112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1447 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assist-
ant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Se-
curity Administration) to establish an Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Security 
Stakeholder Participation Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Transportation Security Admin-
istration an advisory committee to be known as the Avia-
tion Security Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be consulted by and advise the Assistant Sec-
retary on aviation security matters, including the de-
velopment and implementation of policies, programs, 
rulemaking, and security directives pertaining to 
aviation security. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall develop, at the request of the As-
sistant Secretary, recommendations for im-
provements to aviation security. 
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
WORKING 
GROUPS.—Recommendations agreed upon by
the working groups established under this sec-
tion shall be approved by the Advisory Com-
mittee for transmission to the Assistant Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall periodically submit to the Assistant Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) reports on matters identified by the 
Assistant Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) reports on other matters identified by 
a majority of the members of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an an-
nual report providing information on the activities, 
findings, and recommendations of the Advisory Com-
mittee, including its working groups, for the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Assistant Secretary shall appoint the mem-
bers of the Advisory Committee.
‘‘(B) 
COMPOSITION.—The 
membership 
shall consist of individuals representing not 
more than 27 member organizations. Each or-
ganization shall be represented by one indi-
vidual (or the individual’s designee). 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The membership 
shall include representatives of air carriers, all 
cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, 
labor organizations representing air carrier em-
ployees, aircraft manufacturers, airport opera-
tors, general aviation, privacy, the travel indus-
try, and the aviation technology security indus-
try, including biometrics. 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL.—The Assistant Secretary may 
review the participation of a member of the Advisory 
Committee and remove the member for cause at any 
time. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—The 
members of the Advisory Committee shall not re-
ceive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Govern-
ment by reason of their service on the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
require the Advisory Committee to meet at least
semiannually and may convene additional meetings 
as necessary. 
‘‘(d) AIR CARGO SECURITY WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee an air 
cargo security working group to provide rec-
ommendations on air cargo security issues, including 
the implementation of the air cargo security pro-
grams established by the Transportation Security 
Administration to screen air cargo on passenger air-
craft and all-cargo aircraft in accordance with estab-
lished cargo screening mandates. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work-
ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 
information, including recommendations, regarding 
air cargo security to the Advisory Committee for in-
clusion in the annual report. The submissions shall 
include recommendations to improve the Administra-
tion’s cargo security initiatives established to meet 
the requirements of section 44901(g). 
‘‘(3) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 
Committee with expertise in air cargo oper-
ations; and
‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 
industry official. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL
AVIATION
SECURITY
WORKING 
GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee a gen-
eral aviation working group to provide recommenda-
tions on transportation security issues for general 
aviation facilities, general aviation aircraft, and heli-
copter operations at general aviation and commercial 
service airports. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work-
ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 
information, including recommendations, regarding 
aviation security at general aviation airports to the 
Advisory Committee for inclusion in the annual re-
port. 
‘‘(3) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 
Committee with expertise in general aviation; 
and 
‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 
industry official. 
‘‘(f) PERIMETER SECURITY WORKING GROUP.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish within the Advisory Committee an 
airport perimeter security working group to provide 
recommendations on airport perimeter security and 
access control issues. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS AND REPORTING.—The work-
ing group shall meet at least quarterly and submit 
information, including recommendations, regarding 
improving perimeter security and access control pro-
cedures at commercial service and general aviation 
airports to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in 
the annual report. 
‘‘(3) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include members of the Advisory 
Committee with expertise in airport perimeter 
security and access control issues; and 
‘‘(B) be cochaired by a Government and 
industry official. 
‘‘(g) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Advisory Committee or its working groups. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi-
sory Committee’ means the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee to be established under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The term ‘annual re-
port’ means the annual report required under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The term ‘As-
sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security Admin-
istration). 
‘‘(4) PERIMETER SECURITY.—The term ‘perim-
eter security’— 
‘‘(A) means procedures or systems to mon-
itor, secure, and prevent unauthorized access to 
an airport, including its airfield and terminal; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes the fence area surrounding 
an airport, access gates, and access controls.’’.