110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1413 
AN ACT 
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, 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. 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 7 service 
airports to screen all individuals with unescorted 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). At least 1 of the airports participating in 
the pilot program shall be a category III airport. Each 
of the remaining airports participating in the pilot pro-
gram shall represent a different airport security risk cat-
egory (as defined by the Assistant Secretary). 
(c) SCREENING STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraphs (2) and (3), screening for individuals 
with unescorted access 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 1 airport, shall be carried out 
by a private screening company that meets the 
standards in accordance with section 44920(d) of 
title 49, United States Code. That airport shall be 
an airport that uses such a private screening com-
pany to carry out passenger screenings as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(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 to screen in-
dividuals with unescorted access on a priority basis 
under the pilot program. Such lane may also be used 
to screen passengers. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF SCREENING.—At 
1 of the 7 airports participating in the pilot pro-
gram, the Assistant Secretary shall deploy, instead 
of the screening standards required under para-
graphs (1) and (2), alternative means of screening 
all individuals with unescorted access to secure and 
sterile areas of the airport. Alternative means of 
screening may include—
(A) biometric technology for airport access 
control; 
(B) behavior recognition programs; 
(C) canines to screen individuals with 
unescorted access to secure and sterile areas of 
the airport; 
(D) targeted physical inspections of such 
individuals; 
(E) video cameras; and 
(F) increased vetting, training, and aware-
ness programs for such individuals. 
(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) OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the 
pilot program under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct an operational assessment at each airport 
participating in the pilot program. Each such assessment 
shall include an evaluation of— 
(1) the effect on security of any increase in ter-
minal congestion created as a result of screening in-
dividuals with unescorted access under the pilot pro-
gram; 
(2) the average wait times at screening check-
points 
for 
passengers 
and 
individuals 
with 
unescorted access; 
(3) any additional personnel required to screen 
individuals with unescorted access; 
(4) the effect of screening individuals with 
unescorted access on other security-related activities 
at the airport; 
(5) any lost productivity of individuals with 
unescorted access associated with airport participa-
tion in the pilot program; and 
(6) the rate at which ‘‘prohibited items’’ are de-
tected 
and 
confiscated 
from 
individuals 
with 
unescorted access. 
(g) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 
out for a period of not less than 180 days.
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(i) 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).
(E) An estimate of the infrastructure and 
personnel requirements necessary to implement 
a screening program for individuals with 
unescorted access at all commercial service air-
ports in the United States in order to process 
each such individual and each passenger 
through each screening checkpoint in fewer 
than 10 minutes. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1413 
AN ACT 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity (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, and for other purposes.