I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3102 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform programs of the 
Transportation Security Administration, streamline transportation secu-
rity regulations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2015 
Mr. KATKO (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform 
programs of the Transportation Security Administration, 
streamline transportation security regulations, 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 ‘‘Airport Access Control 
Security Improvement Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. RISK-BASED SCREENING OF EMPLOYEES AT 
AIRPORTS. 
‘‘(a) SCREENING MODEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall establish a risk-based, intel-
ligence-driven model for the screening of employees 
at airports based on level of access and employment 
positions at domestic airports. Such screening model 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that only those individuals au-
thorized to have access to the secure areas of 
a domestic airport are permitted such access; 
‘‘(B) ensure that an individual is imme-
diately denied entry to a secure area when such 
individual’s access authorization for such secure 
area is withdrawn; and 
‘‘(C) provide a means to differentiate be-
tween individuals authorized to have access to 
an entire secure area and individuals authorized 
access to only a particular portion of a secure 
area. 
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‘‘(2) FACTORS.—The Administrator shall con-
sider the following factors when establishing the 
screening model described in paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) Whether and how often employees at 
airports require employment-related access to 
Secure Identification Display Areas, Airport 
Operations Areas, or secure areas. 
‘‘(B) The ability of each airport operator 
to reduce employee entry and exit points to a 
mutually agreed upon minimum number of such 
entry and exit points necessary to maintain air-
port operations. 
‘‘(C) In consultation with airport opera-
tors, the ability of the Administration to create 
a mutually agreed upon randomization plan for 
screening at the defined operational minimum 
entry and exit points at airports which maxi-
mizes the deterrent effect of screening efforts. 
‘‘(b) DISQUALIFYING OFFENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Avia-
tion Security Advisory Committee, shall review the 
disqualifying criminal offenses codified in sections 
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1542.209 and 1544.229 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to determine adequacy for an individual 
to have continued access to Secure Identification 
Display Areas of airports. Such review shall deter-
mine the following: 
‘‘(A) The effectiveness of the currently 
codified disqualifying offenses regarding dis-
qualifying certain individuals from occupying 
such a position of significant public trust. 
‘‘(B) If such disqualifying offenses list 
should be amended to include other offenses. 
‘‘(C) The feasibility of identifying patterns 
of misdemeanors or of other non-disqualifying 
offenses that could jeopardize aviation security. 
‘‘(D) The feasibility of integrating similar 
departmental eligibility requirements for access 
to Secure Identification Display Areas of air-
ports. 
‘‘(E) Whether the look-back period for dis-
qualifying offenses should be extended or modi-
fied. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple-
tion of the review required under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall brief the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the re-
sults of such review. 
‘‘(c) CREDENTIALING.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee, shall review the auditing procedures for 
all airport-issued identification media. Such review shall 
determine the following: 
‘‘(1) The efficacy of the auditing program re-
quirements at domestic airports to ensure the integ-
rity, accountability, and control of airport-issued 
identification media. 
‘‘(2) The feasibility of including biometrics 
standards for all airport-issued identification media 
used for identity verification and badge verification. 
‘‘(3) The feasibility of integrating other depart-
mental programs’ eligibility requirements for access 
to secure areas of airports. 
‘‘(d) VETTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall— 
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‘‘(A) establish a program to allow airport 
badging offices to utilize the employment eligi-
bility confirmation system established under 
section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note; commonly referred to as ‘E- 
Verify’) to determine the eligibility to work in 
the United States of all applicants seeking ac-
cess to secure areas of airports; 
‘‘(B) establish a process to transmit appli-
cants’ biometric fingerprint data to the Office 
of Biometric Identity Management’s (OBIM’s) 
Automated Biometrics Identification System 
(IDENT) for vetting; and 
‘‘(C) conduct a data quality assessment to 
ensure that credential application data elements 
received by the Administration are complete 
and match the data submitted by the airport 
operators. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple-
tion of the responsibilities specified in paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the re-
sults of such completion. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall establish a nationwide program for 
the anonymous reporting of violations of airport security. 
‘‘(f) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee, shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a national database of employees 
who have had either their airport or aircraft oper-
ator-issued badge revoked for cause; and 
‘‘(2) determine the appropriate reporting mech-
anisms for airports and airlines to submit data re-
garding employees described in paragraph (1) and to 
access the database established pursuant to such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(g) UPDATED REVIEW.—Not later than April 8, 
2016, the Aviation Security Advisory Committee shall con-
duct an updated and thorough review of airport access 
controls. 
‘‘(h) EMPLOYEE SCREENING STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
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Administrator, in consultation with the Aviation Se-
curity Advisory Committee, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate, and the Comptroller General of the United 
States a cost and feasibility study of a statistically 
significant number of Category I, II, and X airports, 
that ensures that all employee entry and exit points 
that lead to secure areas of such airports are com-
prised of the following: 
‘‘(A) A secure door utilizing card and pin 
entry or biometric technology. 
‘‘(B) Surveillance video recording, capable 
of storing video data for at least 30 days. 
‘‘(C) Advanced screening technologies, in-
cluding at least one of the following: 
‘‘(i) Magnetometer (walk-through or 
hand-held). 
‘‘(ii) Explosives detection canines. 
‘‘(iii) Explosives trace detection swab-
bing. 
‘‘(iv) Advanced imaging technology. 
‘‘(v) X-ray bag screening technology. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include information related to 
the employee screening costs of those airports which 
have already implemented practices of screening one- 
hundred percent of employees entering secure areas 
of airports, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs associated with establishing an 
operational minimum number of employee entry 
and exit points. 
‘‘(B) A comparison of costs associated with 
implementing the requirements specified in 
paragraph (1), based on whether such imple-
mentation was carried out by the Administra-
tion or airports. 
‘‘(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Upon completion of 
the study required under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
review such study to assess the quality and reli-
ability of such study. 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the receipt of the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate on the results of the re-
view required under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1601 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1602. Risk-based screening of employees at airports.’’. 
SEC. 3. UPDATED REVIEW. 
Not later than April 8, 2016, the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee Working Group shall conduct an up-
dated and thorough review of airport access controls. 
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