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tate and support the development of a comprehensive 
framework of principles and policies to reduce cyber-
security risks to the national airspace system, civil 
aviation, and agency information systems. 
(2) SCOPE.—As part of the principles and poli-
cies under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
(A) clarify cybersecurity roles and respon-
sibilities of offices and employees, including gov-
ernance structures of any advisory committees 
addressing cybersecurity at the Federal Aviation 
Administration; 
(B) recognize the interactions of different 
components of the national airspace system and 
the interdependent and interconnected nature of 
aircraft and air traffic control systems; 
(C) identify and implement objectives and 
actions to reduce cybersecurity risks to the air 
traffic control information systems, including ac-
tions to improve implementation of information 
security standards and best practices of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, 
and policies and guidance issued by the Office of 
Management and Budget for agency systems; 
(D) support voluntary efforts by industry, 
RTCA, Inc., or standards-setting organizations
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to develop and identify consensus standards, best 
practices, and guidance on aviation systems in-
formation security protection, consistent with the 
activities described in section 2(e) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 272(e)); and 
(E) establish guidelines for the voluntary 
sharing of information between and among avia-
tion stakeholders pertaining to aviation-related 
cybersecurity 
incidents, 
threats, 
and 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out the activities 
under this section, the Administrator shall— 
(A) coordinate with aviation stakeholders, 
including industry, airlines, manufacturers, air-
ports, RTCA, Inc., and unions; 
(B) consult with the Secretary of Defense, 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Director of Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, 
the heads of other relevant agencies, and inter-
national regulatory authorities; and 
(C) evaluate on a periodic basis, but not 
less than once every 2 years, the effectiveness of 
the principles established under this subsection.
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(b) THREAT MODEL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, shall implement the open 
recommendation issued in 2015 by the Government Ac-
countability Office to assess the potential cost and timetable 
of developing and maintaining an agency-wide threat 
model to strengthen cybersecurity across the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
(c) SECURE ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS.— 
(1) IDENTITY
MANAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall imple-
ment open recommendations issued in 2014 by the In-
spector General of the Department of Transpor-
tation— 
(A) to work with the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration to revise its plan to effectively tran-
sition remaining users to require personal iden-
tity verification, including create a plan of ac-
tions and milestones with a planned completion 
date to monitor and track progress; and 
(B) to work with the Director of the Office 
of Security of the Department of Transportation 
to develop or revise plans to effectively transition 
remaining facilities to require personal identity
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verification cards at the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
(2) IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prepare a plan to 
implement the use of identity management, in-
cluding personal identity verification, at the 
Federal Aviation Administration, consistent 
with section 504 of the Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–274; 15 
U.S.C. 7464) and section 225 of title II of divi-
sion N of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2242). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the current imple-
mentation and use of identity management, 
including personal identity verification, at 
the Federal Aviation Administration for se-
cure access to government facilities and in-
formation systems, including a breakdown 
of requirements for use and identification of 
which systems and facilities are enabled to 
use personal identity verification; and
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(ii) the actions to be taken, including 
specified deadlines, by the Chief Informa-
tion Officers of the Department of Trans-
portation and the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to increase the implementation 
and use of such measures, with the goal of 
100 percent implementation across the 
agency. 
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the 
plan to the appropriate committees of Congress. 
(4) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The report sub-
mitted under paragraph (3) shall be in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) AIRCRAFT SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Aircraft Systems Infor-
mation Security Protection Working Group shall pe-
riodically review rulemaking, policy, and guidance 
for certification of avionics software and hardware 
(including any system on board an aircraft) and con-
tinued airworthiness in order to reduce cybersecurity 
risks to aircraft systems. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the reviews, 
the working group— 
(A) shall assess the cybersecurity risks to 
aircraft systems, including recognizing the inter-
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actions of different components of the national 
airspace system and the interdependent and 
interconnected nature of aircraft and air traffic 
control systems; 
(B) shall assess the extent to which existing 
rulemaking, policy, and guidance to promote 
safety also promote aircraft systems information 
security protection; and 
(C) based on the results of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), may make recommendations to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration if separate or additional rulemaking, 
policy, or guidance is needed to address aircraft 
systems information security protection. 
(3) IN-FLIGHT
ENTERTAINMENT
SYSTEMS
RE-
VIEW.—As part of its review under subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the working group 
shall review the cybersecurity risks of in-flight enter-
tainment systems to consider whether such systems 
can and should be isolated and separate from systems 
required for safe flight and operations, including re-
viewing standards for air gaps or other means deter-
mined appropriate. 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In any recommenda-
tion under paragraph (2)(C), the working group shall
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identify a cost-effective and technology-neutral ap-
proach and incorporate voluntary consensus stand-
ards and best practices and international practices to 
the fullest extent possible. 
(5) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and peri-
odically thereafter, the working group shall pro-
vide a report to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration on the findings of the 
review and any recommendations. 
(B) CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a copy of each report provided by the working 
group. 
(6) CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—Each report 
submitted under this subsection shall be in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) CYBERSECURITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS.— 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until 
the completion date, provide to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a briefing on the actions the Ad-
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ministrator has taken to improve information secu-
rity management, including the steps taken to imple-
ment subsections (a), (b) and (c) and all of the issues 
and open recommendations identified in cybersecurity 
audit reports issued in 2014 and 2015 by the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Transportation and 
the Government Accountability Office; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, issue a final report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress on the steps taken to 
improve information security management, including 
implementation of subsections (a), (b) and (c) and all 
of the issues and open recommendations identified in 
the cybersecurity audit reports issued in 2014 and 
2015 by the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation and the Government Accountability 
Office. 
SEC. 5030. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SMOKING ON PAS-
SENGER FLIGHTS. 
Section 41706 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.—
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‘‘(1) INCLUSION.—The use of an electronic ciga-
rette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this 
section. 
‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘electronic cigarette’ means a device 
that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of 
the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to 
simulate the experience of smoking.’’. 
SEC. 5031. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a national multimodal freight advi-
sory committee (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’) in the Department of Transportation, which shall 
consist of a balanced cross-section of public and private 
freight stakeholders representative of all freight transpor-
tation modes, including— 
(1) airports, highways, ports and waterways, 
rail, and pipelines; 
(2) shippers; 
(3) carriers; 
(4) freight-related associations; 
(5) the freight industry workforce; 
(6) State departments of transportation; 
(7) local governments;
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(8) metropolitan planning organizations; 
(9) regional or local transportation authorities, 
such as port authorities; 
(10) freight safety organizations; and 
(11) university research centers. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Committee shall be 
to promote a safe, economically efficient, and environ-
mentally sustainable national freight system. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Committee, in consultation with 
State departments of transportation and metropolitan 
planning organizations, shall provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on mat-
ters related to freight transportation in the United States, 
including— 
(1) the implementation of freight transportation 
requirements; 
(2) the establishment of a National Multimodal 
Freight Network under section 70103 of title 49, 
United States Code; 
(3) the development of the national freight stra-
tegic plan under section 70102 of such title; 
(4) the development of measures of conditions 
and performance in freight transportation; 
(5) the development of freight transportation in-
vestment, data, and planning tools; and
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(6) recommendations for Federal legislation. 
(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the Committee 
shall be sufficiently qualified to represent the interests of 
the member’s specific stakeholder group, such as— 
(1) general business and financial experience; 
(2) experience or qualifications in the areas of 
freight transportation and logistics; 
(3) experience in transportation planning, safe-
ty, technology, or workforce issues; 
(4) experience representing employees of the 
freight industry; 
(5) experience representing State or local govern-
ments or metropolitan planning organizations in 
transportation-related issues; or 
(6) experience in trade economics relating to 
freight flows. 
(e) SUPPORT STAFF, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES.— 
The Secretary of Transportation shall provide support staff 
for the Committee. Upon the request of the Committee, the 
Secretary shall provide such information, administrative 
services, and supplies as the Secretary considers necessary 
for the Committee to carry out its duties under this section.
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SEC. 5032. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AIRPORT CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS AT 
CONGESTED AIRPORTS.—Section 40104(c) is amended by 
striking ‘‘47176’’ and inserting ‘‘47175’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION ON CARRIER RESPONSE NOT COV-
ERED BY PLAN.—Section 41313(c)(16), as amended by sec-
tion 3104 of this Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘the 
foreign air carrier will consult’’ and inserting ‘‘will con-
sult’’. 
(c) WEIGHING MAIL.—Section 41907 is amended by 
striking ‘‘and –administrative’’ and inserting ‘‘and admin-
istrative’’. 
(d) FLIGHT
ATTENDANT
CERTIFICATION.—Section 
44728 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘title’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘is’’ and in-
serting ‘‘be’’. 
(e) SCHEDULE
OF FEES.—Section 45301(a)(1) is 
amended by striking ‘‘United States government’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States Government’’. 
(f) CLASSIFIED EVIDENCE.—Section 46111(g)(2)(A) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(18 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(18 
U.S.C. App.))’’. 
(g) 
ALLOWABLE
COST
STANDARDS.—Section 
47110(b)(2) is amended—
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(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘compatability’’ and inserting ‘‘compatibility’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ‘‘cli-
mactic’’ and inserting ‘‘climatic’’. 
(h) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERN.—Section 47113(a)(3) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632(o))’’ and inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 
632(p))’’. 
(i) DISCRETIONARY FUND.—Section 47115, as amend-
ed by section 1006 of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (i); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(i). 
(j) SPECIAL APPORTIONMENT CATEGORIES.—Section 
47117(e)(1)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘at least’’ and in-
serting ‘‘At least’’. 
(k) SOLICITATION
AND
CONSIDERATION
OF
COM-
MENTS.—Section 47171(l) is amended by striking ‘‘4371’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4321’’. 
(l) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 48104 
is amended by striking ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(m) EXPENDITURES FROM AIRPORT
AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND.—Section 9502(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue
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Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘farms’’ and inserting 
‘‘farms)’’. 
SEC. 5033. VISIBLE DETERRENT. 
Section 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) if the VIPR team is deployed to an airport, 
shall require, as appropriate based on risk, that the 
VIPR team conduct operations— 
‘‘(A) in the sterile area and any other areas 
to which only individuals issued security creden-
tials have unescorted access; and 
‘‘(B) in non-sterile 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 
develop not more than 60 VIPR teams, for fiscal 
years 2016 through 2017’’.
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SEC. 5036. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FLIGHTS BY STAGE 
2 AIRPLANES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 47534 of 
title 49, United States Code, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a pilot 
program to permit the operator of a Stage 2 airplane to 
operate that airplane in nonrevenue service into not more 
than four medium hub airports or nonhub airports if— 
(1) the airport— 
(A) is certified under part 139 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(B) has a runway that— 
(i) is longer than 8,000 feet and not 
less than 200 feet wide; and 
(ii) is load bearing with a pavement 
classification number of not less than 38; 
and 
(C) has a maintenance facility with a 
maintenance certificate issued under part 145 of 
such title; and 
(2) the operator of the Stage 2 airplane operates 
not more than 10 flights per month using that air-
plane. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The regulations required by sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the earlier of—
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(1) the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Administrator deter-
mines that no Stage 2 airplanes remain in service. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MEDIUM HUB AIRPORT; NONHUB AIRPORT.— 
The terms ‘‘medium hub airport’’ and ‘‘nonhub air-
port’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) STAGE 2 AIRPLANE.—The term ‘‘Stage 2 air-
plane’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
91.851 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act). 
TITLE VI—TRANSPORTATION SE-
CURITY AND TERRORISM PRE-
VENTION 
Subtitle A—Airport Security 
Enhancement and Oversight Act 
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Airport Security 
Enhancement and Oversight Act’’. 
SEC. 6102. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) A number of recent airport security breaches 
in the United States have involved the use of Secure 
Identification Display Area (referred to in this sec-
tion as ‘‘SIDA’’) badges, the credentials used by air-
port and airline workers to access the secure areas of 
an airport. 
(2) In December 2014, a Delta ramp agent at 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was 
charged with using his SIDA badge to bypass airport 
security checkpoints and facilitate an interstate gun 
smuggling operation over a number of months via 
commercial aircraft. 
(3) In January 2015, an Atlanta-based Aviation 
Safety Inspector of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion used his SIDA badge to bypass airport security 
checkpoints and transport a firearm in his carry-on 
luggage. 
(4) In February 2015, a local news investigation 
found that over 1,000 SIDA badges at Hartsfield- 
Jackson Atlanta International Airport were lost or 
missing. 
(5) In March 2015, and again in May 2015, 
Transportation Security Administration contractors 
were indicted for participating in a drug smuggling
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ring using luggage passed through the secure area of 
the San Francisco International Airport. 
(6) The Administration has indicated that it 
does not maintain a list of lost or missing SIDA 
badges, and instead relies on airport operators to 
track airport worker credentials. 
(7) The Administration rarely uses its enforce-
ment authority to fine airport operators that reach a 
certain threshold of missing SIDA badges. 
(8) In April 2015, the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee issued 28 recommendations for im-
provements to airport access control. 
(9) In June 2015, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security reported that the 
Administration did not have all relevant information 
regarding 73 airport workers who had records in 
United States intelligence-related databases because 
the Administration was not authorized to receive all 
terrorism-related information under current inter-
agency watchlisting policy. 
(10) The Inspector General also found that the 
Administration did not have appropriate checks in 
place to reject incomplete or inaccurate airport work-
er employment investigations, including criminal his-
tory 
record 
checks 
and 
work 
authorization
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verifications, and had limited oversight over the air-
port operators that the Administration relies on to 
perform criminal history and work authorization 
checks for airport workers. 
(11) There is growing concern about the poten-
tial insider threat at airports in light of recent ter-
rorist activities. 
SEC. 6103. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives.
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(4) ASAC.—The term ‘‘ASAC’’ means the Avia-
tion Security Advisory Committee established under 
section 44946 of title 49, United States Code. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(6) SIDA.—The term ‘‘SIDA’’ means Secure 
Identification Display Area as defined in section 
1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation to such section. 
SEC. 6104. THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) INSIDER THREATS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall conduct or update an assessment to determine 
the level of risk posed to the domestic air transpor-
tation system by individuals with unescorted access to 
a secure area of an airport (as defined in section 
44903(j)(2)(H)) in light of recent international ter-
rorist activity. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting or updat-
ing the assessment under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall consider— 
(A) domestic intelligence; 
(B) international intelligence;
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(C) the vulnerabilities associated with 
unescorted access authority granted to domestic 
airport operators and air carriers, and their em-
ployees; 
(D) the vulnerabilities associated with 
unescorted access authority granted to foreign 
airport operators and air carriers, and their em-
ployees; 
(E) the processes and practices designed to 
mitigate the vulnerabilities associated with 
unescorted access privileges granted to airport 
operators and air carriers, and their employees; 
(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 
committees. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— 
(1) a report on the results of the assessment 
under subsection (a), including any recommendations 
for improving aviation security; 
(2) a report on the implementation status of any 
recommendations made by the ASAC; and
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(3) regular updates about the insider threat envi-
ronment as new information becomes available and as 
needed. 
SEC. 6105. 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 con-
sider— 
(A) increased fines and advanced oversight 
for airport operators that report missing more 
than 5 percent of credentials for unescorted ac-
cess to any SIDA of an airport; 
(B) best practices for Category X airport 
operators that report missing more than 3 per-
cent of credentials for unescorted access to any 
SIDA of an airport; 
(C) additional audits and status checks for 
airport operators that report missing more than 
3 percent of credentials for unescorted access to 
any SIDA of an airport;
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(D) review and analysis of the prior 5 years 
of audits for airport operators that report miss-
ing more than 3 percent of credentials for 
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 
(E) increased fines and direct enforcement 
requirements for both airport workers and their 
employers that fail to report within 24 hours an 
employment termination or a missing credential 
for unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport; 
and 
(F) a method for termination by the em-
ployer of any airport worker that 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 airport and aircraft opera-
tors of free one-time, 24-hour temporary credentials for 
workers who have reported their credentials missing, but not 
permanently lost, stolen, or destroyed, in a timely manner, 
until replacement of credentials under section 1542.211 of 
title 49 Code of Federal Regulations is necessary. 
(c) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 
Administrator shall— 
(1) notify the appropriate committees of Con-
gress each time an airport operator reports that more
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than 3 percent of credentials for unescorted access to 
any SIDA at a Category X airport are missing or 
more than 5 percent of credentials to access any 
SIDA at any other airport are missing; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress an annual report on the number of violations 
and fines related to unescorted access to the SIDA of 
an airport collected in the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 6106. CREDENTIALS. 
(a) LAWFUL STATUS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
issue guidance to airport operators regarding placement of 
an expiration date on each airport credential issued to a 
non-United States citizen no longer than the period of time 
during which that non-United States citizen is lawfully au-
thorized to work in the United States. 
(b) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) issue guidance for transportation secu-
rity inspectors to annually review the procedures 
of airport operators and air carriers for appli-
cants seeking unescorted access to any SIDA of 
an airport; and
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(B) make available to airport operators and 
air carriers information on identifying sus-
picious or fraudulent identification materials. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The guidance shall require a 
comprehensive review of background checks and em-
ployment authorization documents issued by the Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services during the course 
of a review of procedures under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 6107. VETTING. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to pub-
lic notice and comment, the Administrator shall re-
vise the regulations issued under section 44936 of title 
49, United States Code, in accordance with this sec-
tion and current knowledge of insider threats and in-
telligence, to enhance the eligibility requirements and 
disqualifying criminal offenses for individuals seeking 
or having unescorted access to a SIDA of an airport. 
(2) DISQUALIFYING CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—In re-
vising the regulations under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall consider adding to the list of dis-
qualifying criminal offenses and criteria the offenses 
and criteria listed in section 122.183(a)(4) of title 19,
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Code of Federal Regulations and section 1572.103 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) WAIVER
PROCESS
FOR
DENIED
CREDEN-
TIALS.—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 cre-
dentials for unescorted access to the SIDA, for an 
individual found to be otherwise ineligible for 
such credentials; and 
(B) consider, as appropriate and prac-
ticable— 
(i) the circumstances of any disquali-
fying act or offense, restitution made by the 
individual, Federal and State mitigation 
remedies, and other factors from which it 
may be concluded that the individual does 
not pose a terrorism risk or a risk to avia-
tion security warranting denial of the cre-
dential; and 
(ii) the elements of the appeals and 
waiver process established under section 
70105(c) of title 46, United States Code.
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(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 insan-
ity, of a disqualifying criminal offense within 15 
years before the date of an individual’s application, 
or if the individual was incarcerated for that crime 
and released from incarceration within 5 years before 
the date of the individual’s application. 
(5) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
require 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 that 
individual with unescorted access authority; and 
(B) the individual has certified to the air-
port or aircraft operator that the individual un-
derstands the requirements for possessing a 
SIDA badge. 
(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the status of the revision to the regu-
lations issued under section 44936 of title 49, United 
States Code, in accordance with this section.
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(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to affect existing avia-
tion worker vetting fees imposed by the Administra-
tion. 
(b) RECURRENT VETTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion shall fully implement the Rap Back service for 
recurrent vetting of eligible Administration-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 Adminis-
tration receives through the Rap Back service 
about criminal offenses be limited to only dis-
qualifying criminal offenses in accordance with 
the regulations promulgated by the Administra-
tion under section 44903 of title 49, United 
States Code, or other Federal law; and 
(B) any information received by the Ad-
ministration through the Rap Back service is
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provided directly and immediately to the rel-
evant airport and aircraft operators. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report on the implementation status 
of the Rap Back service. 
(c) ACCESS
TO TERRORISM-RELATED DATA.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator and the Director of National Intelligence 
shall coordinate to ensure that the Administrator is author-
ized 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 Administration’s credential vetting 
program for individuals that are seeking or have unescorted 
access to a SIDA of an airport. 
(d) ACCESS TO E-VERIFY AND SAVE PROGRAMS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of 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 a SIDA of an airport.
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SEC. 6108. METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop 
and implement performance metrics to measure the effec-
tiveness 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 be-
tween 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 
considers necessary to measure performance. 
SEC. 6109. INSPECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) MODEL AND BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator, 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;
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(2) ensure integrity, accountability, and control; 
(3) subject airport workers to random physical 
security inspections conducted by Administration rep-
resentatives in accordance with this section; 
(4) appropriately manage the number of SIDA 
access points to improve supervision of and reduce 
unauthorized access to these areas; and 
(5) include validation of identification mate-
rials, such as with biometrics. 
(b) INSPECTIONS.—Consistent with a risk-based secu-
rity approach, the Administrator shall expand the use of 
transportation security officers and inspectors to conduct 
enhanced, random and unpredictable, data-driven, and 
operationally dynamic physical inspections of airport 
workers in each SIDA of an airport and at each SIDA ac-
cess point— 
(1) to verify the credentials of airport workers; 
(2) to determine whether airport workers possess 
prohibited items, except for those that may be nec-
essary for the performance of their duties, as appro-
priate, in any SIDA of an airport; and 
(3) to verify whether airport workers are fol-
lowing appropriate procedures to access a SIDA of an 
airport. 
(c) SCREENING REVIEW.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a review of airports that have implemented addi-
tional airport worker screening or perimeter security 
to improve airport security, including— 
(A) comprehensive airport worker screening 
at access points to secure areas; 
(B) comprehensive perimeter screening, in-
cluding vehicles; 
(C) enhanced fencing or perimeter sensors; 
and 
(D) any additional airport worker screen-
ing or perimeter security measures the Adminis-
trator identifies. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—After completing the re-
view under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
(A) identify best practices for additional ac-
cess control and airport worker security at air-
ports; and 
(B) disseminate the best practices identified 
under subparagraph (A) to airport operators. 
(3) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Administrator may 
conduct a pilot program at 1 or more airports to test 
and validate best practices for comprehensive airport 
worker screening or perimeter security under para-
graph (2).
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entities, shall conduct a comprehensive review of every cur-
rent security directive addressed to any regulated entity— 
(1) to determine whether the security directive 
continues to be relevant; 
(2) to determine whether the security directives 
should be streamlined or consolidated to most effi-
ciently maximize risk reduction; and 
(3) to update, consolidate, or revoke any security 
directive as necessary. 
(b) NOTICE.—For each security directive that the Ad-
ministrator issues, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress notice of— 
(1) the extent to which the security directive re-
sponds to a specific threat, security threat assessment, 
or emergency situation against civil aviation; and 
(2) when it is anticipated that the security direc-
tive will expire. 
SEC. 6112. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) assess the progress made by the Administra-
tion and the effect on aviation security of imple-
menting the requirements under sections 6104 through 
6111 of this Act; and
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(2) report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on the results of the assessment under paragraph 
(1), including any recommendations. 
SEC. 6113. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 
(a) 
ASAC 
TERMS
OF
OFFICE.—Section 
44946(c)(2)(A) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member of 
the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years, but a 
member may continue to serve until the Assist-
ant Secretary appoints a successor. A member of 
the Advisory Committee may be reappointed.’’. 
(b) FEEDBACK.—Section 44946(b)(5) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving recommendations transmitted by the Advi-
sory Committee under paragraph (2) or paragraph 
(4), the Assistant Secretary shall respond in writing 
to the Advisory Committee with feedback on each of 
the recommendations, an action plan to implement 
any of the recommendations with which the Assistant 
Secretary concurs, and a justification for why any of 
the recommendations have been rejected.’’.
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Subtitle B—TSA PreCheck 
Expansion Act 
SEC. 6201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘TSA PreCheck Ex-
pansion Act’’. 
SEC. 6202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(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 Administra-
tion under section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114). 
(4) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
SEC. 6203. PRECHECK PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION. 
The Administrator shall continue to administer the 
PreCheck Program established under the authority of the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 
107–71; 115 Stat. 597).
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SEC. 6204. PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall pub-
lish PreCheck Program enrollment standards that add mul-
tiple private sector application capabilities for the 
PreCheck Program to increase the public’s enrollment access 
to the program, including standards that allow the use of 
secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tab-
lets, or staffed laptop stations at which individuals can 
apply for entry into the program. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Upon 
publication 
of 
the 
PreCheck Program enrollment standards under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) coordinate with interested parties— 
(A) to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-mar-
ket private sector solutions that meet the 
PreCheck Program enrollment standards under 
subsection (a); 
(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 
kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment 
platforms to increase enrollment flexibility and mini-
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mize 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 
applicable standards developed by the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology; and 
(B) protects privacy and data security, in-
cluding that any personally identifiable informa-
tion is collected, retained, used, and shared in a 
manner consistent with section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as ‘‘Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’’), and with agency regulations; 
(4) ensure that the enrollment process is stream-
lined and flexible to allow an individual to provide 
additional information to complete enrollment and 
verify identity; 
(5) ensure that any enrollment expansion using 
a private sector risk assessment instead of a finger-
print-based criminal history records check is evalu-
ated and certified by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, 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
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through the Federal Bureau of Investigation with re-
spect to the effectiveness in identifying individuals 
who are not qualified to participate in the PreCheck 
program due to disqualifying criminal history; and 
(6) ensure that the Secretary has certified that 
reasonable procedures are in place with regard to the 
accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of infor-
mation employed in private sector risk assessments. 
(c) MARKETING
OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Upon 
publication of PreCheck Program enrollment standards 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) in accordance with those standards, develop 
and implement— 
(A) a continual process, including an asso-
ciated timeframe, for approving private sector 
marketing 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 
program, including to access the feasibility of the pro-
gram, for the preceding fiscal year; and
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(3) include in the report under paragraph (2) 
recommendations for using such amounts to support 
marketing of the program under this subsection. 
(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 
components of the Department to leverage depart-
ment-held data and technologies to verify the citizen-
ship of individuals enrolling in the PreCheck Pro-
gram; 
(2) partner with the private sector to use bio-
metrics and authentication standards, such as rel-
evant 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 
Administrator shall— 
(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening 
lanes are open and available during peak and high- 
volume travel times at appropriate airports to indi-
viduals enrolled in the PreCheck Program; and
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(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 proc-
ess for the PreCheck Program, including determining 
whether subjecting PreCheck Program participants to re-
current fingerprint-based criminal history records checks, 
in addition to recurrent checks against the terrorist 
watchlist, could be done in a cost-effective manner to 
strengthen the security of the PreCheck Program. 
Subtitle C—Securing Aviation From 
Foreign 
Entry 
Points 
and 
Guarding Airports Through En-
hanced Security Act of 2016 
SEC. 6301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Aviation 
from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports 
Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016’’.
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SEC. 6302. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT SECURITY 
ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall conduct 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 Transportation Security Administration 
and the foreign government of the country in which 
the last point of departure airport with nonstop 
flights to the United States is located. 
(2) The intelligence and threat mitigation capa-
bilities of the country in which such airport is lo-
cated. 
(3) The number of known or suspected terrorists 
annually transiting through such airport. 
(4) The degree to which the foreign government 
of the country in which such airport is located man-
dates, encourages, or prohibits the collection, analysis, 
and sharing of passenger name records.
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(5) The passenger security screening practices, 
capabilities, 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. 6303. SECURITY COORDINATION ENHANCEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
Congress and the Government Accountability Office a 
plan— 
(1) to enhance and bolster security collaboration, 
coordination, and information sharing relating to se-
curing international-inbound aviation between the 
United States and domestic and foreign partners, in-
cluding U.S. Customs and Border Protection, foreign 
government entities, passenger air carriers, cargo air 
carriers, and United States Government entities, in 
order to enhance security capabilities at foreign air-
ports, including airports that may not have nonstop 
flights to the United States but are nonetheless deter-
mined by the Administrator to be high risk; and
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(2) that includes an assessment of the ability of 
the Administration to enter into a mutual agreement 
with a foreign government entity that permits Ad-
ministration representatives to conduct without prior 
notice inspections of foreign airports. 
(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 
efforts, capabilities, and effectiveness of the Transportation 
Security Administration to enhance security capabilities at 
foreign airports and determine if the implementation of 
such efforts and capabilities effectively secures inter-
national-inbound aviation. 
SEC. 6304. WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall submit to Congress a comprehen-
sive workforce assessment of all Administration personnel 
within the Office of Global Strategies of the Administration 
or whose primary professional duties contribute to the Ad-
ministration’s global efforts to secure transportation secu-
rity, including a review of whether such personnel are as-
signed in a risk-based, intelligence-driven manner.
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SEC. 6305. DONATION OF SCREENING EQUIPMENT TO PRO-
TECT THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration is authorized to donate 
security screening equipment to a foreign last point of de-
parture airport operator if such equipment can be reason-
ably expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to the se-
curity 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 of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a detailed written explanation of the following: 
(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 se-
curity screening equipment to mitigate such vulner-
ability. 
(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 secu-
rity 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. 6306. NATIONAL CARGO SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration may evaluate foreign 
countries’ air cargo security programs to determine whether 
such programs provide a level of security commensurate 
with the level of security required by United States air 
cargo security programs. 
(b) APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration determines 
that a foreign country’s air cargo security program 
evaluated under subsection (a) provides a level of se-
curity commensurate with the level of security re-
quired by United States air cargo security programs, 
the Administrator shall approve and officially recog-
nize such foreign country’s air cargo security pro-
gram. 
(2) EFFECT OF APPROVAL AND RECOGNITION.— 
If the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration approves and officially recognizes
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pursuant to paragraph (1) a foreign country’s air 
cargo security program, cargo aircraft of such foreign 
country shall not be required to adhere to United 
States air cargo security programs that would other-
wise be applicable. 
(c) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration determines 
at any time that a foreign country’s air cargo secu-
rity program approved and officially recognized 
under subsection (b) no longer provides a level of se-
curity commensurate with the level of security re-
quired 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 re-
quired by such United States air cargo security pro-
grams. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration 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
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
not later than 30 days after such revocation or sus-
pension. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 6401. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 114 of 
title 49, United States Code, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration 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 
training and capacity development assistance, the Adminis-
trator may provide to the appropriate authorities of that 
foreign government technical assistance and training pro-
grams to strengthen aviation security in managerial, oper-
ational, and technical areas, including— 
(1) active shooter scenarios; 
(2) incident response; 
(3) use of canines; 
(4) mitigation of insider threats; 
(5) perimeter security;
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(6) operation and maintenance of security 
screening technology; and 
(7) recurrent related training and exercises. 
SEC. 6402. CHECKPOINTS OF THE FUTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration, in accordance with 
chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, shall request 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to develop rec-
ommendations for more efficient and effective passenger 
screening processes. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making recommendations 
to improve existing passenger screening processes, the Avia-
tion 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 
where Federal security screening is provided; 
(5) best practices in aviation security; 
(6) recommendations from airport and aircraft 
operators, and any relevant advisory committees; and 
(7) ‘‘curb to curb’’ processes and procedures. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
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the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the re-
sults of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee review, 
including any recommendations for improving screening 
processes. 
TITLE VII—AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY 
TRUST 
FUND 
PROVI-
SIONS AND RELATED TAXES 
SEC. 7101. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY 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 semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Federal Avia-
tion Administration Reauthorization 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’’. 
SEC. 7102. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY 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’’.
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(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 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) TREATMENT
AS
NON-COMMERCIAL
AVIA-
TION.—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’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations 
for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 
2016 through 2017, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.