish to the Federal Aviation Administration infor-
mation pertaining to the individual’s driving record;
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(C) a certification by the individual that the in-
dividual is under the care and treatment of a physi-
cian if the individual has been diagnosed with any 
medical condition that may impact the ability of the 
individual to fly, as required under subsection 
(a)(6); 
(D) a form that includes— 
(i) the name, address, telephone number, 
and airman certificate number of the indi-
vidual; 
(ii) the name, address, telephone number, 
and State medical license number of the physi-
cian performing the comprehensive medical ex-
amination required in subsection (a)(7); 
(iii) the date of the comprehensive medical 
examination required in subsection (a)(7); and 
(iv) a certification by the individual that 
the checklist described in subsection (b) was 
followed and signed by the physician in the 
comprehensive medical examination required in 
subsection (a)(7); and 
(E) a statement, which shall be printed, and 
signed by the individual certifying that the indi-
vidual understands the existing prohibition on oper-
ations during medical deficiency by stating: ‘‘I un-
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derstand that I cannot act as pilot in command, or 
any other capacity as a required flight crew mem-
ber, if I know or have reason to know of any med-
ical condition that would make me unable to oper-
ate the aircraft in a safe manner.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—The authorization 
under subsection (c)(10)(B) shall be an authorization for a 
single access to the information contained in the National 
Driver Register. 
(e) SPECIAL ISSUANCE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who has qualified 
for the third-class medical certificate exemption under 
subsection (a) and is seeking to serve as a pilot in com-
mand of a covered aircraft shall be required to have 
completed the process for obtaining an Authorization for 
Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate for each of the 
following: 
(A) A mental health disorder, limited to an es-
tablished medical history or clinical diagnosis of— 
(i) personality disorder that is severe 
enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by 
overt acts; 
(ii) psychosis, defined as a case in which 
an individual—
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(I) has manifested delusions, halluci-
nations, grossly bizarre or disorganized 
behavior, or other commonly accepted 
symptoms of psychosis; or 
(II) may reasonably be expected to 
manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly 
bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other 
commonly accepted symptoms of psy-
chosis; 
(iii) bipolar disorder; or 
(iv) substance dependence within the pre-
vious 
years, 
as 
defined 
in 
section 
67.307(a)(4) of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. 
(B) A neurological disorder, limited to an es-
tablished medical history or clinical diagnosis of any 
of the following: 
(i) Epilepsy. 
(ii) Disturbance of consciousness without 
satisfactory medical explanation of the cause. 
(iii) A transient loss of control of nervous 
system functions without satisfactory medical 
explanation of the cause.
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(C) A cardiovascular condition, limited to a 
one-time special issuance for each diagnosis of the 
following: 
(i) Myocardial infraction. 
(ii) Coronary heart disease that has re-
quired treatment. 
(iii) Cardiac valve replacement. 
(iv) Heart replacement. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CONDI-
TIONS.—In the case of an individual with a cardio-
vascular condition, the process for obtaining an Author-
ization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate shall 
be satisfied with the successful completion of an appro-
priate clinical evaluation without a mandatory wait pe-
riod. 
(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDI-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
with a clinically diagnosed mental health condition, 
the third-class medical certificate exemption under 
subsection (a) shall not apply if— 
(i) in the judgment of the individual’s 
State-licensed medical specialist, the condi-
tion—
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(I) renders the individual unable to 
safely perform the duties or exercise the 
airman privileges described in subsection 
(a)(8); or 
(II) may reasonably be expected to 
make the individual unable to perform the 
duties or exercise the privileges described 
in subsection (a)(8); or 
(ii) the individual’s driver’s license is re-
voked by the issuing agency as a result of a 
clinically diagnosed mental health condition. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—Subject to subparagraph 
(A), an individual clinically diagnosed with a mental 
health condition shall certify every 2 years, in con-
junction with the certification under subsection 
(c)(10)(C), that the individual is under the care of 
a State-licensed medical specialist for that mental 
health condition. 
(4) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
NEUROLOGICAL
CONDI-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
with a clinically diagnosed neurological condition, 
the third-class medical certificate exemption under 
subsection (a) shall not apply if—
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(i) in the judgment of the individual’s 
State-licensed medical specialist, the condi-
tion— 
(I) renders the individual unable to 
safely perform the duties or exercise the 
airman privileges described in subsection 
(a)(8); or 
(II) may reasonably be expected to 
make the individual unable to perform the 
duties or exercise the privileges described 
in subsection (a)(8); or 
(ii) the individual’s driver’s license is re-
voked by the issuing agency as a result of a 
clinically diagnosed neurological condition. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—Subject to subparagraph 
(A), an individual clinically diagnosed with a neuro-
logical condition shall certify every 2 years, in con-
junction with the certification under subsection 
(c)(10)(C), that the individual is under the care of 
a State-licensed medical specialist for that neuro-
logical condition. 
(f) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL CONDI-
TIONS FOR CACI PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
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shall review and identify additional medical conditions 
that could be added to the program known as the Condi-
tions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) program. 
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall consult with aviation, med-
ical, and union stakeholders. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report listing the medical conditions that 
have been added to the CACI program under paragraph 
(1). 
(g) 
EXPEDITED
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
SPECIAL 
ISSUANCE OF A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall imple-
ment procedures to expedite the process for obtaining an 
Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certifi-
cate under section 67.401 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall consult with aviation, med-
ical, and union stakeholders. 
(3) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of
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Congress a report describing how the procedures imple-
mented under paragraph (1) will streamline the process 
for obtaining an Authorization for Special Issuance of a 
Medical Certificate and reduce the amount of time need-
ed to review and decide special issuance cases. 
(h) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in co-
ordination with the National Transportation Safety Board, 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port that describes the effect of the regulations issued or re-
vised under subsection (a) and includes statistics with respect 
to changes in small aircraft activity and safety incidents. 
(i) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Begin-
ning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator may not take an enforcement 
action for not holding a valid third-class medical certificate 
against a pilot of a covered aircraft for a flight if the pilot 
and the flight meet, through a good faith effort, the applica-
ble requirements under subsection (a), except paragraph (5) 
of that subsection, unless the Administrator has published 
final regulations in the Federal Register under that sub-
section. 
(j) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means an aircraft that—
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(1) is authorized under Federal law to carry not 
more than 6 occupants; and 
(2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 
not more than 6,000 pounds. 
(k) OPERATIONS COVERED.—The provisions and re-
quirements covered in this section do not apply to pilots who 
elect to operate under the medical requirements under sub-
section (b) or subsection (c) of section 61.23 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(l) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Administrator receives 
credible or urgent information, including from the Na-
tional Driver Register or the Administrator’s Safety 
Hotline, that reflects on an individual’s ability to safely 
operate a covered aircraft under the third-class medical 
certificate exemption in subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator may require the individual to provide additional 
information or history so that the Administrator may de-
termine whether the individual is safe to continue oper-
ating a covered aircraft. 
(2) USE
OF
INFORMATION.—The Administrator 
may use credible or urgent information received under 
paragraph (1) to request an individual to provide addi-
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tional information or to take actions under section 
44709(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 2308. TARMAC DELAYS. 
(a) 
DEPLANING
FOLLOWING
EXCESSIVE
TARMAC 
DELAY.—Section 42301(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) In providing the option described in sub-
paragraph (A), the air carrier shall begin to return 
the aircraft to a suitable disembarkation point— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a flight in interstate air 
transportation, not later than 3 hours after the 
main aircraft door is closed in preparation for 
departure; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a flight in foreign air 
transportation, not later than 4 hours after the 
main aircraft door is closed in preparation for 
departure.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C)’’.
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(b) EXCESSIVE
TARMAC
DELAY
DEFINED.—Section 
42301(i)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) EXCESSIVE TARMAC DELAY.—The term ‘exces-
sive tarmac delay’ means a tarmac delay of more than— 
‘‘(A) 3 hours for a flight in interstate air 
transportation; or 
‘‘(B) 4 hours for a flight in foreign air trans-
portation.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue regulations and take other actions necessary 
to carry out the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 2309. FAMILY SEATING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall review and, if appropriate, establish a policy directing 
all air carriers providing scheduled passenger interstate or 
intrastate air transportation to establish policies that enable 
a child, who is age 13 or under on the date an applicable 
flight is scheduled to occur, to be seated in a seat adjacent 
to the seat of an accompanying family member over the age 
of 13, to the maximum extent practicable and at no addi-
tional cost, except when assignment to an adjacent seat would 
require an upgrade to another cabin class or a seat with extra
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legroom or seat pitch for which additional payment is nor-
mally required. 
(b) EFFECT ON AIRLINE BOARDING AND SEATING POLI-
CIES.—When considering any new policy under this section, 
the Secretary shall consider the traditional seating and 
boarding policies of air carriers providing scheduled pas-
senger interstate or intrastate air transportation and whether 
those policies generally allow families to sit together. 
(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding the 
requirement in subsection (a), nothing in this section may be 
construed to allow the Secretary to impose a significant 
change in the overall seating or boarding policy of an air car-
rier providing scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air 
transportation that has an open or flexible seating policy in 
place that generally allows adjacent family seating as de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
TITLE III—AVIATION SECURITY 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Security Act of 
2016’’. 
SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration.
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(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) PRECHECK
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘PreCheck 
Program’’ means the trusted traveler program imple-
mented by the Transportation Security Administration 
under section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transpor-
tation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 49 U.S.C. 114 
note). 
(4) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
Subtitle A—TSA PreCheck Expansion 
SEC. 3101. PRECHECK PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 
The Administrator shall continue to administer the 
PreCheck Program. 
SEC. 3102. PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish 
PreCheck Program enrollment standards that add multiple 
private sector application capabilities for the PreCheck Pro-
gram to increase the public’s enrollment access to the pro-
gram, including standards that allow the use of secure tech-
nologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tablets, or 
staffed laptop stations at which individuals can apply for 
entry into the program.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Upon publication of the PreCheck 
Program enrollment standards under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) coordinate with interested parties— 
(A) to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market 
private sector solutions that meet the PreCheck 
Program enrollment standards under such sub-
section; 
(B) to make available additional PreCheck 
Program enrollment capabilities; and 
(C) to offer secure online and mobile enroll-
ment opportunities; 
(2) partner with the private sector to collect bio-
graphic and biometric identification information via ki-
osks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment plat-
forms to increase enrollment flexibility and minimize the 
amount of travel to enrollment centers for applicants; 
(3) ensure that any information, including bio-
graphic information, is collected in a manner that— 
(A) is comparable with the appropriate and ap-
plicable standards developed by the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology; and 
(B) protects privacy and data security, includ-
ing that any personally identifiable information is 
collected, retained, used, and shared in a manner
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consistent with section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as ‘‘Privacy Act of 
1974’’), and with agency regulations; 
(4) ensure that the enrollment process is stream-
lined and flexible to allow an individual to provide addi-
tional information to complete enrollment and verify 
identity; 
(5) ensure that any enrollment expansion using a 
private sector risk assessment instead of a fingerprint- 
based criminal history records check is evaluated and 
certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
verified by the Government Accountability Office or a 
federally funded research and development center after 
award to be equivalent to a fingerprint-based criminal 
history records check conducted through the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation with respect to the effectiveness of 
identifying individuals who are not qualified to partici-
pate in the PreCheck Program due to disqualifying 
criminal history; and 
(6) ensure that the Secretary has certified that rea-
sonable procedures are in place with regard to the accu-
racy, relevancy, and proper utilization of information 
employed in private sector risk assessments.
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(c) MARKETING OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Upon publi-
cation of PreCheck Program enrollment standards under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) in accordance with such standards, develop and 
implement— 
(A) a continual process, including an associ-
ated timeframe, for approving private sector mar-
keting of the PreCheck Program; and 
(B) a long-term strategy for partnering with 
the private sector to encourage enrollment in such 
program; 
(2) submit to Congress, at the end of each fiscal 
year, a report on any PreCheck Program application fees 
collected in excess of the costs of administering the pro-
gram, including to assess the feasibility of the program, 
for such fiscal year, and recommendations for using such 
fees to support marketing of the program. 
(d) IDENTITY VERIFICATION ENHANCEMENT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall— 
(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate compo-
nents of the Department to leverage Department-held 
data and technologies to verify the citizenship of individ-
uals enrolling in the PreCheck Program;
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(2) partner with the private sector to use biometrics 
and authentication standards, such as relevant standards 
developed by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, to facilitate enrollment in the program; and 
(3) consider leveraging the existing resources and 
abilities of airports to conduct fingerprint and back-
ground checks to expedite identity verification. 
(e) PRECHECK PROGRAM LANES OPERATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening lanes 
are open and available during peak and high-volume 
travel times at appropriate airports to individuals en-
rolled in the PreCheck Program; and 
(2) make every practicable effort to provide expe-
dited screening at standard screening lanes during times 
when PreCheck Program screening lanes are closed to 
individuals enrolled in the program in order to maintain 
operational efficiency. 
(f) VETTING
FOR
PRECHECK
PROGRAM
PARTICI-
PANTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an assessment to 
identify any security vulnerabilities in the vetting process for 
the PreCheck Program, including determining whether sub-
jecting PreCheck Program participants to recurrent finger-
print-based criminal history records checks, in addition to re-
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current checks against the terrorist watchlist, could be done 
in a cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of the 
PreCheck Program. 
Subtitle B—Securing Aviation From 
Foreign Entry Points and Guard-
ing Airports Through Enhanced 
Security 
SEC. 3201. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT SECURITY AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
duct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last 
point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United 
States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessment required 
under subsection (a) shall include consideration of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The level of coordination and cooperation be-
tween the TSA and the foreign government of the coun-
try in which the last point of departure airport with non-
stop flights to the United States is located. 
(2) The intelligence and threat mitigation capabili-
ties of the country in which such airport is located. 
(3) The number of known or suspected terrorists 
annually transiting through such airport.
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(4) The degree to which the foreign government of 
the country in which such airport is located mandates, 
encourages, or prohibits the collection, analysis, and 
sharing of passenger name records. 
(5) The passenger security screening practices, ca-
pabilities, and capacity of such airport. 
(6) The security vetting undergone by aviation 
workers at such airport. 
(7) The access controls utilized by such airport to 
limit to authorized personnel access to secure and sterile 
areas of such airports. 
SEC. 3202. SECURITY COORDINATION ENHANCEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress and the Government Accountability Office a 
plan— 
(1) to enhance and bolster security collaboration, 
coordination, and information sharing relating to secur-
ing international-inbound aviation between the United 
States and domestic and foreign partners, including U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, foreign government en-
tities, passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and 
United States Government entities, in order to enhance 
security capabilities at foreign airports, including air-
ports that may not have nonstop flights to the United
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States but are nonetheless determined by the Adminis-
trator to be high risk; and 
(2) that includes an assessment of the ability of the 
TSA to enter into a mutual agreement with a foreign 
government entity that permits TSA representatives to 
conduct without prior notice inspections of foreign air-
ports. 
(b) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 
submission of the plan required under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the ef-
forts, capabilities, and effectiveness of the TSA to enhance 
security capabilities at foreign airports and determine if the 
implementation of such efforts and capabilities effectively se-
cures international-inbound aviation. 
SEC. 3203. WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a com-
prehensive workforce assessment of all TSA personnel within 
the Office of Global Strategies of the TSA or whose primary 
professional duties contribute to the TSA’s global efforts to 
secure transportation security, including a review of whether 
such personnel are assigned in a risk-based, intelligence-driv-
en manner.
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SEC. 3204. DONATION OF SCREENING EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized to 
donate security screening equipment to a foreign last point of 
departure airport operator if such equipment can be reason-
ably expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to the secu-
rity of the United States or United States citizens. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days before any dona-
tion of security screening equipment pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a detailed written explanation of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The specific vulnerability to the United States 
or United States citizens that will be mitigated by such 
donation. 
(2) An explanation as to why the recipient of such 
donation is unable or unwilling to purchase security 
screening equipment to mitigate such vulnerability. 
(3) An evacuation plan for sensitive technologies in 
case of emergency or instability in the country to which 
such donation is being made.
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(4) How the Administrator will ensure the security 
screening equipment that is being donated is used and 
maintained over the course of its life by the recipient. 
(5) The total dollar value of such donation. 
SEC. 3205. NATIONAL CARGO SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may evaluate for-
eign countries’ air cargo security programs to determine 
whether such programs provide a level of security commensu-
rate with the level of security required by United States air 
cargo security programs. 
(b) APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines 
that a foreign country’s air cargo security program eval-
uated under subsection (a) provides a level of security 
commensurate with the level of security required by 
United States air cargo security programs, the Adminis-
trator shall approve and officially recognize such foreign 
country’s air cargo security program. 
(2) EFFECT OF APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.—If 
the Administrator approves and officially recognizes pur-
suant to paragraph (1) a foreign country’s air cargo se-
curity program, an aircraft transporting cargo that is 
departing such foreign country shall not be required to 
adhere to United States air cargo security programs that 
would otherwise be applicable.
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(c) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines 
at any time that a foreign country’s air cargo security 
program approved and officially recognized under sub-
section (b) no longer provides a level of security com-
mensurate with the level of security required by United 
States air cargo security programs, the Administrator 
may revoke or temporarily suspend such approval and 
official recognition until such time as the Administrator 
determines that such foreign country’s cargo security 
programs provide a level of security commensurate with 
the level of security required by such United States air 
cargo security programs. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Administrator revokes 
or suspends pursuant to paragraph (1) a foreign coun-
try’s air cargo security program, the Administrator shall 
notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not 
later than 30 days after such revocation or suspension. 
(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply irrespective 
of whether cargo is transported on an aircraft of an air car-
rier, a foreign air carrier, a cargo carrier, or a foreign cargo 
carrier.
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SEC. 3206. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish an 
international training and capacity development program to 
train the appropriate authorities of foreign governments in 
air transportation security. 
(b) CONTENTS OF TRAINING.—If the Administrator de-
termines that a foreign government would benefit from train-
ing and capacity development assistance pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Administrator may provide to the appropriate 
authorities of such foreign government technical assistance 
and training programs to strengthen aviation security in 
managerial, operational, and technical areas, including— 
(1) active shooter scenarios; 
(2) incident response; 
(3) use of canines; 
(4) mitigation of insider threats; 
(5) perimeter security; 
(6) operation and maintenance of security screening 
technology; and 
(7) recurrent related training and exercises.
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Subtitle C—Checkpoint Optimization 
and Efficiency 
SEC. 3301. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that airport checkpoint wait 
times should not take priority over the security of the avia-
tion system of the United States. 
SEC. 3302. ENHANCED STAFFING ALLOCATION MODEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall com-
plete an assessment of the TSA’s staffing allocation model to 
determine the necessary staffing positions at all airports in 
the United States at which the TSA operates passenger 
checkpoints. 
(b) APPROPRIATE STAFFING.—The staffing allocation 
model described in subsection (a) shall be based on necessary 
staffing levels to maintain minimal passenger wait times and 
maximum security effectiveness. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.—In assessing necessary 
staffing for minimal passenger wait times and maximum se-
curity effectiveness referred to in subsection (b), the Adminis-
trator shall include the use of canine explosives detection 
teams and technology to assist screeners conducting security 
checks.
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(d) TRANSPARENCY.—The Administrator shall share 
with aviation security stakeholders the staffing allocation 
model described in subsection (a), as appropriate. 
(e) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.—The Administrator 
shall require each Federal Security Director to engage on a 
regular basis with the appropriate aviation security stake-
holders to exchange information regarding airport operations, 
including security operations. 
(f) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall review the staffing allocation model 
described in subsection (a) and report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the results of such review. 
SEC. 3303. EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF STAFFING RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the greatest extent practicable, 
the Administrator shall direct that Transportation Security 
Officers with appropriate certifications and training are as-
signed to passenger and baggage security screening functions 
and that other TSA personnel who may not have certification 
and training to screen passengers or baggage are utilized for 
tasks not directly related to security screening, including re-
stocking bins and providing instructions and support to pas-
sengers in security lines.
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(b) ASSESSMENT AND REASSIGNMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall conduct an assessment of headquarters personnel 
and reassign appropriate personnel to assist with airport se-
curity screening activities on a permanent or temporary basis, 
as appropriate. 
SEC. 3304. TSA STAFFING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take the 
following actions: 
(1) Utilize the TSA’s Behavior Detection Officers 
for passenger and baggage security screening, including 
the verification of traveler documents, particularly at 
designated PreCheck Program lanes to ensure that such 
lanes are operational for use and maximum efficiency. 
(2) Make every practicable effort to grant additional 
flexibility and authority to Federal Security Directors in 
matters related to checkpoint and checked baggage staff-
ing allocation and employee overtime in furtherance of 
maintaining minimal passenger wait times and max-
imum security effectiveness. 
(3) Disseminate to aviation security stakeholders 
and appropriate TSA personnel a list of checkpoint opti-
mization best practices. 
(4) Request the Aviation Security Advisory Com-
mittee (established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49,
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United States Code) provide recommendations on best 
practices for checkpoint security operations optimization. 
(b) STAFFING ADVISORY COORDINATION.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall— 
(1) direct each Federal Security Director to coordi-
nate local representatives of aviation security stake-
holders to establish a staffing advisory working group at 
each airport at which the TSA oversees or performs pas-
senger security screening to provide recommendations to 
the Administrator on Transportation Security Officer 
staffing numbers, for each such airport; and 
(2) certify to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
that such staffing advisory working groups have been es-
tablished. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
regarding how the TSA’s Passenger Screening Canine 
assets may be deployed and utilized for maximum effi-
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ciency to mitigate risk and optimize checkpoint oper-
ations; and 
(2) report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on 
the status of the TSA’s Credential Authentication Tech-
nology Assessment program and how deployment of such 
program might optimize checkpoint operations. 
SEC. 3305. AVIATION SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS DEFINED. 
For purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘‘aviation security 
stakeholders’’ shall mean, at a minimum, air carriers, airport 
operators, and labor organizations representing Transpor-
tation Security Officers or, where applicable, contract screen-
ers. 
SEC. 3306. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as authorizing 
or directing the Administrator to prioritize reducing wait 
times over security effectiveness. 
Subtitle D—Aviation Security 
Enhancement and Oversight 
SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) ASAC.—The term ‘‘ASAC’’ means the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee established under section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) SIDA.—The term ‘‘SIDA’’ means the Secure 
Identification Display Area as such term is defined in 
section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation to such section. 
SEC. 3402. THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) INSIDER THREATS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall conduct or update an assessment to determine the 
level of risk posed to the domestic air transportation sys-
tem by individuals with unescorted access to a secure 
area of an airport (as such term is defined in section 
44903(j)(2)(H)) in light of recent international terrorist 
activity.
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting or updating 
the assessment under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall consider— 
(A) domestic intelligence; 
(B) international intelligence; 
(C) 
the 
vulnerabilities 
associated 
with 
unescorted access authority granted to domestic air-
port operators and air carriers, and their workers; 
(D) 
the 
vulnerabilities 
associated 
with 
unescorted access authority granted to foreign air-
port operators and air carriers, and their workers; 
(E) the processes and practices designed to 
mitigate 
the 
vulnerabilities 
associated 
with 
unescorted access privileges granted to airport oper-
ators and air carriers, and their workers; 
(F) the recent security breaches at domestic 
and foreign airports; and 
(G) the recent security improvements at do-
mestic airports, including the implementation of 
recommendations made by relevant advisory com-
mittees, including the ASAC. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees—
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(1) a report on the results of the assessment under 
subsection (a), including any recommendations for im-
proving aviation security; 
(2) a report on the implementation status of any 
recommendations made by the ASAC; and 
(3) regular updates about the insider threat envi-
ronment as new information becomes available or as 
needed. 
SEC. 3403. OVERSIGHT. 
(a) ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to public notice and 
comment, and in consultation with airport operators, the 
Administrator shall update the rules on access controls 
issued by the Secretary under chapter 449 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—As part of the update under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— 
(A) increased fines and advanced oversight for 
airport operators that report missing more than five 
percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 
SIDA of an airport; 
(B) best practices for Category X airport oper-
ators that report missing more than three percent 
of credentials for unescorted access to any SIDA of 
an airport;
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(C) additional audits and status checks for air-
port operators that report missing more than three 
percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 
SIDA of an airport; 
(D) review and analysis of the prior five years 
of audits for airport operators that report missing 
more than three percent of credentials for 
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 
(E) increased fines and direct enforcement re-
quirements for both airport workers and their em-
ployers that fail to report within 24 hours an em-
ployment termination or a missing credential for 
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; and 
(F) a method for termination by the employer 
of any airport worker who fails to report in a timely 
manner missing credentials for unescorted access to 
any SIDA of an airport. 
(b) TEMPORARY
CREDENTIALS.—The Administrator 
may encourage the issuance by airports and aircraft opera-
tors of free, one-time, 24-hour temporary credentials for 
workers who have reported, in a timely manner, their creden-
tials missing, but not permanently lost, stolen, or destroyed, 
until replacement of credentials under section 1542.211 of 
title 49 Code of Federal Regulations is necessary.
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(c) NOTIFICATION
AND REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The 
Administrator shall— 
(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees 
each time an airport operator reports that more than 
three percent of credentials for unescorted access to any 
SIDA at a Category X airport are missing, or more than 
five percent of credentials to access any SIDA at any 
other airport are missing; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an annual report on the number of violations and 
fines related to unescorted access to the SIDA of an air-
port collected in the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 3404. CREDENTIALS. 
(a) LAWFUL STATUS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
issue to airport operators guidance regarding placement of an 
expiration date on each airport credential issued to a non- 
United States citizen that is not longer than the period of 
time during which such non-United States citizen is lawfully 
authorized to work in the United States. 
(b) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall—
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(A) issue guidance for transportation security 
inspectors to annually review the procedures of air-
port operators and air carriers for applicants seek-
ing unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 
and 
(B) make available to airport operators and air 
carriers information on identifying suspicious or 
fraudulent identification materials. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The guidance issued pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall require a comprehensive review of 
background checks and employment authorization docu-
ments issued by United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services during the course of a review of procedures 
under such paragraph. 
SEC. 3405. VETTING. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to 
public notice and comment, the Administrator shall re-
vise the regulations issued under section 44936 of title 
49, United States Code, in accordance with this section 
and current knowledge of insider threats and intelligence 
under section 3502, to enhance the eligibility require-
ments and disqualifying criminal offenses for individuals
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seeking or having unescorted access to any SIDA of an 
airport. 
(2) DISQUALIFYING CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—In re-
vising the regulations under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall consider adding to the list of disqualifying 
criminal offenses and criteria the offenses and criteria 
listed in section 122.183(a)(4) of title 19, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations and section 1572.103 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(3) WAIVER PROCESS FOR DENIED CREDENTIALS.— 
Notwithstanding section 44936(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, in revising the regulations under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— 
(A) ensure there exists or is developed a waiver 
process for approving the issuance of credentials for 
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport for an 
individual found to be otherwise ineligible for such 
credentials; and 
(B) consider, as appropriate and practicable— 
(i) the circumstances of any disqualifying 
act or offense, restitution made by the indi-
vidual, Federal and State mitigation remedies, 
and other factors from which it may be con-
cluded that the individual does not pose a ter-
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rorism risk or a risk to aviation security war-
ranting denial of the credential; and 
(ii) the elements of the appeals and waiver 
process established under section 70105(c) of 
title 46, United States Code. 
(4) LOOK BACK.—In revising the regulations under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall propose that an 
individual be disqualified if the individual was convicted, 
or found not guilty by reason of insanity, of a disquali-
fying criminal offense within 15 years before the date of 
an individual’s application, or if the individual was incar-
cerated for such crime and released from incarceration 
within five years before the date of the individual’s appli-
cation. 
(5) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall re-
quire an airport or aircraft operator, as applicable, to 
certify for each individual who receives unescorted access 
to any SIDA of an airport that— 
(A) a specific need exists for providing the in-
dividual with unescorted access authority; and 
(B) the individual has certified to the airport 
or aircraft operator that the individual understands 
the requirements for possessing a SIDA badge. 
(6) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
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ministrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the status of the revision to the 
regulations issued under section 44936 of title 49, 
United States Code, in accordance with this section. 
(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to affect existing aviation 
worker vetting fees imposed by the TSA. 
(b) RECURRENT VETTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
fully implement the Rap Back service for recurrent vet-
ting of eligible TSA-regulated populations of individuals 
with unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of the requirement in 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that— 
(A) any status notifications the TSA receives 
through the Rap Back service about criminal of-
fenses be limited to only disqualifying criminal of-
fenses in accordance with the regulations promul-
gated by the TSA under section 44903 of title 49, 
United States Code, or other Federal law; and 
(B) any information received by the Adminis-
tration through the Rap Back service is provided di-
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rectly and immediately to the relevant airport and 
aircraft operators. 
(3) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after implementation of the Rap Back service de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the such implementation. 
(c) ACCESS TO TERRORISM-RELATED DATA.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
coordinate to ensure that the Administrator is authorized to 
receive automated, real-time access to additional Terrorist 
Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) data and any other 
terrorism-related category codes to improve the effectiveness 
of the TSA’s credential vetting program for individuals who 
are seeking or have unescorted access to any SIDA of an air-
port. 
(d) ACCESS TO E–VERIFY AND SAVE PROGRAMS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall authorize each airport operator to 
have direct access to the E–Verify program and the System-
atic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) automated 
system to determine the eligibility of individuals seeking 
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport.
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SEC. 3406. METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall de-
velop and implement performance metrics to measure the ef-
fectiveness of security for the SIDAs of airports. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the performance 
metrics under subsection (a), the Administrator may con-
sider— 
(1) adherence to access point procedures; 
(2) proper use of credentials; 
(3) differences in access point requirements between 
airport workers performing functions on the airside of 
an airport and airport workers performing functions in 
other areas of an airport; 
(4) differences in access point characteristics and 
requirements at airports; and 
(5) any additional factors the Administrator con-
siders necessary to measure performance. 
SEC. 3407. INSPECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) MODEL AND BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the ASAC, shall develop a model 
and best practices for unescorted access security that— 
(1) use intelligence, scientific algorithms, and risk- 
based factors; 
(2) ensure integrity, accountability, and control;
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(3) subject airport workers to random physical se-
curity inspections conducted by TSA representatives in 
accordance with this section; 
(4) appropriately manage the number of SIDA ac-
cess points to improve supervision of and reduce unau-
thorized access to SIDAs; and 
(5) include validation of identification materials, 
such as with biometrics. 
(b) INSPECTIONS.—Consistent with a risk-based security 
approach, the Administrator shall expand the use of transpor-
tation security officers and inspectors to conduct enhanced, 
random and unpredictable, data-driven, and operationally dy-
namic physical inspections of airport workers in each SIDA 
of an airport and at each SIDA access point to— 
(1) verify the credentials of such airport workers; 
(2) determine whether such airport workers possess 
prohibited items, except for those items that may be nec-
essary for the performance of such airport workers’ du-
ties, as appropriate, in any SIDA of an airport; and 
(3) verify whether such airport workers are fol-
lowing appropriate procedures to access any SIDA of an 
airport. 
(c) SCREENING REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall conduct 
a review of airports that have implemented additional
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airport worker screening or perimeter security to im-
prove airport security, including— 
(A) comprehensive airport worker screening at 
access points to secure areas; 
(B) comprehensive perimeter screening, includ-
ing vehicles; 
(C) enhanced fencing or perimeter sensors; and 
(D) any additional airport worker screening or 
perimeter security measures the Administrator iden-
tifies. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—After completing the review 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
(A) identify best practices for additional access 
control and airport worker security at airports; and 
(B) disseminate to airport operators the best 
practices identified under subparagraph (A). 
(3) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Administrator may con-
duct a pilot program at one or more airports to test and 
validate best practices for comprehensive airport worker 
screening or perimeter security under paragraph (2). 
SEC. 3408. COVERT TESTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall increase the 
use of red-team, covert testing of access controls to any se-
cure areas of an airport.
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(b) ADDITIONAL
COVERT
TESTING.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall con-
duct red-team, covert testing of airport access controls to the 
SIDAs of airports. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the progress to expand the use 
of inspections and of red-team, covert testing under sub-
section (a). 
(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the effectiveness of airport access 
controls to the SIDAs of airports based on red-team, 
covert testing under subsection (b). 
SEC. 3409. SECURITY DIRECTIVES. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the appropriate regulated 
entities, shall conduct a comprehensive review of every cur-
rent security directive addressed to any regulated entity to—
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(1) determine whether each such security directive 
continues to be relevant; 
(2) determine whether such security directives 
should be streamlined or consolidated to most efficiently 
maximize risk reduction; and 
(3) update, consolidate, or revoke any security di-
rective as necessary. 
(b) NOTICE.—For each security directive that the Ad-
ministrator issues, the Administrator shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees notice of— 
(1) the extent to which each such security directive 
responds to a specific threat, security threat assessment, 
or emergency situation against civil aviation; and 
(2) when it is anticipated that each such security 
directive will expire. 
SEC. 3410. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) assess the progress made by the TSA and the 
effect on aviation security of implementing the require-
ments under sections 3402 through 3409 of this subtitle; 
and
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(2) report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the results of the assessment under paragraph 
(1), including any recommendations. 
SEC. 3411. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ASAC TERMS OF OFFICE.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 44946(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member of 
the Advisory Committee shall be two years, but a 
member may continue to serve until a successor is 
appointed. A member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reappointed.’’. 
(b) FEEDBACK.—Paragraph (5) of section 44946(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (4)’’. 
Subtitle E—Checkpoints of the 
Future 
SEC. 3501. CHECKPOINTS OF THE FUTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in accordance 
with chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, shall re-
quest the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established 
pursuant to section 44946 of such title) to develop rec-
ommendations for more efficient and effective passenger 
screening processes.
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making recommendations to 
improve existing passenger screening processes, the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee shall consider— 
(1) the configuration of a checkpoint; 
(2) technology innovation; 
(3) ways to address any vulnerabilities identified in 
audits of checkpoint operations; 
(4) ways to prevent security breaches at airports at 
which Federal security screening is provided; 
(5) best practices in aviation security; 
(6) recommendations from airports and aircraft op-
erators, and any relevant advisory committees; and 
(7) ‘‘curb to curb’’ processes and procedures. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee review under this 
section, including any recommendations for improving pas-
senger screening processes.
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SEC. 3502. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND 
SECURITY AT CATEGORY X AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a 
pilot program at at least three and not more than six airports 
to reconfigure and install security systems that increase effi-
ciency and reduce vulnerabilities in airport terminals, particu-
larly at airports that have large open areas at which screen-
ing is conducted. 
(b) SELECTION OF AIRPORTS.—In selecting airports for 
the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) select airports from among airports classified by 
the TSA as Category X airports and that are able to 
begin the reconfiguration and installation of security sys-
tems expeditiously; and 
(2) give priority to an airport that— 
(A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal 
funding for reconfiguration of such airport’s secu-
rity systems; 
(B) 
has 
the 
space 
needed 
to 
reduce 
vulnerabilities and reconfigure existing security sys-
tems; and 
(C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing ar-
rangement with the TSA under which such airport 
will provided funding towards the cost of such pilot 
program.
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SEC. 3503. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND 
TESTING OF PROTOTYPES FOR AIRPORT SECU-
RITY SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a 
pilot program at three airports to develop and test prototypes 
of screening security systems and security checkpoint configu-
rations that are intended to expedite the movement of pas-
sengers by deploying a range of technologies, including pas-
sive and active systems, new types of security baggage and 
personal screening systems, and new systems to review and 
address passenger and baggage anomalies. 
(b) SELECTION OF AIRPORTS.—In selecting airports for 
the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) select airports from among airports classified by 
the TSA as Category X airports that are able to begin 
the reconfiguration and installation of security systems 
expeditiously; 
(2) consider detection capabilities; and 
(3) give priority to an airport that— 
(A) submits a proposal that seeks Federal 
funding to test prototypes for new airport security 
systems; 
(B) 
has 
the 
space 
needed 
to 
reduce 
vulnerabilities and reconfigure existing security sys-
tems; and
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(C) is able to enter into a cost-sharing ar-
rangement with the TSA under which such airport 
will provided funding towards the cost of such pilot 
program. 
SEC. 3504. REPORT REQUIRED. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and a report on the pilot programs 
established under sections 3502 and 3503 of this subtitle. 
SEC. 3505. FUNDING. 
The Administrator shall carry out the pilot programs es-
tablished under sections 3502 and 3503 of this subtitle using 
amounts— 
(1) appropriated to the TSA before the date of the 
enactment of this Act and available for obligation as of 
such date of enactment; and 
(2) amounts obtained as reimbursements from air-
ports under such pilot programs.
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SEC. 3506. ACCEPTANCE AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES BY 
THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
The Administrator, in carrying out the functions of the 
pilot programs established under sections 3502 and 3503 of 
this subtitle, may accept services, supplies, equipment, per-
sonnel, or facilities, without reimbursement, from any other 
public or private entity. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
SEC. 3601. VISIBLE DETERRENT. 
Section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) shall require, as appropriate based on risk, in 
the case of a VIPR team deployed to an airport, that the 
VIPR team conduct operations— 
‘‘(A) in the sterile area and any other areas to 
which only individuals issued security credentials 
have unescorted access; and
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‘‘(B) in nonsterile areas.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘such sums as 
necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such sums as necessary, including funds to de-
velop not more than 60 VIPR teams, for fiscal years 
2016 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 3602. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR MASS CASUALTY 
AND ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2006(a) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) 
as subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) training exercises to enhance prepared-
ness for and response to mass casualty and active 
shooter incidents and security events at public loca-
tions, including airports and mass transit sys-
tems;’’. 
SEC. 3603. ASSISTANCE TO AIRPORTS AND SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION SYSTEMS. 
Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (13) 
as paragraphs (10) through (14), respectively; and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) enhancing the security and preparedness of se-
cure and nonsecure areas of eligible airports and surface 
transportation systems;’’. 
In lieu of the amendment of the Senate to the title 
of the bill, amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authoriza-
tions for the airport improvement program, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding 
and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.