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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1413 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu-
rity Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by 
carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access 
to secure and sterile areas of airports. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. GINNY BROWN- 
WAITE of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. MARKEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) to address 
vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot 
program to screen airport workers with access to secure 
and sterile areas of airports. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ENHANCED PERIMETER SECURITY AND AC-
CESS CONTROL THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE 
SCREENING OF AIRPORT WORKERS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Ad-
ministration) shall carry out a pilot program at 5 service 
airports to screen all airport workers with access to secure 
and sterile areas of the airport in accordance with section 
44903(h) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS.—At least 2 of the air-
ports participating in the pilot program shall be large hub 
airports (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code). Each of the remaining airports participating 
in the pilot program shall represent a different airport se-
curity risk category (as defined by the Assistant Sec-
retary). 
(c) SCREENING STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), screening for airport workers under 
the pilot program shall be conducted under the same 
standards as apply to passengers at airport security 
screening checkpoints and, at a minimum of 2 air-
ports, shall be carried out by private screening com-
panies that meet the standards in accordance with 
section 44920(d) of title 49, United States Code. 
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(2) DESIGNATED SCREENING LANE.—In addi-
tion to the requirements under paragraph (1), each 
airport participating in the pilot program shall des-
ignate at least one screening lane at each airport se-
curity screening checkpoint to be used exclusively to 
screen airport workers under the pilot program. 
(d) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the 
pilot program under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct a vulnerability assessment of each airport 
participating in the pilot program. Each such assessment 
shall include an assessment of vulnerabilities relating to 
access badge and uniform controls. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS.—Airport operators 
at each airport at which the pilot program under this sec-
tion is implemented shall conduct an assessment of the 
screening technology being used at that airport and sub-
mit the results of the assessment to the Assistant Sec-
retary. The Assistant Secretary shall compile the results 
of all the assessments and provide them to each airport 
participating in the pilot program. 
(f) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 
out for a period of not less than 180 days. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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(h) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of the pilot program, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
pilot program. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the effect of screen-
ing all airport workers with access to secure 
and sterile airport areas on screening and 
logistical resources. 
(B) An assessment of the security improve-
ments that are achieved from screening such 
workers. 
(C) An assessment of the costs of screen-
ing such workers. 
(D) The results of the vulnerability assess-
ments conducted under subsection (d). 
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